LibGuides: Vermont State Agency Databases: Home

Introduction

This is an annotated list of databases produced by Vermont State Agencies listed by database subject. It was last checked for broken links on January 11, 2024.

Return to the State Agency Databases Project home page.

About Vermont

VT Re·tain (VT State Archives)
The digital repository for State of Vermont digital archival public records; presently in beta and page includes a link to the current archives system. Initial keyword searches can be refined by agency, domain, activity, record type, jurisdiction, and legislative session. There's also a browse feature.

Agriculture & Food Sources

Nursery/Dealer Search (VT Agency of Agriculture)
Searchable by name, county, business type, operation type, and stock type.

Business, Finance & Economy

Amusement Ride Operators (VT)
Express search by name, registration number, and status.
Business Search (VT)
Search by business name, business ID, and filing number or by business type, business status, city, zip code, registered agent name, principal name or NAICS code.
Telemarketers Search (VT)
Express search by name, registration number, or location.
Trademark Search (VT)
Search by name of trademark, mark description, filing number, and file # or by status, owner name, registration date, and expiration date.
UCC Lien Search (VT)
Can do basic UCC searches and standard UCC debtor searches.

Community & Social Services

Child Care Information System: Provider Directory (VT)
Search the regulated child care database to locate providers throughout Vermont. Searchable by name, town, program type, age, program participation, special services, and accreditation.
Vermont Housing Data (VT Housing Finance Authority)
Searchable database of federal/state subsidized rental housing in Vermont. Can search by county, city or zip code with ability to limit to senior or disabled housing. Separate search is available for community housing data profiles.

Crime, Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement

JailTracker (VT)
Provides inmate name, jacket number, book date, and facility. Can be searched by name and/or category: current only, released, or all.
Sex Offender Registry (VT)
Searchable by name or county. Records include photo of offender, current address, risk rating and conviction offenses.

Earth & the Environment

ACT 250 Database Search (VT)
Act 250 is Vermont's land use and development control law. This database contains information associated with permit applications received after January 1, 200. Search by project number, name, description, town, county, status, and more.
Searchable Databases (VT Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division)
Individual databases for drinking water include a public document library, drinking water watch, water system operator information, public water system sample and sampling schedules, well completion reports, and interference studies. Databases for wastewater include wastewater systems and potable water supply permits search and final indirect discharge permits.
Search Wetlands Permits (VT)
Search by project name, project number, town, and applicant name for permits and applications received after 2011.
Spills List (VT)
Contains recent and historical spill information including the release location, type of product released, nature of incident and more. Click "View" for more information such as the name of the spill manager and contact email.
VT Hazardous Site List
Searchable by town, address and name of site.

Education

Data & Reporting (VT Agency of Education)
Interactive reports include district reports, enrollment reports, NAEP reports, NECAP assessment and assessment by grade reports, participation reports, school reports, and Smarter Balanced Interactive Report. Links to additional reports are also available.

Government Agencies & Elected Officials

Find a Legislator (VT)
Search by name or town. Entries include brief biography with information on committee memberships, district, party affiliation, bills and resolutions sponsored, and voting record.
Online Directory, State of Vermont
Search thousands of state employees, agencies & departments, toll-free and TTY/TDD phone listings.
State of Vermont Employee Salaries
Sortable by name, job title, department, job type, salary, salary type, and date as of
Statewide Public Record Requests Database (VT Agency of Administration)
Separate database listings of requests for the current year and multiple previous years. Sortable columns provide information on type of request, requester's name, description of request, status, action taken, date of request, date closed, and more.

Government Finances & Contracts

Unclaimed Property Owner Search (VT)
Search for unclaimed property or check the status of a previously filed claim.
Vermont Bid System
Simple search for bid opportunities from state, federal, municipal, and private entities. Power Search is also available.

Health, Medicine & Safety

COVID-19 Data
Site includes current status in VT, updates, FAQs, guidance for specific groups, and links to CDC information.

