Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.58K people in Delaware with African ancestry. Among all Delaware cities and places, Wilmington city had the highest population with African ancestry (1.02K), followed by Dover city (301), and Brookside CDP (251).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Delaware.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Wilmington city
Dover city
Brookside CDP
Pike Creek Valley CDP
Wilmington Manor CDP
Smyrna town
Newark city
Woodside East CDP
Middletown town
Bear CDP
Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Wilmington city 1025
2 Dover city 301
3 Brookside CDP 251
4 Pike Creek Valley CDP 238
4 Wilmington Manor CDP 238
5 Smyrna town 175
6 Newark city 154
7 Woodside East CDP 148
8 Middletown town 135
9 Bear CDP 98
10 Kent Acres CDP 97
11 Hockessin CDP 73
12 Townsend town 70
13 Glasgow CDP 63
14 Laurel town 61
15 Bridgeville town 60
15 Riverview CDP 60
16 Claymont CDP 52
17 New Castle city 40
18 Clayton town 37
18 North Star CDP 37
19 Milford city 25
20 Wyoming town 15
21 Highland Acres CDP 11
22 Bellefonte town 9
23 Blades town 7
23 Cheswold town 7
24 Seaford city 6
25 Felton town 5
26 Woodside town 4
27 Rodney Village CDP 3
28 Delaware City city 2
29 Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP 1
29 Selbyville town 1