Delaware Population 1900-2022

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Delaware from 1900 to 2022.
  • The population of Delaware in 2022 was 1,018,396, a 1.35% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Delaware in 2021 was 1,004,807, a 1.28% increase from 2020.
  • The population of Delaware in 2020 was 992,114, a 1.58% increase from 2019.
  • The population of Delaware in 2019 was 976,668, a 1% increase from 2018.
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau - Population Estimates

MLA Citation:
State Population Ranking
State Name Population
California 39,029,342
Texas 30,029,572
Florida 22,244,823
New York 19,677,151
Pennsylvania 12,972,008
Illinois 12,582,032
Ohio 11,756,058
Georgia 10,912,876
North Carolina 10,698,973
Michigan 10,034,113
New Jersey 9,261,699
Virginia 8,683,619
Washington 7,785,786
Arizona 7,359,197
Tennessee 7,051,339
Massachusetts 6,981,974
Indiana 6,833,037
Missouri 6,177,957
Maryland 6,164,660
Wisconsin 5,892,539
Colorado 5,839,926
Minnesota 5,717,184
South Carolina 5,282,634
Alabama 5,074,296
Louisiana 4,590,241
Kentucky 4,512,310
Oregon 4,240,137
Oklahoma 4,019,800
Connecticut 3,626,205
Utah 3,380,800
Iowa 3,200,517
Nevada 3,177,772
Arkansas 3,045,637
Mississippi 2,940,057
Kansas 2,937,150
New Mexico 2,113,344
Nebraska 1,967,923
Idaho 1,939,033
West Virginia 1,775,156
Hawaii 1,440,196
New Hampshire 1,395,231
Maine 1,385,340
Montana 1,122,867
Rhode Island 1,093,734
Delaware 1,018,396
North Dakota 779,261
Alaska 733,583
Wyoming 581,381
Delaware - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2022 1,018,396 1.35%
2021 1,004,807 1.28%
2020 992,114 1.58%
2019 976,668 1.00%
2018 966,985 0.94%
2017 957,942 0.84%
2016 949,989 0.84%
2015 942,065 0.96%
2014 933,131 0.98%
2013 924,062 0.93%
2012 915,518 0.87%
2011 907,590 0.88%
2010 899,647 0.89%
2009 891,730 0.89%
2008 883,874 1.39%
2007 871,749 1.45%
2006 859,268 1.67%
2005 845,150 1.73%
2004 830,803 1.56%
2003 818,003 1.47%
2002 806,169 1.32%
2001 795,699 1.19%
2000 786,373 4.36%
1999 753,538 1.27%
1998 744,066 1.23%
1997 735,024 1.09%
1996 727,090 1.23%
1995 718,265 1.39%
1994 708,416 1.28%
1993 699,475 1.35%
1992 690,158 1.42%
1991 680,495 1.71%
1990 669,063 1.64%
1989 658,273 1.64%
1988 647,622 1.68%
1987 636,947 1.50%
1986 627,559 1.50%
1985 618,280 1.10%
1984 611,565 1.01%
1983 605,458 1.05%
1982 599,148 0.53%
1981 595,975 0.18%
1980 594,919 -0.01%
1979 594,984 0.03%
1978 594,776 0.50%
1977 591,829 0.28%
1976 590,166 0.61%
1975 586,589 0.89%
1974 581,418 0.63%
1973 577,759 0.85%
1972 572,913 1.45%
1971 564,708 3.03%
1970 548,104 1.50%
1969 540,000 1.12%
1968 534,000 1.71%
1967 525,000 1.74%
1966 516,000 1.78%
1965 507,000 2.01%
1964 497,000 2.90%
1963 483,000 2.99%
1962 469,000 1.74%
1961 461,000 2.67%
1960 449,000 1.81%
1959 441,000 1.85%
1958 433,000 1.64%
1957 426,000 4.41%
1956 408,000 4.88%
1955 389,000 5.71%
1954 368,000 4.84%
1953 351,000 2.93%
1952 341,000 3.02%
1951 331,000 3.12%
1950 321,000 1.58%
1949 316,000 1.28%
1948 312,000 2.30%
1947 305,000 2.01%
1946 299,000 4.55%
1945 286,000 0.35%
1944 285,000 1.06%
1943 282,000 1.08%
1942 279,000 1.45%
1941 275,000 2.23%
1940 269,000 2.28%
1939 263,000 2.33%
1938 257,000 1.18%
1937 254,000 0.40%
1936 253,000 0.40%
1935 252,000 0.80%
1934 250,000 0.81%
1933 248,000 1.22%
1932 245,000 1.24%
1931 242,000 1.26%
1930 239,000 1.27%
1929 236,000 1.29%
1928 233,000 1.75%
1927 229,000 1.78%
1926 225,000 1.35%
1925 222,000 1.37%
1924 219,000 1.86%
1923 215,000 0.47%
1922 214,000 -0.93%
1921 216,000 -1.37%
1920 219,000 -0.90%
1919 221,000 0.45%
1918 220,000 -0.90%
1917 222,000 1.37%
1916 219,000 0.92%
1915 217,000 0.46%
1914 216,000 1.41%
1913 213,000 1.91%
1912 209,000 0.97%
1911 207,000 1.97%
1910 203,000 1.00%
1909 201,000 1.01%
1908 199,000 1.02%
1907 197,000 0.51%
1906 196,000 1.03%
1905 194,000 1.04%
1904 192,000 1.05%
1903 190,000 1.06%
1902 188,000 0.53%
1901 187,000 1.08%
1900 185,000 0.00%