Recovery Tracker
How We Compiled Our Data. Visit our Eye on the Stimulus blog. Data current as of March 2010.
New Hampshire
Check the chart below to compare unemployment and per capita spending among counties. Click on your county to find projects in your area. Data last updated on March 2010.
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| U.S. | New Hampshire | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 304,059,724 | 1,315,809 | |
| Total recovery funding | $312,735,579,044 | $1,292,421,981 | |
| Direct to County (see list) | $290,999,413,356 | $1,198,415,863 | |
| County Funds per Capita | $957 | $911 | |
| Statewide (see project list) | $21,736,135,188 | $94,006,118 | |
| Statewide funding per capita | $71 | $71 | |
| Unemployment (12/08) |
7.4 | 4.3 | |
| Unemployment (12/09) |
10 | 7.0 | |
| Median Household Income | $50,007 | $61,459 | |
| Poverty Rate | 13.3% | 7.7% |
Funding by Federal Agency and Department
| Education Department | $279,334,378 | |
| Health and Human Services, Department of | $230,366,154 | |
| Transportation Department | $173,047,830 | |
| Agriculture Department | $155,784,587 | |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $128,073,113 | |
| Labor Department | $107,074,118 | |
| Energy Department | $90,997,813 | |
| Small Business Administration | $35,771,200 | |
| Housing and Urban Development Department | $32,871,507 | |
| Justice Department | $19,982,193 | |
| National Science Foundation | $15,684,682 | |
| Office of the Secretary of Defense | $7,475,511 | |
| Commerce Department | $4,833,786 | |
| Homeland Security Department | $2,980,155 | |
| Treasury Department | $2,000,000 | |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | $1,775,142 | |
| Army | $1,340,153 | |
| Independent Agencies | $973,798 | |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $795,159 | |
| Air Force | $426,695 | |
| National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities | $343,100 | |
| Interior Department | $267,672 | |
| Navy | $214,518 | |
| General Services Administration | $8,717 | |
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Counties (see statewide items)
Note: County-level data does not include tax cuts, Medicaid, unemployment benefits or food stamps. There still may be overrepresentation of money going to counties where capitals are located because in some cases, awards to state agencies did not indicate that they were to be used statewide.
| County Name | Population | Unemployment 12/08 »6/09 »12/09 |
Poverty Rate | Total Funding | Per Capita | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1,315,809 |
|
7.7 | $1,292,421,981 | $982 | ||||
|
Belknap | 61,281 |
|
8.8 | $25,138,813 | $410 | |||
|
Carroll | 47,408 |
|
8.8 | $36,077,666 | $761 | |||
|
Cheshire | 77,170 |
|
9.1 | $47,614,930 | $617 | |||
|
Coos | 31,971 |
|
10.2 | $37,425,333 | $1,171 | |||
|
Grafton | 85,921 |
|
8.7 | $167,860,671 | $1,954 | |||
|
Hillsborough | 402,042 |
|
7.2 | $160,146,546 | $398 | |||
|
Merrimack | 148,161 |
|
7.6 | $529,960,283 | $3,577 | |||
|
Rockingham | 297,350 |
|
4.8 | $88,191,264 | $297 | |||
|
Strafford | 121,914 |
|
12.1 | $88,293,753 | $724 | |||
|
Sullivan | 42,591 |
|
10.7 | $17,706,604 | $416 |
Statewide and Non-County Specific Projects
(back to county list)Amount refers to both the amount of stimulus funding going toward the project and the face value of the loan.
| Recipient | Amount | Type | Description | Federal Dept./Agency | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY | $31,406,217.00 | Grant | Unemployment Insurance Federal Extended Unemployment Compensation Benefits & Modernization, Sec. 2003 & 2005 of Assist for Unempl. Wkrs and Struggling Families Act, Rec Act | Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration | |
| NH DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY | $29,481,579.00 | Grant | Unemployment Insurance ARRA Funds - Transfer to State UI Accounts from Employment Security Administration Account within the Unemployment Trust Fund | Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration | |
| NH DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY | $17,975,800.00 | Grant | Unemployment Insurance Federal Extension of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Benefits, Sec 2001 of Assist. for Unemployed Workers & Struggling Families Act, Recovery Act | Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration | |
| NH DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY | $15,023,920.00 | Grant | Unemployment Insurance Federal Increase in Unemployment Compensation Benefits ($25 weekly), Sec 2002 of Assist. for Unemployed Wrkrs & Struggling Families Act, Recovery Act | Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration | |
| NH DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY | $102,953.00 | Grant | Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Insurance | Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration | |
| NH DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY | $13,293.00 | Grant | Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Insurance | Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration | |
| NH DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY | $2,356.00 | Grant | Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Insurance | Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration |
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