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Electrician shortage in New Hampshire: the licensed-supply numbers
What the New Hampshire register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, New Hampshire carries 14,192 licensed electricians
on its state register, or 1012.2 per 100,000 residents.
14,192
licensed electricians
1012.2
per 100k residents
#6
density rank of 41
0.4
apprentice : journeyman
The apprentice-to-journeyman pipeline behind them runs at 0.4 in New Hampshire, against 0.492 nationally, a read on whether the electricians supply is being replenished.
By credential tier
Every electrician license on the New Hampshire register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Apprentice
2,308
16%
Journeyman
5,737
40%
Master
6,142
43%
Inspector
5
0%
Against comparable states
States nearest New Hampshire on licensed electricians per capita.
State
Licensed electricians
Per 100k
New Hampshire
14,192
1012.2
Idaho
24,494
1246.7
North Dakota
8,813
1124.2
Maine
14,734
1055.7
Minnesota
48,637
847.6
New Mexico
17,784
841.1
Texas
236,141
774.1
Counts, not a capacity opinion. We publish the licensed supply and the pipeline
ratio; whether a market can absorb a given project is a judgement for the reader, not a claim we make.
Frequently asked
Is there an electricians shortage in New Hampshire?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. New Hampshire carries 14,192 licensed electricians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 1012.2 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed electricians does New Hampshire have?
14,192 on the state register as of 2026-08-09, including 6,142 at master level.
Where does the shortage narrative come from?
Industry analyses project national shortfalls of hundreds of thousands of skilled-trades workers against data-center and electrification demand. Those are demand-side estimates; the figure here is the licensed supply on the register today.
New licenses, ladder upgrades, classification changes and lapses, by market and credential tier. Read the quarterly free, or license the underlying data.