Most Educated Cities in Delaware

The top 19 of 19 Delaware cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.

#	City	County	Bachelor's degree or higher	Population
1	Rehoboth Beach	Sussex	70.8%	1,370
2	Lewes	Sussex	67.8%	3,505
3	Hockessin	New Castle	66.3%	13,439
4	Newark	New Castle	58.2%	30,330
5	Pike Creek	New Castle	50.2%	7,129
6	Middletown	New Castle	44%	24,661
7	Camden	Kent	40.4%	4,106
8	Claymont	New Castle	35.9%	8,786
9	New Castle	New Castle	33.8%	5,579
10	Wilmington	New Castle	33.1%	71,727
11	Bear	New Castle	32.5%	22,370
12	Harrington	Kent	27.9%	3,838
13	Milford	Kent/Sussex	27.6%	12,803
14	Dover	Kent	26.7%	39,837
15	Smyrna	Kent	21.6%	13,165
16	Georgetown	Sussex	16%	7,660
17	Seaford	Sussex	15.3%	8,485
18	Elsmere	New Castle	15.1%	6,203
19	Laurel	Sussex	4.6%	4,152

Top Delaware Counties

Counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.

1. New Castle County39.7%2. Sussex County33%3. Kent County27.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Educated Cities in Delaware”, https://gismap.land/rankings/delaware/most-educated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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