Hampden County

Hampden County is located in southern Western Massachusetts, along the Connecticut border. The county includes 23 cities and towns and is home to Springfield, the region’s largest city, as well as a mix of urban, suburban, and rural communities. Explore what the data tells us about youth health in Hampden County, along with local research, strategies, and resources that help communities support young people.

Hampden County

Partial Hampden County Data

Click a circle to view additional details. Use the topic name on the right to visit a page where you can learn more, see question text, and explore this data by grade, gender, sexual orientation, and race/ethnicity.

Overall, 59% to 68% of students in 8th,10th, and 12th grades took the survey in each school district included on the Hub (Chicopee, Holyoke, Ludlow, and Springfield Public School Districts). Response rates per metric are shown on each topics page by grade. 

  • Thank you to the Chicopee, Holyoke, Ludlow, and Springfield Public School Districts for partnering with the PHIWM and Youth Survey Planning Team to survey young people and share data. For more data, see youth health survey results.

Understanding the Data

Not all students took the survey, so the results may not reflect everyone’s experiences. This is also data only from one point in time and could look different if students were asked again now. It should be used alongside other information to better understand what students are experiencing 


Student experiences may be shaped by many factors, including school and community conditions, racism, classism, ableism, heterosexism, and gender-based discrimination. When interpreting the data, we encourage users to consider the broader systems and environments that shape health and well-being. Learn more about Understanding the Data. 

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