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

Orleans County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 14 counties in 2022, at 6.1%. Caledonia County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Vermont was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.1Orleans County
Lowest2.6Caledonia County
Median3.914 counties
Vermont3.8History

Map of counties, 2022

Addison County: 4.1 %Bennington County: 4.2 %Caledonia County: 2.6 %Chittenden County: 3.9 %Essex County: 5.4 %Franklin County: 3.3 %Grand Isle County: 3.5 %Lamoille County: 3.9 %Orange County: 3.1 %Orleans County: 6.1 %Rutland County: 4.3 %Washington County: 3 %Windham County: 4.4 %Windsor County: 3.7 %
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  • 3.2 to 3.7
  • 3.7 to 4.1
  • 4.1 to 4.3
  • 4.3 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Orleans County: 6.1 %Orleans County6.1Essex County: 5.4 %Essex County5.4Windham County: 4.4 %Windham County4.4Rutland County: 4.3 %Rutland County4.3Bennington County: 4.2 %Bennington County4.2Addison County: 4.1 %Addison County4.1Lamoille County: 3.9 %Lamoille County3.9Chittenden County: 3.9 %Chittenden County3.9Windsor County: 3.7 %Windsor County3.7Grand Isle County: 3.5 %Grand Isle County3.5Franklin County: 3.3 %Franklin County3.3Orange County: 3.1 %Orange County3.1Washington County: 3 %Washington County3Caledonia County: 2.6 %Caledonia County2.6Orleans County: 6.1 %Orleans County6.1Essex County: 5.4 %Essex County5.4Windham County: 4.4 %Windham County4.4Rutland County: 4.3 %Rutland County4.3Bennington County: 4.2 %Bennington County4.2Addison County: 4.1 %Addison County4.1Lamoille County: 3.9 %Lamoille County3.9Chittenden County: 3.9 %Chittenden County3.9Windsor County: 3.7 %Windsor County3.7Grand Isle County: 3.5 %Grand Isle County3.5Franklin County: 3.3 %Franklin County3.3Orange County: 3.1 %Orange County3.1Washington County: 3 %Washington County3Caledonia County: 2.6 %Caledonia County2.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Orleans County6.1+0.1 pts
2Essex County5.4-0.1 pts
3Windham County4.4-0.3 pts
4Rutland County4.3-0.1 pts
5Bennington County4.2-0.2 pts
6Addison County4.10 pts
7Lamoille County3.90 pts
8Chittenden County3.9+0.1 pts
9Windsor County3.7+0.1 pts
10Grand Isle County3.5-0.6 pts
11Franklin County3.3-0.4 pts
12Orange County3.10 pts
13Washington County3-0.2 pts
14Caledonia County2.6-0.9 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Vermont by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Vermont by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/vermont-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Vermont by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/vermont-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Vermont by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/vermont-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Orleans County, with 6.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Caledonia County, with 2.6% in 2022.

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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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