Washington County, Vermont

Washington County population, land area and income

Washington County had 59,844 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 687.1 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 14 in Vermont by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 87.1 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; Washington County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $79,916 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Washington County's population changed since 2020

Washington County gained 74 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.1%. That ranks 10th 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, Washington County recorded 1,911 births and 2,527 deaths, a natural change of -616. Net international migration added +297 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +367. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 616 people.

Where Washington County is

The Census internal point of Washington County is at 44.275000, -72.609400. 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 Washington County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Washington County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Washington County, 16,219 people together, or 27% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Washington County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Barre with 8,304.

Counties bordering Washington County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Washington County. The most populous is Chittenden County, VT, with 170,851 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Chittenden County

  170,851 people

  26 mi WNW

• Addison County

  38,047 people

  31 mi WSW

• Caledonia County

  30,535 people

  28 mi ENE

• Orange County

  30,050 people

  22 mi SSE

• Lamoille County

  26,248 people

  23 mi N

Distance to Montpelier and the nearest big city

Montpelier is 1.7 miles ESE of Washington County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Manchester, NH (population 116,386), 106.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Essex Junction, VT (population 10,787), 29.0 miles away.

Washington County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Washington County is 50023: state code 50 for Vermont plus county code 023. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $79,916.