Delaware is well known to be one of the smallest states in the country by area. In fact, it is the second-smallest state. The only state in the country that is smaller than Delaware is Rhode Island. Delaware's total area is only 1,982 square miles. It is 96 miles long and ranges from 7 miles wide to 35 miles wide. Delaware is so small, in fact, that it only has three counties. This is the fewest number of counties of any state, even fewer than Rhode Island.
As Delaware is quite small geographically, it should come as no surprise that the state also has a relatively small population. According to the US Census Bureau, Delaware had an estimated population of 989,948 in 2020. This makes it the 45th most populous state in the country. However, Delaware is quite densely populated. It is the fifth most densely populated state in America.
Delaware's largest city is Wilmington. It has an estimated population of around 70,000, making Delaware one of only a handful of states that does not have at least one city with a population of over 100,00. However, Wilmington is considered to be part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area, which has a population of over 6 million people.
Delaware has approximately 0.37% the land area of Alaska. In other words, Alaska is approximately 267.36 times larger than Delaware.
Rhode Island has approximately 62.08% the land area of Delaware. In other words, Delaware is approximately 1.61 times larger than Rhode Island.
The area of Delaware is 2,489 square miles.
Delaware is the 2nd smallest state in the US.
The next smallest state is Rhode Island and the next largest state is Connecticut.