Vermont
Population645,254
Counties14county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density27.0people per km² of land
Median household income$78,02464th percentile of states
How it has changed
The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.
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The state figure, and the range across its counties
The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.
Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.
You can sort by any column. 47 of these 184 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).
| Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths | 0.33% | 42nd best of 51 | 0.214% | 0.333% | 0.667% | 13 |
| Always wears a seatbelt | 94.1 | 25th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Arrivals per 100 people staying | 3.36 | 21st highest of 51 | 4.22 | 5.16 | 6.97 | 14 |
| Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 4.34 | 8th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthritis | 25.6 | 22nd best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking | 18.1 | 38th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 50 | 39.8 | 51st highest of 52 | 24.3 | 39.1 | 55 | 12 |
| Black Protestant adherents | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Black-white residential segregation | 62 | 29th highest of 51 | 39.7 | 58.7 | 71.4 | 9 |
| Business closing rate | 8.57 | 32nd highest of 51 | 7.25 | 9.23 | 13.7 | 14 |
| Business opening rate | 8.94 | 43rd highest of 51 | 7.21 | 8.87 | 12.9 | 14 |
| Catholic adherents | 20.9 | 15th highest of 51 | 1.83 | 16.7 | 32.9 | 14 |
| Checkup in the past year | 74.9 | 32nd highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Child mortality | 36.3 | 5th best of 51 | 27.8 | 37.7 | 67 | 7 |
| Child poverty rate, ages 0-17 | 10.2% | 4th best of 51 | 6.2% | 11.3% | 19.1% | 14 |
| Children in single-parent households | 0.211% | 38th highest of 51 | 0.129% | 0.222% | 0.294% | 14 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people | 12.8 | 23rd highest of 51 | 7.25 | 14.4 | 19.5 | 14 |
| Current asthma | 11.2 | 37th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Current smoking | 13.3 | 22nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Departures per 100 people staying | 3.35 | 16th highest of 51 | 3.79 | 5.21 | 7.88 | 14 |
| Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 3.09 | 9th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Depression | 27.8 | 46th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 10.1 | 1st best of 45 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty concentrating or deciding | 12.9 | 14th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty running errands alone | 6.23 | 10th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 11.1 | 2nd best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Disability-free score | 0.575 | 7th highest of 47 | 0.0163 | 1.01 | 1.49 | 14 |
| Drug overdose deaths | 37.5 | 36th best of 51 | 17 | 36.4 | 56 | 12 |
| Effective general sales tax rate | 1.38 | 46th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective individual income tax rate | 2.75 | 14th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective property tax rate | 1.71 | 5th highest of 52 | 1.35 | 1.7 | 1.98 | 14 |
| Effective property tax rate on income | 4.89 | 1st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelical Protestant adherents | 7.25 | 42nd highest of 51 | 0 | 4.53 | 12.5 | 14 |
| Fair or poor health | 13.6 | 1st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Fine particulate matter | 5.8 | 11th best of 51 | 5 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 14 |
| Firearm fatalities | 12.4 | 15th best of 51 | 7.76 | 13.8 | 23.3 | 11 |
| Firearm share of suicides, standardised | 98.8 | 32nd highest of 51 | 73.4 | 99.5 | 144 | 13 |
| Firearm suicide rate | 10.7 | 21st highest of 51 | 6.6 | 12.1 | 27.4 | 13 |
| Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees | 0.5% | 20th best of 51 | 0.27% | 0.495% | 0.59% | 14 |
| Gini index of income inequality | 0.452 | 13th best of 52 | 0.404 | 0.444 | 0.497 | 14 |
| Has health insurance | 95.4 | 4th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Health score | 0.627 | 8th highest of 49 | -0.0475 | 0.589 | 1.23 | 14 |
