Ranking of New Hampshire Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.14K people in New Hampshire with African ancestry (0.23% of New Hampshire population). Among all New Hampshire counties, Merrimack County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (0.53%), followed by Hillsborough County (0.44%), and Cheshire County (0.19%).

The chart and table below shows the top 9 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New Hampshire.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Hampshire Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Merrimack County
Hillsborough County
Cheshire County
Coos County
Grafton County
Belknap County
Strafford County
Sullivan County
Rockingham County
Ranking of New Hampshire Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Merrimack County 0.53
2 Hillsborough County 0.44
3 Cheshire County 0.19
4 Coos County 0.11
4 Grafton County 0.11
5 Belknap County 0.10
6 Strafford County 0.06
6 Sullivan County 0.06
7 Rockingham County 0.02