During Dummer's War, the first permanent English settlement was established in 1724 with the construction of Fort Dummer.
It was intended to protect the nearby settlements of Dummerston and Brattleboro. From 1731 to 1734, the French constructed Fort St.
It was intended to protect the nearby settlements of Dummerston and Brattleboro. From 1731 to 1734, the French constructed Fort St.
With the outbreak of the French and Indian War in 1754, the North American front of the Seven Years' War between the French and British, the French began construction in 1755 of Fort Carillon at present-day Ticonderoga, New York.
With the outbreak of the French and Indian War in 1754, the North American front of the Seven Years' War between the French and British, the French began construction in 1755 of Fort Carillon at present-day Ticonderoga, New York.
The British failed to take either fort between 1755 and 1758.
The British failed to take either fort between 1755 and 1758.
In 1759 a combined force of 12,000 British regular and provincial troops under Sir Jeffery Amherst captured Carillon, after which the French abandoned Fort St.
After being defeated in 1763 in the Seven Years' War, France ceded its territory east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain. Thereafter, the nearby British Thirteen Colonies, especially the provinces of New Hampshire and New York, disputed the extent of the area called the New Hampshire Grants to the west of the Connecticut River, encompassing present-day Vermont.
Frédéric, securing British control over the area. Following France's loss in the French and Indian War, through the 1763 Treaty of Paris, it ceded control of land east of the Mississippi River to the British.
Ultimately, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New York all claimed this frontier area. On July 20, 1764, King George III established the boundary between New Hampshire and New York along the west bank of the Connecticut River, north of Massachusetts, and south of 45 degrees north latitude.
In 1770 Ethan Allen, his brothers Ira and Levi, and the Allens' cousins Seth Warner and Remember Baker, recruited an informal militia known as the Green Mountain Boys to protect the interests of the original New Hampshire settlers against newcomers from New York. In 1775, after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, the Green Mountain Boys assisted a force from Connecticut, led by Benedict Arnold, in capturing the British fort at Ticonderoga.
In 1770 Ethan Allen, his brothers Ira and Levi, and the Allens' cousins Seth Warner and Remember Baker, recruited an informal militia known as the Green Mountain Boys to protect the interests of the original New Hampshire settlers against newcomers from New York. In 1775, after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, the Green Mountain Boys assisted a force from Connecticut, led by Benedict Arnold, in capturing the British fort at Ticonderoga.
Ultimately, a group of settlers with New Hampshire land grant titles established the Vermont Republic in 1777 as an independent state during the American Revolutionary War.
In 1777, Thomas Young introduced the name in writing with a broadside "To the Inhabitants of Vermont, a Free and Independent State". ==History== ===Native American=== Between 8500 and 7000 BCE, at the time of the Champlain Sea, Native Americans inhabited and hunted in present-day Vermont.
Seth Warner was chosen by the men of the regiment to lead, while Ethan Allen later served as a colonel in Schuyler's Army of Northern New York. ===Sovereignty=== On January 15, 1777, representatives of the New Hampshire Grants declared the independence of Vermont.
For the first six months of its existence, it was called the Republic of New Connecticut. On June 2, 1777, a second convention of 72 delegates met and adopted the name "Vermont." This was on the advice of a friendly Pennsylvanian, Dr.
It was in effect from 1777 to 1786. ===Revolutionary War=== The Battle of Bennington, fought on August 16, 1777, was a seminal event in the history of the state of Vermont and the United States.
The anniversary of the battle is still celebrated in Vermont as a legal holiday. The Battle of Hubbardton (July 7, 1777) was the only Revolutionary battle within the present boundaries of Vermont.
Thomas Chittenden was the Governor in 1778–89 and in 1790–91. Because the state of New York continued to assert a disputed claim that Vermont was a part of New York, Vermont could not be admitted to the Union under Article IV, Section3 of the Constitution until the legislature of New York consented.
The independent state of Vermont issued its own coinage from 1785 to 1788 and operated a national postal service.
It was in effect from 1777 to 1786. ===Revolutionary War=== The Battle of Bennington, fought on August 16, 1777, was a seminal event in the history of the state of Vermont and the United States.
Vermont became the first to enter the Union after the original 13 states. The revised constitution of 1786, which established a greater separation of powers, continued in effect until 1793, two years after Vermont's admission to the Union. Under the Act "To Secure Freedom to All Persons Within This State," slavery was officially banned by state law on November 25, 1858, less than three years before the American Civil War.
The independent state of Vermont issued its own coinage from 1785 to 1788 and operated a national postal service.
Thomas Chittenden was the Governor in 1778–89 and in 1790–91. Because the state of New York continued to assert a disputed claim that Vermont was a part of New York, Vermont could not be admitted to the Union under Article IV, Section3 of the Constitution until the legislature of New York consented.
On March 6, 1790, the legislature made its consent contingent upon a negotiated agreement on the precise boundary between the two states.
The negotiations were successfully concluded in October 1790 with an agreement that Vermont would pay $30,000 to New York to be distributed among New Yorkers who claimed land in Vermont under New York land patents.
The Vermont Republic [of slavery in Vermont|abolished slavery] before any of the other states. Vermont was admitted to the newly established United States as the fourteenth state in 1791.
In January 1791, a convention in Vermont voted 105–4 to petition Congress to become a state in the federal union.
Congress acted on February 18, 1791, to admit Vermont to the Union as the 14th state as of March 4, 1791.
Vermont became the first to enter the Union after the original 13 states. The revised constitution of 1786, which established a greater separation of powers, continued in effect until 1793, two years after Vermont's admission to the Union. Under the Act "To Secure Freedom to All Persons Within This State," slavery was officially banned by state law on November 25, 1858, less than three years before the American Civil War.
As of 2010, they were no longer endangered in the state. From 2008 to 2010, White-nose syndrome killed an estimated two-thirds of all cave-wintering bats in the state. The New England cottontail disappeared from the state in the early 1970s, out-competed by the eastern cottontail rabbit, imported in the 1800s for hunting.
From 1856 to 1988, Vermont voted Democratic only once, in Lyndon B.
Vermont became the first to enter the Union after the original 13 states. The revised constitution of 1786, which established a greater separation of powers, continued in effect until 1793, two years after Vermont's admission to the Union. Under the Act "To Secure Freedom to All Persons Within This State," slavery was officially banned by state law on November 25, 1858, less than three years before the American Civil War.
