165,399 people (2024 Census estimate, +11.3% since 2020)
527 square miles of land · 314 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
28 active community water systems list Hampshire County in the area they serve, reporting 138,649 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| AMHERST DPW WATER DIVISION surface water · local government · MA1008000 | 39,263 served |
| NORTHAMPTON WATER DIVISION surface water · local government · MA1214000 | 29,571 served |
| EASTHAMPTON WATER DEPT groundwater · local government · MA1087000 | 16,211 served |
| SOUTH HADLEY FD #1 (MWRA) buys surface water · local government · MA1275000 | 14,800 served |
| WARE WATER DEPT groundwater · local government · MA1309000 | 10,066 served |
| SOUTH HADLEY FIRE DISTRICT #2 WATER DEPT groundwater · local government · MA1275001 | 6,200 served |
| SOUTHAMPTON WATER DEPT buys groundwater · local government · MA1276000 | 4,853 served |
| HADLEY DPW WATER DIVISION groundwater · local government · MA1117002 | 4,819 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 119 people were held in Hampshire County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 136.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
19 school districts have their office in Hampshire County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $61.5 million — $60 million to run schools, about $23,139 per student, plus $705,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $37.5 million local (mostly property tax), $15.8 million state, $4.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.1 million.
Spent $42 million — $40.2 million to run schools, about $18,841 per student, plus $151,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $16.7 million local (mostly property tax), $19.6 million state, $4.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $140,000.
Spent $40 million — $37.6 million to run schools, about $22,123 per student, plus $454,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $18.5 million local (mostly property tax), $14.9 million state, $3.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $14.7 million.
Spent $33.5 million — $28.9 million to run schools, about $20,240 per student, plus $328,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $15.8 million local (mostly property tax), $14.5 million state, $2.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.5 million.
Spent $40.2 million — $39.2 million to run schools, about $31,574 per student, plus $41,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $23.4 million local (mostly property tax), $15.7 million state, $2.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $815,000.
Spent $27.1 million — $25.1 million to run schools, about $22,107 per student, plus $267,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.9 million local (mostly property tax), $15.2 million state, $3.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $847,000.
Spent $35.4 million — $34.5 million to run schools, about $32,755 per student, plus $512,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.8 million local (mostly property tax), $11 million state, $2 million federal.
Spent $21.1 million — $20.4 million to run schools, about $26,199 per student, plus $35,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $11.4 million local (mostly property tax), $9.6 million state, $2 million federal.
And 11 more.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Hampshire County about $37.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very High; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
258 bridges in Hampshire County: 62 in good condition, 171 fair, and 25 poor (9.7%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| I 91 SB over WATER MANHAN RIV OXBOW · built 1963 | 27,526 vehicles a day |
| ST 9 EAST MAIN ST over WATER WARE RIVER · built 1870 | 15,517 vehicles a day |
| HWY ELM ST over RR GWRR · built 1963 | 13,319 vehicles a day |
| ST 32 PALMER RD over WATER WARE RIVER · built 1937 | 12,634 vehicles a day |
| HWY N HADLEY RD over ST116 · built 1958 | 9,429 vehicles a day |
| HWY GLENDALE ST over WATER MANHAN RIVER · built 1938 | 6,850 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $163.1 million of work in Hampshire County in fiscal 2025, about $1,005 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
State election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting: 2026-10-17 to 2026-10-30. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-24. Mail ballot request deadline: 2026-10-27. Election Day: 2026-11-03. Last day for mailed ballots to arrive: 2026-11-06.
Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth, 2026 Information for Voters, p. 4 · Cambridge Election Commission, 2026 State Election guide (return deadlines) · Mass. General Laws ch. 54, sec. 93
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Nearby counties: Hampden County (14 mi) · Franklin County (17 mi) · Berkshire County (28 mi) · Capitol Planning Region, CT (36 mi) · Worcester County (37 mi) · Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT (44 mi).