Whitest cities in Delaware research summary. We analyzed Delaware’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in Delaware based on the percentage of White residents.
65.5% White · #1 whitest in Delaware
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New Castle County, DelawareNewark is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located 12 miles west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is home to the University of Delaware, which is often regarded as a top ten ranked University in the United States.
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60.4% White · #2 whitest in Delaware
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River. In 1900, 3,380 people lived here; in 1910, 3,351. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 5,285.
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53.9% White · #3 whitest in Delaware
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New Castle County, DelawareSmyrna is a town in Kent and New Castle counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the Census Bureau, as of 2010, the population of the town is 10,023.
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53.7% White · #4 whitest in Delaware
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Sussex County, DelawareMilford is a city in Kent and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,559.
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51.8% White · #5 whitest in Delaware
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49.0% White · #6 whitest in Delaware
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Sussex County, DelawareSeaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the city is 6,928, an increase of 3.4% from the 2000 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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41.5% White · #7 whitest in Delaware
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New Castle County, DelawareElsmere is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, bordering the city of Wilmington along Wilmington’s western border. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 6,131.
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34.1% White · #8 whitest in Delaware
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Kent County, DelawareDover is the capital and second-largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware River coastal plain. It was named by William Penn of Dover in Kent, England. As of 2010, the city had a population of 36,047.
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33.2% White · #9 whitest in Delaware
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29.3% White · #10 whitest in Delaware
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New Castle County, DelawareWilmington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It is at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine River, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, who was prime minister in the reign of George II of Great Britain.
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Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Delaware for 2026
To rank the whitest places in Delaware, we used Saturday Night Science to look at Census demographic data.
We had to look at the number of white people living in each city in Delaware on a per capita basis. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in Delaware.
We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.
We limited our analysis to places with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 10 cities.
We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 65.5% to 29.3%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of the White population, with a higher percentage being more White. Newark took the distinction of being the most White, while Wilmington was the least White city.
We updated this article for 2026. This report represents our eleventh time ranking the whitest cities in Delaware.
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Cities In Delaware By White Population
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| Rank | City | Population | White Population | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 30,330 | 19,862 | 65.5% |
| 2 | New Castle | 5,579 | 3,369 | 60.4% |
| 3 | Smyrna | 13,165 | 7,099 | 53.9% |
| 4 | Milford | 12,803 | 6,876 | 53.7% |
| 5 | Middl | 24,661 | 12,786 | 51.8% |
| 6 | Seaford | 8,485 | 4,154 | 49.0% |
| 7 | Elsmere | 6,203 | 2,573 | 41.5% |
| 8 | Dover | 39,837 | 13,574 | 34.1% |
| 9 | Georg | 7,660 | 2,542 | 33.2% |
| 10 | Wilmington | 71,727 | 21,040 | 29.3% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 10 cities with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: White Populations Across Delaware
We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in Delaware. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Delaware.
The most White cities in Delaware are Newark, New Castle, Smyrna, Milford, Middl, Seaford, Elsmere, Dover, Georg, and Wilmington. Not sold on Delaware? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
