Cities in California by households with a broadband internet subscription

Piedmont, CA had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 376 cities in 2021, at 98.1%. Wasco, CA had the lowest, at 64.6%. The median was 91.4% and the figure for California was 90.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest98.1Piedmont, CA

Lowest64.6Wasco, CA

Median91.4376 cities

California90.4History

Top 40 cities, 2021

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 (%)
1	Piedmont, CA	98.1
2	Eastvale, CA	98.1
3	Hillsborough, CA	98
4	Lafayette, CA	97.6
5	San Anselmo, CA	97.2
6	Hermosa Beach, CA	97
7	Truckee, CA	97
8	Orinda, CA	96.9
9	Aliso Viejo, CA	96.9
10	Clayton, CA	96.9
11	Milpitas, CA	96.8
12	San Ramon, CA	96.8
13	Dublin, CA	96.7
14	Pleasanton, CA	96.7
15	Chino Hills, CA	96.6
16	La Palma, CA	96.5
17	Foster City, CA	96.5
18	Los Altos, CA	96.4
19	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	96.4
20	Manhattan Beach, CA	96.3
21	Calabasas, CA	96.3
22	Hercules, CA	96.2
23	Temecula, CA	96.2
24	San Carlos, CA	96.2
25	Solana Beach, CA	96.2
26	Saratoga, CA	96.1
27	Brentwood, CA	96
28	Newark, CA	96
29	Pacifica, CA	95.9
30	Mission Viejo, CA	95.9
31	Moraga, CA	95.9
32	Scotts Valley, CA	95.8
33	Walnut, CA	95.8
34	Yorba Linda, CA	95.8
35	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	95.7
35	South Pasadena, CA	95.7
37	El Segundo, CA	95.7
38	Folsom, CA	95.7
39	San Marino, CA	95.6
40	Danville, CA	95.5
41	Lake Forest, CA	95.5
42	Coronado, CA	95.5
42	Larkspur, CA	95.5
44	Laguna Niguel, CA	95.4
45	Irvine, CA	95.4
46	Half Moon Bay, CA	95.4
47	Diamond Bar, CA	95.4
48	Healdsburg, CA	95.4
49	Santa Clara, CA	95.3
50	Menlo Park, CA	95.3
51	Carlsbad, CA	95.3
51	Fremont, CA	95.3
53	Agoura Hills, CA	95.2
53	Redondo Beach, CA	95.2
55	Laguna Beach, CA	95.2
55	Sunnyvale, CA	95.2
57	Palo Alto, CA	95.2
57	Vacaville, CA	95.2
59	Cupertino, CA	95.2
60	Dana Point, CA	95.2
60	Moorpark, CA	95.2
62	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	95.1
63	Rocklin, CA	95.1
64	Benicia, CA	95
65	Gilroy, CA	95
65	Mill Valley, CA	95
67	Canyon Lake, CA	94.9
68	Santa Clarita, CA	94.9
69	San Marcos, CA	94.8
70	Cerritos, CA	94.8
70	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	94.8
70	Tustin, CA	94.8
73	Elk Grove, CA	94.8
74	Davis, CA	94.7
74	Emeryville, CA	94.7
76	Livermore, CA	94.7
77	Burlingame, CA	94.7
78	Newport Beach, CA	94.6
79	Laguna Hills, CA	94.6
80	San Clemente, CA	94.5
81	El Cerrito, CA	94.4
82	Murrieta, CA	94.4
83	Brea, CA	94.3
84	American Canyon, CA	94.2
85	Mountain View, CA	94.2
85	Windsor, CA	94.2
87	Belmont, CA	94.1
88	Encinitas, CA	94
89	Walnut Creek, CA	94
90	Morgan Hill, CA	94
91	Campbell, CA	94
92	Arcadia, CA	94
93	Placentia, CA	93.9
94	Orange, CA	93.9
95	Berkeley, CA	93.8
96	San Mateo, CA	93.8
97	Martinez, CA	93.7
98	Grover Beach, CA	93.7
98	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	93.7
100	Poway, CA	93.7
100	San Jose, CA	93.7
102	Oakley, CA	93.7
103	Claremont, CA	93.6
104	Santee, CA	93.6
105	San Diego, CA	93.6
106	Oceanside, CA	93.5
107	Tracy, CA	93.5
108	Patterson, CA	93.5
109	Roseville, CA	93.4
110	Camarillo, CA	93.4
111	Concord, CA	93.4
112	Hollister, CA	93.4
113	Cypress, CA	93.3
113	Rohnert Park, CA	93.3
115	Union City, CA	93.3
116	Costa Mesa, CA	93.3
116	Santa Cruz, CA	93.3
118	Redwood City, CA	93.2
119	Fairfield, CA	93.1
120	Beverly Hills, CA	93.1
121	Buena Park, CA	93.1
121	Pacific Grove, CA	93.1
123	Alameda, CA	93.1
123	Fullerton, CA	93.1
123	Los Alamitos, CA	93.1
123	San Juan Capistrano, CA	93.1
123	Torrance, CA	93.1
128	Port Hueneme, CA	93
129	Mountain House, CA	93
130	Pleasant Hill, CA	93
131	Huntington Beach, CA	92.9
132	Los Gatos, CA	92.9
133	Hesperia, CA	92.9
133	Sonoma, CA	92.9
135	Lathrop, CA	92.8
136	La Mesa, CA	92.8
137	Clovis, CA	92.7
138	Moreno Valley, CA	92.7
139	Carpinteria, CA	92.7
