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Cities in Maryland by households with a broadband internet subscription

Bowie, MD had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 23 cities in 2021, at 96.7%. Cumberland, MD had the lowest, at 78.6%. The median was 88.5% and the figure for Maryland was 89.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.7Bowie, MD
Lowest78.6Cumberland, MD
Median88.523 cities
Maryland89.7History

All cities, 2021

Bowie, MD: 96.7 %Bowie, MD96.7Laurel, MD: 95.4 %Laurel, MD95.4Rockville, MD: 93.9 %Rockville, MD93.9Greenbelt, MD: 93.3 %Greenbelt, MD93.3Takoma Park, MD: 92.9 %Takoma Park, MD92.9Hyattsville, MD: 92.7 %Hyattsville, MD92.7Gaithersburg, MD: 92.6 %Gaithersburg, MD92.6Frederick, MD: 91.7 %Frederick, MD91.7Annapolis, MD: 91.5 %Annapolis, MD91.5Bel Air, MD: 89.4 %Bel Air, MD89.4Havre de Grace, MD: 89.2 %Havre de Grace, MD89.2Easton, MD: 88.5 %Easton, MD88.5College Park, MD: 88.2 %College Park, MD88.2Aberdeen, MD: 87.8 %Aberdeen, MD87.8La Plata, MD: 87.5 %La Plata, MD87.5New Carrollton, MD: 87.1 %New Carrollton, MD87.1Elkton, MD: 86.2 %Elkton, MD86.2Cambridge, MD: 82.3 %Cambridge, MD82.3Westminster, MD: 82 %Westminster, MD82Salisbury, MD: 81.3 %Salisbury, MD81.3Baltimore, MD: 79.6 %Baltimore, MD79.6Hagerstown, MD: 79.6 %Hagerstown, MD79.6Cumberland, MD: 78.6 %Cumberland, MD78.6Bowie, MD: 96.7 %Bowie, MD96.7Laurel, MD: 95.4 %Laurel, MD95.4Rockville, MD: 93.9 %Rockville, MD93.9Greenbelt, MD: 93.3 %Greenbelt, MD93.3Takoma Park, MD: 92.9 %Takoma Park, MD92.9Hyattsville, MD: 92.7 %Hyattsville, MD92.7Gaithersburg, MD: 92.6 %Gaithersburg, MD92.6Frederick, MD: 91.7 %Frederick, MD91.7Annapolis, MD: 91.5 %Annapolis, MD91.5Bel Air, MD: 89.4 %Bel Air, MD89.4Havre de Grace, MD: 89.2 %Havre de Grace, MD89.2Easton, MD: 88.5 %Easton, MD88.5College Park, MD: 88.2 %College Park, MD88.2Aberdeen, MD: 87.8 %Aberdeen, MD87.8La Plata, MD: 87.5 %La Plata, MD87.5New Carrollton, MD: 87.1 %New Carrollton, MD87.1Elkton, MD: 86.2 %Elkton, MD86.2Cambridge, MD: 82.3 %Cambridge, MD82.3Westminster, MD: 82 %Westminster, MD82Salisbury, MD: 81.3 %Salisbury, MD81.3Baltimore, MD: 79.6 %Baltimore, MD79.6Hagerstown, MD: 79.6 %Hagerstown, MD79.6Cumberland, MD: 78.6 %Cumberland, MD78.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Bowie, MD96.7
2Laurel, MD95.4
3Rockville, MD93.9
4Greenbelt, MD93.3
5Takoma Park, MD92.9
6Hyattsville, MD92.7
7Gaithersburg, MD92.6
8Frederick, MD91.7
9Annapolis, MD91.5
10Bel Air, MD89.4
11Havre de Grace, MD89.2
12Easton, MD88.5
13College Park, MD88.2
14Aberdeen, MD87.8
15La Plata, MD87.5
16New Carrollton, MD87.1
17Elkton, MD86.2
18Cambridge, MD82.3
19Westminster, MD82
20Salisbury, MD81.3
21Baltimore, MD79.6
22Hagerstown, MD79.6
23Cumberland, MD78.6

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/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 Maryland 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 Maryland 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/maryland-cities?period=2021. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Maryland 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/maryland-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

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 Maryland 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/maryland-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest households with a broadband internet subscription?

Bowie, MD, with 96.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cumberland, MD, with 78.6% 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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