| High blood pressure | 30.6 | 5th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High cholesterol | 29.8 | 2nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High school graduation | 0.83% | 38th best of 48 | 0.729% | 0.812% | 0.886% | 12 |
| Homeownership rate | 72.8% | 4th highest of 52 | 63.6% | 76.8% | 90.9% | 14 |
| Homicide rate | 2.04 | 3rd best of 51 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1 |
| Homicide rate, annual | 3.24 | 40th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else | 1.24 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures | $9,982 | 12th highest of 51 | $-18,170 | $8,436 | $25,950 | 14 |
| Infant mortality | 4.08 | 4th best of 51 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Injury deaths | 102 | 38th best of 51 | 80.2 | 112 | 128 | 14 |
| Life expectancy | 78.7 years | 12th best of 51 | 76.2 years | 78.2 years | 80.8 years | 14 |
| Mainline Protestant adherents | 5.61 | 25th highest of 51 | 1.83 | 5.35 | 8.84 | 14 |
| Material security score | 1.07 | 3rd highest of 51 | 0.158 | 0.626 | 1.11 | 14 |
| Mean adjusted gross income per return | $83,226 | 38th best of 51 | $55,490 | $77,340 | $102,900 | 14 |
| Mean income of arriving households | $81,842 | 19th highest of 51 | $56,430 | $72,280 | $93,100 | 14 |
| Mean income of departing households | $71,860 | 29th highest of 51 | $40,220 | $63,980 | $93,720 | 14 |
| Mean travel time to work | 23.4 min | 17th best of 52 | 18.9 min | 24.3 min | 32.9 min | 14 |
| Median age | 43 years | 4th highest of 52 | 37 years | 46.1 years | 51.4 years | 14 |
| Median gross rent | $1,193 | 25th highest of 52 | $897 | $1,092 | $1,590 | 14 |
| Median home value | $290,500 | 24th highest of 52 | $167,500 | $266,200 | $404,500 | 14 |
| Median household income | $78,024 | 20th best of 52 | $58,980 | $73,370 | $94,310 | 14 |
| Median household income (model-based) | $80,626 | 18th best of 51 | $58,360 | $73,290 | $96,140 | 14 |
| Median property tax bill | 4,956 | 7th highest of 52 | 2,828 | 4,585 | 6,527 | 14 |
| Meets aerobic guidelines | 66.3 | 6th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Membership organisations | 12.6 | 9th best of 51 | 5 | 11.2 | 19.6 | 14 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returns | 0.316 | 36th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Millionaires' share of all income | 9.71 | 43rd highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths | 10.4 | 15th best of 51 | 6.06 | 11.2 | 19.5 | 12 |
| Net business formation rate | 0.374 | 45th highest of 51 | -2.74 | -0.582 | 2.88 | 14 |
| Net domestic migration rate | 1.19 | 23rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Net migration per 100 people staying | 0.00528 | 27th highest of 51 | -0.911 | 0.149 | 1.14 | 14 |
| Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 1.25 | 10th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Obesity | 29.6 | 9th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Orthodox Christian adherents | 0.06 | 44th highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 14 |
| Other religion adherents | 3.85 | 27th highest of 51 | 0.01 | 3.31 | 6.7 | 14 |
| People per tax return | 2 | 49th highest of 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Per capita income | $44,365 | 17th best of 52 | $34,220 | $42,680 | $53,250 | 14 |
| Per capita personal income | $67,918 | 21st best of 51 | $48,990 | $63,980 | $77,190 | 14 |
| Poverty rate | 10.3% | 13th best of 52 | 7.35% | 10.3% | 14.3% | 14 |
| Poverty rate (model-based) | 9.9% | 7th best of 51 | 7.8% | 9.9% | 14.4% | 14 |
| Premature mortality | 340 | 12th best of 51 | 275 | 356 | 433 | 14 |
| Preventable hospital stays | 2,130 | 12th best of 51 | 1,408 | 1,938 | 3,309 | 14 |
| Private job growth | 1.75 | 35th highest of 52 | 0.3 | 2.41 | 7.13 | 13 |
| Religious adherents | 37.6 | 45th highest of 51 | 10.2 | 34.3 | 53.3 | 14 |
| Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 | 33.6 | 50th highest of 51 | 22.4 | 38.8 | 58.4 | 14 |
| Returns claiming charitable contributions | 3.86% | 47th highest of 51 | 0.667% | 3.52% | 5.47% | 14 |
| Returns claiming the earned income credit | 10.1% | 47th highest of 51 | 7.35% | 11% | 15% | 14 |
| Returns reporting capital gains | 21.6% | 10th highest of 51 | 12% | 21.9% | 25.6% | 14 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensation | 3.08% | 17th highest of 51 | 2% | 3.27% | 5.98% | 14 |
