Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Population in 2021

Updated on August 14, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Delaware cities and places, Wilmington city had the highest population (70.71K), followed by Dover city (39.60K), and Newark city (29.88K).

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

You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities and places in the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each Delaware county.

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Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Population in 2021
Wilmington city
Dover city
Newark city
Middletown town
Smyrna town
Milford city
Seaford city
Georgetown town
Millsboro town
Elsmere town
Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Population in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Wilmington city 70708
2 Dover city 39598
3 Newark city 29876
4 Middletown town 24273
5 Smyrna town 13160
6 Milford city 12346
7 Seaford city 8249
8 Georgetown town 7434
9 Millsboro town 7194
10 Elsmere town 6188
11 New Castle city 5516
12 Camden town 4253
13 Laurel town 4033
14 Clayton town 4001
15 Harrington city 3788
16 Milton town 3464
17 Lewes city 3413
18 Selbyville town 3002
19 Townsend town 2802
20 Ocean View town 2762
21 Bridgeville town 2667
22 Delmar town 2095
23 Cheswold town 1965
24 Millville town 1926
25 Delaware City city 1887
26 Wyoming town 1804
27 Felton town 1327
28 Bellefonte town 1226
29 Blades town 1220
30 Rehoboth Beach city 1151
31 Frederica town 1091
32 Greenwood town 1028
33 Bethany Beach town 997
34 Dagsboro town 906
35 Newport town 901
36 Frankford town 829
37 Ellendale town 511
38 South Bethany town 475
39 Arden village 430
40 Houston town 389
41 Dewey Beach town 370
42 Odessa town 365
43 Fenwick Island town 355
44 Magnolia town 279
45 Bowers town 277
46 Ardentown village 252
47 Bethel town 246
48 Ardencroft village 229
49 Slaughter Beach town 227
50 Kenton town 219
51 Little Creek town 194
52 Woodside town 191
53 Leipsic town 181
54 Henlopen Acres town 143
55 Viola town 142
56 Farmington town 94
57 Hartly town 72

Ranking of Cities and Places By Population for Delaware Counties

Use the links below to see ranking of cities and places by population for each of the following Delaware counties.