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Cities in Iowa by households with a broadband internet subscription

Storm Lake, IA had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 41 cities in 2023, at 95.1%. Ames, IA had the lowest, at 72.3%. The median was 89.7% and the figure for Iowa was 87.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95.1Storm Lake, IA
Lowest72.3Ames, IA
Median89.741 cities
Iowa87.6History

All cities, 2023

Storm Lake, IA: 95.1 %Storm Lake, IA95.1North Liberty, IA: 94.5 %North Liberty, IA94.5Altoona, IA: 94.1 %Altoona, IA94.1Johnston, IA: 93.5 %Johnston, IA93.5Urbandale, IA: 93.4 %Urbandale, IA93.4Waukee, IA: 93.1 %Waukee, IA93.1Ankeny, IA: 92.8 %Ankeny, IA92.8Pleasant Hill, IA: 92.6 %Pleasant Hill, IA92.6West Des Moines, IA: 92.6 %West Des Moines, IA92.6Waverly, IA: 92.6 %Waverly, IA92.6Marion, IA: 92.3 %Marion, IA92.3Bettendorf, IA: 92.2 %Bettendorf, IA92.2Cedar Falls, IA: 92.2 %Cedar Falls, IA92.2Norwalk, IA: 92.1 %Norwalk, IA92.1Newton, IA: 91.3 %Newton, IA91.3Cedar Rapids, IA: 91.1 %Cedar Rapids, IA91.1Clive, IA: 91 %Clive, IA91Muscatine, IA: 91 %Muscatine, IA91Coralville, IA: 90 %Coralville, IA90Indianola, IA: 89.8 %Indianola, IA89.8Le Mars, IA: 89.7 %Le Mars, IA89.7Dubuque, IA: 88 %Dubuque, IA88Des Moines, IA: 87.9 %Des Moines, IA87.9Boone, IA: 87.9 %Boone, IA87.9Spencer, IA: 87.6 %Spencer, IA87.6Grimes, IA: 87.4 %Grimes, IA87.4Davenport, IA: 87.4 %Davenport, IA87.4Mason City, IA: 87.1 %Mason City, IA87.1Iowa City, IA: 86.9 %Iowa City, IA86.9Burlington, IA: 86.7 %Burlington, IA86.7Pella, IA: 86.6 %Pella, IA86.6Marshalltown, IA: 86.1 %Marshalltown, IA86.1Waterloo, IA: 85.8 %Waterloo, IA85.8Oskaloosa, IA: 85.1 %Oskaloosa, IA85.1Carroll, IA: 84.9 %Carroll, IA84.9Sioux City, IA: 84.8 %Sioux City, IA84.8Clinton, IA: 84.7 %Clinton, IA84.7Ottumwa, IA: 83.3 %Ottumwa, IA83.3Council Bluffs, IA: 82.5 %Council Bluffs, IA82.5Fort Dodge, IA: 81 %Fort Dodge, IA81Ames, IA: 72.3 %Ames, IA72.3Storm Lake, IA: 95.1 %Storm Lake, IA95.1North Liberty, IA: 94.5 %North Liberty, IA94.5Altoona, IA: 94.1 %Altoona, IA94.1Johnston, IA: 93.5 %Johnston, IA93.5Urbandale, IA: 93.4 %Urbandale, IA93.4Waukee, IA: 93.1 %Waukee, IA93.1Ankeny, IA: 92.8 %Ankeny, IA92.8Pleasant Hill, IA: 92.6 %Pleasant Hill, IA92.6West Des Moines, IA: 92.6 %West Des Moines, IA92.6Waverly, IA: 92.6 %Waverly, IA92.6Marion, IA: 92.3 %Marion, IA92.3Bettendorf, IA: 92.2 %Bettendorf, IA92.2Cedar Falls, IA: 92.2 %Cedar Falls, IA92.2Norwalk, IA: 92.1 %Norwalk, IA92.1Newton, IA: 91.3 %Newton, IA91.3Cedar Rapids, IA: 91.1 %Cedar Rapids, IA91.1Clive, IA: 91 %Clive, IA91Muscatine, IA: 91 %Muscatine, IA91Coralville, IA: 90 %Coralville, IA90Indianola, IA: 89.8 %Indianola, IA89.8Le Mars, IA: 89.7 %Le Mars, IA89.7Dubuque, IA: 88 %Dubuque, IA88Des Moines, IA: 87.9 %Des Moines, IA87.9Boone, IA: 87.9 %Boone, IA87.9Spencer, IA: 87.6 %Spencer, IA87.6Grimes, IA: 87.4 %Grimes, IA87.4Davenport, IA: 87.4 %Davenport, IA87.4Mason