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- Kent County (the middle one) County seat: Dover (also state capital)
- New Castle County (northern one) County seat: Wilmington
- Sussex County (southern one) County seat: Georgetown
It is not true, as some Internet sites say, that Delaware has abolished its counties. It is true that property taxation was originally based on "hundreds" (a Saxon unit in early England of which there are 33 in Delaware) instead of counties, but now property taxes are levied by the municipality (if the property is in a city or town) and the county and the school district the property is in. Each county does have its own elected executive officials, legislative body, and judicial officers.
External links to county webpages
- Kent County (http://www.co.kent.de.us/)
- New Castle County (http://www.co.new-castle.de.us/)
- Sussex County (http://www.sussexcounty.net/)