Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Population in 2023

Updated on August 14, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Delaware cities and places, Wilmington city had the highest population (71.68K), followed by Dover city (39.89K), and Newark city (30.17K).

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 2023
Wilmington city
Dover city
Newark city
Middletown town
Milford city
Smyrna town
Seaford city
Georgetown town
Millsboro town
Elsmere town
Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Population in 2023
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Wilmington city 71675
2 Dover city 39894
3 Newark city 30169
4 Middletown town 25022
5 Milford city 13289
6 Smyrna town 13277
7 Seaford city 8735
8 Georgetown town 7873
9 Millsboro town 7637
10 Elsmere town 6157
11 New Castle city 5549
12 Clayton town 4399
13 Laurel town 4275
14 Camden town 4188
15 Harrington city 3860
16 Milton town 3675
17 Lewes city 3604
18 Selbyville town 3184
19 Ocean View town 2937
20 Townsend town 2832
21 Bridgeville town 2829
22 Cheswold town 2257
23 Delmar town 2216
24 Millville town 2049
25 Delaware City city 1905
26 Wyoming town 1868
27 Felton town 1356
28 Blades town 1295
29 Bellefonte town 1233
30 Rehoboth Beach city 1220
31 Frederica town 1116
32 Greenwood town 1089
33 Bethany Beach town 1059
34 Dagsboro town 961
35 Newport town 896
36 Frankford town 878
37 Ellendale town 541
38 South Bethany town 504
39 Arden village 433
40 Houston town 398
41 Dewey Beach town 393
42 Fenwick Island town 376
43 Odessa town 364
44 Bowers town 285
44 Magnolia town 285
45 Bethel town 259
46 Ardentown village 254
47 Slaughter Beach town 241
48 Ardencroft village 229
49 Kenton town 226
50 Little Creek town 200
51 Woodside town 195
52 Leipsic town 185
53 Henlopen Acres town 152
54 Viola town 147
55 Farmington town 99
56 Hartly town 77

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.