The

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currently has six statistical areas that have been delineated by the

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(OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two

combined statistical area Combined statistical area (CSA) is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) term for a combination of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and the territory of Puerto Ric ...

s, one

metropolitan statistical area In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally Incorporated town, incorporate ...

, and five micropolitan statistical areas in Vermont. __TOC__

Statistical areas

The

(OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the

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and

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. These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the

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, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities. The OMB defines a

core-based statistical area A core-based statistical area (CBSA) is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that consists of one or more counties (or equivalents) anchored by an urban center of at least 10,000 people plus adjacent countie ...

(commonly referred to as a CBSA) as "a statistical geographic entity consisting of the

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or counties (or

county-equivalents In the United States, a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 states, wh ...

) associated with at least one core of at least 10,000 population, plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core." The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas into

s (MSAs) that have "a population of at least 50,000" and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) that have "a population of at least 10,000, but less than 50,000." The OMB defines a

(CSA) as "a geographic entity consisting of two or more adjacent

s with employment interchange measures of at least 15%." The

primary statistical area The United States federal government defines and delineates the nation's metropolitan areas for statistical purposes, using a set of standard statistical area definitions. the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defined and delineated 392 ...

s (PSAs) include all

s and any

that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

The table below describes the 6 United States statistical areas and 14 counties of the State of Vermont with the following information:An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in teal. A teal population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. #The

(CSA) as designated by the OMB. #The CSA population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates. #The

core based statistical area A core-based statistical area (CBSA) is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that consists of one or more counties (or equivalents) anchored by an urban center of at least 10,000 people plus adjacent countie ...

(CBSA) as designated by the OMB. #The CBSA population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates #The

name #The county population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates

Notes

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vermont Statistical Areas United States statistical areas Statistical Areas Of Vermont Statistical Areas Of Vermont

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