14 topic facts + fiscal overview + 9 state trends + 18 reviewed government links
Public money
How Delaware funds state services
Delaware's enacted FY2027 operating budget, FY2025 audited State tax revenue and activity, and current tax rates. Budget authority and audited results retain their different periods and accounting scopes.
Enacted budget plan
$8.6BFY2027
Signed into law June 30, 2026
FY2027 operating budget
July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027
Exact reported total: $8,609,206,800
Operating appropriations in Senate Bill 335 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The exact total combines $6.997 billion from the General Fund, $1.134 billion in appropriated special funds, and $478.901 million in Trust Fund Operations. It excludes the separate one-time supplemental, bond and capital-improvements, and Grant-in-Aid acts, as well as non-appropriated special funds and federal spending outside this operating act.
Operating appropriations in Senate Bill 335 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The exact total combines $6.997 billion from the General Fund, $1.134 billion in appropriated special funds, and $478.901 million in Trust Fund Operations. It excludes the separate one-time supplemental, bond and capital-improvements, and Grant-in-Aid acts, as well as non-appropriated special funds and federal spending outside this operating act.
General Fund$7.0B · 81.3%
Broadly available State operating appropriations in SB 335.
Appropriated special funds$1.1B · 13.2%
Dedicated or fee-supported operating authority expressly appropriated in SB 335.
Trust Fund Operations$478.9M · 5.6%
Operating authority from trust funds, as separately identified in SB 335.
FY2025 ACFR actual
Where State tax revenue comes from
$7.2B$7,222,155,000
Tax revenue reported as general revenue for Delaware's primary government on the government-wide Statement of Activities. The ACFR groups multiple business-related taxes into one line and reports State real-estate taxes separately; locally retained county and school-district property taxes are not consolidated into the State primary government.
Business taxes$3.9B · 54.6%
The ACFR's combined business-tax line; the government-wide statement does not split its corporate-income, franchise, gross-receipts, and other business-tax components.
Personal income tax$2.4B · 32.9%
Personal-income-tax revenue recognized by Delaware's governmental activities.
Real estate taxes$907.5M · 12.6%
The State ACFR's real-estate-tax category; it is distinct from locally retained county and school-district property taxes.
Other taxes$111,000 · 0.0%
The residual tax line reported on the State's government-wide statement.
FY2027 enacted operating budget
FY2027 operating budget by government group
$8.6B$8,609,206,800
The three official summary groups in SB 335. General Fund, appropriated-special-fund, and Trust Fund Operations amounts are combined within each group, and the exact totals reconcile to the $8.609 billion operating-budget headline.
State departments$5.8B · 66.8%
Executive, judicial, health, safety, natural-resource, labor, and other State-department operating appropriations.
Public education$2.5B · 29.3%
Department of Education and public-school operating appropriations, including district and charter support.
Higher education$330.3M · 3.8%
General Fund operating appropriations summarized for Delaware's higher-education institutions.
Tax structure
Common statewide rates
Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.
Government-wide revenue and expenses for Delaware's primary government on the accrual basis, combining governmental and business-type activities and excluding component units. Revenue is charges for services, operating grants and contributions, tax and other general revenue; transfers between primary-government columns cancel.
FactVote used the exact FY2027 General Fund, appropriated-special-fund, and Trust Fund Operations grand totals and the three official government-group totals in SB 335. FY2025 tax-source shares and audited activity come from the primary-government columns of the ACFR Statement of Activities; current rates come from Delaware tax and education agencies.
The $8.609 billion headline covers the operating budget act only; it excludes separate supplemental, capital, and Grant-in-Aid acts and is not an all-funds measure of every State expenditure.
Appropriations are spending authority, not actual expenditures, and later transfers or supplemental legislation can change available amounts.
The budget table groups diverse agencies into State departments; it should not be read as a single service category.
The ACFR's Business and Real Estate tax lines are broad accounting categories and do not provide the detail of a tax-collection report.
FY2025 audited activity is on the accrual basis and is not the same period or accounting measure as the FY2027 budget.
Locally retained county and school-district property taxes are not consolidated into State primary-government tax revenue, and the applicable rate varies by address.
Last verified August 29, 2026 · Review by August 31, 2027 · Delaware figures refresh annually.
Taxes and the economy
Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.
Taxes and economy
$84,954
Median household income
2020–2024 estimate
Median money income received by Delaware households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.
Related state trends
Taxes and economy over time
Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.
Work
Employment and unemployment
3.9%unemployed
The unemployment rate is paired with employed Delaware residents indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.
