Delaware: cities and towns by population
The largest of Delaware's 56 recorded places, ranked by population — 400,716 people across the state's towns and cities.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 70,898 |
| 2 | Dover | 39,403 |
| 3 | Newark | 33,817 |
| 4 | Middletown | 20,372 |
| 5 | Bear | 19,371 |
| 6 | Brookside | 14,353 |
| 7 | Glasgow | 14,303 |
| 8 | Hockessin | 13,527 |
| 9 | Smyrna | 11,319 |
| 10 | Pike Creek Valley | 11,217 |
| 11 | Milford | 10,252 |
| 12 | Claymont | 8,253 |
| 13 | North Star | 7,980 |
| 14 | Pike Creek | 7,898 |
| 15 | Wilmington Manor | 7,889 |
| 16 | Seaford | 7,586 |
| 17 | Georgetown | 7,051 |
| 18 | Elsmere | 6,146 |
| 19 | Edgemoor | 5,677 |
| 20 | New Castle | 5,382 |
| 21 | Millsboro | 4,216 |
| 22 | Laurel | 4,075 |
| 23 | Nassau | 3,699 |
| 24 | Harrington | 3,691 |
| 25 | Camden | 3,505 |
| 26 | Highland Acres | 3,459 |
| 27 | Dover Base Housing | 3,450 |
| 28 | Rising Sun-Lebanon | 3,391 |
| 29 | Clayton | 3,123 |
| 30 | Lewes | 3,010 |
| 31 | Milton | 2,824 |
| 32 | Riverview | 2,456 |
| 33 | Selbyville | 2,397 |
| 34 | Greenville | 2,326 |
| 35 | Woodside East | 2,316 |
| 36 | Bridgeville | 2,256 |
| 37 | Townsend | 2,177 |
| 38 | Ocean View | 2,035 |
| 39 | Long Neck | 1,980 |
| 40 | Kent Acres | 1,890 |
| 41 | Delaware City | 1,741 |
| 42 | Delmar | 1,730 |
| 43 | Rodney Village | 1,487 |
| 44 | Wyoming | 1,465 |
| 45 | Rehoboth Beach | 1,458 |
| 46 | Cheswold | 1,415 |
| 47 | Felton | 1,402 |
| 48 | Blades | 1,354 |
| 49 | Bellefonte | 1,193 |
| 50 | Bethany Beach | 1,170 |
| 51 | Greenwood | 1,066 |
| 52 | Newport | 1,058 |
| 53 | Frankford | 933 |
| 54 | Dagsboro | 859 |
| 55 | Frederica | 825 |
| 56 | Millville | 590 |