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  • FIPS 50011
  • Largest town: St. Albans

Franklin County, Vermont

Franklin County had 51,066 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 631.0 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 14 in Vermont by population and 11th by land area.

Population
51,066
#5 of 14 in Vermont · #999 in US
Area
631.0 sq mi
#11 of 14 in Vermont · #1,521 in US
Density
81 / sq mi
#4 of 14 in Vermont · #1,066 in US
Median household income
$85,765
#2 of 14 in Vermont · #315 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Franklin County within Vermont. Pin: Montpelier.

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Franklin County population, land area and income

Franklin County had 51,066 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 631.0 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 14 in Vermont by population and 11th by land area. That works out to 80.9 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Vermont has 37,543 residents; Franklin County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $85,765 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

51,066

3144th1st

999th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

631 sq mi

3144th1st

1521st of 3,144 (US)

Density

80.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1066th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$85,765

3143rd1st

315th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Vermont (14)

Population

51,066

14th1st

5th of 14 (VT)

Land area

631 sq mi

14th1st

11th of 14 (VT)

Density

80.9 / sq mi

14th1st

4th of 14 (VT)

Median household income

$85,765

14th1st

2nd of 14 (VT)

How Franklin County's population changed since 2020

Franklin County gained 1,017 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.0%. That ranks 3rd of 14 in Vermont for growth. The median Vermont county changed by +1.2%, and the state as a whole by +0.9%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Franklin County recorded 2,271 births and 2,245 deaths, a natural change of +26. Net international migration added +74 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,007. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,007 people.

50.0k202050.4k202150.7k202250.9k202351.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,271
Deaths
2,245
Net international migration
+74
Net domestic migration
+1,007
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+164

Where Franklin County is

The Census internal point of Franklin County is at 44.859000, -72.909400. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades Vermont's 14 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Franklin County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Essex County: +2.0%Lamoille County: +1.2%Windsor County: -0.1%Addison County: +1.9%Franklin County: +2.0%Windham County: -0.5%Bennington County: -0.7%Orleans County: +1.2%Washington County: +0.1%Orange County: +2.6%Caledonia County: +1.2%Grand Isle County: +3.5%Rutland County: -0.4%Chittenden County: +1.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.4%
  2. < +1.2%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.0%
  5. ≥ +2.0%
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Orange pin: Franklin County internal point. Dark pin: Montpelier.

Internal point

Decimal
44.859000, -72.909400
DMS
44°51'32.40"N 72°54'33.84"W
UTM
18N 665175.1E 4969413.3N
Geohash
druphykfx
Plus code
87P9V35R+J6

Towns in Franklin County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Franklin County, 10,747 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Franklin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is St. Albans with 7,031.

  1. 01St. Albans7,031
  2. 02Swanton2,382
  3. 03Enosburg Falls1,334
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Franklin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Franklin County. The most populous is Chittenden County, VT, with 170,851 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montpelier and the nearest big city

Montpelier is 44.3 miles SSE of Franklin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Manchester, NH (population 116,386), 148.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Essex Junction, VT (population 10,787), 27.4 miles away.

Franklin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Franklin County is 50011: state code 50 for Vermont plus county code 011. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $85,765.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Franklin County, Vermont?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 51,066. That is up 1,017 people (2.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 50,049.

What is the FIPS code of Franklin County?

50011. The first two digits (50) are Vermont; the last three (011) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Franklin County?

St. Albans, with 7,031 residents inside Franklin County in 2024.

Which counties border Franklin County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Chittenden County, VT; Orleans County, VT; Lamoille County, VT; Grand Isle County, VT.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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