Where New Hampshire Ranks
Compiled by:
New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning
April 26, 2004
This page will provide you with some rankings of New Hampshire among the 50 states and Washington DC. Information was collected from a variety of sources and then ranked (#1 is highest amount, percentage, etc. #51 is lowest). The District of Columbia is treated as a state, so there are 51 possible ranks.
New Hampshire Ranks are as follows: A ranking of number 1 is the highest amount, percentage, etc. and #51 is the lowest. For example: #1 in Motorcycle Registrations per one hundred residents would mean that New Hampshire has the most motorcycle registrations per 100 people and #51 would mean that New Hampshire has the least registrations. Please read the rankings carefully because each ranking is relative to the variable being ranked. A high ranking does not necessarily mean that it is better nor does a low ranking necessarily mean that it is worse.
| RANK | VARIABLE | NH AMT | US AVG. | SOURCE |
| INCOME | ||||
| 51 | Percent of Persons Below Poverty Line – 2001–2002 | 6.1% | 11.9% | Bureau of the Census |
| 5 | Median Household Income – 2002 | $53,734 | $42,654 | Bureau of the Census |
| 7 | Median Income for Four Person Families – 2001 | $72,606 | $63,278 | Bureau of the Census |
| 6 | Per Capita Personal Income – 2002 | $34,334 | $30,941 | Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| 6 | Disposable Per Capita Personal Income 2002 | $30,285 | $26,974 | Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| EDUCATION | ||||
| 6 | Percent of Persons 25 years and Older that are High Graduates or more – 2002 | 90.2% | 84.1% | Bureau of the Census |
| 10 | Percent of Persons 25 and Older with Bachelor’s Degree or more – 2002 | 30.1% | 26.7% | Bureau of the Census |
| 29 | Average Salary of Classroom Teachers (Elementary & Secondary) – 2002 | $40,519 | $45,822 | National Education Association |
| 23 | Full Time College Enrollment, Percentage of Total – 2000 | 64.5% | 58.8% | Nat'l Ctr for Ed Statistics |
| 36 | Public/Elementary School Enrollment Rate 2000 | 89.1% | 88.9% | Nat'l Ctr for Ed Statistics |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| 4 | Motorcycle Registrations per 100 Residents – 2001 | 4.2 | 1.7 | Federal Highway Administration |
| 47 | Motor Vehicles Deaths per 100 Million Vehicle Miles – 2001 | 1.2 | 1.5 | National Safety Council |
| 32 | State Gasoline Tax – 2001 | 19.5 cents | 20.1 cents | Federal Highway Administration |
| 28 | Average Expenditure Per Insured Vehicle Automobile Insurance – 2001 | $686 | $718 | Nat. Assoc. of Insurance Commissioners via Statistical Abstract of the US |
| POPULATION | ||||
| 41 | Population 2003 | 1,288,000 | 290,809,777 (Total US) | Bureau of the Census |
| 13 | Percent Population Change 2000 – 2003 | 4.1% | 3.3% | Bureau of the Census |
| 18 | Numeric Population Change 2000 – 2003 | 51,000 | 9,386,546 (Total US) | Bureau of the Census |
| 36 | Number of Immigrants Admitted 2002 | 3,009 | 1,063,732 (Total US) | US Immigration & Nat. Service |
| 37 | Percent 65 Years and Older – 2003 | 12.0% | 12.4% | Bureau of the Census |
| 36 | Percent Living Inside Metropolitan Areas – 2000 | 59.9% | 80.3% | Bureau of the Census |
| 22 | Population Per Sq. Mile of Land Area – 2002 | 142.2 | 81.5 | Bureau of the Census |
| 38 | Percent of Population Under 18 Years – 2003 | 23.8% | 25.1% | Bureau of the Census |
| GOVERNMENT | ||||
| 34 | Number of Full–Time State Employees per 10,000 Residents – 2001 | 150 | 147 | Bureau of the Census |
| 10 | Percent of Voting Age Population Casting Votes for President, November | 66.6% | 59% | Bureau of the Census |
