by Kristen Carney

Updated: June 20, 2024

The most populated cities in Delaware are Wilmington with 71,675, Dover at 39,894, Newark with 30,169, Middletown at 25,022, and Bear with 23,070. 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 2023 Population Estimates Program and 2022 American Community Survey.

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Rank	City	Population
1	Wilmington	71,675
2	Dover	39,894
3	Newark	30,169
4	Middletown	25,022
5	Bear	23,070
6	Glasgow	15,405
7	Brookside	14,331
8	Hockessin	13,878
9	Milford	13,289
10	Smyrna	13,277
11	Pike Creek Valley	11,452
12	Claymont	10,191
13	Seaford	8,735
14	North Star	8,370
15	Wilmington Manor	8,260
16	Georgetown	7,873
17	Millsboro	7,637
18	Pike Creek	6,975
19	Edgemoor	6,485
20	Elsmere	6,157
21	New Castle	5,549
22	Clayton	4,399
23	Laurel	4,275
24	Camden	4,188
25	Rising Sun-Lebanon	4,060
26	Highland Acres	3,892
27	Harrington	3,860
28	Milton	3,675
29	Lewes	3,604
30	Dover Base Housing	3,262
31	Selbyville	3,184
32	Long Neck	2,983
33	Ocean View	2,937
34	Townsend	2,832
35	Bridgeville	2,829
36	Greenville	2,824
37	Riverview	2,270
38	Cheswold	2,257
39	Delmar	2,216
40	Kent Acres	2,124
41	Millville	2,049
42	Woodside East	2,002
43	Delaware City	1,905
44	Wyoming	1,868
45	Lincoln	1,439
46	Felton	1,356
47 TIE	Rodney Village	1,304
47 TIE	St. Georges	1,304
49	Blades	1,295
50	Bellefonte	1,233
51	Rehoboth Beach	1,220
52	Frederica	1,116
53	Greenwood	1,089
54	Bethany Beach	1,059
55	Dagsboro	961
56	Newport	896
57	Frankford	878
58	Ellendale	541
59	South Bethany	504
60	Arden	433
61	Houston	398
62	Dewey Beach	393
63	Fenwick Island	376
64	Odessa	364
65 TIE	Bowers	285
65 TIE	Magnolia	285
67	Bethel	259
68	Ardentown	254
69	Slaughter Beach	241
70	Ardencroft	229
71	Kenton	226
72	Little Creek	200
73	Woodside	195
74	Leipsic	185
75	Henlopen Acres	152
76	Viola	147
77	Port Penn	138
78	Farmington	99
79	Hartly	77
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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. May 2024. http://www.census.gov/. United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 7 December 2023. http://www.census.gov/.

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