In 1860 it voted for Abraham Lincoln, giving him the largest margin of victory of any state. During the American Civil War, Vermont sent 33,288 men into United States service.
Albans banks, perpetrated in October 1864 by 21 Confederate agents.
Women were first allowed to vote in the elections of December 18, 1880, when women were granted limited suffrage.
Over 78% of the land area of the state is forested compared to only 37% in the 1880s, when sheep farming was at its peak and large amounts of acreage were cleared for grazing.
Such facilities also helped absorb new residents and help them learn the new culture; European immigrants peaked in number between 1890 and 1900.
Such facilities also helped absorb new residents and help them learn the new culture; European immigrants peaked in number between 1890 and 1900.
Vermont is the seventh coldest state in the country. The highest recorded temperature was , at Vernon, on July 4, 1911.
In 1915 the Brandon State School opened, the beginning of a related effort to segregate and control those judged unfit to reproduce. The state followed efforts to improve children's welfare by establishing other institutions to house the mentally ill or disabled.
From 1925 to 1928 the Eugenics Survey of Vermont conducted research and recorded the histories of families it determined were degenerate or dependent.
There is disagreement about how many sterilizations were performed; most were completed from 1931 to 1941, but such procedures were recorded as late as 1970. ====Natural disasters==== In addition to the increased intensity and flooding caused by climate change, the state has suffered several extreme natural disasters in the 20th and 21st centuries related to hurricanes, and extensive rain and flooding. Large-scale flooding occurred in early November 1927.
The governor described it as one of the worst natural disasters of the 20th and 21st centuries, second only to the flood of 1927.
From 1925 to 1928 the Eugenics Survey of Vermont conducted research and recorded the histories of families it determined were degenerate or dependent.
Review by current historians reveals the results were socially prejudiced, as the surveys tended to target the poor and disenfranchised minorities, including French Canadians, Abenaki, and disabled. In 1931 Vermont was the 29th state to pass a eugenics law.
There is disagreement about how many sterilizations were performed; most were completed from 1931 to 1941, but such procedures were recorded as late as 1970. ====Natural disasters==== In addition to the increased intensity and flooding caused by climate change, the state has suffered several extreme natural disasters in the 20th and 21st centuries related to hurricanes, and extensive rain and flooding. Large-scale flooding occurred in early November 1927.
The lowest recorded temperature was , at Bloomfield, on December 30, 1933; this is the lowest temperature recorded in New England alongside Big Black River, which recorded a verified in 2009.
During this incident, 84 people died, including the state's lieutenant governor. The 1938 New England hurricane in the fall of that year blew down of trees, one-third of the total forest at the time in New England.
There is disagreement about how many sterilizations were performed; most were completed from 1931 to 1941, but such procedures were recorded as late as 1970. ====Natural disasters==== In addition to the increased intensity and flooding caused by climate change, the state has suffered several extreme natural disasters in the 20th and 21st centuries related to hurricanes, and extensive rain and flooding. Large-scale flooding occurred in early November 1927.
Still, the number of Vermont dairy farms has declined more than 85% from the 11,206 dairy farms operating in 1947.
The average dairy farm produced pounds of milk annually in 2008. The dairy barn remains an iconic image of Vermont, but the 87% decrease in active dairy farms between 1947 and 2003 means that preservation of the dairy barns has increasingly become dependent upon a commitment to maintaining a legacy rather than basic need in the agricultural economy.
The highest ranked, in 1952, had a Richter magnitude scale 6.0 and was based in Canada. ===Fauna=== The state contains 41 species of reptiles and amphibians, 89 species of fish, of which 12 are non native; 193 species of breeding birds, 58 species of mammals, more than 15,000 insect species, and 2,000 higher plant species, plus fungi, algae, and 75 different types of natural communities.
Before the 1960s, rural interests dominated the legislature.
Before 1992, Vermont voted for the Republican in every single Presidential election with the exception of 1964. A series of one man, one vote decisions made by the United States Supreme Court in the 1960s required states to redraw their legislative districts to accurately reflect population.
As a result, urban areas in Vermont gained political power. The legislature was redistricted under one-person, one-vote in the 1960s.
All action supposedly took place in Vermont. Vermont was the home of Pollyanna and her Aunt Polly in the novel Pollyanna, later made into the 1960 Disney film starring Hayley Mills and Jane Wyman. In H.
The rate of survival was twice that of the five lowest performing states. Parts of the state have been declared federal disaster areas on 28 occasions from 1963 to 2008. In 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency cited Chittenden and Bennington as counties with 70 parts per billion of smog which is undesirable. In 2008, about 100,000 Vermonters got their health care through the federal government, Medicare, Tri-Care, and the Veteran's Administration.
They were first allowed to vote in town elections, and later in state legislative races. In 1964, the U.S.
Before 1992, Vermont voted for the Republican in every single Presidential election with the exception of 1964. A series of one man, one vote decisions made by the United States Supreme Court in the 1960s required states to redraw their legislative districts to accurately reflect population.
Johnson's landslide victory of 1964 against Barry M.
Bush in 1988, it gave Democrat Bill Clinton a 16-point margin in 1992—the first time the state had gone Democratic since 1964.
This means that vehicles too heavy for the interstates can legally use only secondary roads. In 1968, Vermont outlawed the use of billboards for advertisement along its roads.
Sixteen were re-introduced in 1969, and had grown to a flock estimated to number 45,000 in 2009.
There is disagreement about how many sterilizations were performed; most were completed from 1931 to 1941, but such procedures were recorded as late as 1970. ====Natural disasters==== In addition to the increased intensity and flooding caused by climate change, the state has suffered several extreme natural disasters in the 20th and 21st centuries related to hurricanes, and extensive rain and flooding. Large-scale flooding occurred in early November 1927.
Since 1970, reduction of farmland has resulted in reduced environment for, and resulted in a decline in numbers of various shrubland birds, including the American woodcock, brown thrasher, eastern towhee, willow flycatcher, golden-winged warbler, blue-winged warbler, field sparrow, and Baltimore oriole. The use of DDT for insect control resulted in ospreys laying eggs that were too thin to support the development of young.