| Safety score | 0.0253 | 20th highest of 51 | -0.413 | -0.0253 | 0.695 | 12 |
| Share aged 65 and over | 20.8% | 4th highest of 52 | 16.3% | 22.7% | 26.7% | 14 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 0.139% | 34th highest of 51 | 0.0859% | 0.345% | 1.81% | 4 |
| Share Asian, not Hispanic | 1.63% | 39th highest of 52 | 0.517% | 0.866% | 3.87% | 12 |
| Share Black, not Hispanic | 1.16% | 47th highest of 52 | 0.274% | 0.822% | 2.48% | 12 |
| Share divorced | 12.4% | 12th highest of 52 | 9.6% | 13% | 17.4% | 14 |
| Share foreign-born | 4.33% | 44th highest of 52 | 2.01% | 3.09% | 8.04% | 14 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any race | 2.49% | 50th highest of 52 | 1.49% | 2.17% | 3.16% | 14 |
| Share in the same house a year ago | 87.1% | 17th highest of 51 | 81.1% | 88.8% | 91.7% | 14 |
| Share never married | 33.1% | 25th highest of 52 | 26% | 30.6% | 40.4% | 14 |
| Share now married | 49.1% | 35th highest of 52 | 43.1% | 49.8% | 58.3% | 14 |
| Share of births to unmarried women | 25.6% | 43rd highest of 52 | 0% | 35.4% | 36% | 5 |
| Share of some other race, not Hispanic | 0.338% | 39th highest of 52 | 0% | 0.186% | 0.373% | 2 |
| Share of suicides by firearm | 54.8% | 28th highest of 51 | 41.4% | 54.2% | 80.4% | 13 |
| Share of taxes from alcohol | 0.226 | 31st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporate income | 5.46 | 29th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporation licences | 0.0614 | 34th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from death and gift | 0.34 | 16th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from gambling | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts | 11.1 | 46th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from individual income | 22.1 | 28th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from insurance premiums | 1.32 | 30th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from licences | 2.93 | 40th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor fuel | 2.33 | 33rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences | 1.39 | 24th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from occupation and business licences | 0.756 | 32nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from other taxes | 2.51 | 19th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property | 39.2 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property transfer | 1.97 | 8th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from public utilities | 0.241 | 47th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from selective sales | 16.7 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from severance | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from tobacco | 1.36 | 8th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of two or more races, not Hispanic | 3.66% | 27th highest of 52 | 2.57% | 3.43% | 4.28% | 14 |
| Share separated | 1.16% | 40th highest of 52 | 0.75% | 1.29% | 2.22% | 14 |
| Share White, not Hispanic | 90.6% | 2nd highest of 52 | 86.2% | 92.1% | 93.5% | 14 |
| Share widowed | 5.43% | 35th highest of 52 | 4.09% | 5.86% | 8.29% | 14 |
| Share with a bachelor's degree or higher | 42.6% | 6th best of 52 | 21.2% | 41.5% | 55.8% | 14 |
| State income tax as a share of income | 2.75 | 11th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State taxes as a share of income | 10.2 | 4th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide rate | 18.2 | 33rd best of 51 | 13.9 | 18.2 | 27.2 | 12 |
| Top state income tax rate | 8.75% | 8th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Total tax burden | 12.5 | 6th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor mental health | 17.4 | 36th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor physical health | 12.1 | 16th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 1.94% | 2nd best of 52 | 1.5% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 14 |
| Vacancy rate | 20.1% | 3rd highest of 52 | 4.84% | 22.5% | 44.5% | 14 |
| Went without care over cost | 7.93 | 3rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Years of potential life lost | 7,142 | 14th best of 51 | 5,480 | 7,694 | 9,787 | 14 |
| Aggregate travel time to work | 6,579,500 min | 50th highest of 52 | 66,180 min | 369,800 min | 1,682,000 min | 14 |
