Delaware Population 1900-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Delaware from 1900 to 2023.
- The population of Delaware in 2023 was 1,031,890, a 1.22% increase from 2022.
- The population of Delaware in 2022 was 1,019,459, a 1.45% increase from 2021.
- The population of Delaware in 2021 was 1,004,881, a 1.31% increase from 2020.
- The population of Delaware in 2020 was 991,862, a 1.56% increase from 2019.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
38,965,193 |
| Texas |
30,503,301 |
| Florida |
22,610,726 |
| New York |
19,571,216 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,961,683 |
| Illinois |
12,549,689 |
| Ohio |
11,785,935 |
| Georgia |
11,029,227 |
| North Carolina |
10,835,491 |
| Michigan |
10,037,261 |
| New Jersey |
9,290,841 |
| Virginia |
8,715,698 |
| Washington |
7,812,880 |
| Arizona |
7,431,344 |
| Tennessee |
7,126,489 |
| Massachusetts |
7,001,399 |
| Indiana |
6,862,199 |
| Missouri |
6,196,156 |
| Maryland |
6,180,253 |
| Wisconsin |
5,910,955 |
| Colorado |
5,877,610 |
| Minnesota |
5,737,915 |
| South Carolina |
5,373,555 |
| Alabama |
5,108,468 |
| Louisiana |
4,573,749 |
| Kentucky |
4,526,154 |
| Oregon |
4,233,358 |
| Oklahoma |
4,053,824 |
| Connecticut |
3,617,176 |
| Utah |
3,417,734 |
| Iowa |
3,207,004 |
| Nevada |
3,194,176 |
| Arkansas |
3,067,732 |
| Kansas |
2,940,546 |
| Mississippi |
2,939,690 |
| New Mexico |
2,114,371 |
| Nebraska |
1,978,379 |
| Idaho |
1,964,726 |
| West Virginia |
1,770,071 |
| Hawaii |
1,435,138 |
| New Hampshire |
1,402,054 |
| Maine |
1,395,722 |
| Montana |
1,132,812 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,962 |
| Delaware |
1,031,890 |
| North Dakota |
783,926 |
| Alaska |
733,406 |
| Wyoming |
584,057 |
|
Delaware - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
1,031,890 |
1.22% |
| 2022 |
1,019,459 |
1.45% |
| 2021 |
1,004,881 |
1.31% |
| 2020 |
991,862 |
1.56% |
| 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% |
