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Insurance agencies in Belknap County, NH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Belknap County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #614 of 2,272 scored counties
#3 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire

Listings
21
4 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
16
−27.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$45.7M
On vehicle insurance · $1,736 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
73% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,147
+2.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 insurance agencies in Belknap County. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Belknap County comes to about $45.7M a year: $1,736 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per agency, 73% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Belknap County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, down 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,646 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Belknap County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For insurance agencies, Belknap County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #614 of 2,272 scored counties and #3 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.

How Belknap County compares

The same measures for New Hampshire and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle insurance by the insurance agencies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Insurance agencies in Belknap County, NH compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureBelknap CountyNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.010.815.6
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,6461,317966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−27.3%−8.1%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,736$1,712$1,957
Median household income$92,783$99,031$80,734
Groundwork market score6565

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 16−27.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
112
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
214 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Belknap County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Belknap County

Population, 2025 estimate
65,147+2.1% since 2020
Households
26,337
Median age
48.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
161
Median household income
$92,783+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,878
Median home value
$374,900
Jobs located here
26,593
Daytime population
60,550Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across New Hampshire

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The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Belknap County marked.

Top counties in New Hampshire

Counties in New Hampshire ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sullivan County, NH7263.6$4.7M+2.1%#403 of 2,272
2Coos County, NH6764.3$3.5M+0.4%#536 of 2,272
3Belknap County, NH65218.0$2.2M+2.1%#614 of 2,272
4Strafford County, NH64458.6$1.9M+3.0%#657 of 2,272
5Carroll County, NH63188.2$2.1M+5.0%#684 of 2,272
6Cheshire County, NH62247.8$2.2M+2.3%#717 of 2,272
7Rockingham County, NH5315512.2$1.5M+3.0%#1,020 of 2,272
8Hillsborough County, NH4919311.4$1.5M+2.5%#1,138 of 2,272
9Merrimack County, NH448614.1$1.3M+2.6%#1,327 of 2,272
10Grafton County, NH404512.1$1.3M+2.2%#1,453 of 2,272

Other business types in Belknap County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Belknap County, NH?

Belknap County has 21 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 27.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Belknap County, NH spend on vehicle insurance?

About $45.7M a year, or $1,736 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,337 households in Belknap County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Belknap County, NH compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Belknap County has 8.0 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.2M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Belknap County would have about 36, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,646 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Belknap County, NH growing?

Population estimates put Belknap County at 65,147 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,337 households. The median household income in Belknap County is $92,783 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Belknap County scores 65 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #614 of 2,272 scored counties.

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