Total population (1990 census): 562,758
State Capital: Montpelier
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 131 | 8233 | 938996 bu | |
| Wheat | 14 | 448 | 21695 bu | |
| Barley | 13 | 463 | 21064 bu | |
| Canola | 3 | 11 | 2600 lbs | |
| Oats | 26 | 351 | 13659 bu | |
| Popcorn | 1 | D | D | |
| Rye | 7 | 196 | 7885 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 2 | D | D | |
| Triticale | 1 | D | D | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 18 | 1178 | 37867 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 12 | D | D | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 3782 | 385562 | 703077 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 863 | 42385 | 97752 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 89 | 2898 | 5951 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 2468 | 147172 | 258534 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 568 | 22186 | 33081 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 1485 | 170921 | 923242 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 1168 | 95713 | 1702672 tons, grn | |
| Corn Cut for Dry Fodder | 3 | 11 | X | |
| Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | 1 | D | D | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 11 | 363 | 3210 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 26 | 23 | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 2 | D | ||
| Snap Beans | 64 | 49 | ||
| Beets | 35 | 18 | ||
| Broccoli | 33 | 27 | ||
| Brussels Sprouts | 14 | 7 | ||
| Chinese Cabbage | 6 | 1 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 38 | 50 | ||
| Cantaloups | 36 | 24 | ||
| Carrots | 50 | 27 | ||
| Cauliflower | 21 | 9 | ||
| Celery | 3 | Z | ||
| Collards | 7 | 11 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 66 | 36 | ||
| Eggplant | 12 | 5 | ||
| Endive | 1 | D | ||
| Escarole | 1 | D | ||
| Garlic | 24 | 10 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 26 | 17 | ||
| Honeydew Melons | 2 | D | ||
| Kale | 18 | 18 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 68 | 128 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 4 | 2 | ||
| Dry Onions | 29 | 10 | ||
| Green Onions | 18 | 5 | ||
| Parsley | 3 | Z | ||
| Green Peas | 46 | 27 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 13 | 5 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 47 | 45 | ||
| Potatoes | 65 | 232 | 60525 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 131 | 502 | ||
| Radishes | 11 | 5 | ||
| Rhubarb | 6 | 2 | ||
| Spinach | 31 | 17 | ||
| Squash | 116 | 206 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 181 | 1308 | ||
| Tomatoes | 99 | 89 | ||
| Turnips | 10 | 5 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 1 | D | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 33 | 168 | ||
| Watermelons | 9 | 5 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 29 | 29 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 220 | 4259 | 462667 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 19 | 11 | 459 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 10 | 4 | 267 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 13 | 7 | 192 trees | |
| Grapes | 13 | 4 | 2611 trees | |
| Peaches | 7 | 8 | 1033 trees | |
| Pears | 15 | 8 | 727 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 13 | 4 | 338 | |
| Filberts and Hazelnets | 3 | D | 180 | |
| English Walnuts | 1 | D | D | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 6 | 6 | 238 | |
| Other Nuts | 3 | 5 | 270 | |
| Blackberries | 4 | 3 | 1491 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 65 | 112 | 170637 lbs | |
| Wild Blueberries | 4 | D | D | |
| Raspberries | 59 | 55 | 92858lbs | |
| Strawberries | 79 | 170 | 731685 lbs | |
| Other Berries | 2 | D | D | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maple Trees Tapped | 1243 | 29952 | 2002284 | |
| Ginseng | 1 | D | D | |
| Other | 8 | 27 | X | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 665 | 1736348 | 6042 | 18588 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 100 | X | 381 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 274 | 1449419 | 244 | 11614 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 227 | 1261372 | 147 | 9985 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 55 | 62712 | 77 | 714 |
| Foliage Plants | 16 | 30170 | D | 274 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 43 | 95165 | D | 641 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 5 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 250 | X | 184 | 2782 |
| Mushrooms | 2 | D | X | D |
| Nursery Crops | 71 | 32650 | 369 | 1953 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 9 | 22000 | D | 117 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 49 | 223446 | X | 2020 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 355 | 4461 | 5241 | 85 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.