Delaware
Population1.0m
Counties3county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density199.0people per km² of land
Median household income$82,85569th percentile of states
How it has changed
The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.
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The state figure, and the range across its counties
The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.
Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.
You can sort by any column. 47 of these 185 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).
| Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths | 0.24% | 11th best of 51 | 0.231% | 0.232% | 0.271% | 3 |
| Always wears a seatbelt | 95.9 | 4th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Arrivals per 100 people staying | 4.66 | 5th highest of 51 | 4.56 | 6.89 | 7.08 | 3 |
| Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 4.86 | 5th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthritis | 26.6 | 31st best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking | 15.4 | 14th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 50 | 49.3 | 39th highest of 52 | 47.9 | 48 | 55 | 3 |
| Black Protestant adherents | 1.67 | 22nd highest of 51 | 1.48 | 1.73 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Black-white residential segregation | 44.8 | 51st highest of 51 | 30.8 | 41.3 | 45.8 | 3 |
| Business closing rate | 9.95 | 11th highest of 51 | 9.32 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 3 |
| Business opening rate | 12.8 | 2nd highest of 51 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 16.5 | 3 |
| Catholic adherents | 19.9 | 17th highest of 51 | 9.14 | 14.5 | 25.6 | 3 |
| Checkup in the past year | 79.1 | 9th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Child mortality | 55.9 | 29th best of 51 | 48 | 55.2 | 65.7 | 3 |
| Child poverty rate, ages 0-17 | 15.4% | 30th best of 51 | 14.6% | 16.2% | 17.1% | 3 |
| Children in single-parent households | 0.295% | 8th highest of 51 | 0.283% | 0.287% | 0.302% | 3 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people | 9.76 | 35th highest of 51 | 8.48 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 3 |
| Current asthma | 11.4 | 39th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Current smoking | 12.8 | 21st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Departures per 100 people staying | 3.67 | 9th highest of 51 | 4.26 | 4.44 | 5.79 | 3 |
| Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 3.15 | 8th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Depression | 21.2 | 18th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 14.9 | 33rd best of 45 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty concentrating or deciding | 12.5 | 12th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty running errands alone | 7.73 | 26th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 16.6 | 38th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Disability-free score | -0.0949 | 23rd highest of 47 | 0.229 | 0.687 | 0.885 | 3 |
| Drug overdose deaths | 50.1 | 48th best of 51 | 46.7 | 47.4 | 52.3 | 3 |
| Effective general sales tax rate | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective individual income tax rate | 3.62 | 5th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective property tax rate | 0.53 | 45th highest of 52 | 0.331 | 0.458 | 0.741 | 3 |
| Effective property tax rate on income | 1.67 | 47th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelical Protestant adherents | 9.13 | 40th highest of 51 | 8.02 | 8.8 | 12.9 | 3 |
| Fair or poor health | 19 | 31st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Fine particulate matter | 7.3 | 26th best of 51 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 3 |
| Firearm fatalities | 12.5 | 16th best of 51 | 10.2 | 13 | 13.3 | 3 |
| Firearm share of suicides, standardised | 93.2 | 39th highest of 51 | 84.7 | 101 | 106 | 3 |
| Firearm suicide rate | 6.47 | 41st highest of 51 | 5.46 | 7.47 | 8.24 | 3 |
| Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees | 0.56% | 2nd best of 51 | 0.52% | 0.56% | 0.57% | 3 |
| Gini index of income inequality | 0.45 | 9th best of 52 | 0.405 | 0.453 | 0.456 | 3 |
| Has health insurance | 92.5 | 20th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Health score | 0.108 | 25th highest of 49 | 0.0413 | 0.476 | 0.523 | 3 |
