Where fiber is being built in Delaware
As of Dec 31, 2025, FCC filings show fiber at 55% of Delaware's 511,215 homes, and the number of fiber homes fell 0.1% from June 30, 2025.
Fiber was filed in 41 of 62 Delaware cities and towns with 250 or more homes. In 29 of them it reached more than half of homes, and in the typical one it reached 81.5%.
Nationally, fiber was filed at 55.8% of homes. FCC Broadband Data Collection, residential units, 25/3 Mbps or faster. Filed by the providers themselves. How this is computed
Delaware counties
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| County | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | 85,249 | 41.4% | at least 55% | +1.2% |
| New Castle County | 253,776 | 81.3% | at least 18.3% | -0.5% |
| Sussex County | 172,190 | 22.8% | at least 74.3% | +0.4% |
The 30 largest places in Delaware
By number of homes. Search above for any of the other 48 cities and towns.
| City or town | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | 36,927 | 59.2% | at least 40.7% | +10.1% |
| Dover | 18,479 | 81.5% | at least 18.3% | -1.2% |
| Newark | 12,996 | 75.7% | at least 23.8% | -0.1% |
| Middletown | 10,343 | 96.2% | at least 2.5% | -3.5% |
| Bear | 9,842 | 95.8% | at least 4.2% | -14.1% |
| Glasgow | 6,187 | 89.1% | at least 10.6% | -0.2% |
| Brookside | 6,183 | 87.7% | at least 12.3% | -0.2% |
| Smyrna | 6,181 | 42.3% | at least 57.5% | +4.6% |
| Milford | 5,756 | none filed | at least 99.6% | no change (small June base) |
| Hockessin | 5,346 | 89.9% | at least 10% | -0.3% |
| Pike Creek Valley | 5,181 | 76% | at least 24% | -2.6% |
| Millsboro | 4,704 | 18.7% | at least 80% | +54.8% |
| Claymont | 4,624 | 93.7% | at least 6.3% | -0.6% |
| Seaford | 3,626 | 0.7% | at least 98.6% | +0.2 points (small June base) |
| Wilmington Manor | 3,429 | 81.3% | at least 18.6% | -0.2% |
| Lewes | 3,424 | 51.6% | at least 47.9% | +51.6 points (small June base) |
| Pike Creek | 3,395 | 90.2% | at least 9.8% | +1.7% |
| Edgemoor | 3,154 | 89.3% | at least 10.2% | -2.8% |
| Long Neck | 3,100 | 95.4% | at least 4.6% | -26% |
| Ocean View | 3,087 | 0.2% | at least 99.8% | +0.2 points (small June base) |
| North Star | 3,005 | 98% | at least 1.8% | +0.8% |
| Elsmere | 2,824 | 83.2% | at least 16.7% | -0.9% |
| Rehoboth Beach | 2,820 | none filed | at least 99.6% | no change (small June base) |
| New Castle | 2,650 | 88.3% | at least 11.6% | -1.6% |
| Bethany Beach | 2,641 | none filed | at least 100% | no change (small June base) |
| Millville | 2,579 | 26.4% | at least 73.5% | +33.3% |
| Georgetown | 2,525 | none filed | at least 98.9% | no change (small June base) |
| Milton | 1,966 | none filed | at least 99.8% | no change (small June base) |
| Selbyville | 1,966 | 4.6% | at least 95.3% | +4.6 points (small June base) |
| Camden | 1,888 | 28.4% | at least 71.3% | no change |
The data
Every number on this page traces to one cell in the download. Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Fixed Broadband Summary by Geography, filings as of June 30, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025. Census figures: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. Grants: FCC Broadband Funding Map and the state broadband office.
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