As of 2010, they were no longer endangered in the state. From 2008 to 2010, White-nose syndrome killed an estimated two-thirds of all cave-wintering bats in the state. The New England cottontail disappeared from the state in the early 1970s, out-competed by the eastern cottontail rabbit, imported in the 1800s for hunting.
It passed the Land Use and Development Law (Act 250) in 1970 to discourage suburban sprawl and to limit major growth to already developed areas.
Today many of the older trees in Vermont are about 75 years old, dating from after this storm. A major flood occurred in 1973, causing the deaths of two people and millions of dollars in property damage. The state suffered severe flooding in late August 2011 caused by Tropical Storm Irene.
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra is supported by the state and performs throughout the area. Since 1973 the Sage City Symphony, formed by composer Louis Calabro, has performed in the Bennington area.
Out of a workforce of 299,200 workers, 52,000 were government jobs, federal, state, and local. A modern high unemployment rate of 9% was reached in June 1976.
In 1980, the price for a cord of wood was $50; in 2017, $25.
From 1980 to 2000, employment grew by 3.4%; nationally it was up 4.6%.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Republican presidential candidates frequently won the state with over 70% of the vote. In the 1980s and 1990s, many people moved in from out of state.
It had the second lowest price at $33.40/gallon. The wine industry in Vermont started in 1985.
From 1856 to 1988, Vermont voted Democratic only once, in Lyndon B.
Bush in 1988, it gave Democrat Bill Clinton a 16-point margin in 1992—the first time the state had gone Democratic since 1964.
In 1988 a number of Vermont-based composers including Gwyneth Walker formed the Vermont Composers Consortium, which was recognized by the governor proclaiming 2011 as The Year of the Composer. Burlington, Vermont's largest city, hosts the annual Vermont International Film Festival, which presents ten days in October of independent films.
The combined figures for overweight and obese adults rose from 40.7% in 1990 to 58.4% in 2010.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Republican presidential candidates frequently won the state with over 70% of the vote. In the 1980s and 1990s, many people moved in from out of state.
As evidence of this, in 1990 Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, was elected to Vermont's lone seat in the House as an independent.
Most of these are towns. ===Finances and taxation=== Vermont is the only state in the union not to have a balanced-budget requirement, yet it has had a balanced budget every year since 1991.
Since 1992, Vermont has voted for the Democrat in every Presidential election.
Before 1992, Vermont voted for the Republican in every single Presidential election with the exception of 1964. A series of one man, one vote decisions made by the United States Supreme Court in the 1960s required states to redraw their legislative districts to accurately reflect population.
Bush in 1988, it gave Democrat Bill Clinton a 16-point margin in 1992—the first time the state had gone Democratic since 1964.
The ranking for children was ninth best in the nation. In 1993, the obesity rate for adults was 12%.
For example, in 1994, the price of a thousand board feet was $300, the same as it was in 2017.
Because of the successful attempts to dilute what is perceived as the original intent of Act 250, and other development pressures, Vermont has been designated one of America's most "endangered historic places" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In 1995, the state banned the spreading of manure from December 15 to April 1, to prevent runoff and protect the water.
16.9% of residents 18 to 35 were uninsured, the highest group. Health care spending increased from in 2000 to in 2009. In 2009, adult day care services cost more in Vermont than any other state—$150 daily. The state started air drops of rabies bait for raccoons in 1997.
It began to reappear in 1998, when ospreys were observed again locally.
Bombus terricola (the yellow-banded bumblebee), although once common in Vermont, has not been seen in most of its range since 1999 and is now absent from the state.
Therefore farms must have environmentally approved facilities to store manure during this time frame. While the state voted largely Democratic, Republican Governor Douglas won all counties but Windham in the 2006 election. A controversy dating from 1999 has been over the adoption of civil unions, an institution which grants same-sex couples nearly all the rights and privileges of marriage at the state, but not federal, level.
In 2000, the state legislature was the first to recognize civil unions for same-sex couples. ==Etymology== Samuel de Champlain claimed the area around what is now Lake Champlain, giving the name Verd Mont (Green Mountain) to the region he found, on a 1647 map.
This arrangement had meant that urban areas did not have proportionate political power and often suffered from underinvestment in needed infrastructure; other urban issues were also neglected by rural-dominated legislatures. In July 2000, Vermont became the first state to introduce civil unions.
This contributed $1.7 billion to the state's economy. ===Agriculture=== Agriculture contributed 2.2% of the state's domestic product in 2000.
In 2000 about 3% of the state's working population engaged in agriculture.
However, in 41 other states, inhabitants contributed within plus or minus 4% of Vermont's 18.4% of household income to a mortgage. Because housing prices did not rise much during the early 2000s, the collapse in real estate values was not that precipitous either.
A modern low of 2.4% was measured in February 2000.
As of October 2019, the unemployment rate was 2.2%. Employment grew 7.5% from 2000 to 2006.
From 1980 to 2000, employment grew by 3.4%; nationally it was up 4.6%.
Tourism supported over 26,000 jobs, 7.2% of total employment. According to the 2000 Census, almost 15% of all housing units in Vermont were vacant and classified "for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use".
Vermont's state parks, historic sites, museums, golf courses, and new boutique hotels with spas were designed to attract tourists. In 2000–01, there were 4,579,719 skier and snowboarder visits to the state.
In 2010, the state stood third in physical well-being of children. In 2010, Vermont was ranked the highest in the country for health outcomes. In 2000, the state implemented the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program to improve preventive services and management of chronic conditions.
16.9% of residents 18 to 35 were uninsured, the highest group. Health care spending increased from in 2000 to in 2009. In 2009, adult day care services cost more in Vermont than any other state—$150 daily. The state started air drops of rabies bait for raccoons in 1997.
(Kerry, from neighboring Massachusetts, also became the first Northern Democrat ever to carry Vermont; Johnson was from Texas, Clinton from Arkansas and Al Gore, triumphant in the Green Mountain State in 2000, from Tennessee.) Essex County in the state's northeastern section was the only county to vote for Bush.
The median household income from 2002 to 2004 was $45,692.
Albans. Annually since 2002, high school statewide all stars compete against New Hampshire in ten sports during "Twin State" playoffs. ===Motorsport=== Vermont also has a few auto racing venues.
In 2003 there were fewer than 1,500 dairy farms in the state; in 2006 there were 1,138; in 2019 there were 658.
