Vermont State Vendor Payment Records

Vermont Vendor Payments lists all state payments to external vendors, excluding employee salaries and confidential transactions. Data originates from the state's VISION financial system and is published by data.vermont.gov. The dataset was last updated in January 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing spending trends by Department and Fund using the Amount and Quarter Ending columns.
• Mapping vendor geographic distribution and concentration using the Vendor, City, and State fields.
• Auditing departmental budget allocations by linking DeptID Description with Account and AcctNo data.
• Profiling major state vendors by aggregating total Amount paid per Vendor Number.

Strengths

• Covers non-employee payments across all state agencies and departments.
• Excludes approximately 1% of payments deemed confidential, enhancing transparency for the remainder.
• Provides multiple financial dimensions including Department, Fund, and Account.

Limitations

• Excludes direct employee payments and confidential transactions, limiting a complete view of all state expenditures.
• Data completeness relies on agency entry into the VISION system, which is not the state's sole financial system.
• Specific row count and total monetary volume are unknown.

Provenance

Source

data.vermont.gov, the official open data portal for the State of Vermont.

Collection Method

Payments are recorded by state agencies and departments within the VISION statewide financial system.

Freshness

Updated in January 2026.

Geography

State of Vermont, United States.