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Cities in North Carolina by households with a broadband internet subscription

Weddington, NC had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 93 cities in 2023, at 99%. Sanford, NC had the lowest, at 72.2%. The median was 89.3% and the figure for North Carolina was 88.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest99Weddington, NC
Lowest72.2Sanford, NC
Median89.393 cities
North Carolina88.6History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Weddington, NC: 99 %Weddington, NC99Holly Springs, NC: 97.8 %Holly Springs, NC97.8Leland, NC: 97.4 %Leland, NC97.4Wake Forest, NC: 97.4 %Wake Forest, NC97.4Morrisville, NC: 97.3 %Morrisville, NC97.3Harrisburg, NC: 97.1 %Harrisburg, NC97.1Apex, NC: 96.9 %Apex, NC96.9Waxhaw, NC: 96.7 %Waxhaw, NC96.7Mooresville, NC: 96.5 %Mooresville, NC96.5Cary, NC: 96.4 %Cary, NC96.4Cornelius, NC: 96.4 %Cornelius, NC96.4Lewisville, NC: 96.3 %Lewisville, NC96.3Knightdale, NC: 96 %Knightdale, NC96Davidson, NC: 96 %Davidson, NC96Stallings, NC: 96 %Stallings, NC96Huntersville, NC: 95.8 %Huntersville, NC95.8Carrboro, NC: 95.6 %Carrboro, NC95.6Pinehurst, NC: 95.6 %Pinehurst, NC95.6Indian Trail, NC: 95.4 %Indian Trail, NC95.4Summerfield, NC: 95.1 %Summerfield, NC95.1Fuquay-Varina, NC: 95.1 %Fuquay-Varina, NC95.1Mint Hill, NC: 95.1 %Mint Hill, NC95.1Rolesville, NC: 95.1 %Rolesville, NC95.1Garner, NC: 94.4 %Garner, NC94.4Jacksonville, NC: 93.8 %Jacksonville, NC93.8Raleigh, NC: 93.8 %Raleigh, NC93.8Clemmons, NC: 93.4 %Clemmons, NC93.4Mount Holly, NC: 93.1 %Mount Holly, NC93.1Durham, NC: 93 %Durham, NC93Chapel Hill, NC: 93 %Chapel Hill, NC93Archdale, NC: 92.8 %Archdale, NC92.8Charlotte, NC: 92.8 %Charlotte, NC92.8Concord, NC: 92.7 %Concord, NC92.7Aberdeen, NC: 92 %Aberdeen, NC92Matthews, NC: 91.8 %Matthews, NC91.8Hope Mills, NC: 91.6 %Hope Mills, NC91.6Kernersville, NC: 90.8 %Kernersville, NC90.8Belmont, NC: 90.6 %Belmont, NC90.6Southern Pines, NC: 90.6 %Southern Pines, NC90.6Monroe, NC: 90.5 %Monroe, NC90.5Weddington, NC: 99 %Weddington, NC99Holly Springs, NC: 97.8 %Holly Springs, NC97.8Leland, NC: 97.4 %Leland, NC97.4Wake Forest, NC: 97.4 %Wake Forest, NC97.4Morrisville, NC: 97.3 %Morrisville, NC97.3Harrisburg, NC: 97.1 %Harrisburg, NC97.1Apex, NC: 96.9 %Apex, NC96.9Waxhaw, NC: 96.7 %Waxhaw, NC96.7Mooresville, NC: 96.5 %Mooresville, NC96.5Cary, NC: 96.4 %Cary, NC96.4Cornelius, NC: 96.4 %Cornelius, NC96.4Lewisville, NC: 96.3 %Lewisville, NC96.3Knightdale, NC: 96 %Knightdale, NC96Davidson, NC: 96 %Davidson, NC96Stallings, NC: 96 %Stallings, NC96Huntersville, NC: 95.8 %Huntersville, NC95.8Carrboro, NC: 95.6 %Carrboro, NC95.6Pinehurst, NC: 95.6 %Pinehurst, NC95.6Indian Trail, NC: 95.4 %Indian Trail, NC95.4Summerfield, NC: 95.1 %Summerfield, NC95.1Fuquay-Varina, NC: 95.1 %Fuquay-Varina, NC95.1Mint Hill, NC: 95.1 %Mint Hill, NC95.1Rolesville, NC: 95.1 %Rolesville, NC95.1Garner, NC: 94.4 %Garner, NC94.4Jacksonville, NC: 93.8 %Jacksonville, NC93.8Raleigh, NC: 93.8 %Raleigh, NC93.8Clemmons, NC: 93.4 %Clemmons, NC93.4Mount Holly, NC: 93.1 %Mount Holly, NC93.1Durham, NC: 93 %Durham, NC93Chapel Hill, NC: 93 %Chapel Hill, NC93Archdale, NC: 92.8 %Archdale, NC92.8Charlotte, NC: 92.8 %Charlotte, NC92.8Concord, NC: 92.7 %Concord, NC92.7Aberdeen, NC: 92 %Aberdeen, NC92Matthews, NC: 91.8 %Matthews, NC91.8Hope Mills, NC: 91.6 %Hope Mills, NC91.6Kernersville, NC: 90.8 %Kernersville, NC90.8Belmont, NC: 90.6 %Belmont, NC90.6Southern Pines, NC: 90.6 %Southern Pines, NC90.6Monroe, NC: 90.5 %Monroe, NC90.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Weddington, NC99-0.2 pts
