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Pennsylvania vs. Vermont

The industry payments to health providers for Pennsylvania stood at $727.6 million against $10.3 million for Vermont in 2019–2025, according to CMS Open Payments.

The 16 measures the Factbook publishes for both Pennsylvania and Vermont — different agencies, different periods, counting different things. Nothing here adds or scores one against another.

Measure by measure

Violent crime rate · Crime and justice

Pennsylvania

229.2per 100,000

36 of 51 · 2025

Vermont

220.0per 100,000

42 of 51 · 2025

Maine · 95.0 per 100,000District of Columbia · 806.0 per 100,000

By violent crime rate, Pennsylvania is 36 of 51 and Vermont is 42 of 51. Highest on the right.

Imprisonment rate · Crime and justice

Pennsylvania

300per 100,000

25 of 50 · 2023

Vermont

124per 100,000

47 of 50 · 2023

Massachusetts · 96 per 100,000Mississippi · 652 per 100,000

By imprisonment rate, Pennsylvania is 25 of 50 and Vermont is 47 of 50. Highest on the right.

Federal spending per resident · Federal spending

Pennsylvania

$21,560

10 of 51 · FY2025

Vermont

$13,760

22 of 51 · FY2025

Utah · $8,226North Dakota · $123,129

By obligations per resident, Pennsylvania is 10 of 51 and Vermont is 22 of 51. Highest on the right.

Registered nonprofits · Nonprofits

Pennsylvania

82,237

5 of 51 · 2026

Vermont

6,606

49 of 51 · 2026

Alaska · 5,878California · 203,805

By registered nonprofits, Pennsylvania is 5 of 51 and Vermont is 49 of 51. Highest on the right.

Industry payments to health providers · Health

Pennsylvania

$727.6 million

5 of 51 · 2019–2025

Vermont

$10.3 million

50 of 51 · 2019–2025

Alaska · $10.2 millionCalifornia · $2.4 billion

By industry payments to health providers, Pennsylvania is 5 of 51 and Vermont is 50 of 51. Highest on the right.

Farm payments paid out · Farm subsidies

Pennsylvania

$163.7 million

30 of 50 · 2025

Vermont

$15.6 million

45 of 50 · 2025

Alaska · $1.9 millionIowa · $2.0 billion

By farm payments paid out, Pennsylvania is 30 of 50 and Vermont is 45 of 50. Highest on the right.

PPP loans approved · PPP loans

Pennsylvania

$30.5 billion

6 of 51 · 2020–2021

Vermont

$1.8 billion

50 of 51 · 2020–2021

Wyoming · $1.6 billionCalifornia · $103.2 billion

By PPP loans approved, Pennsylvania is 6 of 51 and Vermont is 50 of 51. Highest on the right.

Population · Demographics

Pennsylvania

13,059,432

5 of 51 · July 2025

Vermont

644,663

50 of 51 · July 2025

Wyoming · 588,753California · 39,355,309

By population, Pennsylvania is 5 of 51 and Vermont is 50 of 51. Highest on the right.

School spending per pupil · Schools

Pennsylvania

$20,850

13 of 51 · FY2024

Vermont

$28,660

3 of 51 · FY2024

Idaho · $10,930District of Columbia · $31,173

By school spending per pupil, Pennsylvania is 13 of 51 and Vermont is 3 of 51. Highest on the right.

Bank offices per 100,000 residents · Banks and credit unions

Pennsylvania

24.3

27 of 51 · June 2026

Vermont

32.1

9 of 51 · June 2026

Nevada · 11.7North Dakota · 48.9

By bank offices per 100,000 residents, Pennsylvania is 27 of 51 and Vermont is 9 of 51. Highest on the right.

HUD-subsidized housing per 1,000 residents · Housing

Pennsylvania

17.2

17 of 51 · 2025

Vermont

21.0

6 of 51 · 2025

Arizona · 5.5District of Columbia · 49.8

By hUD-subsidized housing per 1,000 residents, Pennsylvania is 17 of 51 and Vermont is 6 of 51. Highest on the right.

Mortgage loans originated per 1,000 residents · Mortgage lending

Pennsylvania

20.9

30 of 51 · 2025

Vermont

20.8

31 of 51 · 2025

New York · 11.6Idaho · 27.9

By mortgage loans originated per 1,000 residents, Pennsylvania is 30 of 51 and Vermont is 31 of 51. Highest on the right.

Cost of living (U.S. = 100) · Cost of living

Pennsylvania

97.6

24 of 51 · 2024

Vermont

98.0

23 of 51 · 2024

Arkansas · 86.9California · 110.7

By cost of living (U.S. = 100), Pennsylvania is 24 of 51 and Vermont is 23 of 51. Highest on the right.

