New Hampshire Statistics

State of New Hampshire Population, Facts and Symbols

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New Hampshire State Symbols & Statistics

2006 New Hampshire Statistics

courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau

NH Population Estimate: 1,314,895
Population change, April 1, 2000- July 1, 2006: +6.4%
Population change, 1999-2000: +11.4%

2006 New Hampshire Demographics

Persons under 5 years old: 5.6%
Persons under 18 years old: 22.6%
Persons 65 years & older: 12.4%
Females: 50.7%
Caucasians: 95.8%
Hispanics: 1.0%
African Americans: 1.1%
American Indians & Alaskan Natives: 0.3%
Asians: 1.9%
Naitve Hawaiians & other Pacific Islanders: *
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