Trends in eviction filings:

Delaware

3 of 3 counties/municipalities tracked
51,034
Filings since March 16, 2020
1,141
Filings in February 2025
79.8%
of landlords have representation in court in 2023 (of 11,071 cases disposed)
4.1%
of tenants have representation in court in 2023 (of 11,071 cases disposed)

About this state

49.1%
nationally
(46.74%)
Rent burdened residents
10.7%
(12.75%)
Poverty rate

Eviction Filings and Defaults in Delaware

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a state-wide moratorium on evictions from March 17, 2020 to July 1, 2020.

The CDC moratorium was in place from September 4, 2020 through August 26, 2021.

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About the Data

Please cite the data as: Civil Court Data Initiative. Legal Services Corporation, 2022. (accessed TODAY’s DATE).

Cases filed under a case type containing any of the following terms or with any of the following event information are considered evictions: 61 - JP LANDLORD TENANT, MY - WRIT OF POSSESSION, CI - EJECTMENT

Census data comes from the following 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year tables: B25070 (rent burden), B25032 (housing units), and B25008 (renter and total population).