The average dairy farm produced pounds of milk annually in 2008. The dairy barn remains an iconic image of Vermont, but the 87% decrease in active dairy farms between 1947 and 2003 means that preservation of the dairy barns has increasingly become dependent upon a commitment to maintaining a legacy rather than basic need in the agricultural economy.
The median household income from 2002 to 2004 was $45,692.
While housing sales dropped annually from 2004 to 2008, prices continued to rise. In 2007, Vermont was best in the country for construction of new energy efficient homes as evaluated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Energy Star program.
In August 2008, the cost in Vermont of various heating sources per BTU ranged from $14.39 for cord wood to $43.50 for kerosene. While the number of houses sold in the state has dropped from 8,318 in 2004 to 8,120 in 2005, 6,919 in 2006, and 5,820 in 2007, the average price has continued to rise to $202,500 in 2008 ($200,000 in 2007). In 2009, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $920 per month.
Albans and Newport. A 2005–06 study ranked Vermont 37th out of the states for "cost-effective road maintenance", a decline of thirteen places since 2004–05. Federal data indicates that 16% of Vermont's 2,691 bridges had been rated structurally deficient by the state in 2006.
Vermont has voted Democratic in every presidential election since. Since 2004, Vermont has been one of the Democrats' most loyal states.
In August 2008, the cost in Vermont of various heating sources per BTU ranged from $14.39 for cord wood to $43.50 for kerosene. While the number of houses sold in the state has dropped from 8,318 in 2004 to 8,120 in 2005, 6,919 in 2006, and 5,820 in 2007, the average price has continued to rise to $202,500 in 2008 ($200,000 in 2007). In 2009, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $920 per month.
In 2010, the state had 900 such companies. ===Tourism=== Summer camps such as Camp Abenaki, Camp Billings, Camp Dudley, and Camp Hochelaga contribute to Vermont's tourist economy. In 2005, visitors made an estimated trips to the state, spending .
The state ranked ninth in the country for volunteerism for the period 2005–08.
The national average was 26.4%. ==Education== Vermont was named the nation's smartest state in 2005 and 2006.
Albans and Newport. A 2005–06 study ranked Vermont 37th out of the states for "cost-effective road maintenance", a decline of thirteen places since 2004–05. Federal data indicates that 16% of Vermont's 2,691 bridges had been rated structurally deficient by the state in 2006.
In 2005, the inhabitants of the state used an average of of electricity per capita.
In 2008, the state had an estimated 7.6% with no medical insurance, down from 9.8% in 2005.
Vermont was one of the first states in the United States to adopt greenhouse gas emissions goals in 2006. ===Geology=== There are five distinct physiographic regions of Vermont.
In 2006 it had the second lowest birthrate in the nation, 42/1000 women.
News ranked Vermont 37th for "business environment", it ranked it 18th for employment in 2019.Forbes magazine as the 42nd best state in which to do business in 2015, 32nd in 2007, and 30th in 2006. As of 2017, Vermont's gross regional domestic product (GDP) was , making it the second smallest among the 50 states.
In 2003 there were fewer than 1,500 dairy farms in the state; in 2006 there were 1,138; in 2019 there were 658.
Organic farming increased in 2006–07, but leveled off in 2008–09. A significant amount of milk is shipped into the Boston market.
In August 2008, the cost in Vermont of various heating sources per BTU ranged from $14.39 for cord wood to $43.50 for kerosene. While the number of houses sold in the state has dropped from 8,318 in 2004 to 8,120 in 2005, 6,919 in 2006, and 5,820 in 2007, the average price has continued to rise to $202,500 in 2008 ($200,000 in 2007). In 2009, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $920 per month.
The national average was eight years. ===Labor=== In 2009, the state attained a high of 361,290 workers. As of 2006, there were 305,000 workers in Vermont.
As of October 2019, the unemployment rate was 2.2%. Employment grew 7.5% from 2000 to 2006.
Real wages were $33,385 in 2006 constant dollars and remained there in 2010; the nation, $36,871. ===Insurance=== Captive insurance plays an increasingly large role in Vermont's economy.
The national average was 26.4%. ==Education== Vermont was named the nation's smartest state in 2005 and 2006.
In 2006, there was a gap between state testing standards and national, which is biased in favor of the state standards by 30%, on average.
Albans and Newport. A 2005–06 study ranked Vermont 37th out of the states for "cost-effective road maintenance", a decline of thirteen places since 2004–05. Federal data indicates that 16% of Vermont's 2,691 bridges had been rated structurally deficient by the state in 2006.
Vermont experts estimate that the state has the capacity to ultimately generate from 134 to 175 megawatts of electricity from hydro power. In 2006, the total summer generating capacity of Vermont was 1,117 megawatts.
Therefore farms must have environmentally approved facilities to store manure during this time frame. While the state voted largely Democratic, Republican Governor Douglas won all counties but Windham in the 2006 election. A controversy dating from 1999 has been over the adoption of civil unions, an institution which grants same-sex couples nearly all the rights and privileges of marriage at the state, but not federal, level.
They were named the Vermont Expos before 2006.
News ranked Vermont 37th for "business environment", it ranked it 18th for employment in 2019.Forbes magazine as the 42nd best state in which to do business in 2015, 32nd in 2007, and 30th in 2006. As of 2017, Vermont's gross regional domestic product (GDP) was , making it the second smallest among the 50 states.
The state had in 2007.
In 2008, 8,631 new businesses were registered in Vermont, a decline of 500 from 2007. ===Personal income=== In 2019, the state had a median household income of $61,973.
In 2007 about 80% of the 68,000 Vermonters who qualify for food stamps received them.
In 2007 dairy farmers received a record $23.60 for (11.63 gallons at $2.03/gallon) of milk.
In 2007, Windham County contained the largest concentration of kilns for drying lumber east of the Mississippi River.
As of 2007, there were 14 wineries. ===Manufacturing=== As of 2015, GlobalFoundries was the largest private employer in the state and provides jobs to 3,000 employees at its plant in the village of Essex Junction within Chittenden County. A 2010 University of Connecticut study reported that Vermont, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire tied as the most costly states in the U.S.
In 2011, Medicare spent $740 million on health care in the state. ===Housing=== In 2007, Vermont was the 17th highest state in the nation for mortgage affordability.
While foreclosure rose significantly in 2007, the state stood 50th—the most favorable—in ratio of foreclosure filings to households.
