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Counties in Vermont by business revenue: retail trade (Economic Census)

Chittenden County had the highest business revenue: retail trade (Economic Census) of 14 counties in 2017, at $3.36 billion. Essex County had the lowest, at $13.94 million. The median was $598.29 million and the figure for Vermont was $10.81 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,361.1Chittenden County
Lowest13.9Essex County
Median598.314 counties
Vermont10,811.3History

Map of counties, 2017

Addison County: 622.5 USD millionBennington County: 801.2 USD millionCaledonia County: 524.3 USD millionChittenden County: 3,361.1 USD millionEssex County: 13.9 USD millionFranklin County: 830 USD millionGrand Isle County: 42.8 USD millionLamoille County: 390.9 USD millionOrange County: 225.6 USD millionOrleans County: 378 USD millionRutland County: 1,124.5 USD millionWashington County: 1,112.1 USD millionWindham County: 574.1 USD millionWindsor County: 810.2 USD million
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USD million, 2017. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all establishments. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Chittenden County: 3,361.1 USD millionChittenden County3,361.1Rutland County: 1,124.5 USD millionRutland County1,124.5Washington County: 1,112.1 USD millionWashington County1,112.1Franklin County: 830 USD millionFranklin County830Windsor County: 810.2 USD millionWindsor County810.2Bennington County: 801.2 USD millionBennington County801.2Addison County: 622.5 USD millionAddison County622.5Windham County: 574.1 USD millionWindham County574.1Caledonia County: 524.3 USD millionCaledonia County524.3Lamoille County: 390.9 USD millionLamoille County390.9Orleans County: 378 USD millionOrleans County378Orange County: 225.6 USD millionOrange County225.6Grand Isle County: 42.8 USD millionGrand Isle County42.8Essex County: 13.9 USD millionEssex County13.9Chittenden County: 3,361.1 USD millionChittenden County3,361.1Rutland County: 1,124.5 USD millionRutland County1,124.5Washington County: 1,112.1 USD millionWashington County1,112.1Franklin County: 830 USD millionFranklin County830Windsor County: 810.2 USD millionWindsor County810.2Bennington County: 801.2 USD millionBennington County801.2Addison County: 622.5 USD millionAddison County622.5Windham County: 574.1 USD millionWindham County574.1Caledonia County: 524.3 USD millionCaledonia County524.3Lamoille County: 390.9 USD millionLamoille County390.9Orleans County: 378 USD millionOrleans County378Orange County: 225.6 USD millionOrange County225.6Grand Isle County: 42.8 USD millionGrand Isle County42.8Essex County: 13.9 USD millionEssex County13.9
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD million
1Chittenden County3,361.1
2Rutland County1,124.5
3Washington County1,112.1
4Franklin County830
5Windsor County810.2
6Bennington County801.2
7Addison County622.5
8Windham County574.1
9Caledonia County524.3
10Lamoille County390.9
11Orleans County378
12Orange County225.6
13Grand Isle County42.8
14Essex County13.9

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About this ranking

Sales, value of shipments or revenue of employer establishments in retail trade (NAICS 44-45), in millions of current US dollars, from the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census.

Economic Census, taken every five years: values exist for 2017 and 2022 only, and the 2027 census publishes about 2029. Revenue of employer establishments located in the place, in millions of current US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; nonemployers (nonemployer_receipts_usd_*) are not included, and government owned establishments are generally out of scope. Manufacturing is the value of shipments and wholesale and retail trade are sales, so an establishment selling to another counts in both and sectors do not add up to output or GDP. Cells that would disclose individual companies (flag D) or that Census does not publish are missing here, not zero; counties are published for 14 of the 18 sectors. Sectors follow NAICS 2017 for 2017 and NAICS 2022 for 2022.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all establishments. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all establishments (Counties in Vermont by business revenue: retail trade (Economic Census), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip

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Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all establishments, Counties in Vermont by business revenue: retail trade (Economic Census), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 May 2021, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-revenue-retail-trade/vermont-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2021. Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all establishments. Counties in Vermont by business revenue: retail trade (Economic Census), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-revenue-retail-trade/vermont-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2021) Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all establishments, Counties in Vermont by business revenue: retail trade (Economic Census), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-revenue-retail-trade/vermont-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business revenue: retail trade (Economic Census)?

Chittenden County, with $3.36 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest business revenue: retail trade (Economic Census)?

Essex County, with $13.94 million in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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