These Are The 10 Delaware Cities With The Largest Black Population For 2018

The Black community is one of the fastest growing communities in America this decade.

There are now 42 million people who identify as Black or African American living in America, making up 12% of the total population. According to the most recent American Community Survey, the Black population in Delaware is 197,550 – at 21.1% of the total population of Delaware.

The percentage growth of Blacks in America is the third largest percentage change for any race according to the Census’s race and ethnicity definition. As most scholars and historians agree, an increase in the diversity in America is a good thing.

We agree.

But how has the increase impacted Delaware? Which cities and towns in Delaware have seen the greatest increase in its Black population?

We broke down the most recent census data to determine the cities in Delaware with the largest African American population in 2018:

1. Wilmington (Photos)
2. Dover (Photos)
3. Seaford (Photos)
4. Smyrna (Photos)
5. Middl
6. Milford (Photos)
7. New Castle (Photos)
8. Georg
9. Elsmere
10. Newark (Photos)

Wilmington took the number one over all spot for the largest Black population in Delaware for 2018.

Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.

To see where Delaware ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.

And if you already knew these places were Black, check out the best places to live in Delaware or the most diverse places in Delaware.

How We Determined The Cities In Delaware With The Largest Black Population For 2018

We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the census. So that’s where we went to get the breakdown of race across Delaware.

That lead us to the Census’s most recently available data, the 2012-2016 American Community Survey data from the US Census.

Specifically, 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 Black or African American.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 10 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are Black or African American. The percentages ranked from 56.6% to 8.1%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of Black population with a higher score being more Black than a lower score. Wilmington took the distinction of being the most Black, while Newark was the least African American city.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Delaware ranked by population of African American residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

1. Wilmington

Population: 71,502
% African American: 56.55%
# Of African American Residents: 40,436
Percent Change Since 2010: 5.14%

2. Dover

Population: 37,351
% African American: 41.52%
# Of African American Residents: 15,510
Percent Change Since 2010: 0.34%

3. Seaford

Population: 7,417
% African American: 34.15%
# Of African American Residents: 2,533
Percent Change Since 2010: 23.68%

4. Smyrna

Population: 11,081
% African American: 26.98%
# Of African American Residents: 2,990
Percent Change Since 2010: 19.17%

5. Middl

Population: 20,045
% African American: 26.94%
# Of African American Residents: 5,400
Percent Change Since 2010: 31.13%

6. Milford

Population: 10,532
% African American: 21.33%
# Of African American Residents: 2,247
Percent Change Since 2010: 33.91%

7. New Castle

Population: 5,372
% African American: 21.17%
# Of African American Residents: 1,137
Percent Change Since 2010: -36.73%

8. Georg

Population: 6,917
% African American: 11.39%
# Of African American Residents: 788
Percent Change Since 2010: -15.63%

9. Elsmere

Population: 6,137
% African American: 9.79%
# Of African American Residents: 601
Percent Change Since 2010: -42.49%

10. Newark

Population: 32,941
% African American: 8.09%
# Of African American Residents: 2,666
Percent Change Since 2010: 16.06%

There You Have It – Black Populations Across Delaware

If you’re looking for a breakdown of African American populations across Delaware according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least African American places in Delaware:

1. Newark
2. Elsmere
3. Georg

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Detailed List Of The Most African American Cities In Delaware

City	Rank	Population	% African American
Wilmington	1	71,502	56.55%
Dover	2	37,351	41.52%
Seaford	3	7,417	34.15%
Smyrna	4	11,081	26.98%
Middl	5	20,045	26.94%
Milford	6	10,532	21.33%
New Castle	7	5,372	21.17%
Georg	8	6,917	11.39%
Elsmere	9	6,137	9.79%
Newark	10	32,941	8.09%