Grafton County, New Hampshire

Grafton County population, land area and income

Grafton County had 93,045 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,708.6 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 10 in New Hampshire by population and 2nd by land area. That works out to 54.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in New Hampshire has 85,562 residents, about the same as Grafton County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $81,537 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Grafton County's population changed since 2020

Grafton County gained 1,848 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.0%. That ranks 7th of 10 in New Hampshire for growth. The median New Hampshire county changed by +2.3%, and the state as a whole by +2.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Grafton County recorded 2,837 births and 4,184 deaths, a natural change of -1,347. Net international migration added +953 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,150. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,150 people.

Where Grafton County is

The Census internal point of Grafton County is at 43.926400, -71.842400. It sits in UTM zone 19N. The map shades New Hampshire's 10 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Grafton County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Grafton County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Grafton County, 15,389 people together, or 17% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Grafton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lebanon with 15,389.

Counties bordering Grafton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 9 neighbors for Grafton County, including 4 across a state line. The most populous is Merrimack County, NH, with 157,869 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Merrimack County

  157,869 people

  44 mi S

• Belknap County

  65,257 people

  35 mi SE

• VT

  Windsor County, VT

  57,697 people

  45 mi WSW

• Carroll County

  52,580 people

  32 mi E

• Sullivan County

  44,012 people

  43 mi SSW

• Coos County

  31,094 people

  57 mi NNE

• VT

  Caledonia County, VT

  30,535 people

  40 mi NNW

• VT

  Orange County, VT

  30,050 people

  27 mi WNW

• VT

  Essex County, VT

  6,037 people

  55 mi N

Distance to Concord and the nearest big city

Concord is 52.0 miles SSE of Grafton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Manchester, NH (population 116,386), 68.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lebanon, NH (population 15,389), 28.7 miles away.

Grafton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Grafton County is 33009: state code 33 for New Hampshire plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $81,537.