While housing sales dropped annually from 2004 to 2008, prices continued to rise. In 2007, Vermont was best in the country for construction of new energy efficient homes as evaluated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Energy Star program.
In August 2008, the cost in Vermont of various heating sources per BTU ranged from $14.39 for cord wood to $43.50 for kerosene. While the number of houses sold in the state has dropped from 8,318 in 2004 to 8,120 in 2005, 6,919 in 2006, and 5,820 in 2007, the average price has continued to rise to $202,500 in 2008 ($200,000 in 2007). In 2009, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $920 per month.
However, when allowance for race is considered, a 2007 U.S.
Statistics for black students were not reliable because of their small representation in the testing. In 2017, spending $1.6 billion on education for 76,000 public school children, represents more than $21,000 per student. Education Week ranked the state second in high school graduation rates for 2007. In 2011, 91% of the population had graduated from high school compared with 85% nationally.
In 2012, about half the carbon emissions in the state resulted from vehicles. In 2007, Vermont was ranked the third safest state for highway fatalities.
In 2007 Vermont had the sixth worst percentage of structurally deficient bridges in the country. ===Rail=== The state is served by Amtrak's Vermonter and Ethan Allen Express, the New England Central Railroad, the Vermont Railway, and the Green Mountain Railroad. The Ethan Allen Express serves Castleton and Rutland, while the Vermonter serves St.
Crime statistics on violence were used for the criteria. In 2007, Vermont was ranked among the best five states in the country for preventing "premature death" in people under 75 years of age.
The rate of survival was twice that of the five lowest performing states. Parts of the state have been declared federal disaster areas on 28 occasions from 1963 to 2008. In 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency cited Chittenden and Bennington as counties with 70 parts per billion of smog which is undesirable. In 2008, about 100,000 Vermonters got their health care through the federal government, Medicare, Tri-Care, and the Veteran's Administration.
Known rabies cases in raccoons peaked in 2007 at 165.
In 2007 Moody's gave its top bond credit rating (Aaa) to the state. The state uses enterprise funds for operations that are similar to private business enterprises.
The Vermont Lottery Commission, the Liquor Control Fund, and the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund, are the largest of the State's enterprise funds. In 2007, Vermont was the 14th highest out of 50 states and the District of Columbia for state and local taxation, with a per capita load of $3,681.
In 2007, Vermont counties were among the highest in the country for property taxes.
The previous three were Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa. In 2007, the state's House of Representatives rejected a measure which would have legalized assisted suicide for the terminally ill, by a vote of 82–63.
In 2007, through the Vermont Department of Liquor Control, it took in over $14 million from the sale and distribution of liquor. In 2013, Vermont became the 17th state to decriminalize marijuana.
Sanders became the state's junior Senator in 2007.
The state is represented by an at-large member of the House, Democrat Peter Welch, who succeeded Sanders in 2007. ==Culture== Vermont festivals include the Vermont Maple Festival, Festival on the Green, The Vermont Dairy Festival in Enosburg Falls, the Apple Festival (held each Columbus Day Weekend), the Marlboro Music Festival, and the Vermont Brewers Festival.
Amber LeMay, founder of the House of LeMay, hosts the Vermont based drag queen comedy talk show, Amber Live!. Examples of folk art found in Vermont include the Vermontasaurus in Post Mills, a community in Thetford. The rate of volunteerism in Vermont was eighth in the nation with 37% in 2007.
As of 2010, they were no longer endangered in the state. From 2008 to 2010, White-nose syndrome killed an estimated two-thirds of all cave-wintering bats in the state. The New England cottontail disappeared from the state in the early 1970s, out-competed by the eastern cottontail rabbit, imported in the 1800s for hunting.
As of 2008, the median age of Vermonters was 40.6 and that of the work force was 43.7, compared with the national average of 41.1 years. Vermont leads U.S.
In 2008, 8,631 new businesses were registered in Vermont, a decline of 500 from 2007. ===Personal income=== In 2019, the state had a median household income of $61,973.
The median wage in the state in 2008 was $15.31 hourly or $31,845 annually.
This dropped in 2008 to $17 ($1.46/gallon).
The average dairy farm produced pounds of milk annually in 2008. The dairy barn remains an iconic image of Vermont, but the 87% decrease in active dairy farms between 1947 and 2003 means that preservation of the dairy barns has increasingly become dependent upon a commitment to maintaining a legacy rather than basic need in the agricultural economy.
Organic farming increased in 2006–07, but leveled off in 2008–09. A significant amount of milk is shipped into the Boston market.
While housing sales dropped annually from 2004 to 2008, prices continued to rise. In 2007, Vermont was best in the country for construction of new energy efficient homes as evaluated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Energy Star program.
However, about 60% of Vermont homes were heated with oil in 2008.
In August 2008, the cost in Vermont of various heating sources per BTU ranged from $14.39 for cord wood to $43.50 for kerosene. While the number of houses sold in the state has dropped from 8,318 in 2004 to 8,120 in 2005, 6,919 in 2006, and 5,820 in 2007, the average price has continued to rise to $202,500 in 2008 ($200,000 in 2007). In 2009, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $920 per month.
2,800 people were counted as homeless in January 2010, 22% more than in 2008. In 2011, Vermont was fifth among the states with the greatest backlog of foreclosures needing court processing, taking an estimated 18 years.
There were 4,125,082 visits in 2009–2010, a rise from recent years. In 2008, there were 35,000 members of 138 snowmobiling clubs in Vermont.
The work of the sculptors of this corporation can be seen down the road at the Hope Cemetery, where there are gravestones and mausoleums. ===Non-profits and volunteerism=== There were 2,682 non-profit organizations in Vermont in 2008, with in revenue.
5.7% of Vermont households did not own a car in 2008.
In 2008, Vermont was the fifth best state for fewest uninsured motorists—6%. In 2010, Vermont owned of highway.
Another source says that each household consumed annually in 2008. Until the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant was shut down in 2014, Vermont had the highest rate of nuclear-generated power in the nation, 73.7%.
In 2011, the March of Dimes gave Vermont an "A," ranking it number one in the country on its Prematurity Report Card. In 2008, Vermont was ranked number one in the nation as the healthiest place to live for the seventh time in eight years.
