Vermont: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity
Vermont recorded 5,039 births in 2024 across 14 counties, served by 8 hospitals confirmed to provide inpatient labour and delivery, with 5 more whose status CMS does not report. There are 341 Offices of Lawyers establishments statewide, across all practice areas.
- Births, 2024
- 5,039-2.2% since 2021
- Delivering hospitals
- 85 more not reported
- Offices of Lawyers
- 341CBP 2023, NAICS 541110, all practice areas
- Births per lawyer office
- 14.8national median for 500+ birth counties: 34.3
Births by county
Figure 1. Hover any county for births, lawyer offices and delivering hospitals. Projected at build time; no mapping library on this page.
Every county
| County | Population 2024 | Births 2024 | Lawyer offices | Births per office | Delivering hospitals | Status unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittenden County | 170,851 | 1,300 | 104 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Franklin County | 51,066 | 525 | 11 | 47.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Rutland County | 60,198 | 475 | 42 | 11.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Windsor County | 57,697 | 446 | 40 | 11.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Washington County | 59,844 | 434 | 40 | 10.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Windham County | 45,627 | 294 | 24 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Addison County | 38,047 | 264 | 18 | 14.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Orange County | 30,050 | 247 | 4 | 61.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Bennington County | 37,039 | 245 | 22 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caledonia County | 30,535 | 241 | 14 | 17.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lamoille County | 26,248 | 239 | 11 | 21.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Orleans County | 27,726 | 239 | 11 | 21.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Grand Isle County | 7,528 | 57 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Essex County | 6,037 | 33 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
2 counties record births with no confirmed delivering hospital, covering 90 births. As on the national page, this describes where facilities sit relative to where births are recorded by residence — not access to care.
Hospitals with obstetric services
| Hospital | City | County | Ownership | Labour & delivery | Birthing Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital | Brattleboro | Windham | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Central Vermont Medical Center | Barre | Washington | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Copley Hospital | Morrisville | Lamoille | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Gifford Medical Center | Randolph | Orange | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Mt Ascutney Hospital | Windsor | Windsor | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| North Country Hospital And Health Center | Newport | Orleans | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital | Saint Johnsbury | Caledonia | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Northwestern Medical Center Inc | Saint Albans | Franklin | Voluntary non-profit - Other | Yes | Designated |
| Porter Hospital Inc | Middlebury | Addison | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Rutland Regional Medical Center | Rutland | Rutland | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | Bennington | Bennington | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Springfield Hospital | Springfield | Windsor | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Univ. Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | Burlington | Chittenden | Voluntary non-profit - Other | Yes | Designated |
Birthing Friendly is a CMS designation reflecting a hospital's attestation to participating in a perinatal quality improvement collaborative and implementing recommended safety practices. It records reported structure and participation. It is not an outcome measure, and CMS published no obstetric outcome scores at all for 2024 — see the blackout.
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau — County Population Totals and Components of Change, Vintage 2024 — births by county, 2021–2024
- U.S. Census Bureau — County Business Patterns, 2023 — NAICS 541110, Offices of Lawyers; establishment counts by county
- CMS Care Compare — Maternal Health · Hospital — PC-02, PC-07a, PC-07b, SM-7; 2024 reporting period
- CMS Care Compare — Hospital General Information — ownership, facility type, Birthing Friendly designation
- U.S. Census Bureau — Cartographic Boundary Files, 2023 (1:20,000,000) — county and state polygons; projected to Albers equal-area at build time
Cite this analysis
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Birth Injury Marketing. “Vermont: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity.” 24 August 2026. https://birthinjurymarketing.com/intelligence/vermont/
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