State government
New Hampshire's money: where it comes from and where it goes
In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), New Hampshire took in $10.1 billion and spent $10.7 billion.
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Where it comes from
What stands out
of New Hampshire's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.
State taxes34%
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 15 more
- Other selective sales taxes$417 million
- Occupation and business licenses$262 million
- Tobacco taxes$190 million
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$184 million
- Motor fuel taxes$178 million
- Insurance premium taxes$159 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$117 million
- Other licenses$44.6 million
- Public utility taxes$30.6 million
- Public utility licenses$19.8 million
- Driver's licenses$14.9 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$12.0 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$12.0 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$5.8 million
- Corporation licenses$3.0 million
- Amusement taxes$422 thousand
- Amusement licenses$203 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services16%
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; college tuition and 10 more
- Liquor stores$741 million
- College tuition$333 million
- University housing and dining$222 million
- Tolls on roads and bridges$146 million
- Other service charges$138 million
- Parks and recreation$29.3 million
- Housing$14.9 million
- Road charges$13.9 million
- Hospital bills$6.9 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$5.9 million
- Sewer$2.3 million
- Airport$248 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money32%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
Local tax money5.2%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
Fines and other12%
Where it goes
What stands out
of New Hampshire's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most state governments spend nothing on this.
Spending by category100%
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
- Other public welfare$2.68 billion
- Welfare institutions$49.2 million
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$36.9 million
- Veterans' services$2.6 million
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 17 more
- Sent to school districts$1.06 billion
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$561 million
- Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$413 million
- Sent to local governments: general support$131 million
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$76.7 million
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$57.9 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$41.0 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$32.5 million
- Sent to local governments: sewer systems$12.4 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$7.9 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$4.0 million
- Sent to local governments: other education$1.7 million
- Sent to local governments: police$1.4 million
- Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$280 thousand
- Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$269 thousand
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$214 thousand
- Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$200 thousand
- Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
- Colleges and universities$868 million
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$289 million
- College housing, dining and bookstores$209 million
- Other education$109 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$671 million
- Other and not broken out$301 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71.0 million
- Government buildings$67.5 million
- Other government administration$9.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
- Liquor stores$595 million
- Garbage and solid waste$42.8 million
- Sewer systems$27.3 million
- Water supply$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
- Courts and legal services$277 million
- Prisons and jails$196 million
- Police$104 million
- Inspections and regulation$46.6 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$12.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
- Roads and highways$469 million
- Toll roads and bridges$112 million
- Public transit$10.9 million
- Airports$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
- Public health$176 million
- Hospitals$144 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$141 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$42.7 million
- Libraries$3.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover
State of New Hampshire. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.
What this covers. The money of State of New Hampshire itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.
Counties10 counties, A to Z
Cities and towns233 cities, towns and townships, A to Z
- Acworth
- Albany
- Alexandria
- Allenstown
- Alstead
- Alton
- Amherst
- Andover
- Antrim
- Ashland
- Atkinson
- Auburn
- Barnstead
- Barrington
- Bartlett
- Bath
- Bedford
- Belmont
- Bennington
- Benton
- Berlin
- Bethlehem
- Boscawen
- Bow
- Bradford
- Brentwood
- Bridgewater
- Bristol
- Brookfield
- Brookline
- Campton
- Canaan
- Candia
- Canterbury
- Carroll
- Center Harbor
- Charlestown
- Chatham
- Chester
- Chesterfield
- Chichester
- Claremont
- Clarksville
- Colebrook
- Columbia
- Concord
- Conway
- Cornish
- Croydon
- Dalton
- Danbury
- Danville
- Deerfield
- Deering
- Derry
- Dorchester
- Dover
- Dublin
- Dummer
- Dunbarton
- Durham
- East Kingston
- Easton
- Eaton
- Effingham
- Ellsworth
- Enfield
- Epping
- Epsom
- Errol
- Exeter
- Farmington
- Fitzwilliam
- Francestown
- Franconia
- Franklin
- Freedom
- Fremont
- Gilford
- Gilmanton
- Gilsum
- Goffstown
- Gorham
- Goshen
- Grafton
- Grantham
- Greenfield
- Greenland
- Greenville
- Groton
- Hampstead
- Hampton
- Hampton Falls
- Hancock
- Hanover
- Harts Location
- Haverhill
- Hebron
- Henniker
- Hill
- Hillsborough
- Hinsdale
- Holderness
- Hollis
- Hooksett
- Hopkinton
- Hudson
- Jackson
- Jaffrey
- Jefferson
- Keene
- Kensington
- Kingston
- Laconia
- Lancaster
- Landaff
- Langdon
- Lebanon
- Lee
- Lempster
- Lincoln
- Lisbon
- Litchfield
- Littleton
- Londonderry
- Loudon
- Lyman
- Lyme
- Lyndeborough
- Madbury
- Madison
- Manchester
- Marlborough
- Marlow
- Mason
- Meredith