The rate of survival was twice that of the five lowest performing states. Parts of the state have been declared federal disaster areas on 28 occasions from 1963 to 2008. In 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency cited Chittenden and Bennington as counties with 70 parts per billion of smog which is undesirable. In 2008, about 100,000 Vermonters got their health care through the federal government, Medicare, Tri-Care, and the Veteran's Administration.
In 2008, the state had an estimated 7.6% with no medical insurance, down from 9.8% in 2005.
In 2008, the Vermont Health Access Program for low-income, uninsured adults cost from $7 to $49 per month.
In 2008, the top 1% of Vermont residents provided 30% of the income tax revenue; around 2,000 people had sufficient income to be taxed at the highest marginal rate of 9.5%. Vermont's general state sales tax rate is 6%, which is imposed on sales of tangible personal property, amusement charges, fabrication charges, some public utility charges and some service contracts.
In 2008, Vermont gave Barack Obama his third-largest margin of victory (37 percentage points) and third-largest vote share in the nation by his winning the state 68% to 31%.
In 2009, Vermont became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, unforced by court challenge or ruling. Since the late 20th century, Abenaki peoples in Vermont lobbied for recognition.
The lowest recorded temperature was , at Bloomfield, on December 30, 1933; this is the lowest temperature recorded in New England alongside Big Black River, which recorded a verified in 2009.
Sixteen were re-introduced in 1969, and had grown to a flock estimated to number 45,000 in 2009.
It has the smallest number of Hispanics of any state in the country but not the lowest percentage of Hispanics, which is found in West Virginia. In 2009, 12.6% of people over 15 were divorced.
The Vermont Barn Census, organized by a collaboration of educational and nonprofit state and local historic preservation programs, has developed educational and administrative systems for recording the number, condition, and features of barns throughout Vermont. In 2009, there were 543 organic farms.
Production rose to in 2009.
In August 2008, the cost in Vermont of various heating sources per BTU ranged from $14.39 for cord wood to $43.50 for kerosene. While the number of houses sold in the state has dropped from 8,318 in 2004 to 8,120 in 2005, 6,919 in 2006, and 5,820 in 2007, the average price has continued to rise to $202,500 in 2008 ($200,000 in 2007). In 2009, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $920 per month.
The national average was eight years. ===Labor=== In 2009, the state attained a high of 361,290 workers. As of 2006, there were 305,000 workers in Vermont.
According to the Insurance Information Institute, Vermont in 2009 was the world's third-largest domicile for captive insurance companies, following Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.
In 2009, there were 560 such companies.
According to one estimate, as of 2009, 84% of all houses in Ludlow were owned by out-of-state residents.
There were 4,125,082 visits in 2009–2010, a rise from recent years. In 2008, there were 35,000 members of 138 snowmobiling clubs in Vermont.
There are several deaths each year from automobiles striking moose. In 2009, 93% of Vermont motorists were insured, tying the state with Pennsylvania for the highest percentage.
and had the worst affordability gap nationwide. In 2009, the state received one-third (400 MW) of its power from Hydro-Québec and one-third from Vermont Yankee.
While ranking sixth from best for adults in obesity in 2009, the state still had 22% obese with a rate of 27% for children 10–17.
The state was second for the use of marijuana by young people; 30% of adults 18 to 25 in the past month. In 2009, Vermont was ranked second in the nation for safety.
16.9% of residents 18 to 35 were uninsured, the highest group. Health care spending increased from in 2000 to in 2009. In 2009, adult day care services cost more in Vermont than any other state—$150 daily. The state started air drops of rabies bait for raccoons in 1997.
In April 2009, the state legislature overrode governor Jim Douglas's veto to allow same-sex marriage, becoming the first state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage through legislation.
In September 2009, Vermont became the fourth state in which same-sex couples could marry.
As of 2010, they were no longer endangered in the state. From 2008 to 2010, White-nose syndrome killed an estimated two-thirds of all cave-wintering bats in the state. The New England cottontail disappeared from the state in the early 1970s, out-competed by the eastern cottontail rabbit, imported in the 1800s for hunting.
Vermont was the initial point of invasion in New England. Since 2010, the Vermont Department of Health has worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct blood serum surveys of the state's deer and moose populations.
with fewer people than the District of Columbia (Wyoming was the other). From 2010 to 2013, 16 out of Vermont's 251 towns experienced an increase in population.
As of the 2010 census, Vermont was the second-whitest state in the U.S.
There were about 2,000 maple products producers in 2010.
As of 2007, there were 14 wineries. ===Manufacturing=== As of 2015, GlobalFoundries was the largest private employer in the state and provides jobs to 3,000 employees at its plant in the village of Essex Junction within Chittenden County. A 2010 University of Connecticut study reported that Vermont, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire tied as the most costly states in the U.S.
The University of Vermont Medical Center, with approximately 6,400 employees, is the largest employer in the state. In 2010, all of Vermont's hospitals billed patients $3.76 billion, and collected $2 billion.
2,800 people were counted as homeless in January 2010, 22% more than in 2008. In 2011, Vermont was fifth among the states with the greatest backlog of foreclosures needing court processing, taking an estimated 18 years.
Real wages were $33,385 in 2006 constant dollars and remained there in 2010; the nation, $36,871. ===Insurance=== Captive insurance plays an increasingly large role in Vermont's economy.
In 2010, the state had 900 such companies. ===Tourism=== Summer camps such as Camp Abenaki, Camp Billings, Camp Dudley, and Camp Hochelaga contribute to Vermont's tourist economy. In 2005, visitors made an estimated trips to the state, spending .
In 2010, there were about 141,000 deer in the state, which is in range of government goals.
In 2008, Vermont was the fifth best state for fewest uninsured motorists—6%. In 2010, Vermont owned of highway.
It was projected that all but 29 addresses would have fixed broadband available by the end of 2013. ==Public health== In 2010, Vermont was the sixth highest ranked state for Well-Being in a study by Gallup and Healthways.
In 2010, the state stood third in physical well-being of children. In 2010, Vermont was ranked the highest in the country for health outcomes. In 2000, the state implemented the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program to improve preventive services and management of chronic conditions.
The combined figures for overweight and obese adults rose from 40.7% in 1990 to 58.4% in 2010.
Today many of the older trees in Vermont are about 75 years old, dating from after this storm. A major flood occurred in 1973, causing the deaths of two people and millions of dollars in property damage. The state suffered severe flooding in late August 2011 caused by Tropical Storm Irene.