139	La Quinta, CA	92.7
141	Atwater, CA	92.6
142	Grand Terrace, CA	92.6
143	Petaluma, CA	92.6
144	Novato, CA	92.5
145	Antioch, CA	92.5
145	San Rafael, CA	92.5
147	Simi Valley, CA	92.4
148	Chula Vista, CA	92.4
148	Santa Rosa, CA	92.4
148	Thousand Oaks, CA	92.4
151	San Bruno, CA	92.3
152	Chino, CA	92.3
153	Monterey, CA	92.2
153	Suisun City, CA	92.2
155	Livingston, CA	92.2
156	Sierra Madre, CA	92.2
157	Lakewood, CA	92.2
158	La Mirada, CA	92.2
159	Lake Elsinore, CA	92.1
160	Goleta, CA	92
161	Escondido, CA	91.9
162	Beaumont, CA	91.9
163	Paradise, CA	91.9
164	South San Francisco, CA	91.9
165	Chico, CA	91.9
165	Upland, CA	91.9
167	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	91.8
167	Hayward, CA	91.8
169	La Habra, CA	91.8
170	Norco, CA	91.7
171	Rancho Cordova, CA	91.7
172	Carson, CA	91.7
173	Apple Valley, CA	91.7
174	West Sacramento, CA	91.7
175	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	91.6
175	Vista, CA	91.6
177	Pittsburg, CA	91.6
178	Lawndale, CA	91.6
179	Santa Barbara, CA	91.6
179	Vallejo, CA	91.6
181	Fountain Valley, CA	91.5
181	Sacramento, CA	91.5
183	Temple City, CA	91.5
184	Fontana, CA	91.5
185	La Verne, CA	91.4
186	Millbrae, CA	91.4
186	Rancho Mirage, CA	91.4
188	Arcata, CA	91.4
189	Napa, CA	91.4
189	Twentynine Palms, CA	91.4
191	Daly City, CA	91.3
192	Riverside, CA	91.3
193	Seaside, CA	91.3
194	Jurupa Valley, CA	91.3
195	Pinole, CA	91.2
196	Wildomar, CA	91.2
197	El Cajon, CA	91.2
198	Galt, CA	91.2
199	Baldwin Park, CA	91.2
200	Signal Hill, CA	91.1
201	Hawthorne, CA	91.1
202	Salinas, CA	91.1
203	Richmond, CA	91
204	Santa Monica, CA	91
205	Alhambra, CA	91
206	Corona, CA	91
207	Adelanto, CA	90.9
207	Lomita, CA	90.9
209	San Leandro, CA	90.8
210	Stanton, CA	90.8
211	Bakersfield, CA	90.8
211	Menifee, CA	90.8
211	Palmdale, CA	90.8
214	Downey, CA	90.7
214	San Luis Obispo, CA	90.7
216	Victorville, CA	90.7
217	Manteca, CA	90.7
217	West Covina, CA	90.7
219	Imperial, CA	90.6
220	Newman, CA	90.6
221	Merced, CA	90.6
221	San Francisco, CA	90.6
223	Dixon, CA	90.6
224	Ripon, CA	90.6
225	West Hollywood, CA	90.5
226	San Pablo, CA	90.5
227	Atascadero, CA	90.5
228	Westminster, CA	90.4
229	Anaheim, CA	90.4
229	Ontario, CA	90.4
231	Indio, CA	90.3
232	Santa Fe Springs, CA	90.2
233	Modesto, CA	90.1
234	La Puente, CA	90.1
235	Lodi, CA	90.1
236	Lemoore, CA	90.1
237	Perris, CA	90
238	Imperial Beach, CA	90
239	Lincoln, CA	90
240	Monrovia, CA	90
241	Lemon Grove, CA	89.8
242	Coalinga, CA	89.8
243	Calimesa, CA	89.7
244	Glendora, CA	89.7
245	Placerville, CA	89.6
246	Arroyo Grande, CA	89.6
246	Morro Bay, CA	89.6
248	Coachella, CA	89.6
249	El Centro, CA	89.6
249	Redlands, CA	89.6

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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 cities 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in California 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California 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/california-cities?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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in California 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/california-cities?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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California 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/california-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_cities_in_california_by_2021,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in California by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b28002.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/california-cities?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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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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