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Counties in New York by households with a broadband internet subscription

Putnam County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 62 counties in 2021, at 93.2%. Greene County had the lowest, at 76.3%. The median was 84.8% and the figure for New York was 86.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.2Putnam County
Lowest76.3Greene County
Median84.862 counties
New York86.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 86.9 %Allegany County: 80.4 %Bronx County: 82.4 %Broome County: 85.3 %Cattaraugus County: 77.8 %Cayuga County: 83.2 %Chautauqua County: 81.8 %Chemung County: 84.2 %Chenango County: 83.4 %Clinton County: 84.2 %Columbia County: 83.3 %Cortland County: 80.7 %Delaware County: 81.7 %Dutchess County: 91 %Erie County: 86.2 %Essex County: 84 %Franklin County: 82 %Fulton County: 81.9 %Genesee County: 85.6 %Greene County: 76.3 %Hamilton County: 83.9 %Herkimer County: 84.7 %Jefferson County: 88.5 %Kings County: 84.9 %Lewis County: 82.4 %Livingston County: 86.4 %Madison County: 84.7 %Monroe County: 87.4 %Montgomery County: 79.2 %Nassau County: 92 %New York County: 88.8 %Niagara County: 84.8 %Oneida County: 85.6 %Onondaga County: 85 %Ontario County: 88.1 %Orange County: 86.3 %Orleans County: 83.5 %Oswego County: 87.8 %Otsego County: 83 %Putnam County: 93.2 %Queens County: 87.7 %Rensselaer County: 88.2 %Richmond County: 86 %Rockland County: 86.4 %St. Lawrence County: 83.4 %Saratoga County: 90.9 %Schenectady County: 87.3 %Schoharie County: 80.1 %Schuyler County: 81.5 %Seneca County: 83.4 %Steuben County: 83.8 %Suffolk County: 90.5 %Sullivan County: 83.8 %Tioga County: 86.9 %Tompkins County: 87.2 %Ulster County: 89.7 %Warren County: 86.1 %Washington County: 83.3 %Wayne County: 85.9 %Westchester County: 89.7 %Wyoming County: 81.3 %Yates County: 76.9 %
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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

Putnam County: 93.2 %Putnam County93.2Nassau County: 92 %Nassau County92Dutchess County: 91 %Dutchess County91Saratoga County: 90.9 %Saratoga County90.9Suffolk County: 90.5 %Suffolk County90.5Westchester County: 89.7 %Westchester County89.7Ulster County: 89.7 %Ulster County89.7New York County: 88.8 %New York County88.8Jefferson County: 88.5 %Jefferson County88.5Rensselaer County: 88.2 %Rensselaer County88.2Ontario County: 88.1 %Ontario County88.1Oswego County: 87.8 %Oswego County87.8Queens County: 87.7 %Queens County87.7Monroe County: 87.4 %Monroe County87.4Schenectady County: 87.3 %Schenectady County87.3Tompkins County: 87.2 %Tompkins County87.2Albany County: 86.9 %Albany County86.9Tioga County: 86.9 %Tioga County86.9Livingston County: 86.4 %Livingston County86.4Rockland County: 86.4 %Rockland County86.4Orange County: 86.3 %Orange County86.3Erie County: 86.2 %Erie County86.2Warren County: 86.1 %Warren County86.1Richmond County: 86 %Richmond County86Wayne County: 85.9 %Wayne County85.9Genesee County: 85.6 %Genesee County85.6Oneida County: 85.6 %Oneida County85.6Broome County: 85.3 %Broome County85.3Onondaga County: 85 %Onondaga County85Kings County: 84.9 %Kings County84.9Niagara County: 84.8 %Niagara County84.8Madison County: 84.7 %Madison County84.7Herkimer County: 84.7 %Herkimer County84.7Clinton County: 84.2 %Clinton County84.2Chemung County: 84.2 %Chemung County84.2Essex County: 84 %Essex County84Hamilton County: 83.9 %Hamilton County83.9Steuben County: 83.8 %Steuben County83.8Sullivan County: 83.8 %Sullivan County83.8Orleans County: 83.5 %Orleans County83.5Putnam County: 93.2 %Putnam County93.2Nassau County: 92 %Nassau County92Dutchess County: 91 %Dutchess County91Saratoga County: 90.9 %Saratoga County90.9Suffolk County: 90.5 %Suffolk County90.5Westchester County: 89.7 %Westchester County89.7Ulster County: 89.7 %Ulster County89.7New York County: 88.8 %New York County88.8Jefferson County: 88.5 %Jefferson County88.5Rensselaer County: 88.2 %Rensselaer County88.2Ontario County: 88.1 %Ontario County88.1Oswego County: 87.8 %Oswego County87.8Queens County: 87.7 %Queens County87.7Monroe County: 87.4 %Monroe County87.4Schenectady County: 87.3 %Schenectady County87.3Tompkins County: 87.2 %Tompkins County87.2Albany County: 86.9 %Albany County86.9Tioga County: 86.9 %Tioga County86.9Livingston County: 86.4 %Livingston County86.4Rockland County: 86.4 %Rockland County86.4Orange County: 86.3 %Orange County86.3Erie County: 86.2 %Erie County86.2Warren County: 86.1 %Warren County86.1Richmond County: 86 %Richmond County86Wayne County: 85.9 %Wayne County85.9Genesee County: 85.6 %Genesee County85.6Oneida County: 85.6 %Oneida County85.6Broome County: 85.3 %Broome County85.3Onondaga County: 85 %Onondaga County85Kings County: 84.9 %Kings County84.9Niagara County: 84.8 %Niagara County84.8Madison County: 84.7 %Madison County84.7Herkimer County: 84.7 %Herkimer County84.7Clinton County: 84.2 %Clinton County84.2Chemung County: 84.2 %Chemung County84.2Essex County: 84 %Essex County84Hamilton County: 83.9 %Hamilton County83.9Steuben County: 83.8 %Steuben County83.8Sullivan County: 83.8 %Sullivan County83.8Orleans County: 83.5 %Orleans County83.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Putnam County93.2
2Nassau County92
3Dutchess County91
4Saratoga County90.9
5Suffolk County90.5
6Westchester County89.7
7Ulster County89.7
8New York County88.8
9Jefferson County88.5
10Rensselaer County88.2
11Ontario County88.1
12Oswego County87.8
13Queens County87.7
14Monroe County87.4
15Schenectady County87.3
16Tompkins County87.2
17Albany County86.9
18Tioga County86.9
19Livingston County86.4
20Rockland County86.4
21Orange County86.3
22Erie County86.2
23Warren County86.1
24Richmond County86
25Wayne County85.9
26Genesee County85.6
27Oneida County85.6
28Broome County85.3
29Onondaga County85
30Kings County84.9
31Niagara County84.8
32Madison County84.7
33Herkimer County84.7
34Clinton County84.2
35Chemung County84.2
36Essex County84
37Hamilton County83.9
38Steuben County83.8
39Sullivan County83.8
40Orleans County83.5
41Chenango County83.4
42Seneca County83.4
42St. Lawrence County83.4
44Columbia County83.3
45Washington County83.3
46Cayuga County83.2
47Otsego County83
48Bronx County82.4
49Lewis County82.4
50Franklin County82
51Fulton County81.9
52Chautauqua County81.8
53Delaware County81.7
54Schuyler County81.5
55Wyoming County81.3
56Cortland County80.7
57Allegany County80.4
58Schoharie County80.1
59Montgomery County79.2
60Cattaraugus County77.8
61Yates County76.9
62Greene County76.3

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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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Putnam County, with 93.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Greene County, with 76.3% 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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