Medicare in Vermont by county

Most people with Medicare

Across Vermont, 170,882 people had Medicare in July 2026, 13% of them in Medicare Advantage or another Medicare health plan. The counties with the most:

1. Chittenden County 36,548 with Medicare · 11% in Medicare Advantage · no Advantage plans listed
2. Rutland County 18,529 with Medicare · 7% in Medicare Advantage · no Advantage plans listed
3. Windsor County 17,465 with Medicare · 15% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
4. Washington County 15,640 with Medicare · 7% in Medicare Advantage · no Advantage plans listed
5. Windham County 13,523 with Medicare · 21% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
6. Franklin County 11,795 with Medicare · 9% in Medicare Advantage · no Advantage plans listed
7. Bennington County 11,104 with Medicare · 23% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
8. Addison County 10,143 with Medicare · 8% in Medicare Advantage · no Advantage plans listed
9. Orange County 8,538 with Medicare · 16% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
10. Caledonia County 8,439 with Medicare · 21% in Medicare Advantage · 1 Advantage plans with drug coverage

All 14 counties, A to Z

• Addison County10,143 with Medicare · 8% in Medicare Advantage · no Advantage plans listed
• Bennington County11,104 with Medicare · 23% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Caledonia County8,439 with Medicare · 21% in Medicare Advantage · 1 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Chittenden County36,548 with Medicare · 11% in Medicare Advantage · no Advantage plans listed
• Essex County2,052 with Medicare · 27% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Franklin County11,795 with Medicare · 9% in Medicare Advantage · no Advantage plans listed
• Grand Isle County2,519 with Medicare · 11% in Medicare Advantage · no Advantage plans listed
• Lamoille County6,338 with Medicare · 8% in Medicare Advantage · no Advantage plans listed
• Orange County8,538 with Medicare · 16% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Orleans County8,249 with Medicare · 7% in Medicare Advantage · no Advantage plans listed
• Rutland County18,529 with Medicare · 7% in Medicare Advantage · no Advantage plans listed
• Washington County15,640 with Medicare · 7% in Medicare Advantage · no Advantage plans listed
• Windham County13,523 with Medicare · 21% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Windsor County17,465 with Medicare · 15% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage

Sources: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment, July 2026, and the CMS 2027 plan landscape. Medicare Advantage here includes other Medicare health plans, such as cost plans and PACE. Before you meet any agent, check their Vermont license.

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