| High blood pressure | 36.2 | 36th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High cholesterol | 39.8 | 48th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High school graduation | 0.879% | 17th best of 48 | 0.862% | 0.884% | 0.887% | 3 |
| Homeownership rate | 72.3% | 8th highest of 52 | 68.5% | 71% | 81.3% | 3 |
| Homicide rate | 7.05 | 32nd best of 51 | 3.45 | 6 | 8.9 | 3 |
| Homicide rate, annual | 5.33 | 28th highest of 51 | 4.55 | 5.53 | 5.8 | 3 |
| How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else | 0.712 | 12th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures | $11,869 | 7th highest of 51 | $-1,536 | $910 | $32,980 | 3 |
| Infant mortality | 6.37 | 37th best of 51 | 5 | 6.19 | 6.94 | 3 |
| Injury deaths | 98.6 | 34th best of 51 | 94.3 | 99 | 99.8 | 3 |
| Life expectancy | 76.8 years | 28th best of 51 | 75.1 years | 77.1 years | 77.1 years | 3 |
| Mainline Protestant adherents | 6.38 | 22nd highest of 51 | 4.78 | 5.74 | 9.08 | 3 |
| Material security score | 0.586 | 16th highest of 51 | 0.454 | 0.475 | 0.487 | 3 |
| Mean adjusted gross income per return | $87,971 | 24th best of 51 | $67,760 | $89,340 | $93,740 | 3 |
| Mean income of arriving households | $88,167 | 10th highest of 51 | $56,600 | $77,500 | $112,000 | 3 |
| Mean income of departing households | $76,297 | 20th highest of 51 | $55,690 | $79,030 | $79,050 | 3 |
| Mean travel time to work | 26.1 min | 34th best of 52 | 25.4 min | 27 min | 27.2 min | 3 |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 7th highest of 52 | 38.5 years | 39.2 years | 51.4 years | 3 |
| Median gross rent | $1,341 | 19th highest of 52 | $1,221 | $1,285 | $1,379 | 3 |
| Median home value | $326,800 | 21st highest of 52 | $290,600 | $329,800 | $353,300 | 3 |
| Median household income | $82,855 | 17th best of 52 | $72,870 | $78,160 | $89,900 | 3 |
| Median household income (model-based) | $81,615 | 17th best of 51 | $72,500 | $78,090 | $86,800 | 3 |
| Median property tax bill | 1,731 | 39th highest of 52 | 1,171 | 1,331 | 2,444 | 3 |
| Meets aerobic guidelines | 60 | 23rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Membership organisations | 10.1 | 29th best of 51 | 8.91 | 9.79 | 10.6 | 3 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returns | 0.327 | 33rd highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Millionaires' share of all income | 9.58 | 44th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths | 13.2 | 28th best of 51 | 11.2 | 15.3 | 16.4 | 3 |
| Net business formation rate | 2.86 | 1st highest of 51 | 1.88 | 2.18 | 6.31 | 3 |
| Net domestic migration rate | 9.73 | 2nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Net migration per 100 people staying | 0.994 | 2nd highest of 51 | 0.117 | 1.11 | 2.82 | 3 |
| Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 1.71 | 5th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Obesity | 35.9 | 32nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Orthodox Christian adherents | 0.26 | 23rd highest of 51 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.4 | 3 |
| Other religion adherents | 4.06 | 25th highest of 51 | 0.83 | 2.85 | 5.74 | 3 |
| People per tax return | 2 | 37th highest of 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Per capita income | $44,219 | 18th best of 52 | $34,640 | $44,960 | $46,990 | 3 |
| Per capita personal income | $64,591 | 30th best of 51 | $52,820 | $66,120 | $69,700 | 3 |
| Poverty rate | 10.7% | 18th best of 52 | 10.2% | 11.3% | 11.5% | 3 |
| Poverty rate (model-based) | 10.8% | 20th best of 51 | 10.1% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 3 |
| Premature mortality | 413 | 28th best of 51 | 399 | 408 | 486 | 3 |
| Preventable hospital stays | 2,747 | 29th best of 51 | 2,268 | 2,745 | 3,151 | 3 |
| Private job growth | 3.08 | 4th highest of 52 | 2.83 | 3.52 | 4.2 | 2 |
| Religious adherents | 41.4 | 40th highest of 51 | 31.5 | 34.8 | 47.2 | 3 |
| Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 | 42.5 | 44th highest of 51 | 33.5 | 49 | 55.5 | 3 |
| Returns claiming charitable contributions | 7.26% | 15th highest of 51 | 5.15% | 7.31% | 7.92% | 3 |
| Returns claiming the earned income credit | 13.7% | 23rd highest of 51 | 12.1% | 13.3% | 17.1% | 3 |
