2029

The projected exhaustion date for NH’s 603 area code was extended to the third quarter of 2029 after Gov. Chris Sununu launched the “Don’t Overload the Code” initiative in 2023. According to a state report, adding a second area code could cost the state’s business community $497 million in a single year.

Source: Office of the Governor

 


 

 

10th

The Granite State’s ranking for mental health for adults.
States ranked 1-13 have a lower prevalence of mental illness and higher rates of access to care.

Source: Mental Health America

 

 


 

8.9%

The increase in consumer spending in NH in 2023, outpacing the growth of national consumer spending (7.5%). While health care is the largest expenditure for U.S. consumers, in NH, housing is largest, accounting for 18% of all consumer spending in 2023.

Source: New Hampshire Economic Conditions, November 2024 edition, NH Employment Security, Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau

 


 

$1.8 Billion

The record amount of spending that tourists are expected to spend in NH this winter, according to state officials. The state is projecting 3 million visitors.

Source: NH Division of Travel and Tourism

 

 

 

#1

The state ranked first for children’s health (and sixth for womens health). 

The ranking is based on 82 measures in five categories: social and economic factors, physical environment, behaviors, clinical care, and health outcomes.

Sources: America’s Health Rankings 2024 Health of Women and Children Report, United Health Foundation

 

 

 

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