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Counties in Vermont by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Essex County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 14 counties in 2021, at 14.7%. Grand Isle County had the lowest, at 6.5%. The median was 10.4% and the figure for Vermont was 10.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.7Essex County
Lowest6.5Grand Isle County
Median10.414 counties
Vermont10.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Addison County: 7 %Bennington County: 11.3 %Caledonia County: 12.6 %Chittenden County: 11.3 %Essex County: 14.7 %Franklin County: 9.4 %Grand Isle County: 6.5 %Lamoille County: 10.5 %Orange County: 9.5 %Orleans County: 10.4 %Rutland County: 10.5 %Washington County: 10 %Windham County: 13.4 %Windsor County: 9.1 %
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  • 9.3 to 10
  • 10 to 12
  • 12 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Essex County: 14.7 %Essex County14.7Windham County: 13.4 %Windham County13.4Caledonia County: 12.6 %Caledonia County12.6Chittenden County: 11.3 %Chittenden County11.3Bennington County: 11.3 %Bennington County11.3Lamoille County: 10.5 %Lamoille County10.5Rutland County: 10.5 %Rutland County10.5Orleans County: 10.4 %Orleans County10.4Washington County: 10 %Washington County10Orange County: 9.5 %Orange County9.5Franklin County: 9.4 %Franklin County9.4Windsor County: 9.1 %Windsor County9.1Addison County: 7 %Addison County7Grand Isle County: 6.5 %Grand Isle County6.5Essex County: 14.7 %Essex County14.7Windham County: 13.4 %Windham County13.4Caledonia County: 12.6 %Caledonia County12.6Chittenden County: 11.3 %Chittenden County11.3Bennington County: 11.3 %Bennington County11.3Lamoille County: 10.5 %Lamoille County10.5Rutland County: 10.5 %Rutland County10.5Orleans County: 10.4 %Orleans County10.4Washington County: 10 %Washington County10Orange County: 9.5 %Orange County9.5Franklin County: 9.4 %Franklin County9.4Windsor County: 9.1 %Windsor County9.1Addison County: 7 %Addison County7Grand Isle County: 6.5 %Grand Isle County6.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Essex County14.7
2Windham County13.4
3Caledonia County12.6
4Chittenden County11.3
5Bennington County11.3
6Lamoille County10.5
7Rutland County10.5
8Orleans County10.4
9Washington County10
10Orange County9.5
11Franklin County9.4
12Windsor County9.1
13Addison County7
14Grand Isle County6.5

Other periods

About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Vermont by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Vermont by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/vermont-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Vermont by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/vermont-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Vermont by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/vermont-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Essex County, with 14.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Grand Isle County, with 6.5% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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