Food Stamps in the Town of Egremont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Berkshire County and the Town of Egremont
Town of Egremont
Berkshire County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$66,081.000000$52,253.000000$66,081.000000$66.1k564$66,689.000000$60,100.000000$66,689.000000$66.7k534
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Berkshire County and the Town of Egremont
Town of Egremont
Berkshire County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty26.666667%36.614324%6.666667%6.7%2.222%2.22%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.630793%0.000%0%6.666667%7.991829%6.666667%6.7%3.704%3.70%23.333333%50.976637%23.333333%23.3%5.645%5.65%40.000000%32.822673%40.000000%40.0%3.519%3.52%46.666667%42.997574%46.666667%46.7%46.667%46.7%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Berkshire County and the Town of Egremont
Town of Egremont
Berkshire County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty216.479401%22.058229%16.479401%16.5%97.778%97.8%4.868914%4.959486%4.868914%4.9%100.000%100%9.737828%14.619000%9.737828%9.7%96.296%96.3%21.910112%24.274260%21.910112%21.9%94.355%94.4%61.610487%48.516620%61.610487%61.6%96.481%96.5%2.996255%7.403075%2.996255%3.0%53.333%53.3%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Berkshire County and the Town of Egremont
Town of Egremont
Berkshire County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite2Black3Other331.250000%27.189542%31.250000%31.3%5587.500000%588%5.319149%14.279724%5.319149%5.3%30100.000000%100%4.681648%12.492447%4.681648%4.7%2588.014981%88%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%53.754579%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.223881%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Pittsfield Area

There are 32 county subdivisions in the Pittsfield Area. This section compares the Town of Egremont to all of the county subdivisions in the Pittsfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Egremont.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Egremont, selected other county subdivisions in the Pittsfield Area, and entities that contain the Town of Egremont
0%5%10%15%20%Count#North AdamsPittsfieldTown of SavoyTown of FloridaFloridaPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of AdamsNew EnglandMassachusettsTown of Mount WashingtonMt WashingtonTown of CheshireCheshireTown of PeruTown of OtisTown of WilliamstownWilliamstownTown of New MarlboroughNew MarlboroughTown of StockbridgeStockbridgeTown of ClarksburgClarksburgTown of DaltonDaltonTown of LeeTown of BecketBecketTown of LenoxTown of West StockbridgeW StockbridgeTown of HinsdaleHinsdaleTown of AlfordAlfordTown of Great BarringtonGreat Barrington934300Tract 934300Town of SheffieldSheffieldTown of LanesboroughLanesboroughSouthern Berkshire School DistrictS BerkshireTown of SandisfieldSandisfieldTown of EgremontEgremontTown of WindsorWindsorTown of New AshfordNew AshfordTown of HancockHancockTown of WashingtonWashingtonTown of TyringhamTyringhamTown of RichmondRichmondTown of MontereyMonterey24.014882%24.014882%24.0%1,420120.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,923217.177914%17.177914%17.2%56316.129032%16.129032%16.1%50414.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.040021%13.040021%13.0%492512.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.345679%12.345679%12.3%10611.072664%11.072664%11.1%160710.479042%10.479042%10.5%3589.302326%9.302326%9.3%6498.879121%8.879121%8.9%202108.620690%8.620690%8.6%55118.602151%8.602151%8.6%80128.444444%8.444444%8.4%57138.011343%8.011343%8.0%226147.783922%7.783922%7.8%183157.783641%7.783641%7.8%59167.617896%7.617896%7.6%189177.303371%7.303371%7.3%39187.009346%7.009346%7.0%60196.989247%6.989247%7.0%13206.697283%6.697283%6.7%175216.377858%6.377858%6.4%536.352605%6.352605%6.4%89226.325823%6.325823%6.3%73236.228905%6.228905%6.2%2036.213018%6.213018%6.2%21245.319149%5.319149%5.3%30255.277045%5.277045%5.3%20264.545455%4.545455%4.5%5274.330709%4.330709%4.3%11282.904564%2.904564%2.9%7292.873563%2.873563%2.9%5302.586207%2.586207%2.6%18311.542416%1.542416%1.5%632
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 32 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the Town of Egremont to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Egremont. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Egremont, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Egremont
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamQuincyBeverlyBarnstable TownSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of AmherstAmherstTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordTown of DartmouthDartmouthWatertown Town934300Tract 934300Southern Berkshire School DistrictS BerkshireTown of EgremontEgremontTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of ArlingtonArlingtonNewtonTown of BillericaBillericaTown of AndoverAndoverTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordTown of NatickNatickTown of ShrewsburyShrewsbury43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k137.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k233.635455%33.635455%33.6%5,047330.170120%30.170120%30.2%3,742429.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118726.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k823.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,974922.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k1020.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,9231120.319297%20.319297%20.3%4,6711220.089710%20.089710%20.1%2,9561319.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,9841419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1518.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,2821618.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,0801716.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,0531815.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7271915.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0692014.812156%14.812156%14.8%2,4762114.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3882214.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.415868%13.415868%13.4%2,2542313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.724987%12.724987%12.7%1,9232412.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0342511.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4402610.995588%10.995588%11.0%2,5172710.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,0012810.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2322910.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,7163010.098665%10.098665%10.1%1,914319.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119329.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,410338.433654%8.433654%8.4%1,261348.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666358.360572%8.360572%8.4%1,151368.163037%8.163037%8.2%731377.652245%7.652245%7.7%1,675387.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770397.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615406.868492%6.868492%6.9%785416.417221%6.417221%6.4%945426.377858%6.377858%6.4%536.228905%6.228905%6.2%2035.319149%5.319149%5.3%305.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,241434.557152%4.557152%4.6%850444.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310454.237469%4.237469%4.2%596464.023319%4.023319%4.0%490473.549777%3.549777%3.5%486483.165908%3.165908%3.2%445492.943683%2.943683%2.9%38050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Egremont to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Egremont. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Egremont, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Egremont
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandMassachusettsQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms Riv934300Tract 934300Town of HempsteadHempsteadSouthern Berkshire School DistrictS BerkshireWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of EgremontEgremontTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k336.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k434.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k534.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k632.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k730.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k830.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k929.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731029.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1228.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181328.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1526.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k1626.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k1725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1923.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,5962023.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742122.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242319.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663014.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3312.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.377858%6.377858%6.4%536.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k436.228905%6.228905%6.2%2035.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845445.319149%5.319149%5.3%304.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052453.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.090064%3.090064%3.1%2,366483.027583%3.027583%3.0%2,968492.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,13850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Egremont to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Egremont. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Egremont, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Egremont
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE Tarrant934300Tract 934300Town of HempsteadHempsteadSouthern Berkshire School DistrictS BerkshireSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Town of EgremontEgremontSan FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.377858%6.377858%6.4%536.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.228905%6.228905%6.2%2036.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.319149%5.319149%5.3%305.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Berkshire
Metro Area:
Pittsfield Area
ZIP Codes:
01230, 01258
Unified School District:
Southern Berkshire
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-4th Berkshire
Neighboring Towns:
Alford, Copake, Great Barrington, Hillsdale, Mount Washington, Sheffield
Nearby Towns:
Ancram, Austerlitz, Claverack, Monterey, New Marlborough, North Canaan, Salisbury, Stockbridge, Taghkanic, West Stockbridge