Signature · 25.5% SNAP (100th pct in MA)
Hampden County, MA
Hampden County stands out on SNAP (25.5%, +13.4 pts vs U.S.) with 23.8% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 23.8%
- low-access pop.
- 12
- food-desert tracts
- 25.5%
- on SNAP
- 463K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hampden County, MA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 23.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.7 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 12 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 25.5% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 12.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 12% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Middlesex County (+ 0.8 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Hampden County ranks #1,377 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #11 of 14 counties in MA (23.8% low-access; 12 food-desert tracts).
- #1,377
- national by low-access %
- #11
- in MA
- 38
- low-access tracts
- 22K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 25.5% SNAP (100th pct in MA) (+13.4 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Hampden County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hampden County's 23.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 56% of them and ranked #1,381 most-affected nationwide.
Hampden County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
103 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 12 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hampden County has 94 urban and 9 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.
Hampden County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Massachusetts, not a full county-board reprint
- Barnstable
Barnstable 51%
51 % low-access
- Essex
Essex 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- Bristol
Bristol 26.4%
26.4 % low-access
- Middlesex
Middlesex 24.6%
24.6 % low-access
- Hampden
Hampden 23.8%
23.8 % low-access
- Franklin 19.1
Franklin 19.1%
19.1 % low-access
- Suffolk 1
Suffolk 1%
1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 103 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 463,490 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 38 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 12 |
| Low-Access Population | 110,388 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.8%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 22,252 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 462,815 |
| Median Household Income | $71,306 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 47,108 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 25.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 12.0%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hampden County
Hampden County has 510 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 144 locations (28% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 144
- 4707515.0 7515, westfield
- 5 star food mart, west springfield
- 7-eleven 20448f, springfield
- 7-eleven 25003, springfield
- 7-eleven store 22402 e, springfield
- 787 mini mart, holyoke
- a to z convenience, springfield
- a to z supermarket, springfield
- a-1 variety, chicopee
- afh food market 2, springfield
- amg retail i 560, springfield
- amg retail i 561, westfield
- amg retail i 562, chicopee
- amg retail i 567, east longmeadow
- amg retail i llc 522, chicopee
- aaz cash & carry, springfield
- abdali's mart, springfield
- adham smoke shop llc, chicopee
- agawam f.l. roberts 04047, agawam
- agawam food inc, agawam
- alltown 3707, palmer
- alltown holyoke 3709, holyoke
- almonte market & deli one llc, holyoke
- anais mini market llc, chicopee
- appletonmart llc, holyoke
- apurv food mart inc n. a., chicopee
- atlasmart 417 llc, springfield
- aunty's market, holyoke
- basics plus mini mart, chicopee
- bd mart, wilbraham
- bd mart, springfield
- becket country store, becket
- best choice convenience store, springfield
- betty mini mart & restaurant inc., holyoke
- big y express 094, wilbraham
- big y express 116, springfield
- big y express 119, chicopee
- big y express 122, westfield
- big y express 93, longmeadow
- bob's convenience store, springfield
- borinquen convenience store, springfield
- brimfield market, brimfield
- brown family mini mart, springfield
- c - mart #2, east longmeadow
- c-mart #1, holyoke
- chester village market, chester
- cumberland farms 0156, chicopee
- cumberland farms 0211, springfield
- cumberland farms 167, feeding hills
- cumberland farms 173, russell
- cumberland farms 202, springfield
- cumberland farms 212, westfield
- cumberland farms 6665, palmer
- cumberland farms 6677, brimfield
- cumberland farms 6717, indian orchard
- carew mini market, springfield
- central convenience llc, springfield
- choice food and package store, wales
- circle k 1, holyoke
- citgo food mart, agawam
- citigo gas & mart, springfield
- city mini mart, springfield
- commuters variety, springfield
- convenience mart, west springfield
- convenience mart n smoke shop 1, feeding hills
- convenience plus 3713, hampden
- convenience plus 3714, bondsville
- country corner citgo, inc., three rivers
- country mart, westfield
- country mart i i, westfield
- country store, west springfield
- cumberland farms 0139, ludlow
- cumberland farms 0195, chicopee
- cumberland farms 0201, agawam
- cumberland farms 213, ludlow
- cumberland farms 6703, west springfield
- cumberland farms 6730, west springfield
- cumberland farms 6738, westfield
- cumberland farms, inc 0200, ludlow
- cumberland farms, inc. 6768, wilbraham
- delaney's market- springfield, west springfield
- dickinson deli, springfield
- downtown convenience, springfield
- ez mart westfield, westfield
- easy pick convenience, holyoke
- el pajuil mini mart, chicopee
- erica llc dba sams food, springfield
- ez mart, agawam
- ezee mart, west springfield
- ezee mart, west springfield
- ezee mart n/a, west springfield
- friendly variety store, holyoke
- falcon gas, springfield
- family mart, indian orchard
- feroz and sons llc dba stop and run 1, chicopee
- franklin market no, springfield
