New York vs Vermont

The two states, county by county

Both maps share one density scale, so the same shade means the same number of people per square mile on either side of the border. Darker counties are denser. Select a county to open its page.

Side by side

Population and density

New York has 19,867,248 residents, 30.6 times Vermont's 648,493. New York ranks 4th and Vermont 50th of the 50 states and DC. New York is the more crowded, with 421.6 people per square mile against 70.4, 6.0 times.

Land area

New York has 47,123 square miles of land, 5.1 times Vermont's 9,217. The largest county-equivalent in New York is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; in Vermont it is Windsor County at 969.

Counties

New York is divided into 62 county-equivalents and Vermont into 14, so an average New York county covers 760 square miles against 658. The typical county in New York has 85,936 residents, against 37,543 in Vermont. The most populous are Kings County (2,617,631) and Chittenden County (170,851).

5 county names appear on both sides of the border: Essex, Franklin, Orange, Orleans, Washington. Use the FIPS code, not the name, when joining data across the two states.

Household income

The median county in Vermont has a household income of $73,291, 7% above New York's $68,571. The highest county incomes are Nassau County ($140,466) in New York and Chittenden County ($96,142) in Vermont, from SAIPE 2023.

Capitals and daylight

Albany and Montpelier are 126 miles apart in a straight line; from Albany the initial bearing is 28°, NNE. On June 21, 2026, Albany gets 15 h 19 min of daylight and Montpelier 15 h 31 min; on December 21 the figures are 9 h 03 min and 8 h 51 min. Month by month tables are on the Albany and Montpelier daylight pages.

Where they sit

Both are in the Northeast region, but New York is in the Middle Atlantic division and Vermont in the New England division. By county internal points, New York spans 2 UTM zones and Vermont 2.