Ranking of New Castle County, DE Cities and Places By Population in 2021

Updated on August 16, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all New Castle County, DE cities and places, Balance of New Castle County had the highest population (427.35K), followed by Wilmington city (70.71K), and Newark city (29.88K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Castle cities and places.

You can see similar information for other Delaware counties. You can also see the ranking of all cities and places in Delaware.

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Ranking of New Castle County, DE Cities and Places By Population in 2021
Balance of New Castle County
Wilmington city
Newark city
Middletown town
Elsmere town
New Castle city
Townsend town
Delaware City city
Bellefonte town
Newport town
Ranking of New Castle County, DE Cities and Places By Population in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Balance of New Castle County 427350
2 Wilmington city 70708
3 Newark city 29876
4 Middletown town 24273
5 Elsmere town 6188
6 New Castle city 5516
7 Townsend town 2802
8 Delaware City city 1887
9 Bellefonte town 1226
10 Newport town 901
11 Arden village 430
12 Odessa town 365
13 Ardentown village 252
14 Ardencroft village 229
15 Smyrna town (pt.) 26
16 Clayton town (pt.) 0