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Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom A Community Profile
Presented by:
The Vermont State Data Centerat
UVM’s Center for Rural Studies
About the Vermont State Data Center
• The VT State Data Center is part of a network of a liaison between the U.S. Census Bureau and Vermont data users.
• The VT SDC• Conducts Data Trainings• Responds to Data Requests• Assists Census Bureau Data Collection Programs• Participates in Data Advocacy & Network Development• Advocates for VT Data Needs with the Census Bureau
Let’s Get to Know the Northeast Kingdom
• Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom (NEK)- a name coined by former VT governor George Aiken in 1950- consists generally of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia counties.
• Primary population centers in “The Kingdom” include Newport, on the Canadian border, Hardwick and Saint Johnsbury to the South.
• The NEK is home to about 64,500 residents, or about 10% of VT’s population.
• The Northeast Kingdom also has about 7,200 firms (2012)- About 9.5% of VT’s total.
Northeast Kingdom Population in Context
6,231 6,979
24,843 27,160 28,927 31,109 36,739 36,88344,050 48,226
56,328 59,333 60,864
158,686
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2010-2014 Population Estimates
Northeast Kingdom Population Density
93942
4848
54545658
6568
76858689
296
ESSEX
ORLEANS
ORANGE
CALEDONIA
ADDISON
LAMOILLE
BENNINGTON
WINDHAM
WINDSOR
RUTLAND
VT
FRANKLIN
GRAND ISLE
WASHINGTON
U.S.
CHITTENDEN
People Per Sq. Mile
Northeast Kingdom Population Change
Addison 2.4%Bennington 0.4%
Caledonia 5.1%Chittenden 6.8%
Essex -2.4%Franklin 5.1%
Grand Isle 1.0%Lamoille 5.3%
Orange 2.5%Orleans 3.6%
Rutland -2.8%Washington 2.6%
Windham 0.7%Windsor -1.3%
-4.0% -2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0%
2000-2010 Population Change
Northeast Kingdom Educational Attainment
82.7
86.2 86.3
89 89.8 89.9 90.6 91.5 91.6 91.6 91.7 92.1 93 93 93.7 93.9
Percent High School Graduate or Higher
Northeast Kingdom Veteran Populations
7.27.8
8.18.7
9.39.7
9.910.110.110.1
10.310.410.4
10.710.8
13.7
CHITTENDEN
ADDISON
LAMOILLE
UNITED STATES
VERMONT
WASHINGTON
WINDHAM
FRANKLIN
ORLEANS
RUTLAND
GRAND ISLE
CALEDONIA
ORANGE
WINDSOR
BENNINGTON
ESSEX
Northeast Kingdom Disabled Populations
10.211.211.4
11.712.3
12.812.9
13.515.115.1
15.615.916.1
16.419
20.5
WASHINGTON
WINDSOR
RUTLAND
ORLEANS
CHITTENDEN
LAMOILLE
FRANKLIN
ADDISON
GRAND ISLE
ORANGE
CALEDONIA
BENNINGTON
ESSEX
UNITED STATES
VERMONT
WINDHAM
NEK Labor Force Participation
58.1 58.463.3 63.4 63.9 64 65.1 66.5 67.2 67.4 67.7 68.3 68.3 69.5 70.8 70.9
Northeast Kingdom Unemployment
4.65.3
5.65.75.85.8
6.26.56.6
77.3
7.57.57.5
9.210.4
LAMOILLE
WASHINGTON
FRANKLIN
ORANGE
WINDSOR
CHITTENDEN
VERMONT
ORLEANS
ADDISON
GRAND ISLE
BENNINGTON
CALEDONIA
RUTLAND
WINDHAM
U.S.
ESSEX
Northeast Kingdom Median HH Income
3556741437
4508948308 49303 50447 50526 53114 53482 53610 54447 57159 58293 59274 61338
64243
Northeast Kingdom Poverty in Context
7.910 10.2 10.3 10.7 11.3 12 12.2 13 13.1
14 14.1 14.215.6
16.7 16.9
Percent of Population in Poverty
NEK Jobs Trends in Context
270000
275000
280000
285000
290000
295000
300000
305000
VERMONT JOBS TREND
20200
20400
20600
20800
21000
21200
21400
21600
21800
22000
NORTHEAST KINGDOM JOBS TREND
NEK Primary Industry Sectors
Retail trade, 18.1%
Construction, 14.4%
Health care and social assistance, 10.3%
Other services (except public administration), 10.1%
Accommodation and food services, 7.8%
Professional, scientific, and technical services, 7.1%
Manufacturing, 5.5%
Northeast Kingdom Agriculture in Context
93 121
305 349447
532 560 587638 640
736 748 768 814
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900
Number of Farms by County Over Time
1992 2002 2012
Northeast Kingdom Agriculture in Context
114 125 127 132 136 141 146 149 157 170 171204
253 256274
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Average Farm Acreage Over Time
1992 2002 2012
What We Now Know About the NEK
• The NEK is comprised of some of the least populous, least densely-settled counties in a state with the 2nd most rural population in the country.
• This area of Vermont has lower Educational Attainment & Workforce Participation than the State overall, though levels are similar to the U.S.
• Likewise, Poverty and Unemployment rates are higher than State averages, but similar to U.S levels.
• Median Incomes however, tend to track significantly lower than both Vermont and U.S. Median Incomes.
• Essex County differences are more pronounced than Orleans and Caledonia Counties’…
