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Counties in Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription

Middlesex County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 14 counties in 2022, at 93.4%. Hampden County had the lowest, at 85.5%. The median was 90.2% and the figure for Massachusetts was 90.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.4Middlesex County
Lowest85.5Hampden County
Median90.214 counties
Massachusetts90.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Barnstable County: 92.8 %Berkshire County: 87.7 %Bristol County: 86.9 %Dukes County: 89.2 %Essex County: 90.2 %Franklin County: 88.1 %Hampden County: 85.5 %Hampshire County: 90.1 %Middlesex County: 93.4 %Nantucket County: 92.8 %Norfolk County: 93.4 %Plymouth County: 90.9 %Suffolk County: 89.1 %Worcester County: 90.6 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Middlesex County: 93.4 %Middlesex County93.4Norfolk County: 93.4 %Norfolk County93.4Barnstable County: 92.8 %Barnstable County92.8Nantucket County: 92.8 %Nantucket County92.8Plymouth County: 90.9 %Plymouth County90.9Worcester County: 90.6 %Worcester County90.6Essex County: 90.2 %Essex County90.2Hampshire County: 90.1 %Hampshire County90.1Dukes County: 89.2 %Dukes County89.2Suffolk County: 89.1 %Suffolk County89.1Franklin County: 88.1 %Franklin County88.1Berkshire County: 87.7 %Berkshire County87.7Bristol County: 86.9 %Bristol County86.9Hampden County: 85.5 %Hampden County85.5Middlesex County: 93.4 %Middlesex County93.4Norfolk County: 93.4 %Norfolk County93.4Barnstable County: 92.8 %Barnstable County92.8Nantucket County: 92.8 %Nantucket County92.8Plymouth County: 90.9 %Plymouth County90.9Worcester County: 90.6 %Worcester County90.6Essex County: 90.2 %Essex County90.2Hampshire County: 90.1 %Hampshire County90.1Dukes County: 89.2 %Dukes County89.2Suffolk County: 89.1 %Suffolk County89.1Franklin County: 88.1 %Franklin County88.1Berkshire County: 87.7 %Berkshire County87.7Bristol County: 86.9 %Bristol County86.9Hampden County: 85.5 %Hampden County85.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Middlesex County93.4+0.9 pts
2Norfolk County93.4+0.8 pts
3Barnstable County92.8+1.5 pts
4Nantucket County92.8+1.5 pts
5Plymouth County90.9+0.3 pts
6Worcester County90.6+1.2 pts
7Essex County90.2+1.4 pts
8Hampshire County90.1+0.3 pts
9Dukes County89.2+2.5 pts
10Suffolk County89.1+1.1 pts
11Franklin County88.1+1.5 pts
12Berkshire County87.7+1.9 pts
13Bristol County86.9+1.5 pts
14Hampden County85.5+1.3 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b28002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b28002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-counties?period=2022.

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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b28002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Questions

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

Middlesex County, with 93.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hampden County, with 85.5% in 2022.

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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