| Returns reporting capital gains | 18.4% | 27th highest of 51 | 11.7% | 18.5% | 22.6% | 3 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensation | 2.25% | 25th highest of 51 | 2% | 2.26% | 2.38% | 3 |
| Safety score | 0.0356 | 18th highest of 51 | -0.277 | -0.235 | -0.13 | 3 |
| Share aged 65 and over | 20% | 6th highest of 52 | 16.6% | 17.9% | 29.5% | 3 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 0.15% | 33rd highest of 51 | 0.0593% | 0.224% | 0.33% | 3 |
| Share Asian, not Hispanic | 4.08% | 17th highest of 52 | 1.23% | 2.23% | 5.91% | 3 |
| Share Black, not Hispanic | 21.4% | 8th highest of 52 | 10.2% | 24.6% | 26.4% | 3 |
| Share divorced | 10.9% | 31st highest of 52 | 10.7% | 11.1% | 11.4% | 3 |
| Share foreign-born | 10.4% | 18th highest of 52 | 7.19% | 8.41% | 12.3% | 3 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any race | 10.7% | 26th highest of 52 | 7.92% | 11.2% | 11.4% | 3 |
| Share in the same house a year ago | 88% | 9th highest of 51 | 87.3% | 87.8% | 88.7% | 3 |
| Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0.0249% | 43rd highest of 49 | 0% | 0.0147% | 0.0295% | 2 |
| Share never married | 33.5% | 22nd highest of 52 | 25.3% | 32.8% | 37.4% | 3 |
| Share now married | 49.6% | 31st highest of 52 | 46.5% | 50.1% | 56.1% | 3 |
| Share of births to unmarried women | 35.5% | 13th highest of 52 | 34.7% | 35.2% | 38.3% | 3 |
| Share of some other race, not Hispanic | 0.482% | 18th highest of 52 | 0.41% | 0.483% | 0.505% | 3 |
| Share of suicides by firearm | 51% | 38th highest of 51 | 45.3% | 57.6% | 57.9% | 3 |
| Share of taxes from alcohol | 0.406 | 17th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporate income | 7.29 | 17th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporation licences | 30.1 | 1st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from death and gift | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from gambling | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from individual income | 30.5 | 6th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from insurance premiums | 1.84 | 18th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from licences | 33.9 | 1st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor fuel | 1.68 | 43rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences | 0.808 | 42nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from occupation and business licences | 2.25 | 9th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from other taxes | 5.78 | 7th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property | 14.1 | 50th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property transfer | 4.91 | 1st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from public utilities | 0.696 | 31st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from selective sales | 8.44 | 38th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from severance | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels | 0.169 | 9th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from tobacco | 1.32 | 11th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of two or more races, not Hispanic | 4.14% | 17th highest of 52 | 3.79% | 3.99% | 5.07% | 3 |
| Share separated | 1.47% | 28th highest of 52 | 1.37% | 1.39% | 1.83% | 3 |
| Share White, not Hispanic | 59% | 35th highest of 52 | 53.5% | 57.6% | 72.8% | 3 |
| Share widowed | 6% | 16th highest of 52 | 5.49% | 5.94% | 7.2% | 3 |
| Share with a bachelor's degree or higher | 35.3% | 20th best of 52 | 26.7% | 32.6% | 39.2% | 3 |
| State income tax as a share of income | 3.62 | 3rd highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State taxes as a share of income | 9.8 | 5th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide rate | 12 | 10th best of 51 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 14 | 3 |
| Top state income tax rate | 6.6% | 14th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Total tax burden | 11.9 | 8th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor mental health | 15.4 | 16th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor physical health | 11.8 | 11th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 3.91% | 40th best of 52 | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 3 |
| Vacancy rate | 13.5% | 13th highest of 52 | 5.15% | 6.59% | 30.2% | 3 |
