Just the facts

Population by county
		2010	2008
Chittenden		156,545	152,872
Rutland		61,642	63,331
Washington		59,534	58,829
Windsor		56,670	56,566
Franklin		47,746	47,949
Windham		44,513	43,176
Bennington		37,125	36,382
Addison		36,821	36,617
Caledonia		31,227	30,470
Orange		28,936	28,917
Orleans		27,231	27,189
Lamoille		24,475	24,833
Grand Isle		6,970	7,729
Essex		6,306	6,500
Statewide (49th in United States)		625,741	621,270
Area (43rd in nation) 9,276 square miles
Burlington (largest city) 2010: 42,417
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
Government
Capital:	Montpelier
Governor:	Peter Shumlin (D)
Legislature:	150 representatives, 30 senators
Labor force by county (2009)
% Unemployment		2009	2008
Addison	21,250	6.5	6.0
Bennington	21,450	7.0	6.7
Caledonia	17,500	7.3	7.2
Chittenden	87,950	5.3	5.0
Essex	3,400	11.0	8.4
Franklin	26,000	6.8	6.4
Grand Isle	4,250	9.1	8.3
Lamoille	16,050	8.1	7.2
Orange	16,800	6.1	5.5
Orleans	15,600	9.2	9.6
Rutland	32,450	8.2	6.5
Washington	34,650	6.3	5.7
Windham	25,250	6.2	5.4
Windsor	34,400	5.7	4.5
Statewide	357,000	6.6	6.0
(Not seasonally adjusted. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, and Vermont Department of Labor)
Per capita income
		2009	2008
Vermont		$39,021	$39,236
United States		39,626	40,673
Vermont percentage of National		98.5%	96.5%
(Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)