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JFO tells Appropriations Vermont population at 648,493; preliminary 2025 shows further loss, raising revenue concerns
Summary
On April 22, the House Appropriations Committee heard Joint Fiscal Office analyst Ed Barnett report Vermont’s estimated population was 648,493 on 07/01/2024, with a 2024 decline and preliminary 2025 loss of ~1,800 people; members discussed drivers (births, deaths, migration), aging cohorts and tax implications.
On April 22, 2026, the House Appropriations Committee received a demographic briefing from Ed Barnett of the Joint Fiscal Office, who presented JFO estimates showing Vermont’s population at 648,493 as of July 1, 2024 and described recent downward movement in the state’s headcount.
Barnett summarized headline changes in the post‑pandemic era, saying “after our post pandemic swell of 4,100 people between 2020 and 2021…in 2024, population decreased by 215 people” and adding that the figures are estimates. He told the committee the preliminary 2025 update shows Vermont lost “about 1,800 people approximately” between 2024 and 2025, which narrows the five‑year net increase since 2020 to roughly 1,500 people.
The presentation focused on the four components the Census…
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