Arts + culture contributed nearly $3.3 billion to New Hampshire's economy

The numbers are out! According to the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis, arts and culture contributed nearly $3.3 billion to New Hampshire's economy in 2021. This is up from $2.9 billion in 2020.

Thearts and culture contributed nearly $3.3 billion to New Hampshire's economy in 2021. This is up from $2.9 billion in 2020.

Specifically, arts and culture are 3.3% of the state's Gross State Product (GSP) and contribute more to the state's economy than construction ($2,971,300,000), education services ($2,195,700,000), utilities ($1,476,300,000) and more. We're even bigger than the state's outdoor recreation economy ($2,663,745), which was 2.7% of the state's GSP in 2021.

More information on the numbers can be found on the BEA website here, the National Endowment for the Arts' website here, and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies' website, here.