- Merrimack
- Middleton
- Milan
- Milford
- Milton
- Monroe
- Mont Vernon
- Moultonborough
- Nashua
- Nelson
- New Boston
- New Castle
- New Durham
- New Hampton
- New Ipswich
- New London
- Newbury
- Newfields
- Newington
- Newmarket
- Newport
- Newton
- North Hampton
- Northfield
- Northumberland
- Northwood
- Nottingham
- Orange
- Orford
- Ossipee
- Pelham
- Pembroke
- Peterborough
- Piermont
- Pittsburg
- Pittsfield
- Plainfield
- Plaistow
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth
- Randolph
- Raymond
- Richmond
- Rindge
- Rochester
- Rollinsford
- Roxbury
- Rumney
- Rye
- Salem
- Salisbury
- Sanbornton
- Sandown
- Sandwich
- Seabrook
- Sharon
- Shelburne
- Somersworth
- South Hampton
- Springfield
- Stark
- Stewartstown
- Stoddard
- Strafford
- Stratford
- Stratham
- Sugar Hill
- Sullivan
- Sunapee
- Surry
- Sutton
- Swanzey
- Tamworth
- Temple
- Thornton
- Tilton
- Troy
- Tuftonboro
- Unity
- Wakefield
- Walpole
- Warner
- Warren
- Washington
- Waterville Valley
- Weare
- Webster
- Wentworth
- Westmoreland
- Whitefield
- Wilmot
- Wilton
- Winchester
- Windham
- Windsor
- Wolfeboro
- Woodstock
School districts166 school districts, A to Z
- Albany Town School District
- Allenstown School District
- Alton Town School District
- Amherst School District
- Andover Town School District
- Ashland Town School District
- Auburn Town School District
- Barnstead School District
- Barrington School District
- Bartlett Town School District
- Bath Town School District
- Bedford School District
- Benton Town School District
- Bethlehem Town School District
- Bow Town School District
- Brentwood Town School District
- Brookline Town School District
- Campton Town School District
- Candia Town School District
- Chatham Town School District
- Chester Town School District
- Chesterfield Schools
- Chichester Town School District
- Claremont School District
- Clarksville School District
- Colebrook School District
- Columbia School District
- Concord City School District
- Contoocook Valley School District
- Conway Town School District
- Cornish School District
- Croydon Town School District
- Deerfield Town School District
- Derry Cooperative School District
- Dresden School District
- Dummer Town School District
- Dunbarton School District
- East Kingston Town School
- Eaton Town School District
- Ellsworth School District 162
- Epping School District
- Epsom Town School District
- Errol Town School District
- Exeter Region Cooperative School District
- Exeter School District
- Fall Mountain Regional School District
- Farmington Town School District
- Freedom Town School District
- Fremont Town School District
- Gilford School District
- Gilmanton Town School District
- Goffstown School District
- Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District
- Goshen School District
- Governor Wentworth Regional School District
- Grantham Town School District
- Greenland Town School District
- Hampstead School District
- Hampton Falls Town School
- Hampton Town School District
- Hanover School District
- Harrisville School District
- Harts Location School District 236
- Haverhill Cooperative School District
- Henniker Town School District
- Hill School District
- Hillsboro Deering Cooperatn School District
- Hinsdale School District
- Holderness Town School District
- Hollis Town School District
- Hollis-Brookline Cooperative 260
- Hooksett School District
- Hopkinton School District
- Hudson Town School District
- Inter Lakes Cooperative School District
- Jackson Town School District
- Jaffrey Rindge School District
- John Stark Regional School District
- Kearsarge Regional School District
- Keene School District
- Kensington Town School District
- Lafayette Regional School District
- Landaff Town School District
- Lebanon School District
- Lempster School District
- Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District
- Lisbon Regional School District
- Litchfield School District
- Littleton Town School District
- Londonderry School District
- Lyme School District
- Madison Town School District
- Marlborough Town School District
- Marlow Town School District
- Mascenic Regional School District
- Mascoma Valley Regional School District
- Mason School District
- Merrimack Town School District
- Merrimack Valley School District
- Middleton School District
- Milan Town School District
- Milford School District
- Milton Town School District
- Monadnock Regional School District
- Monroe Town School District
- Mont Vernon School District
- Moultonborough School District
- Nelson Town School District
- New Boston Town School District
- New Castle Town School District
- Newfields Town School District
- Newfound Area School District
- Newington Town School District
- Newmarket Town School District
- Newport Town School District
- North Hampton Town School
- Northumberland Town School District
- Northwood Town School District
- Nottingham Town School District
- Oyster River Cooperative School District
- Pelham School District
- Pembroke School District
- Pemi-Baker Cooperative School District
- Piermont Town School District
- Pittsburg School District
- Pittsfield Town School District
- Plainfield School District
- Plymouth Town School District
- Profile School District
- Raymond School District
- Rollinsford Town School District
- Rumney Town School District
- Rye School District
- Salem School District
- Sanborn Regional School District
- Seabrook School District
- Shaker Regional School District
- Souhegan Cooperative District
- South Hampton Town School District
- Stark School District
- Stewartstown School District
- Stoddard Town School District
- Strafford Town School District
- Stratford Town School District
- Stratham Town School District
- Sullivan School District
- Sunapee Town School District
- Surry School District
- Tamworth Town School District
- Thornton Town School District
- Timberlane Regional School District
- Unity School District
- Wakefield Town School District
- Warren Town School District
- Washington Town School District
- Waterville Valley School District
- Weare School District
- Wentworth Town School District
- Westmoreland School District
- White Mts Regional School District
- Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District
- Winchester School District
- Windham Town School District
- Windsor Town School District
- Winnacunnet Cooperative School District
- Winnisquam Regional School District