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  • FIPS 50019
  • Largest town: Newport

Orleans County, Vermont

Orleans County had 27,726 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 694.6 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 14 in Vermont by population and 5th by land area.

Population
27,726
#11 of 14 in Vermont · #1,511 in US
Area
694.6 sq mi
#5 of 14 in Vermont · #1,347 in US
Density
40 / sq mi
#13 of 14 in Vermont · #1,675 in US
Median household income
$59,906
#13 of 14 in Vermont · #1,843 in US

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

Orleans County within Vermont. Pin: Montpelier.

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Orleans County population, land area and income

Orleans County had 27,726 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 694.6 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 14 in Vermont by population and 5th by land area. That works out to 39.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,906 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

27,726

3144th1st

1511th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

695 sq mi

3144th1st

1347th of 3,144 (US)

Density

39.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1675th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,906

3143rd1st

1843rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Vermont (14)

Population

27,726

14th1st

11th of 14 (VT)

Land area

695 sq mi

14th1st

5th of 14 (VT)

Density

39.9 / sq mi

14th1st

13th of 14 (VT)

Median household income

$59,906

14th1st

13th of 14 (VT)

How Orleans County's population changed since 2020

Orleans County gained 325 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.2%. That ranks 8th 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, Orleans County recorded 1,023 births and 1,606 deaths, a natural change of -583. Net international migration added +50 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +865. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 865 people.

27.4k202027.6k202127.6k202227.7k202327.7k2024
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
1,023
Deaths
1,606
Net international migration
+50
Net domestic migration
+865
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+29

Where Orleans County is

The Census internal point of Orleans County is at 44.828400, -72.251600. 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 Orleans 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: Orleans County internal point. Dark pin: Montpelier.

Internal point

Decimal
44.828400, -72.251600
DMS
44°49'42.24"N 72°15'5.76"W
UTM
18N 717262.2E 4967563.1N
Geohash
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Plus code
87P9RPHX+99

Towns in Orleans County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Orleans County, 4,333 people together, or 16% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Orleans County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Newport with 4,333.

  1. 01Newport4,333
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Orleans County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Orleans County. The most populous is Franklin County, VT, with 51,066 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montpelier and the nearest big city

Montpelier is 42.4 miles SSW of Orleans County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Manchester, NH (population 116,386), 133.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Essex Junction, VT (population 10,787), 48.4 miles away.

Orleans County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Orleans County is 50019: state code 50 for Vermont plus county code 019. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,906.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Orleans County, Vermont?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 27,726. That is up 325 people (1.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 27,401.

What is the FIPS code of Orleans County?

50019. The first two digits (50) are Vermont; the last three (019) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Orleans County?

Newport, with 4,333 residents inside Orleans County in 2024.

Which counties border Orleans County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Franklin County, VT; Caledonia County, VT; Lamoille County, VT; Essex 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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