Bordering states

Massachusetts vs New Hampshire

Short answer

Massachusetts has 7,136,171 residents, 5.1 times New Hampshire's 1,409,032. New Hampshire is the larger by land, 1.15 times the size of Massachusetts.
MA
7,136,171
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.

Massachusetts

Hampshire County: 313.7 per sq miNantucket County: 317.6 per sq miSuffolk County: 13,613.9 per sq miMiddlesex County: 2,040.6 per sq miPlymouth County: 823.2 per sq miBristol County: 1,064.2 per sq miHampden County: 752.3 per sq miEssex County: 1,672.9 per sq miBerkshire County: 138.9 per sq miWorcester County: 583.3 per sq miNorfolk County: 1,870.1 per sq miDukes County: 204.1 per sq miBarnstable County: 590.0 per sq miFranklin County: 101.4 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
  1. < 101
  2. < 204
  3. < 464
  4. < 823
  5. ≥ 823
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Residents, 2024

  1. 01Massachusetts7,136,171
  2. 02New Hampshire1,409,032

Land, square miles

  1. 01Massachusetts7,801
  2. 02New Hampshire8,954

People per square mile

  1. 01Massachusetts914.8
  2. 02New Hampshire157.4

Median county household income

  1. 01Massachusetts$92,474
  2. 02New Hampshire$84,385

Side by side

MeasureMassachusettsNew Hampshire
Residents, 20247,136,1711,409,032
Rank by population16th41st
Land, sq mi7,8018,954
People per sq mi914.8157.4
County-equivalents1410
Median county residents503,12185,562
Median county income$92,474$84,385
Most populous countyMiddlesex CountyHillsborough County
Largest county by landWorcester CountyCoos County
CapitalBostonConcord
Daylight at capital, June 2115 h 17 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

Massachusetts has 7,136,171 residents, 5.1 times New Hampshire's 1,409,032. Massachusetts ranks 16th and New Hampshire 41st of the 50 states and DC. Massachusetts is the more crowded, with 914.8 people per square mile against 157.4, 5.8 times.

Land area

New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles of land, 15% more than Massachusetts's 7,801. The largest county-equivalent in Massachusetts is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles; in New Hampshire it is Coos County at 1,795.

Counties

Massachusetts is divided into 14 county-equivalents and New Hampshire into 10, so an average Massachusetts county covers 557 square miles against 895. The typical county in Massachusetts has 503,121 residents, against 85,562 in New Hampshire. The most populous are Middlesex County (1,668,956) 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 Massachusetts has a household income of $92,474, 10% above New Hampshire's $84,385. The highest county incomes are Norfolk County ($123,449) in Massachusetts and Rockingham County ($109,660) in New Hampshire, from SAIPE 2023.

Capitals and daylight

Boston and Concord are 63 miles apart in a straight line; from Boston the initial bearing is 338°, NNW. On June 21, 2026, Boston gets 15 h 17 min of daylight and Concord 15 h 23 min; on December 21 the figures are 9 h 05 min and 8 h 59 min. Month by month tables are on the Boston and Concord daylight pages.

Where they sit

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

Questions people ask

Which is bigger, Massachusetts or New Hampshire?

New Hampshire, with 8,954 square miles of land against 7,801, 1.15 times as large.

Which has more people, Massachusetts or New Hampshire?

Massachusetts has 7,136,171 residents, 5.1 times New Hampshire's 1,409,032.

How far is Boston from Concord?

63 miles in a straight line, heading NNW (338°) from Boston.

Do Massachusetts 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.