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Counties in Iowa by households with a broadband internet subscription

Buena Vista County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 99 counties in 2023, at 92.3%. Davis County had the lowest, at 70.3%. The median was 85.9% and the figure for Iowa was 87.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest92.3Buena Vista County
Lowest70.3Davis County
Median85.999 counties
Iowa87.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 81.7 %Adams County: 82.8 %Allamakee County: 84.2 %Appanoose County: 83 %Audubon County: 83.2 %Benton County: 87.9 %Black Hawk County: 88.1 %Boone County: 87.8 %Bremer County: 91.1 %Buchanan County: 86 %Buena Vista County: 92.3 %Butler County: 84.9 %Calhoun County: 87.1 %Carroll County: 85.7 %Cass County: 82.6 %Cedar County: 87 %Cerro Gordo County: 87.3 %Cherokee County: 84.8 %Chickasaw County: 84.6 %Clarke County: 84.1 %Clay County: 87.8 %Clayton County: 81.9 %Clinton County: 85.8 %Crawford County: 86.9 %Dallas County: 91.9 %Davis County: 70.3 %Decatur County: 80.9 %Delaware County: 86.1 %Des Moines County: 87.8 %Dickinson County: 88.5 %Dubuque County: 89.2 %Emmet County: 86.2 %Fayette County: 83.7 %Floyd County: 81.9 %Franklin County: 81.6 %Fremont County: 85.1 %Greene County: 88.1 %Grundy County: 87.9 %Guthrie County: 87.1 %Hamilton County: 83.2 %Hancock County: 86.3 %Hardin County: 82.2 %Harrison County: 84.1 %Henry County: 85.4 %Howard County: 83.2 %Humboldt County: 86.1 %Ida County: 86.1 %Iowa County: 88.7 %Jackson County: 84.5 %Jasper County: 89.9 %Jefferson County: 87.2 %Johnson County: 89.3 %Jones County: 85.7 %Keokuk County: 83.1 %Kossuth County: 86.7 %Lee County: 86.1 %Linn County: 91.3 %Louisa County: 87.8 %Lucas County: 77.3 %Lyon County: 89.7 %Madison County: 84.5 %Mahaska County: 86.2 %Marion County: 87.2 %Marshall County: 86.1 %Mills County: 89 %Mitchell County: 88.2 %Monona County: 83.1 %Monroe County: 82.2 %Montgomery County: 82.9 %Muscatine County: 90.6 %O'Brien County: 88 %Osceola County: 86.1 %Page County: 85.3 %Palo Alto County: 86.9 %Plymouth County: 89.7 %Pocahontas County: 85.3 %Polk County: 90.5 %Pottawattamie County: 84 %Poweshiek County: 83.4 %Ringgold County: 83.4 %Sac County: 82.8 %Scott County: 89 %Shelby County: 85.9 %Sioux County: 90.9 %Story County: 78.6 %Tama County: 84.2 %Taylor County: 84.7 %Union County: 84.9 %Van Buren County: 75.8 %Wapello County: 83.2 %Warren County: 90.7 %Washington County: 87.5 %Wayne County: 78.9 %Webster County: 83.6 %Winnebago County: 88 %Winneshiek County: 86.2 %Woodbury County: 85.7 %Worth County: 84.5 %Wright County: 82.1 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Buena Vista County: 92.3 %Buena Vista County92.3Dallas County: 91.9 %Dallas County91.9Linn County: 91.3 %Linn County91.3Bremer County: 91.1 %Bremer County91.1Sioux County: 90.9 %Sioux County90.9Warren County: 90.7 %Warren County90.7Muscatine County: 90.6 %Muscatine County90.6Polk County: 90.5 %Polk County90.5Jasper County: 89.9 %Jasper County89.9Lyon County: 89.7 %Lyon County89.7Plymouth County: 89.7 %Plymouth County89.7Johnson County: 89.3 %Johnson County89.3Dubuque County: 89.2 %Dubuque County89.2Scott County: 89 %Scott County89Mills County: 89 %Mills County89Iowa County: 88.7 %Iowa County88.7Dickinson County: 88.5 %Dickinson County88.5Mitchell County: 88.2 %Mitchell County88.2Greene County: 88.1 %Greene County88.1Black Hawk County: 88.1 %Black Hawk County88.1O'Brien County: 88 %O'Brien County88Winnebago County: 88 %Winnebago County88Grundy County: 87.9 %Grundy County87.9Benton County: 87.9 %Benton County87.9Boone County: 87.8 %Boone County87.8Clay County: 87.8 %Clay County87.8Des Moines County: 87.8 %Des Moines County87.8Louisa County: 87.8 %Louisa County87.8Washington County: 87.5 %Washington County87.5Cerro Gordo County: 87.3 %Cerro Gordo County87.3Marion County: 87.2 %Marion County87.2Jefferson County: 87.2 %Jefferson County87.2Calhoun County: 87.1 %Calhoun County87.1Guthrie County: 87.1 %Guthrie County87.1Cedar County: 87 %Cedar County87Crawford County: 86.9 %Crawford County86.9Palo Alto County: 86.9 %Palo Alto County86.9Kossuth County: 86.7 %Kossuth County86.7Hancock County: 86.3 %Hancock County86.3Emmet County: 86.2 %Emmet County86.2Buena Vista County: 92.3 %Buena Vista County92.3Dallas County: 91.9 %Dallas County91.9Linn County: 91.3 %Linn County91.3Bremer County: 91.1 %Bremer County91.1Sioux County: 90.9 %Sioux County90.9Warren County: 90.7 %Warren County90.7Muscatine County: 