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Highest Medicaid coverage, Delaware cities

Delaware cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 21 cities in Delaware that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 24.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Smyrna, DE, up 7 places to #5.

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Highest Medicaid coverage by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020
01Georgetown, DEDE8,29138.1%−5.7 pts
02▲2Seaford, DEDE9,16535.8%−0.2 pts
03Wilmington, DEDE73,51234.8%−1.3 pts
04▲4Elsmere, DEDE6,19631.9%+3.1 pts
05▲7Smyrna, DEDE13,34031.1%+9.1 pts
06Dover, DEDE40,59230.0%+0.3 pts
07▼2Brookside, DEDE15,11528.8%−3.6 pts
08▲2Wilmington Manor, DEDE8,21428.5%+4.2 pts
09▼7Edgemoor, DEDE6,34928.0%−10.4 pts
10▼1Millsboro, DEDE7,89025.5%−2.1 pts
11▼4Milford, DEDE14,72324.4%−4.7 pts
12▲1Bear, DEDE22,37018.9%−2.1 pts
13▲4Middletown, DEDE25,79818.9%+7.7 pts
14▼3Claymont, DEDE8,78618.1%−4.7 pts
15▼1New Castle, DEDE5,72616.5%+0.7 pts
16▼1Glasgow, DEDE15,54614.9%+0.8 pts
17▲1Newark, DEDE30,35912.5%+2.3 pts
18▼2Pike Creek Valley, DEDE12,43111.9%0.0 pts
19Hockessin, DEDE13,4395.5%+0.4 pts
20North Star, DEDE7,8344.1%+0.4 pts
21Pike Creek, DEDE7,1292.5%0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES