Vermont

Vermont is the second-least populous state in the United States, with about 648,000 residents spread across 24,906 km² of the northern Appalachians, and the only New England state without an Atlantic coastline. Independent as the Vermont Republic from 1777 to 1791, it was the first state admitted after the original thirteen and the first to abolish adult slavery in its constitution. Its economy runs on healthcare and education, semiconductor and precision manufacturing in Chittenden County, dairy and maple production, craft food and beverage, and a two-season tourism industry built on ski resorts and autumn foliage. Vermont has the smallest state capital in the country — Montpelier, with roughly 8,000 people — no billboards anywhere in the state, the highest maple syrup output in the U.S. by a wide margin, one of the lowest violent crime rates and among the highest health-insurance coverage rates in the nation, together with the oldest median age of any state after Maine.

Capital: MontpelierLargest city: BurlingtonNickname: The Green Mountain StateStatehood: 1791
648,500
Population
49th in the U.S.
$81,200
Median household income
$44 B
GDP
50th in the U.S.
24,906 km²
Area
45th in the U.S.

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