Rank	City	2000 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Wilmington	72,715	0.2%
2	Dover	32,196	1.1%
3	Newark	29,366	0.9%
4	Milford	7,010	1.1%
5	Seaford	6,786	1.8%
6	Middletown	6,290	5.3%
7	Smyrna	5,868	0.8%
8	Elsmere	5,801	-0.1%
9	New Castle	4,981	0.2%
10	Georgetown	4,789	1.9%
11	Laurel	3,746	0.9%
12	Harrington	3,187	2.8%
13	Lewes	2,923	2.3%
14	Millsboro	2,497	4.0%
15	Camden	2,103	1.0%
16	Selbyville	1,723	1.6%
17	Milton	1,719	0.2%
18	Bridgeville	1,546	1.3%
19	Rehoboth Beach	1,500	1.2%
20	Delaware City	1,460	-1.4%
21	Delmar	1,443	1.2%
22	Clayton	1,309	2.0%
23	Bellefonte	1,252	-0.2%
24	Wyoming	1,173	-2.6%
25	Newport	1,144	-0.0%
26	Blades	1,100	0.2%
27	Ocean View	1,044	3.1%
28	Bethany Beach	905	11.2%
29	Greenwood	844	3.8%
30	Felton	808	1.8%
31	Frankford	716	3.0%
32	Frederica	668	-1.4%
33	Dagsboro	520	0.7%
34	South Bethany	493	13.0%
35	Arden	476	-0.1%
36	Cheswold	454	3.9%
37	Houston	430	-1.0%
38	Fenwick Island	343	6.8%
39	Townsend	342	-1.9%
40	Ellendale	336	0.1%
41	Bowers	306	5.2%
42	Ardentown	301	-0.8%
43	Dewey Beach	300	3.8%
44	Odessa	286	0.1%
45	Ardencroft	268	-0.4%
46	Millville	255	3.1%
47	Kenton	237	-5.9%
48	Magnolia	226	-2.3%
49	Leipsic	203	-0.8%
50	Slaughter Beach	198	7.2%
51	Little Creek	195	3.5%
52	Woodside	184	2.5%
53	Bethel	184	1.7%
54	Viola	156	-1.1%
55	Henlopen Acres	133	2.2%
56	Hartly	78	0.1%
57	Farmington	75	-4.3%