{"id":551,"date":"2025-02-24T15:20:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/demogr\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T15:20:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:20:41","slug":"demogr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/demogr\/","title":{"rendered":"demogr ~  Demographic Information  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\"> <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/demogr.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left 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County, Delaware<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/projections_kent_2019.pdf\">Population Projections by Age for Persons Aged 60 and Over, Kent County, Delaware<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/projections_sussex_2019.pdf\">Population Projections by Age for Persons Aged 60 and Over, Sussex County, Delaware<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/projections_wilm_2019.pdf\">Population Projections by Age for Persons Aged 60 and Over, Wilmington, Delaware<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/projections_newark_2019.pdf\">Population Projections by Age for Persons Aged 60 and Over, Newark, Delaware<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/projections_dover_2019.pdf\">Population Projections by Age for Persons Aged 60 and Over, Dover, Delaware<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Demographic Information &#8211; Older Persons in Delaware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>A demographic\u00a0summary of\u00a0the older population in Delaware based on\u00a0data provided in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/\">U.S. Census Bureau&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0American Community Survey:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/aging_profile.pdf\">A Profile of Older Delawareans: Selected Population Characteristics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Demographic Information- Persons with Disabilities in Delaware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Various\u00a0data tables extracted from the American Community Survey (table references included) using the U.S Census Bureau&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/factfinder.census.gov\/faces\/nav\/jsf\/pages\/index.xhtml\">American FactFinder<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/factfinder.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/16_5YR\/B18101\/0400000US10\">Sex by Age by Disability Status, State of Delaware<\/a> (B18101)<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/factfinder.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/16_1YR\/B18108\/0400000US10\">Age by Number of Disabilities, State of Delaware<\/a> (B18108)<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/factfinder.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/16_1YR\/B18120\/0400000US10\">Employment Status by Disability Status and Type, State of Delaware<\/a> (B18120)<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/factfinder.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/16_1YR\/B21007\/0400000US10\">Age by Veteran Status by Poverty Status by Disability Status, State of Delaware<\/a> (B21007)<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/factfinder.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/16_5YR\/C18120\/0400000US10\">Employment Status by Disability Status, State of Delaware<\/a> (C18120)<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/factfinder.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/16_5YR\/C18130\/0400000US10\">Age by Disability Status by Poverty Status, State of Delaware<\/a> (C18130)<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/factfinder.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/16_5YR\/S1810\/0400000US10\">Disability Characteristics, State of Delaware<\/a> (S1810)<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/factfinder.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/16_5YR\/S1811\/0400000US10\">Selected Economic Characteristics by Disability Status, State of Delaware<\/a> (S1811)<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Demographic 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