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Dover, Delaware
17,179 Black residents · 43.6% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 39,403 people in Dover, Delaware, and 17,179 of them — 43.6% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Dover is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 39,403 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 17,179 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 43.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Delaware places | 2 of 79 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Dover: 15,215 Black residents in 2010 and 17,179 in 2020. The population grew by 12.9%, and the Black share in Dover moved from 42.2% to 43.6%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The gazetteer enters Dover among Delaware's 79 counted places, at rank 2 by Black population on a count of 17,179. The figures for Dover are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
The institutions of Dover — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 39,403 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Dover: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.