New Hampshire profile


Change over time

graph showing the number of people in state prison and local jails per 100,000 residents in New Hampshire from 1978 to 2015 Also see these New Hampshire graphs:


Racial disparities

2010 graph showing incarceration rates per 100,000 people of various racial and ethnic groups in New Hampshire

racial and ethnic disparities between the prison/jail and general population in NH as of 2010

See also our detailed graphs about Whites, Hispanics, and Blacks in New Hampshire prisons and jails.


The big picture

Pie chart showing that 4,700 New Hampshire residents are locked up in federal prisons, state prisons, local jails and other types of facilities

Pie chart showing that 11,000 New Hampshire residents are in various types of correctional facilities or under criminal justice supervision on probation or parole

Graph showing the number of people in New Hampshire jails who were convicted and the number who were unconvicted, for the years 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1999, 2005, and 2013.


Our other articles about New Hampshire


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Events

  • May 15, 2018:
    Our Policy Analyst Lucius Couloute will be at the LEDA Summit on Race and Inclusion in Holland, Michigan, presenting his research on the challenges and disadvantages people face when they are released from prison. Tickets are available on LEDA’s website.

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