Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 (0.87% of Delaware population). Among all Delaware cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Pike Creek Valley CDP had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (2.03%), followed by Brookside CDP (1.77%), and Wilmington city (1.45%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Pike Creek Valley CDP
Brookside CDP
Wilmington city
Smyrna town
Dover city
Middletown town
Hockessin CDP
Newark city
Bear CDP
Glasgow CDP
Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Pike Creek Valley CDP 2.03
2 Brookside CDP 1.77
3 Wilmington city 1.45
4 Smyrna town 1.39
5 Dover city 0.77
6 Middletown town 0.59
7 Hockessin CDP 0.54
8 Newark city 0.49
9 Bear CDP 0.45
10 Glasgow CDP 0.41
11 Milford city 0.22