County Commons · New Hampshire
New Hampshire: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 10 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
1,409,032 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.2% since 2020) · 10 counties
The state's money — New Hampshire state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $10.3 billion and spent $10.7 billion · $7,612 per resident. It owed $7.5 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$34.15 · $3.5 billion
Education$27.29 · $2.8 billion
Other and unallocable$11.69 · $1.2 billion
Governmental administration$9.48 · $961.1 million
Highways$6.65 · $674 million
Interest on general debt$2.88 · $292.2 million
Health$1.93 · $195.8 million
Correction$1.81 · $183.7 million
Natural resources$1.40 · $141.5 million
Hospitals$1.34 · $135.7 million
Police protection$0.98 · $99.5 million
Parks and recreation$0.39 · $39 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $10.1 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$3.5 billion
Corporate income tax$1.3 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$1 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$575 million
Property tax (state share)$306 million
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$205.9 million
Individual income tax$149.5 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$4.1 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$945.2 million
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$1.1 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$1.3 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.