Delaware · 33 places

Cities and towns in Delaware

Short answer

Delaware has 33 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people, home to 289,766 residents in 2024. Wilmington is the largest with 73,176.
Places 1,000+
33
5,000+
11
Share of state
28%

Where the places are

Each dot is a place of 1,000+, sized by population. The median place of 5,000+ is Smyrna with 13,326 people, and the smallest in that group is New Castle with 5,715. 10 of the 11 places of 5,000+ grew between July 2020 and July 2024. 2 places cross a county line.

Largest places in Delaware

  1. 01Wilmington73,176
  2. 02Dover40,191
  3. 03Newark30,506
  4. 04Middletown25,686
  5. 05Milford14,079
  6. 06Smyrna13,326
  7. 07Seaford8,952
  8. 08Georgetown8,098
  9. 09Millsboro7,864
  10. 10Elsmere6,234
  11. 11New Castle5,715
  12. 12Clayton4,511
  13. 13Laurel4,395
  14. 14Camden4,191
  15. 15Harrington3,934
  16. 16Milton3,773
  17. 17Lewes3,702
  18. 18Selbyville3,285
  19. 19Ocean View3,023
  20. 20Townsend2,941
July 1, 2024 estimates, Census Vintage 2024.

Fastest growth among places of 5,000+: Milford (+24.5%), Millsboro (+13.3%), Georgetown (+12.6%). Largest decline: Newark (-0.3%).

All 33 places, A to Z

Places under 5,000 people have short profile pages that search engines do not index. Figures are July 1, 2024 estimates.

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Questions people ask

How many cities and towns are in Delaware?

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 33 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people in Delaware, and 11 of 5,000 or more. Smaller towns and census-designated places are not counted here.

What is the largest city in Delaware?

Wilmington, with 73,176 residents on July 1, 2024.

Which Delaware town grew fastest since 2020?

Among places of 5,000+, Milford grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, +24.5%, to 14,079.

What share of Delaware lives in incorporated places?

28%: 289,766 of the state's 1,051,917 residents live in the 33 places listed. The rest live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.