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Counties in Alabama by households with a broadband internet subscription

Shelby County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 67 counties in 2021, at 92.1%. Monroe County had the lowest, at 53%. The median was 76.3% and the figure for Alabama was 82.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest92.1Shelby County
Lowest53Monroe County
Median76.367 counties
Alabama82.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 85.5 %Baldwin County: 87.9 %Barbour County: 64.6 %Bibb County: 74.6 %Blount County: 81 %Bullock County: 59.4 %Butler County: 76.3 %Calhoun County: 81.6 %Chambers County: 77.1 %Cherokee County: 76.7 %Chilton County: 78.3 %Choctaw County: 63.7 %Clarke County: 67.8 %Clay County: 73.4 %Cleburne County: 72.8 %Coffee County: 83.8 %Colbert County: 74.5 %Conecuh County: 61.6 %Coosa County: 75 %Covington County: 75.1 %Crenshaw County: 64.4 %Cullman County: 81.9 %Dale County: 82.3 %Dallas County: 72.8 %DeKalb County: 79.9 %Elmore County: 85.4 %Escambia County: 68.1 %Etowah County: 82.3 %Fayette County: 71.9 %Franklin County: 60.7 %Geneva County: 72.1 %Greene County: 55.8 %Hale County: 67.5 %Henry County: 80.4 %Houston County: 80.6 %Jackson County: 78.4 %Jefferson County: 85.2 %Lamar County: 65.8 %Lauderdale County: 78.1 %Lawrence County: 68.5 %Lee County: 85.9 %Limestone County: 86.5 %Lowndes County: 55.8 %Macon County: 69.2 %Madison County: 88.9 %Marengo County: 72.1 %Marion County: 73.2 %Marshall County: 85.8 %Mobile County: 79.9 %Monroe County: 53 %Montgomery County: 84.5 %Morgan County: 79.9 %Perry County: 57.3 %Pickens County: 72.6 %Pike County: 74 %Randolph County: 76.7 %Russell County: 75.2 %St. Clair County: 86.2 %Shelby County: 92.1 %Sumter County: 67.3 %Talladega County: 80.9 %Tallapoosa County: 79.1 %Tuscaloosa County: 85.1 %Walker County: 78.7 %Washington County: 71 %Wilcox County: 71.1 %Winston County: 76.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Shelby County: 92.1 %Shelby County92.1Madison County: 88.9 %Madison County88.9Baldwin County: 87.9 %Baldwin County87.9Limestone County: 86.5 %Limestone County86.5St. Clair County: 86.2 %St. Clair County86.2Lee County: 85.9 %Lee County85.9Marshall County: 85.8 %Marshall County85.8Autauga County: 85.5 %Autauga County85.5Elmore County: 85.4 %Elmore County85.4Jefferson County: 85.2 %Jefferson County85.2Tuscaloosa County: 85.1 %Tuscaloosa County85.1Montgomery County: 84.5 %Montgomery County84.5Coffee County: 83.8 %Coffee County83.8Etowah County: 82.3 %Etowah County82.3Dale County: 82.3 %Dale County82.3Cullman County: 81.9 %Cullman County81.9Calhoun County: 81.6 %Calhoun County81.6Blount County: 81 %Blount County81Talladega County: 80.9 %Talladega County80.9Houston County: 80.6 %Houston County80.6Henry County: 80.4 %Henry County80.4DeKalb County: 79.9 %DeKalb County79.9Mobile County: 79.9 %Mobile County79.9Morgan County: 79.9 %Morgan County79.9Tallapoosa County: 79.1 %Tallapoosa County79.1Walker County: 78.7 %Walker County78.7Jackson County: 78.4 %Jackson County78.4Chilton County: 78.3 %Chilton County78.3Lauderdale County: 78.1 %Lauderdale County78.1Chambers County: 77.1 %Chambers County77.1Cherokee County: 76.7 %Cherokee County76.7Randolph County: 76.7 %Randolph County76.7Butler County: 76.3 %Butler County76.3Winston County: 76.3 %Winston County76.3Russell County: 75.2 %Russell County75.2Covington County: 75.1 %Covington County75.1Coosa County: 75 %Coosa County75Bibb County: 74.6 %Bibb County74.6Colbert County: 74.5 %Colbert County74.5Pike County: 74 %Pike County74Shelby County: 92.1 %Shelby County92.1Madison County: 88.9 %Madison County88.9Baldwin County: 87.9 %Baldwin County87.9Limestone County: 86.5 %Limestone County86.5St. Clair County: 86.2 %St. Clair County86.2Lee County: 85.9 %Lee County85.9Marshall County: 85.8 %Marshall County85.8Autauga County: 85.5 %Autauga County85.5Elmore County: 85.4 %Elmore County85.4Jefferson County: 85.2 %Jefferson County85.2Tuscaloosa County: 85.1 %Tuscaloosa County85.1Montgomery County: 84.5 %Montgomery County84.5Coffee County: 83.8 %Coffee County83.8Etowah County: 82.3 %Etowah County82.3Dale County: 82.3 %Dale County82.3Cullman County: 81.9 %Cullman