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Counties in Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription

Norfolk County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 14 counties in 2021, at 92.6%. Hampden County had the lowest, at 84.2%. The median was 89.1% and the figure for Massachusetts was 89.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest92.6Norfolk County
Lowest84.2Hampden County
Median89.114 counties
Massachusetts89.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Barnstable County: 91.3 %Berkshire County: 85.8 %Bristol County: 85.4 %Dukes County: 86.7 %Essex County: 88.8 %Franklin County: 86.6 %Hampden County: 84.2 %Hampshire County: 89.9 %Middlesex County: 92.5 %Nantucket County: 91.3 %Norfolk County: 92.6 %Plymouth County: 90.6 %Suffolk County: 88 %Worcester County: 89.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Norfolk County: 92.6 %Norfolk County92.6Middlesex County: 92.5 %Middlesex County92.5Barnstable County: 91.3 %Barnstable County91.3Nantucket County: 91.3 %Nantucket County91.3Plymouth County: 90.6 %Plymouth County90.6Hampshire County: 89.9 %Hampshire County89.9Worcester County: 89.4 %Worcester County89.4Essex County: 88.8 %Essex County88.8Suffolk County: 88 %Suffolk County88Dukes County: 86.7 %Dukes County86.7Franklin County: 86.6 %Franklin County86.6Berkshire County: 85.8 %Berkshire County85.8Bristol County: 85.4 %Bristol County85.4Hampden County: 84.2 %Hampden County84.2Norfolk County: 92.6 %Norfolk County92.6Middlesex County: 92.5 %Middlesex County92.5Barnstable County: 91.3 %Barnstable County91.3Nantucket County: 91.3 %Nantucket County91.3Plymouth County: 90.6 %Plymouth County90.6Hampshire County: 89.9 %Hampshire County89.9Worcester County: 89.4 %Worcester County89.4Essex County: 88.8 %Essex County88.8Suffolk County: 88 %Suffolk County88Dukes County: 86.7 %Dukes County86.7Franklin County: 86.6 %Franklin County86.6Berkshire County: 85.8 %Berkshire County85.8Bristol County: 85.4 %Bristol County85.4Hampden County: 84.2 %Hampden County84.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Norfolk County92.6
2Middlesex County92.5
3Barnstable County91.3
4Nantucket County91.3
5Plymouth County90.6
6Hampshire County89.9
7Worcester County89.4
8Essex County88.8
9Suffolk County88
10Dukes County86.7
11Franklin County86.6
12Berkshire County85.8
13Bristol County85.4
14Hampden County84.2

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/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 (Counties in Massachusetts 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

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, 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/massachusetts-counties?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. Counties in Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties?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, Counties in Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Questions

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

Norfolk County, with 92.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hampden County, with 84.2% 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. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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