Bordering states

Maine vs New Hampshire

Short answer

New Hampshire has 1,409,032 residents, about the same as Maine's 1,405,012. Maine is the larger by land, 3.44 times the size of New Hampshire.
ME
1,405,012
NH
1,409,032

The two states, county by county

Both maps share one density scale, so the same shade means the same number of people per square mile on either side of the border. Darker counties are denser. Select a county to open its page.

Maine

York County: 222.1 per sq miHancock County: 35.9 per sq miWashington County: 12.2 per sq miAroostook County: 10.0 per sq miAndroscoggin County: 246.3 per sq miSagadahoc County: 148.0 per sq miFranklin County: 18.2 per sq miOxford County: 28.9 per sq miWaldo County: 55.6 per sq miSomerset County: 13.1 per sq miCumberland County: 375.3 per sq miKennebec County: 148.1 per sq miPiscataquis County: 4.4 per sq miPenobscot County: 46.2 per sq miKnox County: 112.3 per sq miLincoln County: 80.0 per sq mi

New Hampshire

Coos County: 17.3 per sq miCarroll County: 56.4 per sq miRockingham County: 463.6 per sq miMerrimack County: 169.2 per sq miSullivan County: 81.8 per sq miBelknap County: 162.4 per sq miStrafford County: 365.2 per sq miCheshire County: 110.5 per sq miHillsborough County: 491.1 per sq miGrafton County: 54.5 per sq mi
People per sq mi
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  2. < 56
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Residents, 2024

  1. 01Maine1,405,012
  2. 02New Hampshire1,409,032

Land, square miles

  1. 01Maine30,845
  2. 02New Hampshire8,954

People per square mile

  1. 01Maine45.6
  2. 02New Hampshire157.4

Median county household income

  1. 01Maine$64,929
  2. 02New Hampshire$84,385

Side by side

MeasureMaineNew Hampshire
Residents, 20241,405,0121,409,032
Rank by population42nd41st
Land, sq mi30,8458,954
People per sq mi45.6157.4
County-equivalents1610
Median county residents54,14285,562
Median county income$64,929$84,385
Most populous countyCumberland CountyHillsborough County
Largest county by landAroostook CountyCoos County
CapitalAugustaConcord
Daylight at capital, June 2115 h 32 min15 h 23 min
Census divisionNew EnglandNew England
Census Vintage 2024 population, 2024 Gazetteer land area, SAIPE 2023 income. Daylight computed with SunCalc.

Population and density

New Hampshire has 1,409,032 residents, about the same as Maine's 1,405,012. Maine ranks 42nd and New Hampshire 41st of the 50 states and DC. New Hampshire is the more crowded, with 157.4 people per square mile against 45.6, 3.5 times.

Land area

Maine has 30,845 square miles of land, 3.4 times New Hampshire's 8,954. The largest county-equivalent in Maine is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; in New Hampshire it is Coos County at 1,795.

Counties

Maine is divided into 16 county-equivalents and New Hampshire into 10, so an average Maine county covers 1,928 square miles against 895. The typical county in Maine has 54,142 residents, against 85,562 in New Hampshire. The most populous are Cumberland County (313,809) and Hillsborough County (430,462).

No county name appears in both states, so a county name alone is enough to tell which state a row belongs to.

Household income

The median county in New Hampshire has a household income of $84,385, 30% above Maine's $64,929. The highest county incomes are Cumberland County ($96,255) in Maine and Rockingham County ($109,660) in New Hampshire, from SAIPE 2023.

Capitals and daylight

Augusta and Concord are 116 miles apart in a straight line; from Augusta the initial bearing is 230°, SW. On June 21, 2026, Augusta gets 15 h 32 min of daylight and Concord 15 h 23 min; on December 21 the figures are 8 h 51 min and 8 h 59 min. Month by month tables are on the Augusta and Concord daylight pages.

Where they sit

Both are in the Census New England division of the Northeast region. By county internal points, Maine spans 1 UTM zone and New Hampshire 2.

Questions people ask

Which is bigger, Maine or New Hampshire?

Maine, with 30,845 square miles of land against 8,954, 3.44 times as large.

Which has more people, Maine or New Hampshire?

New Hampshire has 1,409,032 residents, about the same as Maine's 1,405,012.

How far is Augusta from Concord?

116 miles in a straight line, heading SW (230°) from Augusta.

Do Maine and New Hampshire have counties with the same name?

No. None of their county-level units share a name.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Bureau regions and divisions of the United States (last verified 2026-09-30)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.