County81.9Calhoun County: 81.6 %Calhoun County81.6Blount County: 81 %Blount County81Talladega County: 80.9 %Talladega County80.9Houston County: 80.6 %Houston County80.6Henry County: 80.4 %Henry County80.4DeKalb County: 79.9 %DeKalb County79.9Mobile County: 79.9 %Mobile County79.9Morgan County: 79.9 %Morgan County79.9Tallapoosa County: 79.1 %Tallapoosa County79.1Walker County: 78.7 %Walker County78.7Jackson County: 78.4 %Jackson County78.4Chilton County: 78.3 %Chilton County78.3Lauderdale County: 78.1 %Lauderdale County78.1Chambers County: 77.1 %Chambers County77.1Cherokee County: 76.7 %Cherokee County76.7Randolph County: 76.7 %Randolph County76.7Butler County: 76.3 %Butler County76.3Winston County: 76.3 %Winston County76.3Russell County: 75.2 %Russell County75.2Covington County: 75.1 %Covington County75.1Coosa County: 75 %Coosa County75Bibb County: 74.6 %Bibb County74.6Colbert County: 74.5 %Colbert County74.5Pike County: 74 %Pike County74
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Shelby County92.1
2Madison County88.9
3Baldwin County87.9
4Limestone County86.5
5St. Clair County86.2
6Lee County85.9
7Marshall County85.8
8Autauga County85.5
9Elmore County85.4
10Jefferson County85.2
11Tuscaloosa County85.1
12Montgomery County84.5
13Coffee County83.8
14Etowah County82.3
15Dale County82.3
16Cullman County81.9
17Calhoun County81.6
18Blount County81
19Talladega County80.9
20Houston County80.6
21Henry County80.4
22DeKalb County79.9
22Mobile County79.9
24Morgan County79.9
25Tallapoosa County79.1
26Walker County78.7
27Jackson County78.4
28Chilton County78.3
29Lauderdale County78.1
30Chambers County77.1
31Cherokee County76.7
32Randolph County76.7
33Butler County76.3
34Winston County76.3
35Russell County75.2
36Covington County75.1
37Coosa County75
38Bibb County74.6
39Colbert County74.5
40Pike County74
41Clay County73.4
42Marion County73.2
43Dallas County72.8
44Cleburne County72.8
45Pickens County72.6
46Geneva County72.1
47Marengo County72.1
48Fayette County71.9
49Wilcox County71.1
50Washington County71
51Macon County69.2
52Lawrence County68.5
53Escambia County68.1
54Clarke County67.8
55Hale County67.5
56Sumter County67.3
57Lamar County65.8
58Barbour County64.6
59Crenshaw County64.4
60Choctaw County63.7
61Conecuh County61.6
62Franklin County60.7
63Bullock County59.4
64Perry County57.3
65Greene County55.8
66Lowndes County55.8
67Monroe County53

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About this ranking

Households with a broadband internet subscription of any type (cellular data plan, cable, fiber optic, DSL, satellite or other non-dial-up service), as a percentage of all households. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts a paid subscription, so households that only use free access (a library or public wifi) are not included. A cellular data plan alone counts as broadband. A separate series from households_internet_access_share, the Eurostat share of households with internet access at home.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b28002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Alabama by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b28002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b28002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/alabama-counties?period=2021. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Alabama by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b28002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/alabama-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b28002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/alabama-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Alabama by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/alabama-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b28002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
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Which county has the highest households with a broadband internet subscription?

Shelby County, with 92.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households with a broadband internet subscription?

Monroe County, with 53% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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