- friendly mini market, holyoke
- ft pleasant convenience store, springfield
- gallagher's convenience store, chicopee
- goodies deli & variety, agawam
- gopinathji inc 7104, west springfield
- grove chicopee op llc, chicopee
- gulf express mart, agawam
- gulf gas and mart, palmer
- hsd co/bay st. mini mart, springfield
- hampden mini mart, hampden
- health products shop, west springfield
- highland farm convenience store, chicopee
- highland farms convenience, chicopee
- holland market, holland
- holyoke community college, holyoke
- honeyland farms, springfield
- honeyland farms, holyoke
- honeyland farms, chicopee
- honeyland farms 1, springfield
- honeyland farms food shop, westfield
- hum inc /chapin east variety, ludlow
- island farm, springfield
- island food market n/a, springfield
- j & j variety store, westfield
- jai umiya ma inc, ludlow
- joe's kwik mart 516, springfield
- juan deli mini market, holyoke
- kibbys corner, springfield
- king mart, holyoke
- knox supermarket, springfield
- kwikpik, springfield
- lucky mini mart & halal deli, springfield
- ludlow mobil 4444, ludlow
- ludlow smokeshop & convenience, ludlow
- m&s food mart inc, three rivers
- ma grocert store, indian orchard
- main st mobil, springfield
- main street mart, wilbraham
- maple market n/a, springfield
- maspak, holyoke
- meadow market, westfield
- melo deli grocery, holyoke
- memorial drive f.l. roberts 04050, chicopee
- merills superatte, springfield
- monson woodbine country store llc, monson
- new corner variety, chicopee
- nathalys market, springfield
- new corner variety, chicopee
Combination Grocery/Other · 106
- asian food market, westfield
- asian market 426, springfield
- cvs 373, holyoke
- cvs pharmacy 1130, springfield
- cvs pharmacy 1972, w springfield
- cvs pharmacy 2339, chicopee
- cvs pharmacy 2476, agawam
- cvs pharmacy 2566, wilbraham
- cvs pharmacy 315, ludlow
- cvs pharmacy 488, springfield
- cvs pharmacy 517, longmeadow
- cvs pharmacy 693, chicopee
- cvs pharmacy 769, east longmeadow
- cvs pharmacy 859, agawam
- cvs pharmacy 950, longmeadow
- cvs pharmacy 969, palmer
- cvs pharmacy inc 1291, springfield
- cvs pharmacy 1026, springfield
- cvs pharmacy 1157, springfield
- cvs pharmacy 1234, westfield
- cvs pharmacy 2071, holyoke
- cvs pharmacy 4471, springfield
- cvs pharmacy 838, westfield
- cvs pharmacy 84, southwick
- cvs pharmacy 843, chicopee
- cvs pharmacy 957, west springfield
- dollar general 15284, agawam
- dollar general 18908, westfield
- dollar general 19128, springfield
- dollar tree 1432, chicopee
- dollar tree 2909, westfield
- dollartree 10676, westfield
- dollartree 3541, springfield
- dollartree 9352, palmer
- dollartree 9510, chicopee
- delaney's market 2, longmeadow
- delaney's market 3, westfield
- delaney's market 4, wilbrahan
- dollar general 13774, chicopee
- dollar general 14404, springfield
- dollar general 15341, holyoke
- dollar general 17777, palmer
- dollar general 19121, holyoke
- dollar general 19129, west springfield
- dollar general 21918, russell
- dollar general 22009, feeding hills
- dollar general 30194, southwick
- dollar tree 1159, west springfield
- dollar tree 1586, springfield
- dollar tree 2495, holyoke
- dollar tree 3891, east longmeadow
- dollar tree 4755, agawam
- dollar tree 5194, west springfield
- dollar tree 5573, springfield
- dollar tree 6119, springfield
- dollar tree 7029, southwick
- dollar tree 7095, springfield
- dollar tree 7696, agawam
- dollar tree 8897, holyoke
- family dollar 11747, springfield
- family dollar 11908, chicopee
- family dollar 12030, springfield
- family dollar 12212, springfield
- family dollar 12461, springfield
- family dollar 1972, chicopee
- family dollar 2485, westfield
- family dollar 2579, holyoke
- family dollar 2666, springfield
- family dollar 4637, springfield
- family dollar 4907, springfield
- family dollar 5705, springfield
- family dollar 8082, springfield
- family dollar 9063, holyoke
- family dollar 9253, springfield
- family dollar store 11061, indian orchard
- first oriental grocery, chicopee
- granny's place, agawam
- koffee kup bakery, chicopee
- ludlow public market, ludlow
- ocean state job lot 208, holyoke
- ocean state job lot 216, springfield
- ocean state job lot 230, westfield
- ocean state job lot 233, southwick
- ocean state job lot 234, palmer
- ocean state job lot 258, springfield
- ocean state job lots 237, chicopee
- old san juan bakery, holyoke
- saigon market, springfield
- shah mart, west springfield
- the munchies conveniences store, indian orchard
- walgreens 10127, springfield
- walgreens 02699, ludlow
- walgreens 03736, springfield
- walgreens 05445, springfield
- walgreens 07063, chicopee
- walgreens 07703, e longmeadow
- walgreens 17302, palmer
- walgreens 17542, chicopee
- walgreens 17650, southwick
- walgreens 17673, chicopee
- walgreens 17787, springfield
- walgreens 18949, westfield
- walgreens 19421, monson
- walgreens 2311, springfield
- walgreens 4358, agawam
- walgreens 4967, holyoke
Showing 250 of 510 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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
One of 13 counties in Massachusetts, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Hampden County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Hampden County (25.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Massachusetts.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MA (23.8% here).
- Shawnee County, KS · 23.8% low-access
- Shawnee County, KS · 23.8% low-access
- Pike County, IL · 23.8% low-access
- Pike County, IL · 23.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MA (25.5% here).
- Curry County, NM · 25.5% SNAP
- Curry County, NM · 25.5% SNAP
- Lawrence County, KY · 25.6% SNAP
- Rolette County, ND · 25.6% 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.
Food access nationally, Massachusetts in context
Hampden 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 .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Hampden County, MA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 25013. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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