Sussex County, Delaware
What we have for Sussex County today, and what is coming.
Basics
- County code (FIPS): 10005
- Land area: 936 square miles
- Population: 237,378
Federal money spent here
Fiscal year 2026: $3.1 billion in federal contracts, grants, loans and other awards for work done in Sussex County.
Who represents Sussex County
U.S. Senate (whole state): Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democrat), Christopher A. Coons (Democrat).
U.S. House districts that include part of this county
| District | Member | Share of county land |
|---|---|---|
| Congressional District (at Large) | Sarah McBride (Democrat) | 100% |
State senate districts
| District | Member | Share of county land |
|---|---|---|
| State Senate District 21 | Bryant Richardson (Republican) | 31.2% |
| State Senate District 18 | Dave Wilson (Republican) | 27.7% |
| State Senate District 19 | Brian Pettyjohn (Republican) | 16.8% |
| State Senate District 6 | Russ Huxtable (Democratic) | 12.6% |
| State Senate District 20 | Gerald Hocker (Republican) | 11.7% |
State house / assembly districts
| District | Member | Share of county land |
|---|---|---|
| State Representative District 35 | Jesse Vanderwende (Republican) | 21.1% |
| State Representative District 40 | Tim Dukes (Republican) | 16.5% |
| State Representative District 41 | Rich Collins (Republican) | 13.8% |
| State Representative District 36 | Bryan Shupe (Republican) | 13% |
| State Representative District 37 | Valerie Giltner (Republican) | 9.6% |
| State Representative District 39 | Danny Short (Republican) | 7.4% |
| State Representative District 20 | Alonna Berry (Democratic) | 6.1% |
| State Representative District 4 | Jeff Hilovsky (Republican) | 4.5% |
| State Representative District 38 | Ron Gray (Republican) | 4.5% |
| State Representative District 14 | Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic) | 3.5% |
Matched by district number using the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 county–district relationship files (land area overlap; districts may have been redrawn since). Your exact district depends on your address: U.S. House · state legislators.
County government
Find the official county website and contacts in the USA.gov local government directory or the National Association of Counties explorer.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (county list, public domain); USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Built 2026-11-03 15:28.