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Counties in Michigan by households with a broadband internet subscription

Washtenaw County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 83 counties in 2021, at 92.3%. Lake County had the lowest, at 71.5%. The median was 82.7% and the figure for Michigan was 86.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest92.3Washtenaw County
Lowest71.5Lake County
Median82.783 counties
Michigan86.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Alcona County: 77.7 %Alger County: 79.5 %Allegan County: 86.9 %Alpena County: 80.8 %Antrim County: 84 %Arenac County: 79.4 %Baraga County: 77.2 %Barry County: 82.3 %Bay County: 85.8 %Benzie County: 88.4 %Berrien County: 80.4 %Branch County: 81.8 %Calhoun County: 85.4 %Cass County: 84.7 %Charlevoix County: 84.7 %Cheboygan County: 81.5 %Chippewa County: 83.5 %Clare County: 77.1 %Clinton County: 87.8 %Crawford County: 87.8 %Delta County: 81 %Dickinson County: 83.2 %Eaton County: 88.2 %Emmet County: 87 %Genesee County: 83.7 %Gladwin County: 80.3 %Gogebic County: 77 %Grand Traverse County: 89.2 %Gratiot County: 80.7 %Hillsdale County: 80.1 %Houghton County: 82.8 %Huron County: 76.9 %Ingham County: 86.9 %Ionia County: 83.9 %Iosco County: 81.7 %Iron County: 74.4 %Isabella County: 79.8 %Jackson County: 86.7 %Kalamazoo County: 89.4 %Kalkaska County: 81.4 %Kent County: 88.8 %Keweenaw County: 78.1 %Lake County: 71.5 %Lapeer County: 86 %Leelanau County: 89.8 %Lenawee County: 85.2 %Livingston County: 91.2 %Luce County: 78 %Mackinac County: 80.7 %Macomb County: 90.1 %Manistee County: 82.1 %Marquette County: 82.8 %Mason County: 80.1 %Mecosta County: 78.6 %Menominee County: 79.1 %Midland County: 86.6 %Missaukee County: 82.1 %Monroe County: 84.9 %Montcalm County: 79.6 %Montmorency County: 76.7 %Muskegon County: 83.4 %Newaygo County: 78.7 %Oakland County: 91.9 %Oceana County: 77.4 %Ogemaw County: 80.6 %Ontonagon County: 80 %Osceola County: 78.7 %Oscoda County: 72.1 %Otsego County: 86.6 %Ottawa County: 89.7 %Presque Isle County: 79 %Roscommon County: 84.5 %Saginaw County: 84.4 %St. Clair County: 87.3 %St. Joseph County: 82.7 %Sanilac County: 78.5 %Schoolcraft County: 83.3 %Shiawassee County: 83.8 %Tuscola County: 77.2 %Van Buren County: 85.7 %Washtenaw County: 92.3 %Wayne County: 83.3 %Wexford County: 82.1 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Washtenaw County: 92.3 %Washtenaw County92.3Oakland County: 91.9 %Oakland County91.9Livingston County: 91.2 %Livingston County91.2Macomb County: 90.1 %Macomb County90.1Leelanau County: 89.8 %Leelanau County89.8Ottawa County: 89.7 %Ottawa County89.7Kalamazoo County: 89.4 %Kalamazoo County89.4Grand Traverse County: 89.2 %Grand Traverse County89.2Kent County: 88.8 %Kent County88.8Benzie County: 88.4 %Benzie County88.4Eaton County: 88.2 %Eaton County88.2Crawford County: 87.8 %Crawford County87.8Clinton County: 87.8 %Clinton County87.8St. Clair County: 87.3 %St. Clair County87.3Emmet County: 87 %Emmet County87Ingham County: 86.9 %Ingham County86.9Allegan County: 86.9 %Allegan County86.9Jackson County: 86.7 %Jackson County86.7Midland County: 86.6 %Midland County86.6Otsego County: 86.6 %Otsego County86.6Lapeer County: 86 %Lapeer County86Bay County: 85.8 %Bay County85.8Van Buren County: 85.7 %Van Buren County85.7Calhoun County: 85.4 %Calhoun County85.4Lenawee County: 85.2 %Lenawee County85.2Monroe County: 84.9 %Monroe County84.9Charlevoix County: 84.7 %Charlevoix County84.7Cass County: 84.7 %Cass County84.7Roscommon County: 84.5 %Roscommon County84.5Saginaw County: 84.4 %Saginaw County84.4Antrim County: 84 %Antrim County84Ionia County: 83.9 %Ionia County83.9Shiawassee County: 83.8 %Shiawassee County83.8Genesee County: 83.7 %Genesee County83.7Chippewa County: 83.5 %Chippewa County83.5Muskegon County: 83.4 %Muskegon County83.4Wayne County: 83.3 %Wayne County83.3Schoolcraft County: 83.3 %Schoolcraft County83.3Dickinson County: 83.2 %Dickinson County83.2Houghton County: 82.8 %Houghton County82.8Washtenaw County: 92.3 %Washtenaw