New Hampshire Black Population By County, 2018
Updated on January 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, 23,520 (1.74%) of the 1,355,064 New Hampshire population in 2018 identified as Black or African American alone.

In the map below, we show the specific number of Blacks or African Americans per county in New Hampshire. We also show the percentage of the population of each county that are African American and the gender percentages of the African American population when you interact with the map.

Hillsborough County had the highest number of African Americans (12,862), and African Americans constituted 3.1% of the county's population. Other counties with high number of African Americans include: Rockingham County (3,274) - 1.06% of the county's population, and Merrimack County (2,597) - 1.72% of the county's population.

The data can also be found in the table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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New Hampshire Black Population By County, 2018
New Hampshire Black Population By County, 2018
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County Black Population % of County Population
Belknap 390 0.64
Carroll 290 0.6
Cheshire 596 0.79
Coos 283 0.9
Grafton 1168 1.3
Hillsborough 12862 3.1
Merrimack 2597 1.72
Rockingham 3274 1.06
Strafford 1738 1.34
Sullivan 322 0.75