{"id":3435,"date":"2011-11-22T16:41:27","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T21:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/new-hampshire\/?p=3435"},"modified":"2011-11-29T09:53:28","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T14:53:28","slug":"part-1-which-nh-counties-won-new-residents-and-lost-old-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/new-hampshire\/2011\/11\/22\/part-1-which-nh-counties-won-new-residents-and-lost-old-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 1: Which NH Counties Won New Residents–And Lost Old Ones"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kristin Wall \/ Flickr<\/p>

Compared to the rest of the nation's counties, you could say New England has more challengers than contenders. Find out who's racking up the most wins--and losses--after the jump<\/p><\/div>\n

Yesterday, we linked to a nifty map generated by Jon Bruner of Forbes<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 (We still recommend you check it out.)\u00a0 Using IRS data, he was able to trace where people in every county in the country were moving to–and from–since 2005.<\/p>\n

Since New England’s been experiencing a shortage of young, working-age people–and their kids–for some time now, we thought this research would be of particular interest to our StateImpact readers.\u00a0 At the risk of oversimplifying the issue, the region’s problem basically boils down to this:\u00a0 If we can’t get more young people to move to New England and start having kids, we’re going to have a hard time replenishing our workforce–and our tax base–farther down the line.<\/p>\n

So, as promised yesterday, here’s a county-by-county analysis of the data.*\u00a0 For brevity’s sake, we’ll be looking at the Lakes Region, White Mountains, North Country, and most of Dartmouth-Sunapee today.\u00a0 Later on, we’ll have a look at the rest of Dartmouth-Sunapee, the Merrimack Valley, Seacoast, and Monadnock Region.<\/p>\n

For fun’s sake, we’re looking at this in terms of wins-and-losses.<\/p>\n

Over-simplified?\u00a0 Maybe.<\/p>\n

More fun than a mid-autumn’s stroll through migration figures?\u00a0 You betcha.<\/p>\n

Since there’s migratory data available for every year, we’ll give you the overview of trends from the period measured, from 2005-2009.\u00a0 But for specific numbers\u00a0 info–wins and losses–we’ll be focusing only on the most recent data–people coming and going during 2009.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to Lake Winnipesaukee and other natural amenities, Belknap County hasn't seen its population of in-migrants dipping too badly<\/p><\/div>\n

Belknap County:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Overarching Story: <\/strong>Belknap County is one of New Hampshire’s vacation home and amenity retirement meccas.\u00a0 So unsurprisingly, perhaps, from 2005-2008, this county saw more in-migration than out-migration.\u00a0 But by 2009, the number of people coming and going was nearly the same, perhaps reflecting changes in the area’s housing market.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Biggest Wins In 2009: <\/strong><\/p>\n