Hillsborough County, New Hampshire population

County or county equivalent · Official geographic code 33011

433,415

· Annual resident population estimate

U.S. Census Bureau · Population Estimates Program · Vintage 2025

+2,973 residents (+0.69%) since July 1, 2024.

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Population change, 2020–2025
+10,513July 1 to July 1 · +2.49%
Land-area density, 2025
494.5People per square mile · 2025 land area
Population rank, 2025
177 of 3,144U.S. counties and county equivalents

Hillsborough County population history

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These six July 1 estimates belong to one consistent Vintage 2025 series. The Census Bureau revises earlier years when it releases a new vintage; a figure from an older publication may differ from the value below.

Annual resident population estimates, July 1, 2020–2025; Vintage 20252020: 422,902 people; 2021: 424,484 people; 2022: 426,329 people; 2023: 427,475 people; 2024: 430,442 people; 2025: 433,415 people 435.0k427.6k420.3k 202020212022202320242025

Annual estimates · 2020–2025 · Vertical scale shown on chart.

The highest observed population in this annual series was 433,415 in 2025. This is a peak within 2020–2025 coverage, not an all-time record.

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire: July 1 annual population estimates, Vintage 2025
Reference datePopulationAnnual change
July 1, 2020422,902—
July 1, 2021424,484+1,582
July 1, 2022426,329+1,845
July 1, 2023427,475+1,146
July 1, 2024430,442+2,967
July 1, 2025433,415+2,973
Why is the April 2020 estimates base different from a census count?

The PEP estimates base here is 422,944 residents on April 1, 2020. It incorporates the Census Bureau’s corrections and geographic revisions and serves as the starting point for this annual series. It is not labeled an original 2020 census count. The chart starts at July 1, 2020, so its five-year change uses two July observations. Read about measurement types.

Growth and density

Between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2025, Hillsborough County gained 10,513 residents, a 2.49% increase. The annualized change over these five elapsed years was +0.49%. Annualized change is a summary of the interval; it does not imply that the population changed at that rate in every year.

The 2025 Gazetteer reports 876.53 square miles of land. Dividing the July 1, 2025 population by that compatible land area gives 494.5 people per square mile. Water area is excluded. Density depends on geographic boundaries. It describes this entire geography, rather than a typical neighborhood or built-up area.

Calculations use unrounded source values. Population counts are displayed as integers, percentages to two decimals and density to one decimal. Calculation methods · Growth calculator

Components of population change

The published components cover July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Natural change equals births minus deaths. Net migration is arrivals minus departures; it does not establish why people moved.

Natural change
+430
Net domestic migration
+786
Net international migration
+1,731
Residual
+26
Source-published components, annual interval ending June 30, 2025
ComponentPeople
Births4,185
Deaths3,755
Natural change+430
Net domestic migration+786
Net international migration+1,731
Residual+26
Total population change+2,973

Reconciliation: natural change + net domestic migration + net international migration + residual = +2,973. Births and deaths are already included in natural change and must not be added again. Source: co-est2025-alldata.csv; Vintage 2025.

Age structure, race and Hispanic-origin panels are not included in this totals release. Their separate periods, definitions and uncertainty will be validated before publication. Coverage details.

Geographic context

County equivalents include parishes, boroughs, census areas, independent cities, DC and Connecticut planning regions where represented by Census. The places listed below are whole-city observations and can extend into other counties. Summing them will not reproduce this county total.

Resident population, July 1, 2025; change since July 1, 2024. PEP Vintage 2025.
PlacePopulation · 2025Change · 2024–25Growth · 2024–25People / sq. mi.
ManchesterNew Hampshire · Incorporated place · 3345140116,818+635+0.55%3,536.1
NashuaNew Hampshire · Incorporated place · 335026092,435+514+0.56%2,997.8

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Places with nearby population ranks

Selected from the same 2025 comparison universe, using neighboring population ranks. Similar population does not imply similar density, boundaries or demographics.

Resident population, July 1, 2025; change since July 1, 2024. PEP Vintage 2025.
PlacePopulation · 2025Change · 2024–25Growth · 2024–25People / sq. mi.
Monterey CountyCalifornia · County equivalent · 06053433,729+282+0.07%132.2
Madison CountyAlabama · County equivalent · 01089433,516+10,445+2.47%540.8
Jefferson ParishLouisiana · County equivalent · 22051431,398-1,006-0.23%1,433.9
Horry CountySouth Carolina · County equivalent · 45051427,551+13,244+3.20%377.3

Source, citation and downloads

U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025, co-est2025-alldata.csv, variable POPESTIMATE2025; Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, geographic code 33011; resident population 433,415 on July 1, 2025; boundaries January 1, 2025. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/totals/co-est2025-alldata.csv. Retrieved September 30, 2026. US Population Data snapshot pep-2025-r1, transformation 1.

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