90.6 %Muscatine County90.6Polk County: 90.5 %Polk County90.5Jasper County: 89.9 %Jasper County89.9Lyon County: 89.7 %Lyon County89.7Plymouth County: 89.7 %Plymouth County89.7Johnson County: 89.3 %Johnson County89.3Dubuque County: 89.2 %Dubuque County89.2Scott County: 89 %Scott County89Mills County: 89 %Mills County89Iowa County: 88.7 %Iowa County88.7Dickinson County: 88.5 %Dickinson County88.5Mitchell County: 88.2 %Mitchell County88.2Greene County: 88.1 %Greene County88.1Black Hawk County: 88.1 %Black Hawk County88.1O'Brien County: 88 %O'Brien County88Winnebago County: 88 %Winnebago County88Grundy County: 87.9 %Grundy County87.9Benton County: 87.9 %Benton County87.9Boone County: 87.8 %Boone County87.8Clay County: 87.8 %Clay County87.8Des Moines County: 87.8 %Des Moines County87.8Louisa County: 87.8 %Louisa County87.8Washington County: 87.5 %Washington County87.5Cerro Gordo County: 87.3 %Cerro Gordo County87.3Marion County: 87.2 %Marion County87.2Jefferson County: 87.2 %Jefferson County87.2Calhoun County: 87.1 %Calhoun County87.1Guthrie County: 87.1 %Guthrie County87.1Cedar County: 87 %Cedar County87Crawford County: 86.9 %Crawford County86.9Palo Alto County: 86.9 %Palo Alto County86.9Kossuth County: 86.7 %Kossuth County86.7Hancock County: 86.3 %Hancock County86.3Emmet County: 86.2 %Emmet County86.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Buena Vista County92.3+3.6 pts
2Dallas County91.9+1.1 pts
3Linn County91.3+0.8 pts
4Bremer County91.1+1 pts
5Sioux County90.9+0.2 pts
6Warren County90.7+1.3 pts
7Muscatine County90.6+2.9 pts
8Polk County90.5+1 pts
9Jasper County89.9+2.8 pts
10Lyon County89.7+2.1 pts
11Plymouth County89.7+1.4 pts
12Johnson County89.3-0.1 pts
13Dubuque County89.2+1.1 pts
14Scott County89+1.1 pts
15Mills County89+0.5 pts
16Iowa County88.7+2.2 pts
17Dickinson County88.5+1.1 pts
18Mitchell County88.2+1.9 pts
19Greene County88.1+2 pts
20Black Hawk County88.1+1.3 pts
21O'Brien County88-1 pts
22Winnebago County88+2.3 pts
23Grundy County87.9+1.6 pts
24Benton County87.9+1 pts
25Boone County87.8+1 pts
26Clay County87.8+1.7 pts
27Des Moines County87.8+4.3 pts
28Louisa County87.8+2.6 pts
29Washington County87.5+1.2 pts
30Cerro Gordo County87.3+0.8 pts
31Marion County87.2+2.1 pts
32Jefferson County87.2+3.3 pts
33Calhoun County87.1+0.8 pts
34Guthrie County87.1+2.2 pts
35Cedar County87+2.5 pts
36Crawford County86.9+2.2 pts
37Palo Alto County86.9+3.3 pts
38Kossuth County86.7+3.9 pts
39Hancock County86.3+1.8 pts
40Emmet County86.2+1.6 pts
41Winneshiek County86.2+1.4 pts
42Mahaska County86.2+0.9 pts
43Humboldt County86.1+3.3 pts
44Delaware County86.1+1.3 pts
45Marshall County86.1+2.5 pts
46Ida County86.1+1.5 pts
46Osceola County86.1-0.4 pts
48Lee County86.1+2.6 pts
49Buchanan County86+1 pts
50Shelby County85.9+3.4 pts
51Clinton County85.8+2.3 pts
52Jones County85.70 pts
53Carroll County85.7+0.9 pts
54Woodbury County85.7+1.6 pts
55Henry County85.4+2.5 pts
56Page County85.3+1.5 pts
57Pocahontas County85.3+1.6 pts
58Fremont County85.1+2.1 pts
59Union County84.9+1 pts
60Butler County84.9+2 pts
61Cherokee County84.8+2 pts
62Taylor County84.7+2.6 pts
63Chickasaw County84.6+0.6 pts
64Madison County84.5-0.9 pts
65Worth County84.5+0.6 pts
66Jackson County84.5+1.1 pts
67Allamakee County84.2+1.5 pts
68Tama County84.2+0.8 pts
69Clarke County84.1+2.5 pts
70Harrison County84.1+1.4 pts
71Pottawattamie County84+0.3 pts
72Fayette County83.7+0.7 pts
73Webster County83.6+1.4 pts
74Ringgold County83.4-0.1 pts
75Poweshiek County83.4+1.2 pts
76Hamilton County83.2+0.5 pts
77Audubon County83.2+1.8 pts
78Howard County83.2+1.3 pts
79Wapello County83.2+3 pts
80Keokuk County83.1+1.4 pts
81Monona County83.1+1.1 pts
82Appanoose County83+1.7 pts
83Montgomery County82.9+2.4 pts
84Adams County82.8-0.9 pts
85Sac County82.8-0.7 pts
86Cass County82.6+0.7 pts
87Monroe County82.2+1.9 pts
88Hardin County82.2+1.9 pts
89Wright County82.1+2.5 pts
90Clayton County81.9+0.5 pts
90Floyd County81.9-0.1 pts
92Adair County81.7+2.9 pts
93Franklin County81.6+0.6 pts
94Decatur County80.9-0.9 pts
95Wayne County78.9+2.7 pts
96Story County78.6+1.1 pts
97Lucas County77.3-0.4 pts
98Van Buren County75.8+3.9 pts
99Davis County70.3+2.2 pts

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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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Buena Vista County, with 92.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Davis County, with 70.3% in 2023.

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