Unemployment rate
Employed people
Unemployment rate
3.9%
Employed people
490.9K
Employment since 2015
+11.6%
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Unemployment rate
Delaware
3.9%
U.S. benchmark
4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse
FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.
LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.
Housing and property costs
Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.
Housing
$1,401/month
Median gross rent
2020–2024 estimate
Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.
Keep in mind
This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.
Related state trends
Housing over time
Home values and household income show how Delaware housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.
Housing pressure
Home prices versus income growth
+75.4%home prices
FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.
FHFA home prices
Income per person
Home-price growth
+75.4%
Income growth
+48.1%
Income per person
$71,357
U.S. comparison & state rank2025
Home-price growth
Delaware
+75.4%
U.S. benchmark
+86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective
#37 of 50
Income growth
Delaware
+48.1%
U.S. benchmark
+55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better
FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.
This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.
Public safety and criminal justice
Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.
Public safety and justice
368.4 per 100,000
Reported violent-crime rate
2024
Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
Keep in mind
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Delaware's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.9% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 100%; this is not complete statewide reporting.
Public safety and justice
1,773.8 per 100,000
Reported property-crime rate
2024
Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
Keep in mind
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Delaware's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.9% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 100%; this is not complete statewide reporting.
Public safety and justice
67
Homicide deaths
2024 final data
Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.
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Population-adjusted measure
Age-adjusted homicide death rate
6.9 per 100,000
How it was measured
CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.
Keep in mind
Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.
Related state trends
Public safety and justice over time
Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.
Public safety
Reported violent and property crime rates
100.0% coverage
Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.
Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting
Violent crime
368.4 per 100k
Property crime
1773.8 per 100k
Population coverage
100.0%
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Violent-crime rate
Delaware
368.4 per 100k
U.S. benchmark
359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse
#21 of 50
Property-crime rate
Delaware
1773.8 per 100k
U.S. benchmark
1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse
#19 of 50
Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024 ↗
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Year
Violent rate
Property rate
Population coverage
2015
503.2 per 100k
2717.5 per 100k
100.0%
2016
510.4 per 100k
2789.1 per 100k
100.0%
2017
455.0 per 100k
2447.2 per 100k
100.0%
2018
423.4 per 100k
2329.8 per 100k
100.0%
2019
423.0 per 100k
2262.1 per 100k
99.9%
2020
442.4 per 100k
1979.6 per 100k
100.0%
2021
424.9 per 100k
1904.0 per 100k
100.0%
2022
394.2 per 100k
1991.3 per 100k
99.9%
2023
398.8 per 100k
1959.4 per 100k
100.0%
2024
368.4 per 100k
1773.8 per 100k
100.0%
Method and limitations
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Delaware's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.9% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Healthcare
Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.
Healthcare
8.5%
People under 65 without health insurance
2024 ACS annual estimate
Share of Delaware’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.
Keep in mind
This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.
Related state trends
Healthcare over time
Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.
Health coverage
Residents without health insurance
6.9%uninsured
The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.
Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin
Uninsured rate
6.9%
Margin of error
±0.7 points
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Uninsured rate
Delaware
6.9%
U.S. benchmark
8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse
FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.
Health outcomes
Life expectancy at birth
76.5 yearsat birth
Period life expectancy at birth based on Delaware's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.
Life expectancy at birth
U.S. comparison & state rank2022
Life expectancy
Delaware
76.5 years
U.S. benchmark
77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better
FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total Delaware population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.
The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education
Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.
Education
91.7%
Adults with at least a high school diploma
2020–2024 estimate
Share of Delaware residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.
Related state trends
Education over time
Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.
Education
NAEP reading and math scores
209.5Grade 4 reading
Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.
Reading · circle
Math · square
Grade 4 reading
209.5
Grade 4 math
233.2
Grade 8 reading
249.5
Grade 8 math
263.1
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Grade 4 reading
Delaware
209.5
U.S. benchmark
215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#43 of 50
Grade 4 math
Delaware
233.2
U.S. benchmark
237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#40 of 50
Grade 8 reading
Delaware
249.5
U.S. benchmark
258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#46 of 50
Grade 8 math
Delaware
263.1
U.S. benchmark
273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#47 of 50
Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results ↗
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Assessment year
Grade 4 reading
Grade 4 math
Grade 8 reading
Grade 8 math
2003
223.9
235.9
264.5
277.2
2005
225.8
239.7
266.0
281.0
2007
225.1
241.8
264.5
283.0
2009
225.5
239.5
265.0
283.8
2011
225.1
240.4
265.8
282.8
2013
225.8
243.1
266.0
282.3
2015
223.7
238.7
262.6
279.8
2017
221.5
236.1
263.1
278.0
2019
217.7
239.3
259.7
276.7
2022
208.3
225.6
253.0
264.2
2024
209.5
233.2
249.5
263.1
Method and limitations
FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in Delaware. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.
NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.
Environment and energy
Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.
Environment
13.56¢/kWh
Average retail electricity price
2024
Average retail electricity revenue per kilowatthour across customer sectors in the EIA state profile.
View breakdowns and source
Electric system
Primary generation source
Natural gas
In-state net generation
4.8 million MWh
Carbon dioxide emissions
2.456 million metric tons
How it was measured
U.S. Energy Information Administration Forms EIA-860, EIA-861, and EIA-923.
Keep in mind
The statewide average is not every customer's bill or current utility rate.
In-state generation differs from power consumed because electricity crosses state lines.
Environment
$4.24/gal
Central Atlantic regular gasoline price
Week of September 7, 2026
Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations in EIA's Central Atlantic region, including taxes. The region contains Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Delaware$4.240/gal
United States$4.157/gal
The Central Atlantic average was $0.083 per gallon higher, or about 2.0% above the U.S. average.
View breakdowns and source
Delaware and U.S. context
Regular gasoline price
Delaware
$4.240/gal
United States
$4.157/gal
The Central Atlantic average was $0.083 per gallon higher, or about 2.0% above the U.S. average.
FactVote uses EIA’s Central Atlantic series, the smallest current EIA retail region that includes Delaware. Changes are calculated from the published August 31, 2026 (prior week), and September 8, 2025 (52 weeks earlier), observations.
Keep in mind
EIA does not publish a current Delaware statewide weekly gasoline-price series. This Central Atlantic regional estimate should not be read as Delaware’s statewide average.
The regional average combines Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, and does not represent the price at every station or in every Delaware community.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. Weekly estimates can be revised and can differ from monthly averages.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.
Related state trends
Environment over time
Delaware electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.
Energy
Electricity mix and residential price
16.57¢/kWhresidential average
In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.
Natural gas87.6%
Coal3.0%
Nuclear0.0%
Solar3.5%
Hydroelectric0.0%
Wind0.1%
Other5.9%
Residential price
16.57¢/kWh
Total generation
4.8 TWh
Largest source
Natural gas · 87.6%
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Residential electricity price
Delaware
16.57¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark
16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse
FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.
Generation is electricity produced inside Delaware, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. Hydroelectric combines conventional and pumped-storage net generation; the 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.
Fuel cost
Monthly regular gasoline price
$4.018/galmonthly average
Monthly regular-grade gasoline prices in EIA’s Central Atlantic region show the market trend surrounding Delaware. The regional average includes Delaware.
Regular gasoline · monthly average
Price
$4.018/gal
From prior month
−12.1¢
From one year earlier
+88.1¢
U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07
Regular gasoline
Delaware
$4.018/gal
U.S. benchmark
$3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse
#9* of 49
* EIA does not publish a current Delaware statewide monthly gasoline-price series; this chart uses a regional average covering five states and the District of Columbia, not a statewide measurement.
Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices ↗
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Month
Regular gasoline price
January 2020
$2.638/gal
February 2020
$2.526/gal
March 2020
$2.349/gal
April 2020
$2.061/gal
May 2020
$2.027/gal
June 2020
$2.162/gal
July 2020
$2.248/gal
August 2020
$2.253/gal
September 2020
$2.278/gal
October 2020
$2.276/gal
November 2020
$2.255/gal
December 2020
$2.337/gal
January 2021
$2.472/gal
February 2021
$2.625/gal
March 2021
$2.869/gal
April 2021
$2.863/gal
May 2021
$3.005/gal
June 2021
$3.084/gal
July 2021
$3.150/gal
August 2021
$3.180/gal
September 2021
$3.230/gal
October 2021
$3.363/gal
November 2021
$3.491/gal
December 2021
$3.444/gal
January 2022
$3.420/gal
February 2022
$3.632/gal
March 2022
$4.256/gal
April 2022
$4.105/gal
May 2022
$4.588/gal
June 2022
$4.921/gal
July 2022
$4.622/gal
August 2022
$4.175/gal
September 2022
$3.710/gal
October 2022
$3.702/gal
November 2022
$3.851/gal
December 2022
$3.472/gal
January 2023
$3.469/gal
February 2023
$3.458/gal
March 2023
$3.406/gal
April 2023
$3.554/gal
May 2023
$3.573/gal
June 2023
$3.572/gal
July 2023
$3.627/gal
August 2023
$3.836/gal
September 2023
$3.797/gal
October 2023
$3.643/gal
November 2023
$3.461/gal
December 2023
$3.328/gal
January 2024
$3.209/gal
February 2024
$3.287/gal
March 2024
$3.383/gal
April 2024
$3.570/gal
May 2024
$3.651/gal
June 2024
$3.548/gal
July 2024
$3.548/gal
August 2024
$3.451/gal
September 2024
$3.258/gal
October 2024
$3.186/gal
November 2024
$3.125/gal
December 2024
$3.092/gal
January 2025
$3.163/gal
February 2025
$3.165/gal
March 2025
$3.084/gal
April 2025
$3.139/gal
May 2025
$3.108/gal
June 2025
$3.135/gal
July 2025
$3.137/gal
August 2025
$3.125/gal
September 2025
$3.179/gal
October 2025
$3.086/gal
November 2025
$3.102/gal
December 2025
$3.007/gal
January 2026
$2.903/gal
February 2026
$2.955/gal
March 2026
$3.550/gal
April 2026
$4.084/gal
May 2026
$4.492/gal
June 2026
$4.139/gal
July 2026
$4.018/gal
August 2026
$4.090/gal
Method and limitations
FactVote uses EIA’s monthly Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. Monthly averages are simple averages of the published weekly estimates; prices include taxes.
This regional series covers Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; it is not a Delaware statewide average.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. The monthly series ends in August 2026 and can differ from the weekly fact.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.
Gun policy and public safety
Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.
Gun policy
123
Firearm deaths
2024 final data
Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.
View breakdowns and source
Population-adjusted measure
Age-adjusted firearm death rate
11.8 per 100,000
How it was measured
CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.
Keep in mind
The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.
Social Security, Medicare, and retirement
Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.
Retirement security
257,024
Social Security beneficiaries
December 2025
People in Delaware receiving Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits in current-payment status.
View breakdowns and source
Selected beneficiary groups
Retired workers
206,680
Disabled workers
23,762
Widow(er)s and parents
11,113
How it was measured
Social Security Administration Master Beneficiary Record administrative data.
Keep in mind
The total includes retirement, survivor, disability, spouse, and child beneficiaries; the displayed groups are selected categories and do not sum to the total.
It does not measure benefit adequacy, private pensions, or retirement savings.
Immigration and border policy
Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.
Immigration
10.7%
Residents who are foreign-born
2020–2024 estimate
Share of Delaware residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.
Related state trends
Immigration over time
Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.
People
Population growth and migration
1.1Mresidents
July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.
Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration
Births minus deaths
−554
Domestic migration
+6.9K
International migration
+3.5K
U.S. comparison & state rank2025
Population
Delaware
1,059,952
U.S. total
341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking
FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.
Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.
Voting, democracy, and government accountability
Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.
Democracy and accountability
65.74%
Registered-voter turnout
November 5, 2024 general election
Share of registered Delaware voters recorded as participating in the November 2024 general election.
Delaware's official report records 124,763 primary voters among 556,668 registered voters eligible for the party primaries.
The primary denominator covers voters registered with a participating party; the general-election denominator covers all registered voters, so the two rates do not use the same eligible population.
Primary and general elections present different contests and participation incentives.
The Delaware Department of Elections' official report records 518,330 voters among 788,441 registered voters; the displayed rate is calculated from those official counts and rounded to two decimals.
Keep in mind
This is registered-voter turnout, not participation among every voting-eligible resident.
Turnout does not by itself measure election access, administration quality, confidence, or the effect of a specific rule.
Abortion and reproductive rights
Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.
Reproductive rights
2,445
Abortions reported by area of occurrence
2022
Legal induced abortions reported as occurring in Delaware during 2022, regardless of the patient's state of residence.
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CDC occurrence measures
Rate
13.0 per 1,000 women ages 15–44
Obtained by out-of-area residents
254
How it was measured
CDC annual abortion surveillance compiled from aggregate data voluntarily reported by state central health agencies.
Keep in mind
This is an occurrence count, not a count of abortions obtained by Delaware residents; 254 were reported for out-of-area residents.
CDC surveillance is voluntary and reporting completeness, definitions, and availability vary by reporting area; 2022 is the latest comparable federal table used here.
Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.
State trends
How Delaware is changing
Nine trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy. Gasoline uses an explicitly labeled regional average; other charts use Delaware statewide measures. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.
