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The ACS estimates about 5,600, give or take 487 civilian veterans in Grafton County.
By ACS estimates, Grafton County has the 5th largest veteran population among New Hampshire's 10 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Grafton County
New Hampshire
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
26 percent
above the New Hampshire share; below the national share.
24 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
12 percent
above the New Hampshire share; below the national share.
8 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Grafton County number about 1,610, give or take 205; their 29 percent share is above New Hampshire's 28 percent.
Grafton County has about 199, give or take 90 veterans under 35, making up 4 percent of its veterans compared with 7 percent in New Hampshire.
Women veterans in Grafton County number about 621, give or take 189; their 11 percent share is above New Hampshire's 9 percent.
Income, work and education in Grafton County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Grafton County
New Hampshire
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$49,839 ± $5,505
$58,623 ± $1,492
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$42,586 ± $1,221
$48,361 ± $495
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
9.6% ± 3.9 points
5.3% ± 0.7 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
30.2% ± 3.9 points
28.8% ± 1.1 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
71.3% ± 6.8 points
80.4% ± 1.7 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.9% ± 2.7 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.4% ± 1.5 points
95.8% ± 0.8 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
37.0% ± 4.9 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 4,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 5,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Grafton County
VA reports 1,713 veterans in Grafton County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 119 VA-backed home loans out of 1,984 home loans made in Grafton County (6.0% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 1,970, give or take 296) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 1,140, give or take 230).
Cleanup and former military sites in Grafton County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Grafton 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.
Hanover (unincorporated community): about 8,479 residents
Plymouth (unincorporated community): about 4,969 residents
Littleton (unincorporated community): about 4,114 residents
Bristol (unincorporated community): about 2,098 residents
More places (10)
Enfield (unincorporated community): about 1,994 residents
Woodsville (unincorporated community): about 1,422 residents
Ashland (unincorporated community): about 1,404 residents
Bethlehem (unincorporated community): about 1,058 residents
Lincoln (unincorporated community): about 923 residents
Lisbon (unincorporated community): about 730 residents
North Haverhill (unincorporated community): about 728 residents
North Woodstock (unincorporated community): about 447 residents
Mountain Lakes (unincorporated community): about 354 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Canaan (unincorporated community): about 257 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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