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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Vermont

The top 20 of 20 Vermont cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

#CityBelow poverty level
1Stowe
25.9%
2Newport
23%
3Brattleboro
21.3%
4Burlington
20.5%
5St. Johnsbury
19.7%
6St. Albans
19.5%
7Springfield
18.7%
8Morrisville
17.8%
9Johnson
17.5%
10Barre
17.3%
11Rutland
15.3%
12Middlebury
15.2%
13Winooski
13.8%
14Waterbury
13.7%
15Vergennes
11.6%
16Bennington
11.4%
17Shelburne
10%
18Essex Junction
9.5%
19South Burlington
7.2%
20Montpelier
6.5%

Top Vermont Counties

Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

1. Essex County13.8%2. Rutland County11.8%3. Caledonia County11.7%4. Orleans County11.7%5. Windham County11.6%6. Bennington County11.3%7. Franklin County10.3%8. Chittenden County9.7%9. Orange County9.3%10. Windsor County9.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Vermont”, https://gismap.land/rankings/vermont/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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