No local claims office is confirmed in this directory for Carroll County. Call the Division of Veterans Services at 603-624-9230 for the current VSO and appointment site.
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The ACS estimates about 4,010, give or take 443 civilian veterans in Carroll County.
Among New Hampshire's 10 counties and equivalents, Carroll County ranks 8th by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Carroll County
New Hampshire
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
22 percent
below the New Hampshire share; below the national share.
24 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
7 percent
below the New Hampshire share; below the national share.
8 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Carroll County number about 1,390, give or take 222; their 35 percent share is above New Hampshire's 28 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 4 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Carroll County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Carroll County has about 334, give or take 146 women veterans, making up 8 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in New Hampshire.
Income, work and education in Carroll County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Carroll County
New Hampshire
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$46,316 ± $7,129
$58,623 ± $1,492
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$40,705 ± $2,019
$48,361 ± $495
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
7.2% ± 3.9 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
37.2% ± 6.3 points
28.8% ± 1.1 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
76.7% ± 10.7 points
80.4% ± 1.7 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.8% ± 4.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
95.8% ± 2.4 points
95.8% ± 0.8 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
36.3% ± 4.3 points
34.0% ± 1.2 points
31.8% ± 0.2 points
Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects fewer veterans here in 2035: about 3,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 4,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Carroll County
VA reports 1,079 veterans in Carroll County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 90 VA-backed home loans out of 1,914 home loans made in Carroll County (4.7% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 1,770, give or take 291) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 866, give or take 220).
The second-nearest Vet Center to Carroll County is Berlin Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Gorham, NH, about 38 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Manchester RO (station 373); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Military branch is not listed in the USACE FY2024 property data.
These lists use site points within county boundaries. A site may extend into another county.
For VA’s service-location rules, see the presumptive conditions list. A location listing does not establish personal exposure or eligibility.
Veterans experiencing homelessness
On one night in January 2024, New Hampshire Balance of State CoC counted 36 veterans experiencing homelessness (24 sheltered, 12 unsheltered).
NH-500 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid). This Balance of State area covers communities outside separate local CoCs.
The HUD workbook reports 21 veterans for the 2019 comparison.
This is a one-night count for the whole CoC area, not a county or annual total. CoC mapping method.
If you need housing help, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. You can call any time, day or night.
Conway (unincorporated community): about 3,879 residents
Wolfeboro (unincorporated community): about 2,531 residents
North Conway (unincorporated community): about 2,041 residents
Sanbornville (unincorporated community): about 1,317 residents
Center Ossipee (unincorporated community): about 583 residents
More places (5)
Melvin Village (unincorporated community): about 324 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Bartlett (unincorporated community): about 312 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Suissevale (unincorporated community): about 230 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Union (unincorporated community): about 131 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Center Sandwich (unincorporated community): about 101 residents
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
New Hampshire fully exempts qualifying VA-assisted adapted homesteads for permanently and totally disabled veterans who are blind, paraplegic, or double amputees.
Eligible children of veterans with permanent and total service-connected disability may receive free tuition within the University System of New Hampshire.
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