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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 48.99K people in Delaware with American ancestry (4.99% of Delaware population). Among all Delaware cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Milford city had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (9.08%), followed by Dover city (5.10%), and Glasgow CDP (4.07%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having American 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 American Ancestry in 2021
Milford city
Dover city
Glasgow CDP
Middletown town
Hockessin CDP
Brookside CDP
Bear CDP
Smyrna town
Newark city
Wilmington city
Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Milford city 9.08
2 Dover city 5.10
3 Glasgow CDP 4.07
4 Middletown town 3.58
5 Hockessin CDP 2.59
6 Brookside CDP 2.56
7 Bear CDP 2.42
8 Smyrna town 2.39
9 Newark city 2.08
10 Wilmington city 1.66
11 Pike Creek Valley CDP 1.51