SNAP-authorized stores in Delaware
775 stores were authorized to accept SNAP benefits in Delaware on Dec 31, 2025, the last day of the USDA file.
Leasing, buying or supplying a store? A dated SNAP authorization report ($19) — or a whole territory, with the stores that opened and closed.
By store type
Stores that joined and left the program
| Year | Authorizations started | Authorizations ended |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | 106 |
| 2024 | 52 | 53 |
| 2023 | 56 | 60 |
| 2022 | 65 | 43 |
| 2021 | 86 | 48 |
Counted from the authorization periods in the file. An ended authorization is not a penalty: the file gives no reason.
By city
- Bear — 24
- Bridgeville — 11
- Claymont — 18
- Dover — 69
- Georgetown — 15
- Laurel — 14
- Lewes — 16
- Middletown — 31
- Milford — 26
- Millsboro — 25
- New Castle — 61
- Newark — 78
- Rehoboth Beach — 14
- Seaford — 27
- Selbyville — 16
- Smyrna — 17
- Wilmington — 207
Smaller places of Delaware — 106 stores.