In 2011 the state officially recognized their continued presence in the region by recognizing the Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki and the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation; in 2012 it recognized the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi and the Koasek Traditional Band of the Koos Abenaki Nation.
In 2011 the deer herd had grown too large for habitat, and many resorted to eating bark to survive the winter, destroying trees in the process.
In 2011, 15.2% of Vermonters received food stamps.
This compares to 14.8% nationally. In 2011, 91,000 seniors received an annual average of $14,000 from Social Security.
In 2011, Medicare spent $740 million on health care in the state. ===Housing=== In 2007, Vermont was the 17th highest state in the nation for mortgage affordability.
2,800 people were counted as homeless in January 2010, 22% more than in 2008. In 2011, Vermont was fifth among the states with the greatest backlog of foreclosures needing court processing, taking an estimated 18 years.
In 2012, fall accounted for $460 million of income, about one-quarter of all tourism. In 2011, the state government earned $274 million in taxes and fees from tourism.
Statistics for black students were not reliable because of their small representation in the testing. In 2017, spending $1.6 billion on education for 76,000 public school children, represents more than $21,000 per student. Education Week ranked the state second in high school graduation rates for 2007. In 2011, 91% of the population had graduated from high school compared with 85% nationally.
In early 2011, Amtrak evaluated the track used by the Ethan Allen Express between Rutland and Whitehall as the worst in the nation, but subsequent improvements to the track later in 2011 vastly improved its performance going forward. Trucks weighing less than can use Vermont's interstate highways.
In 2011, the state ranked third in the nation in child health system performance.
In 2011, the March of Dimes gave Vermont an "A," ranking it number one in the country on its Prematurity Report Card. In 2008, Vermont was ranked number one in the nation as the healthiest place to live for the seventh time in eight years.
This is better than most other states. In 2011, Vermont led the nation in the rate of young people who had consumed alcohol in the past month; one-third of people aged 11 through 20.
Median annual property taxes as a percentage of median homeowners income, 5.4%, was rated as the third highest in the nation in 2011. To equitably support education, some towns are required by Act 60 to send some of their collected taxes to be redistributed to school districts lacking adequate support. ===Politics=== Vermont is one of four states that were once independent nations (Texas, California, and Hawaii are the others).
In 1988 a number of Vermont-based composers including Gwyneth Walker formed the Vermont Composers Consortium, which was recognized by the governor proclaiming 2011 as The Year of the Composer. Burlington, Vermont's largest city, hosts the annual Vermont International Film Festival, which presents ten days in October of independent films.
In 2011 Vermont residents were ranked as the healthiest in the country.
Also in 2011, Vermont was ranked as the fourth most peaceful state in the United States.
In 2011 Vermont residents were ranked as the sixth most fit/leanest in the country.
Vermont's only professional hockey team was the Vermont Wild who played in the Federal Hockey League during the 2011–12 season, but the team folded before the season ended. ===Soccer=== The Vermont Voltage were a USL Premier Development League soccer club that played in St.
In 2011 the state officially recognized their continued presence in the region by recognizing the Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki and the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation; in 2012 it recognized the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi and the Koasek Traditional Band of the Koos Abenaki Nation.
For honey bees, colony collapse disorder has affected bee population in the state, as elsewhere. Invasive species included the Asian spotted-wing drosophila, which started damaging berry crops in 2012.
In 2012, 12% of deer and 2.4% of moose tested positive. ===Flora=== Vermont is in the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome.
As of 2012, Vermont was one of only two states in the U.S.
In 2012, fall accounted for $460 million of income, about one-quarter of all tourism. In 2011, the state government earned $274 million in taxes and fees from tourism.
However, these are distributed unevenly and when in excess of , negatively impact timber growth. In 2012, hunting of migratory birds was limited to October 13 to December 16.
In 2012, there were 605,000 motor vehicles registered, nearly one car for every person in the state.
In 2012, about half the carbon emissions in the state resulted from vehicles. In 2007, Vermont was ranked the third safest state for highway fatalities.
The same held true in 2012, when Obama carried Vermont 67% of the vote to 31% for Romney, and in 2016, when Hillary Clinton won with 57% of the vote to 30% for Donald Trump. Vermont's two Senators are Democrat Patrick Leahy, the longest-serving member of the Senate, and independent Bernie Sanders.
In 2013, hunters killed 6,968 of these.
It is better able to detect and avoid predators. Out of a total of 33 species of bumblebee, by 2013 the number declined to 19 or 20 species in the state.
with fewer people than the District of Columbia (Wyoming was the other). From 2010 to 2013, 16 out of Vermont's 251 towns experienced an increase in population.
In 2019, two-thirds of all milk in New England was produced by Vermont dairies. ====Forestry==== Forest products have always been a staple to the economy, comprising 1% of the total gross state output and 9% of total manufacturing as of 2013.
In 2013, of wood was harvested in Vermont.
The state's share of the nation's production rose to 42% in 2013.
Vermont Translines, an intercity bus company started by Premier Coach in 2013 partnering with Greyhound and starting service on June 9, 2014, serves Milton, Colchester, Burlington, Middlebury, Brandon, Rutland, Wallingford, Manchester and Bennington on its Burlington to Albany line, and Rutland, Killington, Bridgewater, Woodstock, Queechee and White River Junction along the U.S.
Vermont's share is about 4.5%. ===Communication=== A 2013 survey found that of of roads surveyed, all but 3,118 mi had cellular coverage by at least one carrier.
The roads surveyed are concentrated in the more heavily populated areas. A June 2013 survey found that of nearly 249,976 addresses surveyed, 84.7% had fixed (as opposed to mobile) broadband available.
It was projected that all but 29 addresses would have fixed broadband available by the end of 2013. ==Public health== In 2010, Vermont was the sixth highest ranked state for Well-Being in a study by Gallup and Healthways.
With the governor's signature on May 20, 2013, Vermont became the fourth state to pass a "death with dignity" law—the first to be passed through legislation rather than by ballot initiative. Minor parties and independents flourish.
In 2007, through the Vermont Department of Liquor Control, it took in over $14 million from the sale and distribution of liquor. In 2013, Vermont became the 17th state to decriminalize marijuana.
The center of population of Vermont is located in Washington County, in the town of Warren. As of 2014, 51.3% of Vermont's population was born in the state (compared with 58.7% for the United States).
