County profile
Merrimack County, NH
United States · GDP 2024
#343 of 3,127 US counties by GDP73rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 93% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$13.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
62,841
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,213
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$65.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
158,078
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.3%
Median HH income
$97.0k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
38.9%±1.3%
Poverty rate
7.6%±0.8%
Business applications
1,808 · 2025
Retail establishments
545
34.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1PC Connection, Inc.Technology$2.9B77B+2hopTo Inc.Technology$3.9M——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care30%
Retail trade23%
Manufacturing15%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction10%
Wholesale trade8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
158,078
residents · 2025 · +2.6% since 2020
Income per capita $78.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,835
International migration+744
Natural change−1,737
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$10.4B2019
$10.3B2020
$11.0B2021
$12.1B2022
$12.9B2023
$13.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$367.6k±$6.3k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$37/mo
Vacancy rate
8.4%±0.7%
Affordability
5.6× wages
Residential permits
$119.8M
286 units · 1.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
78.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 90Lightning 89Hurricane 85
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3562016
3762017
3982018
4162019
4422020
5062021
5902022
6572023
7122024
7462025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -37% since 20214562021
4402022
3832023
3552024
2862025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.1 km
I-93
Nearest freight rail
6.8 km
NEGS
Nearest port
73.2 km
SPRAGUE ENERGY CORP RIVER ROAD TERMINAL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
45.0 km
MANCHESTER BOSTON RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$65.9k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Merrimack?
Merrimack's economy produced $13.8B in 2024, growing 6.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.