How much did DOGE cut from Vermont?

Vermont is estimated to have 139 federal contract and grant terminations totaling an estimated $451.9M in claimed savings, or $703 per resident. This is an estimate based on the state's proportional share of FY2025 federal spending.

How is the Vermont DOGE estimate calculated?

DOGE.gov's savings data does not report which state each termination is based in. We estimate Vermont's share by distributing DOGE's national claimed savings in proportion to the state's FY2025 total federal spending reported on USASpending.gov.

What is Vermont's rank for DOGE cuts?

Vermont ranks #45 nationally by total estimated DOGE savings and #11 by per-capita impact.

DOGE Impact All States

Vermont

Compiled by PlainSpending

DOGE Federal Cuts Impact

Estimated 139 federal contract and grant terminations, totaling $451.9M in claimed savings - 0.4% of national total.

That's $703 per resident, ranked #11 nationally.

Est. Total Savings

$451.9M

Rank #45 nationally

Terminations

139

0.4% of national total

Per Capita

$703

Rank #11 nationally

FY2025 Federal Spending

$8.9B

Basis for distribution

Award Deobligation Gazette

FPDS · USASpending · DOGE claimed

TOT

$451.9M

PCAP

$703

0.4%

TERMS

139

C-MIX

13.5%

G-MIX

86.5%

RANK$

#45

RANK/C

#11

Nearest savings peers

Rhode Island Puerto Rico South Dakota New Hampshire

Vermont vs nearest peers, claimed DOGE savings per resident

Grant-led termination mix

Grant deobligations lead Vermont's claimed book at 86.5% ($391.1M) vs 13.5% contracts.

Thin absolute books swing hard on a handful of awards. Compare Rhode Island before reading any single agency name as a statewide pattern.

Attribution method: methodology (national DOGE totals × FY2025 USASpending.gov state share).

Grant-led terminations in Vermont

Estimated DOGE savings split: $60.8M from 13 contracts (13.5%) vs $391.1M from 126 grants (86.5%).

Vermont DOGE claimed savings by termination type

Contract Terminations

13 contracts

13.5%

$60.8M

Contracts are the thinner claimed channel here (13.5% of savings).

Grant Terminations

126 grants

86.5%

$391.1M

Financial assistance is the heavier claimed channel in Vermont (86.5% of savings).

Top Federal Agencies in Vermont

Agencies with the largest federal spending in Vermont in FY2025, likely most affected by DOGE terminations.

1 Social Security Administration

2 Department of Health and Human Services

3 Department of Defense

4 Department of Transportation

5 Department of Agriculture

States With Similar DOGE Impact

States with estimated DOGE savings closest to Vermont.

State	Est. Savings	Per Capita	Terminations
Rhode Island	$435.4M	$397	135
Puerto Rico	$433.1M	$132	135
South Dakota	$432.6M	$488	135
New Hampshire	$393.3M	$286	122
North Dakota	$386.2M	$496	121

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Estimate Notice: DOGE.gov's API does not include state-level data. Figures for Vermont are estimated by distributing national DOGE savings proportionally to the state's FY2025 federal spending from USASpending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Actual impacts may vary.

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Data Sources: DOGE.gov Savings API (api.doge.gov) + USASpending.gov FY2025 Awards Data (U.S. Treasury).