Delaware
StateUS-DEData as of · Metro Power Rankings
State of United States.
North AmericaCapital: DoverGovernor: Matt Meyer (Democratic)Language: English
Population
1.1M
Metros tracked
3
8.0M in metros (759%)
Composite score
63.1
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-DE
At a glance
- Nickname
- The First State
- Established
- 1787
- Demonym
- Delawarean
- Area
- 6,452 km² (2,491 mi²)
- Population density
- 163/km² (422/mi²)
- Highest point
- Ebright Azimuth (137 m (449 ft))
- Legislature
- Delaware General Assembly
- Human Development Index
- 0.935 (2023)
- Electoral votes
- 3
- U.S. House seats
- 1
- U.S. senators
- 2
- Rank in United States
- 45th of 51 by composite score
- Area rank
- 49th of 51 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Philadelphia
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Delaware metro footprint
3 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Select a metro for its rank and a link to its page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
3 tracked metros
#29Philadelphia
7.3M · Continental Metro
59.8
#953Dover (DE)
193K · Emerging Metro
1.8
#1093Salisbury (MD)
490K · Emerging Metro
1.5