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Vermont's population is, proportionately, more rural than that of any other U.S. state; only 32 percent of Vermont residents lived in areas defined as urban in 1990. All Vermont urban centers are small. The largest, Burlington, accounts for less than one-tenth of the population, although Burlington and its surrounding Chittenden County region contain one-fourth of the people in the state. The fastest-growing areas are in the Champlain Valley and southern Vermont. The Green Mountains and northern Vermont had less growth, and some communities, notably Rutland and Barre, lost population.

The 1998 census put Vermont's population at 591,000. The State Capital is Montpelier, other major cities or towns include Bennington, Burlington, Rutland.