County92.3Oakland County: 91.9 %Oakland County91.9Livingston County: 91.2 %Livingston County91.2Macomb County: 90.1 %Macomb County90.1Leelanau County: 89.8 %Leelanau County89.8Ottawa County: 89.7 %Ottawa County89.7Kalamazoo County: 89.4 %Kalamazoo County89.4Grand Traverse County: 89.2 %Grand Traverse County89.2Kent County: 88.8 %Kent County88.8Benzie County: 88.4 %Benzie County88.4Eaton County: 88.2 %Eaton County88.2Crawford County: 87.8 %Crawford County87.8Clinton County: 87.8 %Clinton County87.8St. Clair County: 87.3 %St. Clair County87.3Emmet County: 87 %Emmet County87Ingham County: 86.9 %Ingham County86.9Allegan County: 86.9 %Allegan County86.9Jackson County: 86.7 %Jackson County86.7Midland County: 86.6 %Midland County86.6Otsego County: 86.6 %Otsego County86.6Lapeer County: 86 %Lapeer County86Bay County: 85.8 %Bay County85.8Van Buren County: 85.7 %Van Buren County85.7Calhoun County: 85.4 %Calhoun County85.4Lenawee County: 85.2 %Lenawee County85.2Monroe County: 84.9 %Monroe County84.9Charlevoix County: 84.7 %Charlevoix County84.7Cass County: 84.7 %Cass County84.7Roscommon County: 84.5 %Roscommon County84.5Saginaw County: 84.4 %Saginaw County84.4Antrim County: 84 %Antrim County84Ionia County: 83.9 %Ionia County83.9Shiawassee County: 83.8 %Shiawassee County83.8Genesee County: 83.7 %Genesee County83.7Chippewa County: 83.5 %Chippewa County83.5Muskegon County: 83.4 %Muskegon County83.4Wayne County: 83.3 %Wayne County83.3Schoolcraft County: 83.3 %Schoolcraft County83.3Dickinson County: 83.2 %Dickinson County83.2Houghton County: 82.8 %Houghton County82.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Washtenaw County92.3
2Oakland County91.9
3Livingston County91.2
4Macomb County90.1
5Leelanau County89.8
6Ottawa County89.7
7Kalamazoo County89.4
8Grand Traverse County89.2
9Kent County88.8
10Benzie County88.4
11Eaton County88.2
12Crawford County87.8
13Clinton County87.8
14St. Clair County87.3
15Emmet County87
16Ingham County86.9
17Allegan County86.9
18Jackson County86.7
19Midland County86.6
20Otsego County86.6
21Lapeer County86
22Bay County85.8
23Van Buren County85.7
24Calhoun County85.4
25Lenawee County85.2
26Monroe County84.9
27Charlevoix County84.7
28Cass County84.7
29Roscommon County84.5
30Saginaw County84.4
31Antrim County84
32Ionia County83.9
33Shiawassee County83.8
34Genesee County83.7
35Chippewa County83.5
36Muskegon County83.4
37Wayne County83.3
38Schoolcraft County83.3
39Dickinson County83.2
40Houghton County82.8
41Marquette County82.8
42St. Joseph County82.7
43Barry County82.3
44Missaukee County82.1
45Wexford County82.1
46Manistee County82.1
47Branch County81.8
48Iosco County81.7
49Cheboygan County81.5
50Kalkaska County81.4
51Delta County81
52Alpena County80.8
53Mackinac County80.7
54Gratiot County80.7
55Ogemaw County80.6
56Berrien County80.4
57Gladwin County80.3
58Mason County80.1
59Hillsdale County80.1
60Ontonagon County80
61Isabella County79.8
62Montcalm County79.6
63Alger County79.5
64Arenac County79.4
65Menominee County79.1
66Presque Isle County79
67Newaygo County78.7
67Osceola County78.7
69Mecosta County78.6
70Sanilac County78.5
71Keweenaw County78.1
72Luce County78
73Alcona County77.7
74Oceana County77.4
75Baraga County77.2
76Tuscola County77.2
77Clare County77.1
78Gogebic County77
79Huron County76.9
80Montmorency County76.7
81Iron County74.4
82Oscoda County72.1
83Lake County71.5

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 Michigan 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, Counties in Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2021. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2021.

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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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Washtenaw County, with 92.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lake County, with 71.5% in 2021.

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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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