Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Delaware

Many people choose not to leave the state they were raised in for reasons ranging from wanting to be close to family, to not having the resources to leave, to sticking with a lower cost of living.

In order to determine where people stay put in your home state, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Delaware using data from the Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percentage of residents who were born in the state according to the latest data, which is 2024 five-year estimates. The percentage of residents who were born in another state, a U.S. territory, and another country is also included.

Read on to find out where the most loyal Delaware residents live.

3. Sussex County
- Population: 255,626
- Born in Delaware: 92,007 (36.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 139,934 (54.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,293 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 21,392 (8.4% of population)

2. New Castle County
- Population: 577,961
- Born in Delaware: 255,871 (44.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 237,305 (41.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 10,778 (1.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 74,007 (12.8% of population)

1. Kent County
- Population: 187,604
- Born in Delaware: 89,933 (47.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 79,324 (42.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 4,464 (2.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 13,883 (7.4% of population)

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