Rockingham County | |
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![]() Location within the U.S. state of New Hampshire | |
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Coordinates: 42°57′46″N 71°04′39″W / 42.962872°N 71.077621°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | 1769 |
Named for | Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham |
Seat | Brentwood |
Largest town | Derry |
Area | |
• Total | 795.2 sq mi (2,060 km2) |
• Land | 695.4 sq mi (1,801 km2) |
• Water | 99.9 sq mi (259 km2) 12.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 314,176 |
• Estimate (2022) | 319,424 ![]() |
• Density | 400/sq mi (150/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional districts | 1st, 2nd |
Website | rockinghamcountynh |
Rockingham County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2020 census, the population was 314,176,[1] making it New Hampshire's second-most populous county. The county seat is Brentwood.[2] Rockingham County is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area and the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area. Per the 2020 census, it was New Hampshire's fastest growing county from 2010 to 2020.[3]
As of 2014–2018 estimates from the American Community Survey, Rockingham County was the fourth- wealthiest county in New England, with a median household income of $90,429.[4]