RANKING · 2024 ACS · 21 SHOWN OF 21

Highest Medicare coverage, Delaware cities

Delaware cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 21 cities in Delaware that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01Millsboro, DEDE7,89025.5%+0.1 pts

02Hockessin, DEDE13,43925.3%+4.1 pts

03New Castle, DEDE5,72623.7%−0.3 pts

04Milford, DEDE14,72322.8%−0.5 pts

05North Star, DEDE7,83422.7%+2.2 pts

06Wilmington Manor, DEDE8,21422.2%+7.1 pts

07Georgetown, DEDE8,29120.3%+2.1 pts

08Seaford, DEDE9,16519.8%−0.4 pts

09Smyrna, DEDE13,34019.5%+5.1 pts

10Pike Creek, DEDE7,12919.1%+6.1 pts

11Dover, DEDE40,59218.8%−0.6 pts

12Claymont, DEDE8,78618.2%+2.0 pts

13Edgemoor, DEDE6,34917.7%+2.0 pts

14Wilmington, DEDE73,51217.5%+0.4 pts

15Pike Creek Valley, DEDE12,43116.8%+1.8 pts

16Bear, DEDE22,37016.4%+3.0 pts

17Middletown, DEDE25,79816.4%−2.7 pts

18Brookside, DEDE15,11515.1%−0.2 pts

19Elsmere, DEDE6,19614.4%+0.6 pts

20Glasgow, DEDE15,54613.6%+1.2 pts

21Newark, DEDE30,35911.4%−2.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES