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Plumber 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 4,709 licensed plumbers
on its state register, or 335.9 per 100,000 residents.
4,709
licensed plumbers
335.9
per 100k residents
#9
density rank of 42
0.2
apprentice : journeyman
The apprentice-to-journeyman pipeline behind them runs at 0.2 in New Hampshire, against 0.492 nationally, a read on whether the plumbers supply is being replenished.
By credential tier
Every plumber license on the New Hampshire register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Apprentice
779
17%
Journeyman
3,930
83%
Against comparable states
States nearest New Hampshire on licensed plumbers per capita.
State
Licensed plumbers
Per 100k
New Hampshire
4,709
335.9
Colorado
21,082
358.7
North Dakota
2,811
358.6
Massachusetts
24,466
349.4
Minnesota
17,925
312.4
West Virginia
5,514
311.5
South Dakota
2,677
291.2
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 a plumbers shortage in New Hampshire?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. New Hampshire carries 4,709 licensed plumbers on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 335.9 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed plumbers does New Hampshire have?
4,709 on the state register as of 2026-08-09.
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.
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