What are the fastest-growing counties in Vermont?
Orange County is the fastest-growing county in Vermont: its population grew 0.48% a year from 2020 to 2025, to 30,002 residents (Census PEP Vintage 2025). Franklin County (0.45%) and Addison County (0.36%) follow. Vermont as a whole grew 0.05% a year to 644,663 residents.
Data as of 2026-09-23. Population, growth and migration: PEP Vintage 2025 · 2020–2025. Income migration: IRS SOI 2022–2023 (2-yr lag).
Top 10 counties in Vermont by population growth, 2020 to 2025
| Rank | County | Population | Growth (% per year) | Net domestic migration | Net international migration | IRS net AGI migration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County | 30,002 | 0.48% | +953 | +65 | +$6.1M |
| 2 | Franklin County | 51,177 | 0.45% | +942 | +108 | +$13.1M |
| 3 | Addison County | 38,048 | 0.36% | +405 | +639 | +$16.2M |
| 4 | Lamoille County | 26,294 | 0.28% | +72 | +396 | +$14.2M |
| 5 | Caledonia County | 30,414 | 0.15% | +831 | +65 | +$7.7M |
| 6 | Orleans County | 27,600 | 0.14% | +854 | +35 | +$0.4M |
| 7 | Chittenden County | 169,115 | 0.08% | -1,995 | +2,480 | -$23.1M |
| 8 | Washington County | 59,652 | -0.04% | +241 | +315 | +$11.8M |
| 9 | Windsor County | 57,312 | -0.14% | +727 | +337 | +$7.2M |
| 10 | Rutland County | 59,653 | -0.27% | +829 | +62 | +$18.5M |
Where are people moving in Vermont?
Orange County gained the most people from elsewhere in the United States: net domestic migration of +953 from 2020 to 2025 (Census PEP Vintage 2025). The table ranks every Vermont place with 10,000 or more residents by that figure; the IRS column shows net adjusted gross income migration for 2022 to 2023.
| Rank | County | Population | Growth (% per year) | Net domestic migration | Net international migration | IRS net AGI migration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County | 30,002 | 0.48% | +953 | +65 | +$6.1M |
| 2 | Franklin County | 51,177 | 0.45% | +942 | +108 | +$13.1M |
| 3 | Orleans County | 27,600 | 0.14% | +854 | +35 | +$0.4M |
| 4 | Caledonia County | 30,414 | 0.15% | +831 | +65 | +$7.7M |
| 5 | Rutland County | 59,653 | -0.27% | +829 | +62 | +$18.5M |
| 6 | Windsor County | 57,312 | -0.14% | +727 | +337 | +$7.2M |
| 7 | Windham County | 45,204 | -0.29% | +464 | +115 | +$4.0M |
| 8 | Bennington County | 36,630 | -0.37% | +428 | +241 | +$13.9M |
| 9 | Addison County | 38,048 | 0.36% | +405 | +639 | +$16.2M |
| 10 | Washington County | 59,652 | -0.04% | +241 | +315 | +$11.8M |
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Get the Demographics Report for Orange CountyFrequently asked questions
- What are the fastest-growing counties in Vermont?
- By population growth from 2020 to 2025, the fastest are Orange County (0.48% a year), Franklin County (0.45% a year), Addison County (0.36% a year), Lamoille County (0.28% a year) and Caledonia County (0.15% a year) (Census PEP Vintage 2025). Only places with 10,000 or more residents are ranked.
- Where are people moving in Vermont?
- By net domestic migration from 2020 to 2025, the largest gains are Orange County (+953), Franklin County (+942) and Orleans County (+854) (Census PEP Vintage 2025).
- How fast is Vermont growing overall?
- Vermont grew 0.05% a year from 2020 to 2025, to 644,663 residents, with net migration of +10,310 people (Census PEP Vintage 2025).
- Where does this Vermont data come from, and how current is it?
- Population, growth and migration come from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP Vintage 2025 · 2020–2025). Income migration comes from IRS Statistics of Income (IRS SOI 2022–2023 (2-yr lag)). Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are not ranked (2 of 14 in Vermont). Data last loaded 2026-09-23.
Data as of 2026-09-23: sources and periods
- Population, growth and migration
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: PEP Vintage 2025 · 2020–2025. census.gov/programs-surveys/popest
- Income migration (net AGI)
- Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income migration data: IRS SOI 2022–2023 (2-yr lag). irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-migration-data
How to read the table
- Population is the Census July 1 estimate of the latest vintage.
- Growth is the compound annual rate over 2020 to 2025.
- Net domestic and international migration are cumulative people over 2020 to 2025.
- IRS net AGI migration is adjusted gross income that moved in, less what moved out, for 2022 to 2023. A plus sign means a net inflow.
- Places with fewer than 10,000 residents are left out of the rankings.