Lowest-earning counties in Vermont

MONTPELIER, Vt. (STACKER) -Individuals on the entire had been doing properly financially heading into 2020, with main markers like unemployment reaching 50-year lows. The pandemic modified all that: In the course of the second quarter of the 2020 fiscal yr, our nation’s actual GDP fell by a whopping 31.4%, a quantity that hasn’t been seen because the Nice Despair. Because the economic system makes its comeback, issues are nonetheless a far cry from the way in which they had been in 2019.

One marker that has sped far previous its 2019 place is that of earnings inequality in the USA. Low-wage industries had been decimated by the pandemic, leaving hundreds of thousands with out work or in positions they had been overqualified for. In the meantime, almost one in 5 households throughout the USA earn lower than $25,000 a yr, whereas greater than 6% have an annual earnings that falls under $10,000.

The place you reside could make a big effect in your monetary scenario. Stacker compiled a listing of the lowest-earning counties in Vermont utilizing knowledge from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the Census’ 2019 5-year estimate median family earnings. Hold studying to see the place folks in your state are making the least.

#14. Chittenden County

– Median family earnings: $73,647
— 18.8% above state median, 17.2% above nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 34.8%
— #249 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 8.7%
— #2,395 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

#13. Grand Isle County

– Median family earnings: $71,587
— 15.5% above state median, 13.9% above nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 31.6%
— #349 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 8.7%
— #2,395 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

#12. Addison County

– Median family earnings: $68,825
— 11.1% above state median, 9.5% above nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 31.5%
— #351 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 6.4%
— #2,893 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

#11. Franklin County

– Median family earnings: $65,485
— 5.7% above state median, 4.2% above nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 27.4%
— #554 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 9.4%
— #2,221 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

#10. Lamoille County

– Median family earnings: $64,003
— 3.3% above state median, 1.8% above nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 26.9%
— #588 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 12.0%
— #1,462 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

#9. Washington County

– Median family earnings: $62,791
— 1.3% above state median, 0.1% under nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 27.7%
— #530 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 10.1%
— #2,020 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

#8. Windsor County

– Median family earnings: $60,987
— 1.6% under state median, 3.0% under nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 25.5%
— #698 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 10.0%
— #2,044 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

#7. Orange County

– Median family earnings: $60,925
— 1.7% under state median, 3.1% under nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 23.3%
— #910 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 7.7%
— #2,667 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

#6. Bennington County

– Median family earnings: $56,183
— 9.3% under state median, 10.6% under nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 25.0%
— #754 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 10.5%
— #1,895 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

#5. Rutland County

– Median family earnings: $56,139
— 9.4% under state median, 10.7% under nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 21.4%
— #1,193 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 10.8%
— #1,811 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

#4. Windham County

– Median family earnings: $51,985
— 16.1% under state median, 17.3% under nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 22.4%
— #1,037 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 11.4%
— #1,636 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

#3. Caledonia County

– Median family earnings: $50,563
— 18.4% under state median, 19.5% under nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 18.8%
— #1,602 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 10.9%
— #1,794 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

#2. Orleans County

– Median family earnings: $49,168
— 20.7% under state median, 21.8% under nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 17.3%
— #1,906 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 13.4%
— #1,098 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

#1. Essex County

– Median family earnings: $44,349
— 28.4% under state median, 29.4% under nationwide median
– Households incomes over $100k: 11.6%
— #2,829 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide
– Households incomes lower than $15k: 11.9%
— #1,487 highest fee amongst all counties nationwide

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