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DATA  • Sussex County is uniquely positioned less

                                                                    than 100 miles from Philadelphia, Baltimore
                                                                    and Washington, D.C.
                                                                    • Since the recession of 2008, Delaware’s
                                                                DELAWARE   employment has grown faster than any other
                                                                    state in the Mid-Atlantic region.
                                                                    • Delaware ranked #3 by U.S. News & World
                                                                    Report for business environment.
                                                                    • Sussex County’s personal and sales tax is
                                                                    0%!


                                                                    Sussex County Fast Facts

                                                                    • 4 nearby colleges and universities
                                                                    • 33.6% population growth in the past 10
                                                                    years
                                                                    • 24.2% job growth in the past 10 years

                                                                    •  1/4 of the U.S. population is within an
                                                                    8-hour drive.


                                                                    Contact Our Office

                                                                    The Sussex County Office of Economic
                                                                    Development     offers   professional   and
                                                                    confidential assistance when it comes to
                                                                    relocating or expanding  your business,
                                                                    including  introducing  you  to  our  newly
                                                                    enhanced incentive package:
                                                                    Bill Pfaff, Director
                                                                    Sussex County Office of
                                                                    Economic Development
                                                                    2 The Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947
                                                                    (302) 855-7770
                                                                    EconDev@SussexCountyDE.gov
                                                                    Special thanks to Keith Misener Photos of Rehoboth
                                                                    Beach for the dramatic cover and inside front cover
                                                                    images of the Indian River Inlet Bridge and WWII
                                                                    observation tower at Delaware Seashore State Park.
                                                                    You can find Keith Misener Photos on Facebook,
                                                                    Instagram and at Sassy Chic near Lewes.

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