Poverty rate: zip codes ranked in Delaware

Share of residents whose family income is below the federal poverty line (about $31,200 for a family of four). Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Delaware with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the highest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	19954	Houston	26.3%	1,427
2	19801	Wilmington	25.4%	16,327
3	19802	Wilmington	22%	26,051
4	19805	Wilmington	19.6%	41,402
5	19933	Bridgeville	19.2%	10,597
6	19973	Seaford	16.7%	26,834
7	19941	Ellendale	16.1%	3,435
8	19711	Newark	15.4%	49,432
9	19956	Laurel	15%	16,327
10	19904	Dover	14.2%	38,818
11	19901	Dover	14.2%	37,763
12	19940	Delmar	14%	7,540
13	19970	Ocean View	12.6%	8,524
14	19945	Frankford	12.5%	9,640
15	19713	Newark	12.4%	30,747
16	19809	Wilmington	12.2%	14,311
17	19963	Milford	11.9%	23,500
18	19966	Millsboro	11.8%	35,884
19	19947	Georgetown	11.7%	20,760
20	19720	New Castle	10.9%	62,392
21	19703	Claymont	10.1%	15,460
22	19806	Wilmington	9.9%	9,777
23	19960	Lincoln	9.7%	6,774
24	19977	Smyrna	9.5%	27,704
25	19968	Milton	9.4%	15,486
26	19804	Wilmington	8.5%	18,779
27	19943	Felton	8.5%	13,410
28	19951	Harbeson	8.2%	2,245
29	19946	Frederica	8.1%	5,603
30	19702	Newark	7.9%	55,683
31	19971	Rehoboth Beach	7.7%	14,886
32	19952	Harrington	7.1%	10,908
33	19701	Bear	7%	42,984
34	19934	Camden Wyoming	7%	14,061
35	19953	Hartly	6.2%	5,255
36	19950	Greenwood	6.1%	7,918
37	19706	Delaware City	6.1%	2,038
38	19958	Lewes	6%	31,938
39	19938	Clayton	6%	9,561
40	19962	Magnolia	5.9%	13,770
41	19967	Millville	5.9%	2,376
42	19734	Townsend	5.5%	14,214
43	19808	Wilmington	5.4%	39,082
44	19939	Dagsboro	5.4%	7,490
45	19709	Middletown	5%	53,234
46	19810	Wilmington	4.6%	26,530
47	19964	Marydel	4.6%	1,418
48	19975	Selbyville	4.4%	10,862
49	19807	Wilmington	4.1%	7,815
50	19930	Bethany Beach	2.5%	3,014
51	19707	Hockessin	2.4%	17,376
52	19803	Wilmington	2%	22,279

Zip codes with the lowest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	19803	Wilmington	2%	22,279
2	19707	Hockessin	2.4%	17,376
3	19930	Bethany Beach	2.5%	3,014
4	19807	Wilmington	4.1%	7,815
5	19975	Selbyville	4.4%	10,862
6	19964	Marydel	4.6%	1,418
7	19810	Wilmington	4.6%	26,530
8	19709	Middletown	5%	53,234
9	19939	Dagsboro	5.4%	7,490
10	19808	Wilmington	5.4%	39,082
11	19734	Townsend	5.5%	14,214
12	19967	Millville	5.9%	2,376
13	19962	Magnolia	5.9%	13,770
14	19938	Clayton	6%	9,561
15	19958	Lewes	6%	31,938
16	19706	Delaware City	6.1%	2,038
17	19950	Greenwood	6.1%	7,918
18	19953	Hartly	6.2%	5,255
19	19934	Camden Wyoming	7%	14,061
20	19701	Bear	7%	42,984
21	19952	Harrington	7.1%	10,908
22	19971	Rehoboth Beach	7.7%	14,886
23	19702	Newark	7.9%	55,683
24	19946	Frederica	8.1%	5,603
25	19951	Harbeson	8.2%	2,245
26	19943	Felton	8.5%	13,410
27	19804	Wilmington	8.5%	18,779
28	19968	Milton	9.4%	15,486
29	19977	Smyrna	9.5%	27,704
30	19960	Lincoln	9.7%	6,774
31	19806	Wilmington	9.9%	9,777
32	19703	Claymont	10.1%	15,460
33	19720	New Castle	10.9%	62,392
34	19947	Georgetown	11.7%	20,760
35	19966	Millsboro	11.8%	35,884
36	19963	Milford	11.9%	23,500
37	19809	Wilmington	12.2%	14,311
38	19713	Newark	12.4%	30,747
39	19945	Frankford	12.5%	9,640
40	19970	Ocean View	12.6%	8,524
41	19940	Delmar	14%	7,540
42	19901	Dover	14.2%	37,763
43	19904	Dover	14.2%	38,818
44	19956	Laurel	15%	16,327
45	19711	Newark	15.4%	49,432
46	19941	Ellendale	16.1%	3,435
47	19973	Seaford	16.7%	26,834
48	19933	Bridgeville	19.2%	10,597
49	19805	Wilmington	19.6%	41,402
50	19802	Wilmington	22%	26,051
51	19801	Wilmington	25.4%	16,327
52	19954	Houston	26.3%	1,427

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