Top 100 Biggest Cities in Delaware

Rank	City	2022 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Townsend	2,788	1.9%
2	Millville	1,907	3.6%
3	Cheswold	1,959	1.6%
4	Middletown	24,164	3.6%
5	Clayton	3,991	0.3%
6	Millsboro	7,139	3.5%
7	Ocean View	2,752	3.6%
8	Smyrna	13,149	1.6%
9	Camden	4,248	14.2%
10	Milton	3,428	3.5%
11	Milford	12,272	8.6%
12	Dagsboro	908	3.4%
13	Selbyville	2,999	3.5%
14	Bridgeville	2,667	3.5%
15	Felton	1,323	0.6%
16	Frederica	1,081	0.5%
17	Georgetown	7,413	3.4%
18	Wyoming	1,801	5.8%
19	Ellendale	511	3.7%
20	Delmar	2,105	3.5%
21	Bethel	247	2.9%
22	Delaware City	1,879	0.1%
23	Odessa	361	-0.8%
24	Dewey Beach	372	3.3%
25	Magnolia	278	1.1%
26	Greenwood	1,026	3.5%
27	Seaford	8,250	3.3%
28	Farmington	91	–
29	Dover	38,992	-1.4%
30	Harrington	3,777	0.2%
31	Lewes	3,420	3.3%
32	Frankford	828	3.8%
33	Slaughter Beach	227	3.7%
34	Blades	1,229	3.4%
35	New Castle	5,499	-0.6%
36	Bethany Beach	997	3.5%
37	Henlopen Acres	144	3.6%
38	Laurel	4,038	3.5%
39	Elsmere	6,157	-0.7%
40	Newark	31,155	-0.5%
41	Fenwick Island	355	3.2%
42	Woodside	190	0.5%
43	Little Creek	194	0.5%
44	Bellefonte	1,220	-0.1%
45	Wilmington	70,750	-0.2%
46	South Bethany	473	3.5%
47	Hartly	72	1.4%
48	Bowers	278	0.7%
49	Houston	389	0.3%
50	Kenton	214	0.9%
51	Arden	428	–
52	Viola	139	-0.7%
53	Leipsic	180	0.6%
54	Ardencroft	227	0.4%
55	Ardentown	253	-0.4%
56	Newport	893	-0.9%
57	Rehoboth Beach	1,151	3.4%

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What is the largest city in Delaware?

The largest city in Delaware is Townsend, with a population of 2,788. Townsend is the 6,492nd largest city in the US. The second largest city is Millville, with a population of 1,907, and is the 7,781st largest city in the US.

What is the capital of Delaware?

The capital of Delaware is Dover, whose most recent population was 38,992. Dover is the 29th largest city in the state of Delaware.

What is the fastest growing city in Delaware?

Among the 100 largest cities in Delaware, the fastest growing city is Townsend, whose population has grown 715.2% since the year 2000.

What is the fastest shrinking city in Delaware?

Among the 100 largest cities in Delaware, the fastest shrinking city is Rehoboth Beach, whose population has declined 23.2% since the year 2000. Rehoboth Beach's peak populuation was 1,609 in the year 2009, and it's current population of 1,151 represents a 28.5% decline from it's peak. Rehoboth Beach was once the 8,310th largest city in the US, but it's now the 9,697th largest.