New Hampshire statistical areas explained
The U.S. currently has eight statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical areas, two metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in .[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA, comprising the area around Boston; this area includes Manchester, New Hampshire's largest city, and Concord, its capital.
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The eight United States statistical areas and ten counties of the State of New Hampshire
| Combined statistical area | 2023 population (est.)[2] | Core-based statistical area | 2023 population (est.) | County | 2023 population (est.) | Metropolitan division | 2023 population (est.) |
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| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA | 8,345,067
1,103,416 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA | 4,919,179
453,932 (NH) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 1,623,952 | Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA MD | 2,434,041 |
| Essex County, Massachusetts | 810,089 |
| Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 768,425 | Boston, MA MD | 2,031,206 |
| Norfolk County, Massachusetts | 727,473 |
| Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 535,308 |
| Rockingham County, New Hampshire | 320,689 | Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH MD | 453,932 |
| Strafford County, New Hampshire | 133,243 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA MSA | 1,677,803 | Providence County, Rhode Island | 660,615 | none |
| Bristol County, Massachusetts | 581,841 |
| Kent County, Rhode Island | 171,278 |
| Washington County, Rhode Island | 129,982 |
| Newport County, Rhode Island | 83,832 |
| Bristol County, Rhode Island | 50,255 |
| Worcester, MA MSA | 866,866 | Worcester County, Massachusetts | 866,866 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA | 427,354 | Hillsborough County, New Hampshire | 427,354 |
| Barnstable Town, MA MSA | 231,735 | Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 231,735 |
| Concord, NH μSA | 157,103 | Merrimack County, New Hampshire | 157,103 |
| Laconia, NH μSA | 65,027 | Belknap County, New Hampshire | 65,027 |
| none | Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT μSA | 225,159
137,115 (NH) | Grafton County, New Hampshire | 93,146 |
| Windsor County, Vermont | 58,101 |
| Sullivan County, New Hampshire | 43,969 |
| Orange County, Vermont | 29,943 |
| Keene-Brattleboro, NH-VT CSA | 123,669
77,703 (NH) | Keene, NH μSA | 77,703 | Cheshire County, New Hampshire | 77,703 |
| Brattleboro, VT μSA | 45,966 | Windham County, Vermont | 45,966 |
| none | Carroll County, New Hampshire | 52,448 |
| Coös County, New Hampshire | 31,372 |
| State of New Hampshire | 1,402,054 | |
Primary statistical areas
Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the eight statistical areas of New Hampshire, three are PSAs comprising two combined statistical areas and one micropolitan statistical area.
See also
- Geography of New Hampshire
- Demographics of New Hampshire
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01. Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas. Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. November 5, 2023.
- Web site: March 2023 . County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 . May 21, 2024 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division.
- Web site: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. May 21, 2024.
- Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. May 21, 2024.
