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.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State taxes34%Federal tax money32%Fees for services (liquor stores, college tuition)16%Fines and other12%Local tax money5.2%

What stands out

12%

of New Hampshire's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes34%

Other taxes
16%$1.65 billion
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.

Business income tax
12%$1.22 billion
Property tax
4.1%$411 million
Individual income tax
1.8%$183 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.65 billion
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.

From the federal government
32%$3.25 billion

Local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
5.2%$525 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.15 billion
Fines
0.6%$56.0 million

Where it goes

Social services26%Sent to local governments22%Schools and colleges14%Running the government and other costs10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%All other spending21%

What stands out

6.2%

of New Hampshire's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most state governments spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
26%$2.77 billion
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
Sent to local governments
22%$2.40 billion
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
Schools and colleges
14%$1.48 billion
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
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.12 billion
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
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$669 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
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$636 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
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$593 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
Health and hospitals
3.0%$320 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$176 million
  • Hospitals$144 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$298 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$241 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$141 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$141 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$45.7 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
School districts166 school districts, A to Z