History, People & Culture

Digitized Vermont Newspapers
Vermont newspapers published between 1836 and 1922 can be searched as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program organized by the Library of Congress.
Online Resource Center Search (Division for Historic Preservation, Agency of Commerce and Community Development)
Can view what is documented in the VT Architectural Resource Inventory, State Register of Historic Places, and more. Searchable by project name or number, file name or type, town, county, document type, and start or end date.
Vermont State Library Catalog
Keyword and numeric searches are available as well as browse.

Jobs & Unemployment

ELMI Occupation Profile (VT)
Find comprehensive information on over 500 occupations, including description, career video, wages, trends, skills used, knowledge needed, education and licensing requirements, employing industries and more. Search for an occupation by job family, keyword or rankings.
Vermont JobLink
Can do a basic search by keyword, location, and radius. Results can be filtered by educational level, offers remote work, industry, driving required, and more.

Laws, Legislative Materials, and Legal Issues

Bill, Act & Resolution Search (VT)
Can search for current legislation by keyword and/or sponsor, bill or resolution umber, and Act Number. Full text search is also available.
Find Legislative Reports (VT)
For current session, get lists of reports created by or submitted to the legislature. Can refine by keyword. Sortable by report name, date, and who submitted.
Statutes Search (VT)
Searchable by keywords and/or title

Licensing

Find a Professional (VT)
Find licensing and disciplinary information about current or former licensees. Information includes name, address, license number & status, dates, and case history (if any). Searchable by personal or business name, license number, and profession.
Conduct Decision Search (VT)
Conduct cases are heard in front of a regulatory board or administrative law officer and typically include a finding of unprofessional conduct and sanctions deemed necessary to protect the public. Can search all conduct decisions by party name or docket ID or separately by profession. For further information on decisions concluded before the year 2000, please contact the Docket Clerk

Statistics, Data & Mapping/GIS

Lakes Data & Maps (VT Dept. of Environmental Conservation)
Various topics including algae tracking map, Lake Champlain Chemical & Biological Data, VT inland lakes score cards, and more. Most are searchable by location, some by year and/or other facets.
Lotting Plans (VT)
Consists of lotting plans that divided land among the proprietors of the town who were originally granted the land; searchable by current town name & historic name.
Vermont Data Portal
Offers six subject categories, each of which is filterable by type, authority, or tags. There's also a simple keyword search.
VT Center for Geographic Information
Source for Vermont's geospatial data, information, and activities.
VT Natural Resources Atlas
Over 150 map layers are available with information from across all state departments (such as stormwater permits) and other state and municipal agencies. Takes time to load.
VTrans Online Map Center
Static and interactive web maps available from the VT Agency of Transportation. Web maps include geodetic information, small culvert inventory, park & ride lots, litter picking, and project bridge closures.

Transportation

Public Crash Data Query Tool (VT)
Search for non-personal data from crash reports submitted to the State of Vermont involving motorized vehicles on all public highways since January 2010. Searchable by date, county, town, route, crash type, and reporting agency.

Voting & Elections

Election Results Archive
Searchable database of historical election information related to the state of Vermont: federal, state executive, state legislative, and county. Some data goes back to 1789. Can search by year(s), office, and election stage.
Vermont Campaign Finance System
Can search separate databases of filed reports, contributions, expenditures, and registrants as well as by campaign or contributor.
Vermont Lobbying Information System
Search separate databases of registrants, filed reports, compensation, expenditures, gifts, and contracts as well as by lobbyist, employer, and lobbying firm.

Empty Subjects - Can you help?

As of January 2024, we were unable to locate publicly searchable databases produced by a Vermont State Agency in these areas:

Military & Veterans
Recreation, Travel & Tourism
Science & Technology

If you know of Vermont-produced databases in these or other subjects shown here, please use the "email me" link in the Government Information & Reference Librarian box above to drop us a line.