County health estimates: counties covered · County health

Pennsylvania

67

22 of 51 · 2023

Vermont

14

45 of 51 · 2023

District of Columbia · 1 countyTexas · 254 counties

By county health estimates: counties covered, Pennsylvania is 22 of 51 and Vermont is 45 of 51. Highest on the right.

College sports revenue · Sports

Pennsylvania

$1.3 billion

4 of 51 · 2024–25

Vermont

$57.7 million

50 of 51 · 2024–25

Alaska · $19.4 millionTexas · $2.2 billion

By college sports revenue, Pennsylvania is 4 of 51 and Vermont is 50 of 51. Highest on the right.

Federal civilian employees · Federal salaries

Pennsylvania

36,174

8 of 51 · August 2026

Vermont

2,483

50 of 51 · August 2026

Delaware · 2,260District of Columbia · 95,946

By federal civilian employees, Pennsylvania is 8 of 51 and Vermont is 50 of 51. Highest on the right.

The differences

Each row is one publisher’s measure over its own period. The difference is one state’s figure taken from the other’s within that row, and nothing is carried from one row to the next.

Pennsylvania vs. Vermont: $727.6 million and $10.3 million (2019–2025)
MeasurePennsylvaniaVermontDifferenceHigherSource
Violent crime rateper 100,000 · 2025229.2 per 100,000220.0 per 100,0009.2PennsylvaniaThe FBI’s Crime Data ExplorerFederal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division
Imprisonment rateper 100,000 · 2023300 per 100,000124 per 100,000176PennsylvaniaThe Bureau of Justice StatisticsU.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Federal spending per residentFY2025$21,560$13,760$7,800PennsylvaniaUSAspendingU.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Registered nonprofits202682,2376,60675,631PennsylvaniaThe IRSInternal Revenue Service
Industry payments to health providers2019–2025$727.6 million$10.3 million$717.3 millionPennsylvaniaCMS Open PaymentsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Farm payments paid out2025$163.7 million$15.6 million$148.1 millionPennsylvaniaThe Farm Service AgencyU.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
PPP loans approved2020–2021$30.5 billion$1.8 billion$28.7 billionPennsylvaniaThe SBAU.S. Small Business Administration
PopulationJuly 202513,059,432644,66312,414,769PennsylvaniaThe Census BureauU.S. Census Bureau
School spending per pupilFY2024$20,850$28,660$7,810VermontNCESNational Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Bank offices per 100,000 residentsJune 202624.332.17.8VermontThe FDICFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation
HUD-subsidized housing per 1,000 residents202517.221.03.8VermontHUDU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research
Mortgage loans originated per 1,000 residents202520.920.80.1PennsylvaniaThe CFPBConsumer Financial Protection Bureau
Cost of living (U.S. = 100)202497.698.00.4VermontBEAU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
County health estimates: counties covered202367 counties14 counties53PennsylvaniaCDC’s PLACESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health
College sports revenue2024–25$1.3 billion$57.7 million$1.2 billionPennsylvaniaThe Education Department’s athletics disclosuresOffice of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
Federal civilian employeesAugust 202636,1742,48333,691PennsylvaniaOPMU.S. Office of Personnel Management

What this cannot show

  • Reporting to the FBI is voluntary. This counts offenses the participating agencies reported, over the population those agencies covered — so a state whose agencies reported less is not thereby safer, and two states are only comparable with their coverage shares beside them.
  • Prisons are not jails. People held in local jails awaiting trial or serving short sentences are a separate collection and are not counted here, so this is not the number of people behind bars in the state.
  • An obligation is a binding commitment to pay, recorded where the work is performed rather than where the money reaches people. One agency running something national from one office puts that whole figure in one state, which is why a small state can lead the country per resident.
  • Nothing here is comparable across the three. They are different agencies counting different things over different periods, and no figure on this page is derived from another.
  • The difference column subtracts one state’s published figure from the other’s within a measure, and that is the only arithmetic on this page. Each measure is one publisher’s count over its own period and denominator; a rate over the population the reporting agencies covered, a dollar figure for a fiscal year and a count of people are not comparable with one another, and nothing here ranks or scores one state against the other across measures.

Sources

Compiled automatically from FBI Crime Data Explorer API, Bureau of Justice Statistics — Prisoners, USAspending API v2, Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Open Payments — payments grouped by physician, Farm program payment files, SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA — loan-level data, Census Bureau population estimates — nation and states, with components of change, NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33) — newest fiscal year, FDIC BankFind — locations (every current office of an FDIC-insured institution), HUD Picture of Subsidized Households — by county, program and sub-program, HMDA public loan/application register (LAR) — each year's fullest national release, BEA Regional Price Parities and real personal income — states and metropolitan areas, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data, 2025 release, Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act data — every college athletics program, by institution and OPM Federal Workforce Data — Federal Employment Raw Data (EHRI Status) by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

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