# Counties in Vermont by poverty rate, 2024

All 14 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/vermont-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/vermont-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Essex County | 13.8 |
| 2 | Orleans County | 11.9 |
| 3 | Windham County | 11.4 |
| 4 | Caledonia County | 11 |
| 5 | Rutland County | 10 |
| 6 | Bennington County | 9.9 |
| 7 | Orange County | 9.8 |
| 8 | Windsor County | 9.2 |
| 9 | Chittenden County | 8.9 |
| 9 | Lamoille County | 8.9 |
| 11 | Franklin County | 8.8 |
| 12 | Addison County | 8 |
| 12 | Grand Isle County | 8 |
| 14 | Washington County | 6.1 |