Vermont County Map With Cities
By Marko Visic · Updated Oct 5, 2026
Vermont has 14 counties, covering 9,217 square miles of land. The Census Bureau estimates its population at 644,663 as of July 1, 2025. The largest county by land area is Windsor County; the most populous is Chittenden County; the least populous is Essex County.
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All 14 Vermont counties
| County | FIPS code | Population (July 1, 2025) ▼ | Change since April 2020 | Land area (sq mi) | People per sq mi | Median household income (2020–2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittenden County | 50007 | 169,115 | +0.5% | 537 | 315 | $96,759 |
| Rutland County | 50021 | 59,653 | -1.5% | 931 | 64 | $68,616 |
| Washington County | 50023 | 59,652 | -0.3% | 687 | 87 | $83,449 |
| Windsor County | 50027 | 57,312 | -0.7% | 969 | 59 | $77,594 |
| Franklin County | 50011 | 51,177 | +2.5% | 631 | 81 | $81,313 |
| Windham County | 50025 | 45,204 | -1.5% | 786 | 58 | $72,217 |
| Addison County | 50001 | 38,048 | +1.8% | 766 | 50 | $89,639 |
| Bennington County | 50003 | 36,630 | -1.9% | 674 | 54 | $73,325 |
| Caledonia County | 50005 | 30,414 | +0.6% | 649 | 47 | $69,970 |
| Orange County | 50017 | 30,002 | +2.5% | 687 | 44 | $82,232 |
| Orleans County | 50019 | 27,600 | +0.7% | 695 | 40 | $70,103 |
| Lamoille County | 50015 | 26,294 | +1.3% | 461 | 57 | $74,908 |
| Grand Isle County | 50013 | 7,511 | +3.0% | 82 | 92 | $97,396 |
| Essex County | 50009 | 6,051 | +2.2% | 662 | 9 | $59,294 |
FIPS code: the Census Bureau’s five-digit county ID, a two-digit state code plus a three-digit county code. It is not a ZIP code.
How many counties does Vermont have?
Vermont has 14 counties covering 9,217 square miles. The state was admitted to the Union in 1791 as the 14th state.
The largest county by land area is Windsor County at 969 square miles, home to 57,312 residents. The most populous is Chittenden County with 169,115 residents — a density of 315 people per square mile. At the other end of the scale, Essex County has 6,051 residents.
Vermont’s capital is Montpelier, while the largest city is Burlington.
Related resources
Download a printable outline of Vermont’s county boundaries from our blank map of Vermont page — available in SVG, PNG, and PDF.
Use the What County Am I In? tool to detect which Vermont county a GPS location or address falls in, or the Address to County Lookup for batch input.
For demographic radius analysis, the Find ZIP Codes in Radius and Population Within Radius tools let you draw a circle around any Vermont address and see every ZIP code and the total population inside.
Two SimpleMapLab studies cover Vermont specifically: the 100-mile radius around Montpelier measures how much of the state lives within 100 miles of its capitol, and the loneliest town in Vermont ranks the state’s most isolated inhabited place. The county-counts blog post puts Vermont’s 14 counties in national context.
Frequently asked questions
- County Population Totals, Vintage 2025: estimates for July 1, 2025, released March 2026
- Gazetteer Files, 2026: county land and water area
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024: median household income (table B19013)
- County boundaries on the map: US Atlas TopoJSON build of the US Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line shapefiles. All figures are US Census Bureau data in the public domain.