| Business establishments | 18,786 | 51st highest of 51 | 94 | 1,009 | 5,179 | 14 |
| Business establishments closed | 1,607 | 51st highest of 51 | 9 | 85 | 373 | 14 |
| Business establishments opened | 1,677 | 51st highest of 51 | 8 | 96 | 439 | 14 |
| Employed | 342,680 | 50th highest of 52 | 2,732 | 19,350 | 97,410 | 14 |
| Foreign-born population | 27,968 | 50th highest of 52 | 173 | 1,126 | 13,560 | 14 |
| Gross domestic product | $43,932,000k | 51st highest of 51 | $179,200k | $2,206,000k | $15,550,000k | 14 |
| Housing units | 337,070 | 50th highest of 52 | 4,914 | 19,200 | 74,020 | 14 |
| Labour force | 349,480 | 51st highest of 52 | 2,807 | 19,740 | 98,910 | 14 |
| Millionaire tax returns | 1,060 | 51st highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Net domestic migration | 773 | 26th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Occupied housing units | 269,470 | 50th highest of 52 | 2,729 | 14,640 | 70,440 | 14 |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 196,160 | 49th highest of 52 | 2,270 | 11,390 | 44,770 | 14 |
| People covered by a tax return | 564,700 | 49th highest of 51 | 5,220 | 32,420 | 143,900 | 14 |
| People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move | 49,700 | 50th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| People who did not move | 511,460 | 49th highest of 51 | 4,645 | 29,250 | 131,200 | 14 |
| Personal income | $44,059,000k | 51st highest of 51 | $293,600k | $2,484,000k | $13,130,000k | 14 |
| Population | 648,710 | 50th highest of 51 | 5,993 | 37,540 | 170,100 | 14 |
| Population | 647,460 | 50th highest of 51 | 6,010 | 37,450 | 169,500 | 14 |
| Population (firearm measures) | 612,470 | 50th highest of 51 | 5,730 | 35,790 | 159,900 | 13 |
| Population (WONDER) | 647,460 | 50th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Population aged 15 and over | 550,250 | 51st highest of 52 | 5,136 | 32,100 | 145,000 | 14 |
| Population aged 25 and over | 463,000 | 51st highest of 52 | 4,552 | 26,590 | 113,700 | 14 |
| Population aged 65 and over | 134,140 | 48th highest of 52 | 1,594 | 8,482 | 27,560 | 14 |
| Population below the poverty line | 63,902 | 51st highest of 52 | 559 | 3,928 | 16,610 | 14 |
| Population below the poverty line | 61,591 | 50th highest of 51 | 650 | 4,232 | 12,460 | 14 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 622,390 | 51st highest of 52 | 5,962 | 35,350 | 159,100 | 14 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 622,130 | 50th highest of 51 | 6,000 | 35,250 | 159,700 | 14 |
| Population in the same house one year ago | 561,700 | 49th highest of 51 | 5,412 | 33,380 | 136,900 | 14 |
| Population with a bachelor's degree or higher | 197,370 | 48th highest of 52 | 964 | 10,690 | 63,440 | 14 |
| Population, decennial census | 643,080 | 50th highest of 51 | 5,920 | 37,360 | 168,300 | 14 |
| Presidential votes cast, 2024 | 372,880 | 47th highest of 51 | 3,456 | 21,880 | 98,300 | 14 |
| Private jobs | 254,460 | 50th highest of 52 | 931 | 13,500 | 86,540 | 13 |
| State and local tax collections | $5,487,000k | 48th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| State individual income tax collected | $1,210,600k | 40th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State tax collected, all taxes | $4,498,700k | 46th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Tax returns filed | 335,120 | 50th highest of 51 | 3,000 | 19,050 | 87,220 | 14 |
| Total population | 645,250 | 51st highest of 52 | 5,972 | 37,400 | 168,800 | 14 |
| Unemployed | 6,793 | 52nd highest of 52 | 75 | 440 | 1,498 | 14 |
| Vacant housing units | 67,606 | 45th highest of 52 | 2,185 | 3,414 | 10,440 | 14 |
| Women aged 15 to 50 | 142,080 | 51st highest of 52 | 1,083 | 8,029 | 43,950 | 14 |
| Women who gave birth in the past year | 5,652 | 52nd highest of 52 | 130 | 356 | 1,749 | 12 |
| Workers aged 16 and over who commute | 280,890 | 50th highest of 52 | 2,328 | 15,810 | 77,510 | 14 |
What this state is divided into
14 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.
Chittenden County · Rutland County · Washington County · Windsor County · Franklin County · Windham County · Addison County · Bennington County · Caledonia County · Orange County · Orleans County · Lamoille County · Grand Isle County · Essex County