Those characteristics in eastern Vermont appear to have been inherited from West Country and Scots-Irish ancestors. ===Religion=== According to the Pew Research Center in 2014, 37% reported no religion, the highest rate of irreligion of all U.S.
As of 2014, the Pew Research Center estimated that farms in the state employed fewer than 5,000 illegal immigrants.
Megabus, as of November 2014, stops in Burlington and Montpelier.
Vermont Translines, an intercity bus company started by Premier Coach in 2013 partnering with Greyhound and starting service on June 9, 2014, serves Milton, Colchester, Burlington, Middlebury, Brandon, Rutland, Wallingford, Manchester and Bennington on its Burlington to Albany line, and Rutland, Killington, Bridgewater, Woodstock, Queechee and White River Junction along the U.S.
Another source says that each household consumed annually in 2008. Until the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant was shut down in 2014, Vermont had the highest rate of nuclear-generated power in the nation, 73.7%.
The statute makes possession of less than an ounce of the drug punishable by a small fine rather than arrest and possible jail time. In 2014, Vermont became the first state to call for a constitutional convention to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v.
News ranked Vermont 37th for "business environment", it ranked it 18th for employment in 2019.Forbes magazine as the 42nd best state in which to do business in 2015, 32nd in 2007, and 30th in 2006. As of 2017, Vermont's gross regional domestic product (GDP) was , making it the second smallest among the 50 states.
As of 2007, there were 14 wineries. ===Manufacturing=== As of 2015, GlobalFoundries was the largest private employer in the state and provides jobs to 3,000 employees at its plant in the village of Essex Junction within Chittenden County. A 2010 University of Connecticut study reported that Vermont, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire tied as the most costly states in the U.S.
In 2016 the state governor proclaimed Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day. On January 22, 2018, Vermont became the first of the United States to legalize cannabis for recreational use by legislative action, and the ninth state in the United States to legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
An estimated 3.1% of the irreligious were atheist. ==Economy== In 2016, Vermont had a total employment of 262,705, and the total employer establishments were 21,174.
The same held true in 2012, when Obama carried Vermont 67% of the vote to 31% for Romney, and in 2016, when Hillary Clinton won with 57% of the vote to 30% for Donald Trump. Vermont's two Senators are Democrat Patrick Leahy, the longest-serving member of the Senate, and independent Bernie Sanders.
Its metropolitan area is also the most populous in the state, with an estimate of 218,395 as of 2017. ===Largest towns=== Although these towns are large enough to be considered cities, they are not incorporated as such. ===Climate=== The annual mean temperature for the state is .
News ranked Vermont 37th for "business environment", it ranked it 18th for employment in 2019.Forbes magazine as the 42nd best state in which to do business in 2015, 32nd in 2007, and 30th in 2006. As of 2017, Vermont's gross regional domestic product (GDP) was , making it the second smallest among the 50 states.
In 2017, Vermont Governor Phil Scott announce that the state was "exploring a legal challenge" to the executive order signed by President Donald Trump for Vermont law enforcement authorities to cooperate with U.S.
Forest products also add to carbon sequestration since lumber and timber used in houses and furniture hold carbon for long periods of time while the trees that were removed are replaced overtime with new growing stock. In 2017, the price of wood products had either plummeted or remained the same when compared to previous decades, which meant there was cause for concern with jobs in the industry.
For example, in 1994, the price of a thousand board feet was $300, the same as it was in 2017.
In 1980, the price for a cord of wood was $50; in 2017, $25.
Statistics for black students were not reliable because of their small representation in the testing. In 2017, spending $1.6 billion on education for 76,000 public school children, represents more than $21,000 per student. Education Week ranked the state second in high school graduation rates for 2007. In 2011, 91% of the population had graduated from high school compared with 85% nationally.
As a result of Act 250, Vermont was the last state to get a Wal-Mart (there are now six Wal-Marts in the state, as of November 2017, but only three—in Williston, St.
The state's climate is characterized by warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Vermont's economic activity of $34 billion in 2018 ranked 52nd on the list of U.S.
In 2016 the state governor proclaimed Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day. On January 22, 2018, Vermont became the first of the United States to legalize cannabis for recreational use by legislative action, and the ninth state in the United States to legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
CNBC ranked Vermont 32nd as a place to do business in 2018, citing access to capital as the largest impediment.
For 2018, the Bucks joined the American Arena League, but folded prior to playing in the new league. ===Hockey=== Vermont is home to the University of Vermont Men's and Women's hockey teams.
At the of July 1, 2019 Population Estimates Program, Vermont had an estimated population of 623,989.
In 2019, VermontBiz reported a WalletHub ranking of Vermont 43rd as place to start a business, citing Vermont as 49th in average growth of small businesses and 50th in the availability of human capital.
News ranked Vermont 37th for "business environment", it ranked it 18th for employment in 2019.Forbes magazine as the 42nd best state in which to do business in 2015, 32nd in 2007, and 30th in 2006. As of 2017, Vermont's gross regional domestic product (GDP) was , making it the second smallest among the 50 states.
In 2008, 8,631 new businesses were registered in Vermont, a decline of 500 from 2007. ===Personal income=== In 2019, the state had a median household income of $61,973.
In 2003 there were fewer than 1,500 dairy farms in the state; in 2006 there were 1,138; in 2019 there were 658.
In 2019, two-thirds of all milk in New England was produced by Vermont dairies. ====Forestry==== Forest products have always been a staple to the economy, comprising 1% of the total gross state output and 9% of total manufacturing as of 2013.
Examples of these specialty exports include Cabot Cheese, the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, Fine Paints of Europe, Vermont Butter and Cheese Company, several microbreweries, ginseng growers, Burton Snowboards, King Arthur Flour, and Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream. As of 2019, Vermont was the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States.
Vermont consumed three times more electricity than it generated in-state in 2019, and imported its largest share of electricity from Canada.
As of October 2019, the unemployment rate was 2.2%. Employment grew 7.5% from 2000 to 2006.
states with a recorded population of 643,503 according to the 2020 U.S.
The tree may be replaced by the more aggressive Norway maples, in effect forcing the sugar maples to "migrate" north to Canada. ==Demographics== ===Population=== According to the United States Census Bureau, the state of Vermont had a population of 643,503 in the 2020 U.S.
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