Delaware Cities by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: December 17, 2024

The most populous cities in Delaware are Wilmington with 71,675, Dover at 39,894, Newark with 30,169, Middletown at 25,022, 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 2023 Population Estimates Program and 2023 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 22,604
6 Glasgow 16,095
7 Brookside 15,262
8 Hockessin 13,608
9 Milford 13,289
10 Smyrna 13,277
11 Pike Creek Valley 11,992
12 Claymont 9,543
13 Seaford 8,735
14 North Star 8,178
15 Wilmington Manor 8,030
16 Georgetown 7,873
17 Millsboro 7,637
18 Pike Creek 7,185
19 Edgemoor 6,671
20 Elsmere 6,157
21 New Castle 5,549
22 Clayton 4,399
23 Laurel 4,275
24 Rising Sun-Lebanon 4,195
25 Camden 4,188
26 Harrington 3,860
27 Milton 3,675
28 Highland Acres 3,661
29 Lewes 3,604
30 Selbyville 3,184
31 Greenville 3,100
32 Dover Base Housing 3,026
33 Ocean View 2,937
34 Townsend 2,832
35 Bridgeville 2,829
36 Kent Acres 2,540
37 Riverview 2,412
38 Long Neck 2,372
39 Cheswold 2,257
40 Delmar 2,216
41 Millville 2,049
42 Delaware City 1,905
43 Wyoming 1,868
44 Woodside East 1,680
45 Lincoln 1,639
46 St. Georges 1,564
47 Felton 1,356
48 Rodney Village 1,318
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 Port Penn 477
61 Arden 433
62 Houston 398
63 Dewey Beach 393
64 Fenwick Island 376
65 Odessa 364
66 TIE Bowers 285
66 TIE Magnolia 285
68 Bethel 259
69 Ardentown 254
70 Slaughter Beach 241
71 Ardencroft 229
72 Kenton 226
73 Little Creek 200
74 Woodside 195
75 Leipsic 185
76 Henlopen Acres 152
77 Viola 147
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. Population Division. May 2024.
  • 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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