Delaware Cities by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: August 7, 2025

The most populous cities in Delaware are Wilmington with 73,176, Dover at 40,191, Newark with 30,506, Middletown at 25,686, and Bear with 22,604. You can get the most current Census population data for all 79 Delaware cities, sorted from the most populous cities in Delaware to the least, according to the 2024 Population Estimates Program and 2023 American Community Survey.

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Rank City Population
1 Wilmington 73,176
2 Dover 40,191
3 Newark 30,506
4 Middletown 25,686
5 Bear 22,604
6 Glasgow 16,095
7 Brookside 15,262
8 Milford 14,079
9 Hockessin 13,608
10 Smyrna 13,326
11 Pike Creek Valley 11,992
12 Claymont 9,543
13 Seaford 8,952
14 North Star 8,178
15 Georgetown 8,098
16 Wilmington Manor 8,030
17 Millsboro 7,864
18 Pike Creek 7,185
19 Edgemoor 6,671
20 Elsmere 6,234
21 New Castle 5,715
22 Clayton 4,511
23 Laurel 4,395
24 Rising Sun-Lebanon 4,195
25 Camden 4,191
26 Harrington 3,934
27 Milton 3,773
28 Lewes 3,702
29 Highland Acres 3,661
30 Selbyville 3,285
31 Greenville 3,100
32 Dover Base Housing 3,026
33 Ocean View 3,023
34 Townsend 2,941
35 Bridgeville 2,909
36 Kent Acres 2,540
37 Cheswold 2,537
38 Riverview 2,412
39 Long Neck 2,372
40 Delmar 2,278
41 Millville 2,108
42 Delaware City 1,933
43 Wyoming 1,871
44 Woodside East 1,680
45 Lincoln 1,639
46 St. Georges 1,564
47 Felton 1,375
48 Blades 1,330
49 Rodney Village 1,318
50 Rehoboth Beach 1,257
51 Bellefonte 1,249
52 Frederica 1,131
53 Greenwood 1,123
54 Bethany Beach 1,083
55 Dagsboro 988
56 Newport 909
57 Frankford 905
58 Ellendale 556
59 South Bethany 520
60 Port Penn 477
61 Arden 437
62 Dewey Beach 405
63 Houston 404
64 Fenwick Island 389
65 Odessa 366
66 Magnolia 289
67 Bowers 285
68 Bethel 267
69 Ardentown 258
70 Slaughter Beach 247
71 Ardencroft 234
72 Kenton 223
73 Little Creek 203
74 Woodside 198
75 Leipsic 187
76 Henlopen Acres 158
77 Viola 145
78 Farmington 100
79 Hartly 78

The table above displays the most recent population estimates data for all cities where data are available from the following datasets:

  • United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.
  • United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 12 December 2024. http://www.census.gov/.

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