Hampden County, Massachusetts

Hampden County population, land area and income

Hampden County had 464,151 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 617.0 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 14 in Massachusetts by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 752.3 people per square mile, 7.8 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Massachusetts has 503,121 residents, about the same as Hampden County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,155 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Hampden County's population changed since 2020

Hampden County gained 437 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.1%. That ranks 11th of 14 in Massachusetts for growth. The median Massachusetts county changed by +2.2%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Hampden County recorded 20,315 births and 22,039 deaths, a natural change of -1,724. Net international migration added +8,263 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -8,201. The largest single component was international migration, which added 8,263 people.

Where Hampden County is

The Census internal point of Hampden County is at 42.136200, -72.635600. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades Massachusetts's 14 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Hampden County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Hampden County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hampden County, 358,675 people together, or 77% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hampden County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Springfield with 154,888.

Counties bordering Hampden County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Hampden County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Capitol Planning Region, CT, with 991,508 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• CT

  Capitol Planning Region, CT

  991,508 people

  22 mi S

• Worcester County

  881,248 people

  38 mi ENE

• Hampshire County

  165,399 people

  14 mi N

• Berkshire County

  128,726 people

  34 mi WNW

• CT

  Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT

  114,101 people

  36 mi WSW

• CT

  Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

  97,701 people

  40 mi ESE

Distance to Boston and the nearest big city

Boston is 81.8 miles ENE of Hampden County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Springfield, MA (population 154,888), 5.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is West Springfield Town, MA (population 29,028), 1.1 miles away.

Hampden County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hampden County is 25013: state code 25 for Massachusetts plus county code 013. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,155.