Counties in the State of Massachusetts Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

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Counties in the State of Massachusetts Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

by Noah Smith

Saturday, August 15, 2015

The income of families and where they live usually have an impact of the quality of life they live. This is most especially true for families in low income areas. These families living in these areas are subjected to a number of disadvantages which as compared to the rest of the country in facets of life such as economic opportunities, education and health, as well as access to healthy and fresh food.

As part of our series on Access to Healthy Food in the United States and Low Income Areas in America, we have ranked the counties in the State of Massachusetts based on the percentage of residents living in low income areas.

14 Dukes County

16,535
Total Population

12,543
Urban Population

3,992
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

7,368
Housing Units

5,589
Urban Housing Units

1,779
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13 Nantucket County

10,172
Total Population

8,666
Urban Population

1,506
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

4,229
Housing Units

3,544
Urban Housing Units

685
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12 Norfolk County

670,850
Total Population

662,431
Urban Population

8,419
Rural Population

8.76%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

8.87%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

58,752
Population In Low Income Areas

58,752
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

257,914
Housing Units

255,020
Urban Housing Units

2,894
Rural Housing Units

25,136
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

25,136
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

11 Middlesex County

1,503,085
Total Population

1,423,953
Urban Population

79,132
Rural Population

21.68%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

22.89%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

325,937
Population In Low Income Areas

325,937
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

580,688
Housing Units

551,522
Urban Housing Units

29,166
Rural Housing Units

123,679
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

123,679
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10 Plymouth County

494,919
Total Population

420,788
Urban Population

74,131
Rural Population

22.2%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

23.5%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

14.79%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

109,851
Population In Low Income Areas

98,888
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

10,963
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

181,126
Housing Units

152,873
Urban Housing Units

28,253
Rural Housing Units

39,836
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

35,394
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,442
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9 Barnstable County

215,888
Total Population

188,194
Urban Population

27,694
Rural Population

22.7%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

25.43%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

4.12%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

48,997
Population In Low Income Areas

47,856
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

1,141
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

95,755
Housing Units

83,614
Urban Housing Units

12,141
Rural Housing Units

23,065
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

22,839
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

226
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8 Worcester County

798,552
Total Population

646,611
Urban Population

151,941
Rural Population

26.88%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

33.2%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

214,679
Population In Low Income Areas

214,679
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

303,080
Housing Units

247,674
Urban Housing Units

55,406
Rural Housing Units

85,453
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

85,453
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7 Hampshire County

158,080
Total Population

121,297
Urban Population

36,783
Rural Population

30.67%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

39.98%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

48,490
Population In Low Income Areas

48,490
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

58,702
Housing Units

43,877
Urban Housing Units

14,825
Rural Housing Units

14,360
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14,360
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6 Franklin County

71,372
Total Population

31,113
Urban Population

40,259
Rural Population

32.09%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

51.11%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

17.39%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

22,906
Population In Low Income Areas

15,903
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,003
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

30,462
Housing Units

13,560
Urban Housing Units

16,902
Rural Housing Units

10,006
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,969
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,037
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5 Essex County

743,159
Total Population

691,900
Urban Population

51,259
Rural Population

34%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

36.52%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

252,684
Population In Low Income Areas

252,684
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

285,956
Housing Units

265,912
Urban Housing Units

20,044
Rural Housing Units

95,361
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

95,361
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4 Bristol County

548,285
Total Population

457,972
Urban Population

90,313
Rural Population

36.1%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

43.22%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

197,924
Population In Low Income Areas

197,924
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

213,010
Housing Units

180,982
Urban Housing Units

32,028
Rural Housing Units

83,583
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

83,583
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3 Berkshire County

131,219
Total Population

92,710
Urban Population

38,509
Rural Population

42.01%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

54.23%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

12.58%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

55,124
Population In Low Income Areas

50,279
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

4,845
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

56,091
Housing Units

39,814
Urban Housing Units

16,277
Rural Housing Units

24,338
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

22,287
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,051
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2 Hampden County

463,490
Total Population

420,827
Urban Population

42,663
Rural Population

57.69%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

62.89%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

6.35%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

267,374
Population In Low Income Areas

264,664
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,710
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

179,927
Housing Units

163,925
Urban Housing Units

16,002
Rural Housing Units

104,159
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

103,024
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,135
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1 Suffolk County

722,023
Total Population

721,488
Urban Population

535
Rural Population

71.98%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

71.96%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

519,736
Population In Low Income Areas

519,201
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

535
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

292,767
Housing Units

292,767
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

197,391
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

197,391
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture

Source: O*NET

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