2Holly Springs, NC97.8-0.3 pts
3Leland, NC97.4-0.1 pts
4Wake Forest, NC97.4-0.1 pts
5Morrisville, NC97.3+1.5 pts
6Harrisburg, NC97.1-0.4 pts
7Apex, NC96.9+0.4 pts
8Waxhaw, NC96.7-0.1 pts
9Mooresville, NC96.5-0.1 pts
10Cary, NC96.4-0.1 pts
11Cornelius, NC96.4+1.7 pts
12Lewisville, NC96.3+1.2 pts
13Knightdale, NC96+0.4 pts
14Davidson, NC96-1.3 pts
14Stallings, NC96-0.1 pts
16Huntersville, NC95.8-0.1 pts
17Carrboro, NC95.6-0.4 pts
18Pinehurst, NC95.6+0.1 pts
19Indian Trail, NC95.4-0 pts
20Summerfield, NC95.1+1.4 pts
21Fuquay-Varina, NC95.1+0.9 pts
21Mint Hill, NC95.1-0.3 pts
23Rolesville, NC95.1+0.4 pts
24Garner, NC94.4+1.1 pts
25Jacksonville, NC93.8+0.8 pts
26Raleigh, NC93.8+0.6 pts
27Clemmons, NC93.4+0.3 pts
28Mount Holly, NC93.1+2.2 pts
29Durham, NC93+1.2 pts
30Chapel Hill, NC93+0.6 pts
31Archdale, NC92.8+1.4 pts
32Charlotte, NC92.8+0.9 pts
33Concord, NC92.7+1.5 pts
34Aberdeen, NC92+1 pts
35Matthews, NC91.8-1 pts
36Hope Mills, NC91.6-0.2 pts
37Kernersville, NC90.8+0.6 pts
38Belmont, NC90.6+0.9 pts
38Southern Pines, NC90.6+1.9 pts
40Monroe, NC90.5+2.4 pts
41Mebane, NC90.4+2.8 pts
42Fayetteville, NC90.1+1.3 pts
43Wilmington, NC89.9+1.2 pts
44Statesville, NC89.8+1.7 pts
45Clayton, NC89.4+3.2 pts
46High Point, NC89.3+0.7 pts
47Winterville, NC89.3+1.8 pts
48Elizabeth City, NC89.2+3.5 pts
49Kannapolis, NC89.2+0.8 pts
50Elon, NC88.9+2.1 pts
50Greensboro, NC88.9+2.5 pts
52Havelock, NC88.6-0.2 pts
53Greenville, NC88.5+1.3 pts
54Asheville, NC88.3+2.4 pts
55Spring Lake, NC88.10 pts
56Lincolnton, NC88+1.1 pts
57Graham, NC87.9+1.2 pts
58Hickory, NC87.7-0.1 pts
59Thomasville, NC87.6+4.5 pts
60Wendell, NC87.6+0.4 pts
61Winston-Salem, NC87.4+2.7 pts
62Morganton, NC87.4+7.2 pts
63Burlington, NC87.4+2.3 pts
64Hendersonville, NC86.7+2.1 pts
65Morehead City, NC86.4+1.3 pts
66Pineville, NC86.4+3.7 pts
67Gastonia, NC86.3+1.8 pts
68Zebulon, NC85.9+1.8 pts
69Asheboro, NC85.8-0.9 pts
70Salisbury, NC85.6+0.4 pts
71Roanoke Rapids, NC85.4+4.7 pts
72Boone, NC85.2-4.2 pts
73Goldsboro, NC84.7+0.9 pts
74Newton, NC84.6+2.4 pts
75Laurinburg, NC84.4+4.3 pts
76Reidsville, NC84.3+12.5 pts
77Lexington, NC83.3+4 pts
78New Bern, NC83+2 pts
79Waynesville, NC82.1+3.3 pts
80Wilson, NC81.9+1.5 pts
81Lenoir, NC81.2+3.8 pts
82Lumberton, NC80.9+2.2 pts
83Eden, NC80.4+2.6 pts
84Albemarle, NC80.3-0.7 pts
85Shelby, NC80.3+3.3 pts
86Henderson, NC79.7+2.5 pts
87Rocky Mount, NC78.3+1 pts
88Mount Airy, NC78.2+5.1 pts
89Tarboro, NC76.9-1.2 pts
90Kinston, NC76+2.2 pts
91Smithfield, NC76-1.3 pts
92Kings Mountain, NC72.5-2.5 pts
93Sanford, NC72.2+2.5 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 cities 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in North Carolina 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

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2023. 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2023.

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Weddington, NC, with 99% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sanford, NC, with 72.2% in 2023.

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