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  1. Sussex County is located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 237,378, making it the state's second most populated county only behind New Castle and ahead of Kent. [1] The county seat is Georgetown.

  2. Among its distinctions, Sussex County is the birthplace of the broiler chicken industry, and is Delaware's largest county in terms of geography, spanning 938 square miles. Delaware history begins with Sussex County, as the town of Lewes was founded as a Dutch whaling colony in 1631.

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  4. Lewes (/ l uː. ə s / LOO-iss) is an incorporated city on the Delaware Bay in eastern Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 3,303. Along with neighboring Rehoboth Beach, Lewes is one of the principal cities of Delaware's rapidly growing Cape Region.

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  5. The largest, but historically least populous, county in the state of Delaware, most of the Countys economy revolves around agriculture, as Sussex produces the most poultry of any county in the United States, but tourism plays a large role in the economy, especially at the County beaches. Sussex County has had its share in the limelight of history.

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