THE DELAWARE POPULATION CONSORTIUM
Annual Projections
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The Delaware Population Consortium (DPC) is pleased to continue its program of providing 30-year population and employment projections for the State, the counties, and for selected municipalities. These projections incorporate the latest data and information provided to or generated by DPC members and other agencies at the federal, state, and local level. These data also incorporate the actual births and deaths since 2000, the latest Bureau of Census estimates, and the latest migration data from the IRS.
2009 Delaware Population Projections Summary Table
Total Projected Population, 2000 - 2040
As of July 1
| Area | 2000 | 2009 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | 2035 | 2040 |
| State of Delaware | 786,418 | 881,532 | 891,495 | 936,348 | 977,567 | 1,015,038 | 1,049,865 | 1,083,254 | 1,115,443 |
| Kent County | 127,103 | 157,430 | 159,722 | 169,433 | 178,257 | 185,578 | 192,152 | 198,369 | 204,317 |
| New Castle County | 501,856 | 532,083 | 535,572 | 551,609 | 564,944 | 575,985 | 586,387 | 595,817 | 603,835 |
| Sussex County | 157,459 | 192,019 | 196,201 | 215,306 | 234,366 | 253,475 | 271,326 | 289,068 | 307,291 |
Delaware Population Consortium Annual Population Projections, October 29, 2009, Version 2009.0 (PDF) The full, annual population projections document, including the history of the Consortium, information on the projections methodology, notes, and detailed projection tables.
Annual Population Projections Data Tables, October 29, 2009, Version 2009.0 (EXCEL) An excel spreadsheet version of the detailed projection tables formatted as published in the annual population projections document.
Population Projections by Single Year and 5-Year Age Cohorts, October 29, 2009, Version 2009.0 (EXCEL) A set of excel spreadsheets, presenting individual spreadsheets for each level of geography.
Population Projections by Single Year, Age, Race, and Sex, October 29, 2009, Version 2009.0 (EXCEL)
Related Data Files
Delaware Small-Area Population Projections, 2000 to 2030 (ZIPPED Shapefile)
Revised Annual Population Estimates by County, Age, Gender, and Race 1990-2000 (Excel)
Annual Population Estimates by single year age groups 1980-1989 (Excel)
Latest US Bureau of Census Intercensal Estimates by County 1990-2000 (Excel)
Components of Growth Utilizing Latest Intercensal Estimates by County 1990-2003 (Excel)