City, IA: 87.1 %Mason City, IA87.1Iowa City, IA: 86.9 %Iowa City, IA86.9Burlington, IA: 86.7 %Burlington, IA86.7Pella, IA: 86.6 %Pella, IA86.6Marshalltown, IA: 86.1 %Marshalltown, IA86.1Waterloo, IA: 85.8 %Waterloo, IA85.8Oskaloosa, IA: 85.1 %Oskaloosa, IA85.1Carroll, IA: 84.9 %Carroll, IA84.9Sioux City, IA: 84.8 %Sioux City, IA84.8Clinton, IA: 84.7 %Clinton, IA84.7Ottumwa, IA: 83.3 %Ottumwa, IA83.3Council Bluffs, IA: 82.5 %Council Bluffs, IA82.5Fort Dodge, IA: 81 %Fort Dodge, IA81Ames, IA: 72.3 %Ames, IA72.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Storm Lake, IA95.1+6.2 pts
2North Liberty, IA94.5-0.7 pts
3Altoona, IA94.1+0.7 pts
4Johnston, IA93.5+0.4 pts
5Urbandale, IA93.4+0.5 pts
6Waukee, IA93.1+1.1 pts
7Ankeny, IA92.8+0.9 pts
8Pleasant Hill, IA92.6+0.6 pts
9West Des Moines, IA92.6+0.3 pts
10Waverly, IA92.6+0.8 pts
11Marion, IA92.3+0.1 pts
12Bettendorf, IA92.2+0.2 pts
13Cedar Falls, IA92.2-0 pts
14Norwalk, IA92.1+0.4 pts
15Newton, IA91.3+3.8 pts
16Cedar Rapids, IA91.1+1 pts
17Clive, IA91-0.8 pts
18Muscatine, IA91+2.9 pts
19Coralville, IA90+0.4 pts
20Indianola, IA89.8+2.7 pts
21Le Mars, IA89.7+1.1 pts
22Dubuque, IA88+0.5 pts
23Des Moines, IA87.9+1.5 pts
24Boone, IA87.9+1.2 pts
25Spencer, IA87.6+2 pts
26Grimes, IA87.4-1 pts
27Davenport, IA87.4+1.7 pts
28Mason City, IA87.1+0.6 pts
29Iowa City, IA86.9-0.7 pts
30Burlington, IA86.7+5.5 pts
31Pella, IA86.6-0.3 pts
32Marshalltown, IA86.1+2.9 pts
33Waterloo, IA85.8+1.7 pts
34Oskaloosa, IA85.1-0.2 pts
35Carroll, IA84.9-0.2 pts
36Sioux City, IA84.8+1.5 pts
37Clinton, IA84.7+2.8 pts
38Ottumwa, IA83.3+3 pts
39Council Bluffs, IA82.5-0 pts
40Fort Dodge, IA81+1.5 pts
41Ames, IA72.3+1.1 pts

Other periods

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 Iowa by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 Iowa by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b28002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/iowa-cities?period=2023. 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 Iowa by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b28002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/iowa-cities?period=2023.

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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 Iowa by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b28002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/iowa-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/iowa-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b28002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
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Which city has the highest households with a broadband internet subscription?

Storm Lake, IA, with 95.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ames, IA, with 72.3% in 2023.

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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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