Vermont county geography overview
Vermont has 14 counties, which places it 44th among the 50 state and District of Columbia maps in this atlas when ordered by number of county-level units. Their combined 9,217.5 square miles of land place the state 43rd by mapped land area.
The average county-level area is 658 square miles, while the median is 681 square miles. The median is often the better description of a typical unit because one or two very large areas can pull the average upward. The five largest units together account for about 45% of the state’s mapped land area.
Largest and smallest Vermont counties
Windsor County is the largest county-level unit by land area at 969.1 square miles. It represents about 11% of all mapped land in Vermont. At the other end of the range, Grand Isle County has 81.8 square miles of land.
Largest by land area
- Windsor County969.1 sq mi
- Rutland County930.6 sq mi
- Windham County786 sq mi
- Addison County766.3 sq mi
- Orleans County694.6 sq mi
Smallest by land area
- Grand Isle County81.8 sq mi
- Lamoille County461.3 sq mi
- Chittenden County536.9 sq mi
- Franklin County631 sq mi
- Caledonia County649.2 sq mi
Rankings use land area rather than total area. This avoids making coastal or lake counties appear larger solely because their boundaries include extensive water.
Alphabetical list of Vermont counties
The table is alphabetical, so it works as a name and FIPS-code reference rather than an area ranking. Every identifier begins with the Vermont state FIPS prefix 50. Land and water figures are rounded to one decimal place.
14 county-level areas
Download county data / numbered map key (CSV)| No. | Name | FIPS code | Land area | Water area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addison County | 50001 | 766.3 sq mi | 41.4 sq mi |
| 2 | Bennington County | 50003 | 674.2 sq mi | 2.7 sq mi |
| 3 | Caledonia County | 50005 | 649.2 sq mi | 8.6 sq mi |
| 4 | Chittenden County | 50007 | 536.9 sq mi | 83.8 sq mi |
| 5 | Essex County | 50009 | 662.4 sq mi | 11.1 sq mi |
| 6 | Franklin County | 50011 | 631 sq mi | 58.2 sq mi |
| 7 | Grand Isle County | 50013 | 81.8 sq mi | 111.6 sq mi |
| 8 | Lamoille County | 50015 | 461.3 sq mi | 4.9 sq mi |
| 9 | Orange County | 50017 | 687 sq mi | 4.6 sq mi |
| 10 | Orleans County | 50019 | 694.6 sq mi | 27.6 sq mi |
| 11 | Rutland County | 50021 | 930.6 sq mi | 15 sq mi |
| 12 | Washington County | 50023 | 687.1 sq mi | 8.3 sq mi |
| 13 | Windham County | 50025 | 786 sq mi | 12.7 sq mi |
| 14 | Windsor County | 50027 | 969.1 sq mi | 7.5 sq mi |
How to read and use this map
County lines are administrative boundaries, not postal routes. A mailing address can use a city name associated with a neighboring area, and ZIP codes can cross county lines. When you need to identify a county for an address, confirm it with an official geocoder or local government source.
For classroom or planning use, download a PDF from the controls above. Labelled exports use numbered callouts for crowded areas; numbered quiz maps match the alphabetical county list. SVG files keep the boundary lines sharp at larger paper sizes.
Frequently asked questions
How many counties are in Vermont?
Vermont has 14 counties in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 cartographic boundary file.
Can I print this Vermont county map?
Yes. Choose Download / print and select PDF for a landscape Letter page, PNG for an image, or SVG for editable vector artwork. Because the map is SVG, its boundary lines stay sharp when scaled.
What is the largest county in Vermont?
Windsor County is the largest by land area in this dataset at 969.1 square miles. This is an area ranking, not a population ranking.
What is the smallest county in Vermont?
Grand Isle County is the smallest by land area in this dataset at 81.8 square miles.
Are these legal survey boundaries?
No. This is a generalized reference map. Property, parcel, election, and legal boundary questions should be checked with the relevant state or local agency.
Map source
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary File, Counties, 1:5,000,000. Land and water area fields are supplied in the same file and converted from square meters to square miles. Accessed September 27, 2026.