County Commons · Vermont
Vermont: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 14 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
648,493 people (2024 Census estimate, +0.9% since 2020) · 14 counties
The state's money — Vermont state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $9.1 billion and spent $9.1 billion · $14,023 per resident. It owed $2.6 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Education$38.84 · $3.5 billion
Public welfare$29.16 · $2.6 billion
Other and unallocable$8.79 · $792.1 million
Highways$7.04 · $634.3 million
Health$5.33 · $480 million
Governmental administration$3.69 · $332.8 million
Correction$2.04 · $183.7 million
Natural resources$1.95 · $175.4 million
Police protection$1.20 · $108.1 million
Interest on general debt$1.01 · $91.2 million
Hospitals$0.50 · $45 million
Parks and recreation$0.44 · $39.4 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $9 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$4.5 billion
Property tax (state share)$1.2 billion
Individual income tax$1.2 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$907.6 million
General sales tax$584.7 million
Corporate income tax$299.6 million
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$148.8 million
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$136.7 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$3.3 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$664.8 million
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$501.2 million
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$618.9 million
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.