State
State of Delaware
Flag Seal
Anthem: "Our Delaware"
Map of the United States with Delaware highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Delaware Colony, New Netherland, New Sweden
Admitted to the Union	December 7, 1787 (1st)
Capital	Dover
Largest city	Wilmington
Largest metro	Delaware Valley
Government
• Governor	John Carney (D)
• Lieutenant Governor	Bethany Hall-Long (D)
Legislature	General Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
U.S. senators	Tom Carper (D) Chris Coons (D)
U.S. House delegation	Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) (list)
Area
• Total	2,489 sq mi (6,450 km2)
• Rank	49th
Elevation	60 ft (20 m)
Highest elevation (Near the Ebright Azimuth)	447.85 ft (136.50468 m)
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean)	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (July 1, 2021)
• Total	1,003,384
• Rank	45th
• Density	500/sq mi (190/km2)
• Median household income	$69,100
• Income rank	16th
Language
• Official language	None
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation	DE
ISO 3166 code	US-DE
Trad. abbreviation	Del.
Latitude	38° 27′ N to 39° 50′ N
Longitude	75° 3′ W to 75° 47′ W
Website	delaware.gov

Delaware state symbols
Flag of Delaware
Living insignia
Bird	Delaware Blue Hen
Butterfly	Eastern tiger swallowtail
Wildlife animal	Grey fox
Fish	Weakfish
Flower	Peach blossom
Insect	7-spotted ladybug
Tree	American holly
Inanimate insignia
Beverage	Milk
Colors	Colonial blue, buff
Food	Strawberry, peach custard pie
Fossil	Belemnite
Mineral	Sillimanite
Slogan	Endless Discoveries—Formerly: It's Good Being First
Soil	Greenwich
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 1999
Lists of United States state symbols

Delaware (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ ( listen)) is a state in the United States. It is sometimes called the First State because it was the first colony to accept the new constitution in 1787. Its capital is Dover and its biggest city is Wilmington. It is the second smallest state in the United States.

The Dutch first settled Delaware. The Swedish then took over in the mid-1600s.