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Counties in Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024

Nantucket County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 14 counties in 2024, at 95.3%. Hampden County had the lowest, at 89%. The median was 92.9% and the figure for Massachusetts was 92.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95.3Nantucket County
Lowest89Hampden County
Median92.914 counties
Massachusetts92.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Barnstable County: 94.3 %Berkshire County: 90.3 %Bristol County: 90.2 %Dukes County: 95 %Essex County: 92.4 %Franklin County: 91.3 %Hampden County: 89 %Hampshire County: 93 %Middlesex County: 94.7 %Nantucket County: 95.3 %Norfolk County: 94.8 %Plymouth County: 92.9 %Suffolk County: 91.7 %Worcester County: 92.9 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Nantucket County: 95.3 %Nantucket County95.3Dukes County: 95 %Dukes County95Norfolk County: 94.8 %Norfolk County94.8Middlesex County: 94.7 %Middlesex County94.7Barnstable County: 94.3 %Barnstable County94.3Hampshire County: 93 %Hampshire County93Worcester County: 92.9 %Worcester County92.9Plymouth County: 92.9 %Plymouth County92.9Essex County: 92.4 %Essex County92.4Suffolk County: 91.7 %Suffolk County91.7Franklin County: 91.3 %Franklin County91.3Berkshire County: 90.3 %Berkshire County90.3Bristol County: 90.2 %Bristol County90.2Hampden County: 89 %Hampden County89Nantucket County: 95.3 %Nantucket County95.3Dukes County: 95 %Dukes County95Norfolk County: 94.8 %Norfolk County94.8Middlesex County: 94.7 %Middlesex County94.7Barnstable County: 94.3 %Barnstable County94.3Hampshire County: 93 %Hampshire County93Worcester County: 92.9 %Worcester County92.9Plymouth County: 92.9 %Plymouth County92.9Essex County: 92.4 %Essex County92.4Suffolk County: 91.7 %Suffolk County91.7Franklin County: 91.3 %Franklin County91.3Berkshire County: 90.3 %Berkshire County90.3Bristol County: 90.2 %Bristol County90.2Hampden County: 89 %Hampden County89
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Nantucket County95.3+0.3 pts
2Dukes County95+2.5 pts
3Norfolk County94.8+0.5 pts
4Middlesex County94.7+0.5 pts
5Barnstable County94.3+0.5 pts
6Hampshire County93+1.4 pts
7Worcester County92.9+1.1 pts
8Plymouth County92.9+0.9 pts
9Essex County92.4+0.9 pts
10Suffolk County91.7+1.4 pts
11Franklin County91.3+1.4 pts
12Berkshire County90.3+1 pts
13Bristol County90.2+1.5 pts
14Hampden County89+1.7 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 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b28002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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APA 7

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 Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b28002.dat

MLA 9

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 Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b28002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-counties. 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. Counties in Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b28002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-counties.

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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 Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b28002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-counties (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Questions

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

Nantucket County, with 95.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hampden County, with 89% in 2024.

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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