| Went without care over cost | 10.1 | 15th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Years of potential life lost | 8,959 | 32nd best of 51 | 8,586 | 9,330 | 10,080 | 3 |
| Aggregate travel time to work | 10,778,000 min | 45th highest of 52 | 2,111,000 min | 2,513,000 min | 6,154,000 min | 3 |
| Business establishments | 25,549 | 46th highest of 51 | 4,150 | 5,543 | 15,400 | 3 |
| Business establishments closed | 2,506 | 44th highest of 51 | 409 | 512 | 1,553 | 3 |
| Business establishments opened | 3,227 | 41st highest of 51 | 615 | 663 | 1,885 | 3 |
| Employed | 489,890 | 46th highest of 52 | 82,320 | 111,600 | 295,900 | 3 |
| Foreign-born population | 104,690 | 40th highest of 52 | 13,300 | 20,840 | 70,550 | 3 |
| Gross domestic product | $103,330,000k | 42nd highest of 51 | $10,770,000k | $21,300,000k | $71,270,000k | 3 |
| Housing units | 457,960 | 46th highest of 52 | 75,000 | 147,900 | 235,100 | 3 |
| Labour force | 509,800 | 46th highest of 52 | 85,940 | 116,100 | 307,700 | 3 |
| Millionaire tax returns | 1,660 | 48th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Net domestic migration | 9,931 | 12th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Occupied housing units | 396,210 | 46th highest of 52 | 70,050 | 103,200 | 222,900 | 3 |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 286,340 | 45th highest of 52 | 49,720 | 83,880 | 152,700 | 3 |
| People covered by a tax return | 908,100 | 45th highest of 51 | 165,600 | 242,000 | 500,400 | 3 |
| People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move | 83,974 | 44th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| People who did not move | 777,970 | 45th highest of 51 | 140,900 | 200,700 | 436,400 | 3 |
| Personal income | $66,944,000k | 47th highest of 51 | $10,040,000k | $18,400,000k | $38,500,000k | 3 |
| Population | 1,036,400 | 45th highest of 51 | 190,100 | 264,000 | 582,300 | 3 |
| Population | 1,031,900 | 45th highest of 51 | 189,800 | 263,500 | 578,600 | 3 |
| Population (firearm measures) | 927,660 | 45th highest of 51 | 169,200 | 222,500 | 535,900 | 3 |
| Population (WONDER) | 1,031,900 | 45th highest of 51 | 189,800 | 263,500 | 578,600 | 3 |
| Population aged 15 and over | 832,640 | 46th highest of 52 | 150,000 | 210,200 | 472,400 | 3 |
| Population aged 25 and over | 710,440 | 46th highest of 52 | 124,600 | 187,300 | 398,500 | 3 |
| Population aged 65 and over | 201,260 | 45th highest of 52 | 33,040 | 73,050 | 95,160 | 3 |
| Population below the poverty line | 105,250 | 45th highest of 52 | 20,320 | 28,120 | 56,810 | 3 |
| Population below the poverty line | 109,200 | 44th highest of 51 | 21,470 | 26,240 | 61,490 | 3 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 981,260 | 46th highest of 52 | 180,000 | 244,500 | 556,700 | 3 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 1,011,100 | 45th highest of 51 | 183,500 | 259,800 | 564,100 | 3 |
| Population in the same house one year ago | 884,660 | 45th highest of 51 | 161,600 | 219,800 | 503,200 | 3 |
| Population with a bachelor's degree or higher | 250,630 | 47th highest of 52 | 33,310 | 61,000 | 156,300 | 3 |
| Population, decennial census | 989,950 | 45th highest of 51 | 181,900 | 237,400 | 570,700 | 3 |
| Presidential votes cast, 2024 | 512,910 | 45th highest of 51 | 88,140 | 147,600 | 275,900 | 3 |
| Private jobs | 404,160 | 47th highest of 52 | 81,730 | 172,800 | 263,900 | 2 |
| State and local tax collections | $7,943,300k | 45th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| State individual income tax collected | $2,425,800k | 36th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State tax collected, all taxes | $6,563,500k | 41st highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Tax returns filed | 507,370 | 45th highest of 51 | 89,390 | 138,000 | 280,000 | 3 |
| Total population | 1,005,900 | 46th highest of 52 | 185,000 | 247,800 | 573,000 | 3 |
| Unemployed | 19,915 | 41st highest of 52 | 3,621 | 4,473 | 11,820 | 3 |
| Vacant housing units | 61,749 | 46th highest of 52 | 4,944 | 12,110 | 44,690 | 3 |
| Women aged 15 to 50 | 222,260 | 46th highest of 52 | 42,750 | 43,310 | 136,200 | 3 |
| Women who gave birth in the past year | 10,952 | 48th highest of 52 | 2,051 | 2,383 | 6,518 | 3 |
| Workers aged 16 and over who commute | 412,960 | 46th highest of 52 | 78,140 | 92,450 | 242,400 | 3 |
What this state is divided into
3 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.