

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: New Hampshire PDF
| County | Percent w/college degree | Number w/college degree | Total population (ages 25-34) | < 9th grade | 9th-12th grade, no diploma | High school grad/GED | Some college, no degree | Associate's degree | Bachelor's degree | Graduate degree |
| TOTAL | 40.9% | 65,400 | 159,712 | 1,984 | 11,432 | 46,239 | 34,657 | 17,091 | 37,018 | 11,291 |
| Rockingham | 47.0% | 17,123 | 36,450 | 207 | 2,109 | 9,349 | 7,662 | 4,130 | 10,010 | 2,983 |
| Hillsborough | 43.1% | 23,438 | 54,373 | 810 | 3,886 | 14,272 | 11,967 | 6,105 | 13,220 | 4,113 |
| Grafton | 41.7% | 3,967 | 9,512 | 89 | 680 | 3,135 | 1,641 | 717 | 2,254 | 996 |
| Strafford | 41.3% | 6,258 | 15,162 | 167 | 978 | 4,288 | 3,471 | 1,780 | 3,448 | 1,030 |
| Merrimack | 38.8% | 6,539 | 16,855 | 298 | 1,176 | 4,953 | 3,889 | 1,767 | 3,612 | 1,160 |
| Carroll | 33.5% | 1,501 | 4,476 | 61 | 389 | 1,549 | 976 | 465 | 842 | 194 |
| Belknap | 31.8% | 2,030 | 6,381 | 107 | 567 | 2,107 | 1,570 | 729 | 1,046 | 255 |
| Cheshire | 31.2% | 2,554 | 8,176 | 114 | 791 | 2,854 | 1,863 | 595 | 1,604 | 355 |
| Sullivan | 25.0% | 1,177 | 4,699 | 74 | 447 | 2,194 | 807 | 356 | 644 | 177 |
| Coos | 22.4% | 813 | 3,628 | 57 | 409 | 1,538 | 811 | 447 | 338 | 28 |