Delaware Cities by Population

Below are the 79 Delaware cities sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2022 Population Estimates Program and 2021 American Community Survey.

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Rank City Population
1 Wilmington 71,569
2 Dover 38,594
3 Newark 30,453
4 Middletown 24,698
5 Bear 21,625
6 Glasgow 15,342
7 Brookside 14,202
8 Hockessin 13,464
9 Smyrna 13,294
10 Milford 12,981
11 Pike Creek Valley 11,718
12 Claymont 9,508
13 Seaford 8,516
14 Wilmington Manor 8,212
15 North Star 8,009
16 Georgetown 7,662
17 Millsboro 7,426
18 Pike Creek 7,398
19 Edgemoor 6,681
20 Elsmere 6,160
21 New Castle 5,533
22 Clayton 4,227
23 Camden 4,211
24 Laurel 4,161
25 Highland Acres 3,910
26 Harrington 3,821
27 Rising Sun-Lebanon 3,772
28 Milton 3,575
29 Lewes 3,533
30 Dover Base Housing 3,135
31 Selbyville 3,093
32 Long Neck 3,022
33 Ocean View 2,848
34 Townsend 2,809
35 Greenville 2,763
36 Bridgeville 2,752
37 Delmar 2,178
38 Riverview 2,091
39 Cheswold 2,016
40 Millville 1,989
41 Delaware City 1,894
42 Wyoming 1,876
43 Woodside East 1,867
44 Kent Acres 1,756
45 Rodney Village 1,472
46 Felton 1,347
47 Blades 1,258
48 Bellefonte 1,227
49 St. Georges 1,197
50 Rehoboth Beach 1,187
51 Frederica 1,100
52 Greenwood 1,059
53 Bethany Beach 1,030
54 Dagsboro 934
55 Newport 895
56 Frankford 851
57 Lincoln 758
58 Ellendale 527
59 South Bethany 490
60 Arden 430
61 Houston 395
62 Dewey Beach 384
63 Fenwick Island 369
64 Odessa 362
65 Magnolia 283
66 Bowers 282
67 Ardentown 255
68 Bethel 253
69 Slaughter Beach 234
70 Ardencroft 229
71 Kenton 220
72 Little Creek 199
73 Woodside 194
74 Leipsic 184
75 Henlopen Acres 148
76 Viola 144
77 Farmington 97
78 Hartly 76
79 Port Penn 57

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. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 8 December 2022. http://www.census.gov/.
  • United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. May 2023. http://www.census.gov/.

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