Poverty rate by age, Vermont, 2019 and 2023

Vermonters over 65 saw a jump in poverty, with nearly 6,000 more falling below the threshold since 2019. The poverty rate for Black Vermonters was more than double the rate for all Vermonters in 2023. Both patterns replicate those in the country as a whole. Vermont saw the biggest increase in elder poverty among the New England states.