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New Hampshire Child Support Calculator

Enter both parents' incomes, number of children, and parenting time to estimate the New Hampshire monthly child support obligation under the Income Shares model. Consult a family law attorney for a binding order.

19%
1-child base rate
#10 of 51
base-rate rank
No cap
income ceiling
91.7%
cases with a support order

$1,401/mo

One-child base rate at New Hampshire's median income

#6 of 51

Nationally, highest first

19% of $88,465, the Census ACS 2022 median household income for New Hampshire, divided across twelve months, 47% above the median state. An index for comparing states, not a case estimate: guidelines apply to the obligor's income, or to combined parental income under the Income Shares model, and a court sets the actual order. How this is derived.

The verdict

New Hampshire carries a top-quartile one-child base rate.

According to New Hampshire Title IV-D guideline publication, last checked 2021.

19%
published 1-child starting rate
91.7%
of cases have a support order

Ranks describe published guideline starting rates across this portal's 51-jurisdiction table, not court outcomes or collection performance.

National context

Higher-band view: where New Hampshire's one-child start sits

Each bar counts jurisdictions with a published one-child base rate in that 3-point guideline band. New Hampshire is marked in its own band; counts are exact from the 51-jurisdiction dataset.

  1. 13-15%
  2. 16-18%
  3. 19-21%
  4. 22-24%
  5. 25-27%

New Hampshire's 19% published one-child starting rate is higher than 34 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.

Source: Published state child-support guideline records in PlainChildSupport's 51-jurisdiction dataset

Income Shares peers by one-child starting rate

1. Massachusetts20%2. Colorado19%3. District of Columbia19%4. Minnesota19%5. New Hampshire19%6. Oregon19%7. Rhode Island19%8. Utah19%9. Alabama18%10. Arizona18%
New Hampshire is highlighted among 43 Income Shares jurisdictions with a published base_pct_1child. Same model family, different statutory schedules; not a finished obligation ranking.

Source: State Title IV-D guideline publications compiled in PlainChildSupport states.base_pct_1child filtered by formula_type · 2021 Peer board lists up to 10 Income Shares states sorted by published one-child starting rate. Counts match SELECT COUNT on the live states table.

Smaller Title IV-D caseload

New Hampshire calculator in the light-caseload third

28,629 active cases put New Hampshire in the lightest third by OCSE P-52 volume (#48).

New Hampshire applies the Income Shares model across a Title IV-D caseload of 28,629 active cases (lighter third nationally), with a published 19% one-child start. Parenting-time and add-on fields adjust the estimate; courts can still deviate.

Sources: New Hampshire Child Support Guidelines · HHS OCSE Annual Report to Congress (Form 157) · estimate only; a court order requires the official worksheet.

Interactive Calculator for New Hampshire

New Hampshire uses the Income Shares to calculate child support. Both parents' combined income and each parent's share of it are used to look up the obligation on the state's published child support schedule.

Our New Hampshire interactive calculator is in development. Phase 1 covers the 10 largest states.

Use Official New Hampshire Calculator

New Hampshire Guideline Summary

~19%

1 Child

~27%

2 Children

~33%

3 Children

None

Income Cap

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Calculators nearest New Hampshire's 19% start

Sorted by absolute gap in published one-child starting rate among states with a verified interactive calculator. Not a recommendation of which worksheet to file.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does New Hampshire's one-child start read high nationally?

New Hampshire's 19% published one-child starting rate is higher than 34 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.

Does New Hampshire publish an income ceiling for this estimate?

No income ceiling is recorded in this portal's 2021 New Hampshire guideline dataset. The official worksheet remains the authority for a binding calculation.

This New Hampshire estimate uses New Hampshire's own published guideline parameters and HHS OCSS child support enforcement caseload/collections data (2025). See our methodology for details.