---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Sussex County, DE"
classification: county
fips: "10005"
state: "DE"
demographics:
  population: 271134
  population_under_18: 53031
  population_18_64: 63130
  population_65_plus: 154973
  median_household_income: 85258
  poverty_rate: 9.14
  homeownership_rate: 82.19
  unemployment_rate: 4.86
  median_home_value: 397800
  gini_index: 0.4562
  vacancy_rate: 28.34
  race_white: 200816
  race_black: 26527
  race_asian: 4329
  race_native: 583
  hispanic: 32807
  bachelors_plus: 99838
districts:
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/00"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.8183
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/senate/21"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2455
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/senate/18"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2177
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/senate/19"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1386
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/senate/6"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1087
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/senate/20"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1069
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/house/35"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1654
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/house/40"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1303
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/house/41"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1116
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/house/36"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1031
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/house/37"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.075
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/house/39"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.059
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/house/20"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0483
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/house/38"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0452
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/house/4"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0436
  - to: "us/states/de/districts/house/14"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0358
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, de]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Sussex County, DE

County jurisdiction — 2 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 271134 |
| Under 18 | 53031 |
| 18–64 | 63130 |
| 65+ | 154973 |
| Median household income | 85258 |
| Poverty rate | 9.14 |
| Homeownership rate | 82.19 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.86 |
| Median home value | 397800 |
| Gini index | 0.4562 |
| Vacancy rate | 28.34 |
| White | 200816 |
| Black | 26527 |
| Asian | 4329 |
| Native | 583 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 32807 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 99838 |

## Districts

- [DE-00](/us/states/de/districts/00.md) — 82% (congressional)
- [DE Senate District 21](/us/states/de/districts/senate/21.md) — 25% (state senate)
- [DE Senate District 18](/us/states/de/districts/senate/18.md) — 22% (state senate)
- [DE Senate District 19](/us/states/de/districts/senate/19.md) — 14% (state senate)
- [DE Senate District 6](/us/states/de/districts/senate/6.md) — 11% (state senate)
- [DE Senate District 20](/us/states/de/districts/senate/20.md) — 11% (state senate)
- [DE House District 35](/us/states/de/districts/house/35.md) — 17% (state house)
- [DE House District 40](/us/states/de/districts/house/40.md) — 13% (state house)
- [DE House District 41](/us/states/de/districts/house/41.md) — 11% (state house)
- [DE House District 36](/us/states/de/districts/house/36.md) — 10% (state house)
- [DE House District 37](/us/states/de/districts/house/37.md) — 8% (state house)
- [DE House District 39](/us/states/de/districts/house/39.md) — 6% (state house)
- [DE House District 20](/us/states/de/districts/house/20.md) — 5% (state house)
- [DE House District 38](/us/states/de/districts/house/38.md) — 5% (state house)
- [DE House District 4](/us/states/de/districts/house/4.md) — 4% (state house)
- [DE House District 14](/us/states/de/districts/house/14.md) — 4% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries