Maple syrup in New Hampshire, county by county
- Maple farms, 2022
- 471
- -11% since 2017
- Taps, 2022
- 566,187
- -5% since 2017
- Gallons of syrup
- 163,707
- 0.29 gal per tap
- Counties with a page
- 10
- of 10 with maple farms
Reading the map
Where New Hampshire's sugaring happens
Sullivan County alone holds 192,177 taps (34% of the state). Counties shaded lightest have the fewest taps; grey counties reported fewer than five maple farms and have no atlas page. Click any county for its season calendar.
USDA's reported New Hampshire season ran from about Feb 28 to Apr 7 in a median year (12 years of records). Our weather signal for the same counties, weighted by farms, gives Mar 7 to Apr 9; county dates below are scaled so the state matches USDA, keeping only the within-state differences.
Every county
New Hampshire maple production and season dates by county
| County | Farms | Taps | Gallons | Taps vs 2017 | Sap usually runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 38 | 192,177 | 65,485 | +19% | Mar 5 – Apr 14 |
| Coos | 46 | 92,173 | 35,073 | +12% | Mar 11 – Apr 18 |
| Grafton | 78 | 68,184 | 14,416 | -20% | Mar 6 – Apr 15 |
| Cheshire | 51 | 63,030 | 13,104 | -22% | Feb 26 – Apr 7 |
| Hillsborough | 72 | 54,267 | 15,634 | +1% | Feb 18 – Mar 27 |
| Merrimack | 53 | 43,233 | 9,096 | -35% | Feb 25 – Apr 6 |
| Belknap | 42 | 24,600 | 5,079 | +29% | Mar 2 – Apr 10 |
| Rockingham | 27 | 11,590 | 1,963 | -16% | Feb 16 – Mar 28 |
| Carroll | 20 | 9,271 | 2,142 | -66% | Mar 7 – Apr 15 |
| Strafford | 44 | 7,662 | 1,715 | +45% | Feb 18 – Mar 28 |
| New Hampshire total | 471 | 566,187 | 163,707 | -5% | USDA median Feb 28 – Apr 7 |
“Withheld” = USDA suppressed the figure to avoid disclosing individual operations. County totals need not sum to the state total for that reason.
About this page
Production figures are copied, unchanged, from Table 37 of the 2022 Census of Agriculture county volume for New Hampshire. Season dates come from our county maple atlas: 36 seasons of daily temperatures at each county seat scored with the freeze-thaw rule behind our live forecast, calibrated against 117 state-seasons of USDA-reported dates. How the atlas is built, and the downloadable dataset →
Sources · 3
- 1.2022 Census of Agriculture, County Level Data — New Hampshire, Table 37: Maple Syrup, 2022 and 2017 · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
- 2.USDA NASS maple syrup reports — approximate average season opened and closed dates, 2011–2022 · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (mirrored by the University of Vermont)
- 3.PRISM daily temperature grids (AN81d, 4 km), accessed 2026-10-05 · PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu
FAQ
New Hampshire maple questions
- Which county in New Hampshire makes the most maple syrup?
- Sullivan County, with 192,177 taps and 65,485 gallons of syrup across 38 farms in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, about 34% of the state's taps.
- How many maple producers are there in New Hampshire?
- The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 471 farms producing maple syrup in New Hampshire (528 in 2017), with 566,187 taps and 163,707 gallons of syrup. The Census counts farms, so backyard sugarmakers who don't sell are not included.
- Where does the sap run first in New Hampshire?
- By our weather record, Rockingham County (Brentwood) typically starts around February 16, while Coos County (Lancaster) starts around March 11, a spread of about 23 days across the state.
Other states
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