New Hampshire · 13 places of 5,000+

Largest cities in New Hampshire by population

Short answer

Manchester is the largest city in New Hampshire with 116,386 residents in 2024, followed by Nashua (91,851) and Concord (44,674).
Largest
116,386
Places 5,000+
13
100,000+
1

The 13 largest

Manchester leads with 116,386 residents, 1.3 times the 91,851 of second-place Nashua. The ten largest places hold 412,196 people, 29% of the state's 1,409,032. 1 place has 100,000 or more.

The median place of 5,000+ is Portsmouth at 22,938. Within the top ten, Lebanon grew most since July 2020 (+7.6%) and Keene least (-0.0%). None of them crosses a county line.

  1. 01Manchester116,386
  2. 02Nashua91,851
  3. 03Concord44,674
  4. 04Dover33,909
  5. 05Rochester33,598
  6. 06Keene23,036
  7. 07Portsmouth22,938
  8. 08Laconia17,310
  9. 09Lebanon15,389
  10. 10Claremont13,105
  11. 11Somersworth12,218
  12. 12Berlin9,248
  13. 13Franklin8,823
July 1, 2024 population, Census Vintage 2024.

Dots: the 13 places in the chart. Orange pin: Manchester, ranked first.

All 13 places of 5,000+ ranked

#Place2024Since 2020County
1Manchester116,386+0.8%Hillsborough County
2Nashua91,851+0.7%Hillsborough County
3Concord44,674+1.4%Merrimack County
4Dover33,909+3.4%Strafford County
5Rochester33,598+3.3%Strafford County
6Keene23,036-0.0%Cheshire County
7Portsmouth22,938+4.3%Rockingham County
8Laconia17,310+2.5%Belknap County
9Lebanon15,389+7.6%Grafton County
10Claremont13,105+1.2%Sullivan County
11Somersworth12,218+2.5%Strafford County
12Berlin9,248-1.7%Coos County
13Franklin8,823+0.9%Merrimack County
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates. Counties from the SUMLEV 157 county parts.

Questions people ask

What is the largest city in New Hampshire?

Manchester, with 116,386 residents on July 1, 2024 in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

What is the second largest city in New Hampshire?

Nashua, with 91,851 residents, 24,535 fewer than Manchester.

How many cities in New Hampshire have more than 100,000 people?

1: Manchester.

How is city size measured here?

By the Census Bureau's July 1, 2024 population estimate for each incorporated place, inside its legal city limits. Metro areas and census-designated places are not ranked.

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 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

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