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Counties in Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription

Nantucket County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 14 counties in 2023, at 95.1%. Hampden County had the lowest, at 87.3%. The median was 91.7% and the figure for Massachusetts was 91.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95.1Nantucket County
Lowest87.3Hampden County
Median91.714 counties
Massachusetts91.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Barnstable County: 93.8 %Berkshire County: 89.3 %Bristol County: 88.6 %Dukes County: 92.4 %Essex County: 91.4 %Franklin County: 89.9 %Hampden County: 87.3 %Hampshire County: 91.5 %Middlesex County: 94.2 %Nantucket County: 95.1 %Norfolk County: 94.2 %Plymouth County: 92 %Suffolk County: 90.3 %Worcester County: 91.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Nantucket County: 95.1 %Nantucket County95.1Norfolk County: 94.2 %Norfolk County94.2Middlesex County: 94.2 %Middlesex County94.2Barnstable County: 93.8 %Barnstable County93.8Dukes County: 92.4 %Dukes County92.4Plymouth County: 92 %Plymouth County92Worcester County: 91.8 %Worcester County91.8Hampshire County: 91.5 %Hampshire County91.5Essex County: 91.4 %Essex County91.4Suffolk County: 90.3 %Suffolk County90.3Franklin County: 89.9 %Franklin County89.9Berkshire County: 89.3 %Berkshire County89.3Bristol County: 88.6 %Bristol County88.6Hampden County: 87.3 %Hampden County87.3Nantucket County: 95.1 %Nantucket County95.1Norfolk County: 94.2 %Norfolk County94.2Middlesex County: 94.2 %Middlesex County94.2Barnstable County: 93.8 %Barnstable County93.8Dukes County: 92.4 %Dukes County92.4Plymouth County: 92 %Plymouth County92Worcester County: 91.8 %Worcester County91.8Hampshire County: 91.5 %Hampshire County91.5Essex County: 91.4 %Essex County91.4Suffolk County: 90.3 %Suffolk County90.3Franklin County: 89.9 %Franklin County89.9Berkshire County: 89.3 %Berkshire County89.3Bristol County: 88.6 %Bristol County88.6Hampden County: 87.3 %Hampden County87.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Nantucket County95.1+2.3 pts
2Norfolk County94.2+0.8 pts
3Middlesex County94.2+0.8 pts
4Barnstable County93.8+0.9 pts
5Dukes County92.4+3.2 pts
6Plymouth County92+1.1 pts
7Worcester County91.8+1.2 pts
8Hampshire County91.5+1.4 pts
9Essex County91.4+1.2 pts
10Suffolk County90.3+1.1 pts
11Franklin County89.9+1.8 pts
12Berkshire County89.3+1.5 pts
13Bristol County88.6+1.8 pts
14Hampden County87.3+1.8 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 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

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, 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/massachusetts-counties?period=2023. 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, 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/massachusetts-counties?period=2023.

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

BibTeX
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Questions

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

Nantucket County, with 95.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hampden County, with 87.3% in 2023.

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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