Methodology: We crunched data from the Census department & NOAA to show places & census tracts adjacent to the ocean coast line. This is a novel analysis & for the first time these places & census tracts most likely to be impacted by rising sea levels are available to the public for free.
Click here for other states| No | Place | Number of Ocean Adjacent Census Tracts | Total Population Living In Census Tracts Adjacent to the Ocean | Total Houses In Census Tracts Adjacent to the Ocean | Census tract GEOID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Castle | 4 | 14,945 | 6,017 | 1400000US10003015802, 1400000US10003016200, 1400000US10003016305, 1400000US10003016100 |
| 2 | Edgemoor | 2 | 11,759 | 5,230 | 1400000US10003010702, 1400000US10003010502 |
| 3 | Millville | 2 | 11,140 | 8,746 | 1400000US10005051303, 1400000US10005051301 |
| 4 | Rehoboth Beach | 3 | 10,297 | 10,461 | 1400000US10005051007, 1400000US10005051101, 1400000US10005050902 |
| 5 | Townsend | 1 | 7,417 | 2,294 | 1400000US10003016804 |
| 6 | Long Neck | 2 | 5,627 | 4,957 | 1400000US10005050704, 1400000US10005050706 |
| 7 | Frankford | 1 | 5,099 | 2,627 | 1400000US10005051500 |
| 8 | Milford | 1 | 4,408 | 2,331 | 1400000US10005050103 |
| 9 | Smyrna | 1 | 4,215 | 596 | 1400000US10003016904 |
| 10 | Claymont | 1 | 3,859 | 1,746 | 1400000US10003010104 |
| 11 | Frederica | 1 | 3,551 | 2,024 | 1400000US10001043202 |
| 12 | Delaware City | 1 | 3,390 | 1,246 | 1400000US10003016404 |
| 13 | Selbyville | 1 | 2,476 | 2,455 | 1400000US10005051305 |
| 14 | Lewes | 1 | 2,342 | 1,893 | 1400000US10005050901 |
| 15 | Dewey Beach | 2 | 1,823 | 4,831 | 1400000US10005051103, 1400000US10005051102 |
| 16 | Wilmington | 1 | 1,772 | 1,101 | 1400000US10003001902 |
| 17 | Bethany Beach | 1 | 784 | 1,891 | 1400000US10005051202 |
| 18 | Fenwick Island | 1 | 683 | 1,906 | 1400000US10005051205 |
| 19 | South Bethany | 1 | 637 | 3,074 | 1400000US10005051204 |