9th

SWEET!

The Granite State ranks in the top 10 nationally for having the most ice cream shops per capita, with 15.54 shops per 100,000 residents. Neighboring Vermont tops the list at 18.51.

Source: Dairy Herd Management, SpinBlitz analysis of Google Maps listings nationwide to rank states by ice cream shop density

 


 

 

 

Top 5

Manchester ranked fifth among communities nationwide for a high labor-force participation rate among people 16 to 24 years old in 2025. 

Source: WalletHub

 


 

 

13%

The share of NH’s workforce who are mothers ages 20 to 64 with
at least one child under 18 years old in 2024. 

Source: NH Fiscal Policy Institute

 

 


 

347

Record Numbers
The number of nursing students graduating from the Community
College System of NH in May, a record high in over a decade.

Source: Community College System of NH

 

 

$21 Million

The amount raised for NH nonprofits by The Nash Casino in Nashua in its first 13 months of operation. That includes $2.3 million
in March, a record for a single month.

Source: The Nash Casino