# Vermont statistical areas

The U.S. State of Vermont currently has eight statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical areas, one metropolitan statistical area, and five micropolitan statistical areas in Vermont. As of 2023, the largest of these is the Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT CSA, comprising the area around Vermont's largest city, Burlington.

## Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population, "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core". The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.
The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%. The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

## Table

The eight United States statistical areas and 14 counties of the State of Vermont :
| Combined statistical area | 2023 population (est.) | Core-based statistical area | 2023 population (est.) | County | 2023 population (est.) |
| Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT CSA | 288,084 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA | 227,942 | Chittenden County, Vermont | 169,481 |
| Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT CSA | 288,084 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA | 227,942 | Franklin County, Vermont | 50,994 |
| Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT CSA | 288,084 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA | 227,942 | Grand Isle County, Vermont | 7,467 |
| Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT CSA | 288,084 | Barre, VT μSA | 60,142 | Washington County, Vermont | 60,142 |
| none | none | Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT μSA | 225,159 88,044 (VT) | Grafton County, New Hampshire | 93,146 |
| none | none | Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT μSA | 225,159 88,044 (VT) | Windsor County, Vermont | 58,101 |
| none | none | Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT μSA | 225,159 88,044 (VT) | Sullivan County, New Hampshire | 43,969 |
| none | none | Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT μSA | 225,159 88,044 (VT) | Orange County, Vermont | 29,943 |
| none | none | Rutland, VT μSA | 60,271 | Rutland County, Vermont | 60,271 |
| Keene-Brattleboro, NH-VT CSA | 123,669 45,966 (VT) | Keene, NH μSA | 77,703 | Cheshire County, New Hampshire | 77,703 |
| Keene-Brattleboro, NH-VT CSA | 123,669 45,966 (VT) | Brattleboro, VT μSA | 45,966 | Windham County, Vermont | 45,966 |
| none | none | Bennington, VT μSA | 37,183 | Bennington County, Vermont | 37,183 |
| none | none | none | none | Addison County, Vermont | 37,720 |
| none | none | none | none | Caledonia County, Vermont | 30,610 |
| none | none | none | none | Orleans County, Vermont | 27,516 |
| none | none | none | none | Lamoille County, Vermont | 26,060 |
| none | none | none | none | Essex County, Vermont | 6,010 |
| State of Vermont | State of Vermont | State of Vermont | State of Vermont | State of Vermont | 647,464 |

## Core-based statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.
The six core-based statistical areas of the State of Vermont :
| 2023 rank | Core-based statistical area | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population |
| 2023 rank | Core-based statistical area | 2023 estimate | Change | 2020 Census | Change | 2010 Census |
| 1 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA | 227,942 | +1.06% | 225,562 | +6.77% | 211,261 |
| 2 | Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT μSA (VT) | 88,044 | +1.17% | 87,030 | +1.66% | 85,606 |
| 3 | Rutland, VT μSA | 60,271 | −0.50% | 60,572 | −1.74% | 61,642 |
| 4 | Barre, VT μSA | 60,142 | +0.56% | 59,807 | +0.46% | 59,534 |
| 5 | Brattleboro, VT μSA | 45,966 | +0.13% | 45,905 | +3.13% | 44,513 |
| 6 | Bennington, VT μSA | 37,183 | −0.44% | 37,347 | +0.60% | 37,125 |
| | Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT μSA | 225,159 | +1.75% | 221,294 | +1.29% | 218,466 |

## Combined statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.
The two combined statistical areas of the State of Vermont :
| 2023 rank | Combined statistical area | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population |
| 2023 rank | Combined statistical area | 2023 estimate | Change | 2020 Census | Change | 2010 Census |
| 1 | Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT CSA | 288,084 | +0.95% | 285,369 | +5.38% | 270,795 |
| 2 | Keene-Brattleboro, NH-VT CSA (VT) | 45,966 | +0.13% | 45,905 | +3.13% | 44,513 |
| | Keene-Brattleboro, NH-VT CSA | 123,669 | +1.07% | 122,363 | +0.60% | 121,630 |