Signature · 107 SNAP-authorized stores
Berkshire County, MA
Berkshire County sits in the upper national band on low-access (30.9%, +8.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 30.9%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 16.5%
- on SNAP
- 129K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Berkshire County, MA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 30.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +8.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.5% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 23% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Essex County ( -0.8 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Berkshire County sits in the upper national band (30.9%, #878 of 3,079) with 9 LILA tracts.
- #878
- national by low-access %
- #7
- in MA
- 16
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 107 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Berkshire County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Berkshire County's 30.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 72% of them and ranked #882 most-affected nationwide.
Berkshire County's elevated USDA tier split
39 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Berkshire County has 22 urban and 17 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Berkshire County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Massachusetts, not a full county-board reprint
- Barnstable
Barnstable 51%
51 % low-access
- Worcester
Worcester 34.5%
34.5 % low-access
- Dukes
Dukes 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Berkshire
Berkshire 30.9%
30.9 % low-access
- Essex
Essex 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- Bristol
Bristol 26.4%
26.4 % low-access
- Suffolk 1
Suffolk 1%
1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 39 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 131,219 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 16 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 40,594 |
| Low-Access Share | 30.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,890 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 129,430 |
| Median Household Income | $76,013 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 9,512 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.6%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Berkshire County
Berkshire County has 107 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 44 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 44
- 7-eleven 32495h, adams
- a-mart, pittsfield
- alltown 3706, pittsfield
- alltown pittsfield 3715, pittsfield
- big y express 83, pittsfield
- big y express 98, lee
- cumberland farms 6772, north adams
- cumberland farms 6789, adams
- convenience plus 2750, lee
- convenience plus 3705, cheshire
- costanzo's package & variety, pittsfield
- cumberland farms 6670, pittsfield
- cumberland farms 6691, north adams
- cumberland farms 6697, pittsfield
- cumberland farms 6743, north adams
- cumberland farms, inc 6658, dalton
- cumberland farms, inc 6668, great barrington
- cumberland farms, inc 6678, williamstown
- ez mart foods of ma inc, north adams
- farmington river general store, sandisfield
- food mart, pittsfield
- gulf food mart, lanesborough
- hartes package & variety store, pittsfield
- jake's variety, pittsfield
- johnnie's superstore, pittsfield
- kr south street inc, pittsfield
- l&m auto inc dba/ papa's healthy food & fuel, east otis
- liptonmart elm st. 603, pittsfield
- liptonmart north st. 604, pittsfield
- liptonmart rt. 20 602, pittsfield
- liptonmart south st. 601, pittsfield
- massachusetts college of liberal arts po, north adams
- mobil salton ave, pittsfield
- new elm convenience, pittsfield
- palmers inc, pittsfield
- pittsfield xtra mart 10091, pittsfield
- placita latina restaurant & market, pittsfield
- quick trip inc., north adams
- south main xtra mart 10025, great barrington
- thing or two variety, pittsfield
- wheelers wine and liquor, pittsfield
- williams street market & deli, pittsfield
- wohrle's food warehouse, pittsfield
- zenner's package & variety inc, pittsfield
Combination Grocery/Other · 27
- berkshire co-op market, great barrington
- cvs 433, lenox
- cvs pharmacy 1131, north adams
- cvs pharmacy 257, pittsfield
- cvs pharmacy 8970, great barrington
- dollar general 14678, williamstown
- dollar general 13540, adams
- dollar general 14438, sheffield
- dollar general 14703, lanesborough
- dollar general 15167, pittsfield
- dollar general 30624, great barrington
- dollar general store 17051, cheshire
- dollar tree 1314, pittsfield
- dollar tree 4349, great barrington
- dollar tree 4508, north adams
- family dollar 2209, pittsfield
- i shree-2 llc, stockbridge
- i shree-3 llc, great barrington
- ishree-1llc 1, lanesborough
- mercy footstep market, pittsfield
- ocean state job lot 246, north adams
- walgreens 17226, pittsfield
- walgreens 17637, pittsfield
- walgreens 18016, williamstown
- walgreens 18122, pittsfield
- walgreens 19038, adams
- walgreens 19088, lee
Supermarket · 12
- adams hometown market 250, adams
- aldi 24, pittsfield
- guido's fresh marketplace, pittsfield
- guido's fresh marketplace, great barrington
- loeb's foodtown, lenox
- market 32 pittsfield 140, pittsfield
- market 32 by price chopper 233, lenox
- price chopper great barrington 155, great barrington
- stop & shop 21, pittsfield
- stop & shop 458, pittsfield
- stop & shop 784, north adams
- wild oats co-op, williamstown
Farmers' Market · 11
- berkshire botanical garden farmers market ffab, stockbridge
- berkshire grown holiday fm-great barrington, housatonic
- berkshire grown holiday farmers' mkt-williamstown, north adams
- city of north adams - farmers market, north adams
- farmers market of sheffield, sheffield
- great barrington farmers market ffab, great barrington
- lee farmers market, lee
- pittsfield farmers market, pittsfield
- stockbridge farmers market nafmnp, stockbridge
- west stockbridge farmers market, west stockbridge
- williamstown farmers market, williamstown
Super Store · 8
- bj's wholesale club 355, pittsfield
- big y supermarket 37, lee
- big y supermarkets 22, great barrington
- big y supermarkets 23, pittsfield
- big y supermarkets 26, north adams
- target 2127, lanesboro
- walmart 1984, north adams
- walmart 2228, pittsfield
Small Grocery Store · 4
- berkshire international market, pittsfield
- cultural market, pittsfield
- franky's 1, pittsfield
- katie's country store, east otis
Delivery Route · 1
- berkshire mobile farmers market, great barrington
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Massachusetts
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Counties near Berkshire County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Berkshire County, both outside Massachusetts so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MA (30.9% here).
- Eaton County, MI · 30.9% low-access
- Eaton County, MI · 30.9% low-access
- Steele County, MN · 30.9% low-access
- Steele County, MN · 30.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MA (16.5% here).
- Adams County, MS · 16.5% SNAP
- Adams County, MS · 16.5% SNAP
- Montgomery County, KY · 16.5% SNAP
- Montgomery County, KY · 16.5% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Berkshire County inside a higher low-access state context
Berkshire County sits inside Massachusetts (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
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