| 1 | Woman Holding State Public Offices, per 100,000 population 2002 | 9.8 | 0.6 | Ctr. For American Woman and Politics |
| 48 | Per Capita Federal Aid 2002 | $5,441 (mill.) | $6,527 (mill.) | Bureau of the Census |
| 38 | State Government Per Capita Total Revenue – 2000 | $3,136 | $3,506 | Bureau of the Census |
| SOCIAL | ||||
| 36 | Percentage of Persons receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families – 2002 | 1.2% | 1.7% | US Administration for Children & Families |
| 51 | Criminal Offenses per 100,000 Residents–2000 | 2,322 | 4,161 | FBI – Crime in the US annual |
| 47 | Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 population – 2000 | 170 | 504 | FBI – Crime in the US annual |
| 47 | Federal & State Prisioner Incarceration Rate per/100,000 Residents – 2001 | 160 | 494 | US Department of Justice |
| 46 | Rate of Teen Death by Accident, Homicide and Suicide per 100,000 – 2000 | 36 | 51 | Kids Count Data Book – Center for Disease Control |
| 39 | Percentage of Teens who are High School Dropouts – 2000 | 8% | 9% | Kids Count Data Book – 2003 |
| 50 | Teen Birth Rate per thousand – 2000 | 10 | 27 | Kids Count Data Book, Center for Disease Control |
| 43 | Percentage of Families with Children Headed by a Single Parent – 2000 | 25% | 28% | Kids Count Data Book – 2003 |
| 50 | Percentage of Children in Poverty (Under Age 18) – 2000 | 8% | 17% | Kids Count Data Book/Bureau of the Census |
| 49 | Child Death Rate per thousand (ages 1–14 yrs.– 2000 | 14 | 22 | Kids Count Data Book, Ctr. For Disease Control |
| 42 | Infant Deaths per 1000 Live Births – 2000 | 5.7 | 6.9 | Bureau of the Census |
| HEALTH | ||||
| 9 | Percentage of Employment Establishments Offering Health Insurance '93 | 57.5% | 51.6% | Nat'l Ctr for Health Statistics |
| 43 | Percentage of People not Covered by Health Insurance – 2001 | 9.4% | 14.6% | Bureau of the Census – 1999 Current Population Survey, 1999 |
| 15 | Percent of Population Enrolled in HMO's – 2002 | 30.3% | 28.6% | InterStudy, via Nat'l Ctr for Health Statistics |
| 17 | Doctors Per 100,00 Residents– 2001 | 245 | 253 | American Medical Assoc. Statistical Abstract of the US |
| 17th | Cigarette Smoking by Percentage, 2001 | 24.1% | 23.4% | Ctr. For Disease Control |
| CONSUMPTION | ||||
| 2 | Retail Sales Per Person – 2001 | $18.05 | $11.67 | Bureau of the Census |
| 30 | Retail Sales Per Square Foot 2002 | $231 | $221 | Nat'l Research Bureau, Chicago ILL. |
| 21 | Home Ownership Rate 2002 | 69.5% | 67.9% | Bureau of the Census |
| 44 | Energy Consumption Per Capita (in Millions of Btu's) – 2000 | 266 | 349 | US Dept. of Energy |
| LABOR | ||||
| 17 | Average Annual Pay – 2001 | $35,479 | $36,214 | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 20 | Percent of Workers that are Labor Union Members – 2002 | 9.8% | 13.3% | Bureau of National Affairs via Statistical Abstract of the US |
| 38 | Percent – Annual Unemployment Rate – 2002 | 4.7% | 5.8% | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 6 | Percent Labor Participation Rate for Males 16 yrs and older – 2002 | 71.4% | 66.6% | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 9 | Percent Labor Participation Rate for Females 16 yrs and older – 2002 | 65.2% | 59.6% | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 13 | Non–Farm Employment – Percentage in Manufacturing – 2002 | 13.7% | 11.7% | Bureau of the Census |
| 21 | Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries – 2002 | $14.20 | $15.29 | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| AGRICULTURE | ||||
| 46 | Number of Farms – 2002 | 3,000 | 2,172,000 (Total US) | US Dept. of Agriculture |
| 44 | Acreage Per Farm – 2002 | 132 | 436 | US Dept of Agriculture |
Variables with an * are not in the file: STATE.DBF
Last Updated: April 23, 2004