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Delaware Cities by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 54 cities ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Poverty Rate ↑
1 St. Georges CDP, Delaware 0.0%
2 New Castle city, Delaware 1.0%
3 Long Neck CDP, Delaware 1.1%
4 Pike Creek CDP, Delaware 1.2%
5 Hockessin CDP, Delaware 1.2%
6 Millville town, Delaware 1.3%
7 North Star CDP, Delaware 1.5%
8 Bellefonte town, Delaware 1.5%
9 Greenville CDP, Delaware 2.3%
10 Lewes city, Delaware 2.5%
11 Woodside East CDP, Delaware 2.8%
12 Dover Base Housing CDP, Delaware 2.9%
13 Townsend town, Delaware 3.0%
14 Selbyville town, Delaware 3.2%
15 Clayton town, Delaware 3.2%
16 Rehoboth Beach city, Delaware 3.5%
17 Pike Creek Valley CDP, Delaware 3.7%
18 Milton town, Delaware 3.7%
19 Glasgow CDP, Delaware 4.1%
20 Cheswold town, Delaware 4.5%
21 Wilmington Manor CDP, Delaware 4.9%
22 Highland Acres CDP, Delaware 5.3%
23 Newport town, Delaware 5.5%
24 Wyoming town, Delaware 6.0%
25 Camden town, Delaware 6.1%
26 Greenwood town, Delaware 6.1%
27 Lincoln CDP, Delaware 6.4%
28 Millsboro town, Delaware 6.8%
29 Blades town, Delaware 6.8%
30 Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP, Delaware 6.8%
31 Newark city, Delaware 7.0%
32 Claymont CDP, Delaware 7.5%
33 Dagsboro town, Delaware 7.6%
34 Bridgeville town, Delaware 7.7%
35 Middletown town, Delaware 7.8%
36 Delaware City city, Delaware 7.8%
37 Smyrna town, Delaware 8.4%
38 Delmar town, Delaware 9.1%
39 Bear CDP, Delaware 9.7%
40 Felton town, Delaware 9.7%
41 Harrington city, Delaware 10.9%
42 Ocean View town, Delaware 11.7%
43 Seaford city, Delaware 11.8%
44 Georgetown town, Delaware 12.9%
45 Edgemoor CDP, Delaware 13.9%
46 Brookside CDP, Delaware 13.9%
47 Dover city, Delaware 14.5%
48 Milford city, Delaware 14.6%
49 Riverview CDP, Delaware 16.4%
50 Elsmere town, Delaware 17.4%
51 Rodney Village CDP, Delaware 18.6%
52 Wilmington city, Delaware 18.7%
53 Kent Acres CDP, Delaware 19.8%
54 Laurel town, Delaware 36.8%