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Coos County Demographics

A map of Coos County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
28,62991.6%
Multiracial
1,1223.6%
Hispanic
6722.1%
Black
4941.6%
Asian
1930.6%
Native American/Other
1580.5%

Coos County, New Hampshire had a population of 31,268 in 2020. It was 91.6% White, 1.6% Black, 0.6% Asian, 2.1% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 3.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Coos County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Coos County is the 10th most populous county of the 10 counties in New Hampshire.

Coos County's White Population

28,629 residents of Coos County identify as White, or 91.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Coos County roughly similar to the White share of the population of New Hampshire (87.2% White). Of the 10 counties in New Hampshire, Coos County is ranked #3 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Coos County is more White than neighboring Caledonia County (90.8% White). Coos County is less White than neighboring Essex County (93.6% White), Oxford County (92.5% White), Carroll County (93.7% White), and Franklin County (92.4% White).

Coos County's Black Population

494 residents of Coos County identify as Black, or 1.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Coos County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of New Hampshire (1.4% Black). Of the 10 counties in New Hampshire, Coos County is ranked #3 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Coos County is more Black than neighboring Essex County (0.3% Black), Oxford County (0.4% Black), Carroll County (0.3% Black), Caledonia County (0.7% Black), and Franklin County (0.6% Black).

Coos County's Asian Population

193 residents of Coos County identify as Asian, or 0.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Coos County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of New Hampshire (2.6% Asian). Of the 10 counties in New Hampshire, Coos County is ranked #10 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Coos County is more Asian than neighboring Essex County (0.3% Asian), and Oxford County (0.5% Asian). Coos County is less Asian than neighboring Carroll County (0.7% Asian), Caledonia County (1.2% Asian), and Franklin County (1.3% Asian).

Coos County's Hispanic Population

672 residents of Coos County identify as Hispanic, or 2.1%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Coos County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of New Hampshire (4.3% Hispanic). Of the 10 counties in New Hampshire, Coos County is ranked #7 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Coos County is more Hispanic than neighboring Essex County (1.1% Hispanic), Oxford County (1.5% Hispanic), Carroll County (1.5% Hispanic), Caledonia County (2% Hispanic), and Franklin County (1.4% Hispanic).

Coos County's Native American/Other Population

158 residents of Coos County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Coos County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of New Hampshire (0.6% Native American/Other). Of the 10 counties in New Hampshire, Coos County is ranked #9 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Coos County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Essex County (0.4% Native American/Other). Coos County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Oxford County (0.6% Native American/Other), Carroll County (0.6% Native American/Other), Caledonia County (0.8% Native American/Other), and Franklin County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Coos County's Multiracial Population

1,122 residents of Coos County identify as Multiracial, or 3.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Coos County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of New Hampshire (4% Multiracial). Of the 10 counties in New Hampshire, Coos County is ranked #8 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Coos County is more Multiracial than neighboring Carroll County (3.2% Multiracial). Coos County is less Multiracial than neighboring Essex County (4.3% Multiracial), Oxford County (4.5% Multiracial), Caledonia County (4.5% Multiracial), and Franklin County (3.7% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.