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Counties in North Carolina by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024

Wake County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 100 counties in 2024, at 95.3%. Bertie County had the lowest, at 71.6%. The median was 86.2% and the figure for North Carolina was 90.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95.3Wake County
Lowest71.6Bertie County
Median86.2100 counties
North Carolina90.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Alamance County: 90.2 %Alexander County: 85.1 %Alleghany County: 80.6 %Anson County: 85.4 %Ashe County: 85.2 %Avery County: 85.2 %Beaufort County: 87.5 %Bertie County: 71.6 %Bladen County: 85.1 %Brunswick County: 93.3 %Buncombe County: 90.3 %Burke County: 84.7 %Cabarrus County: 93 %Caldwell County: 86.4 %Camden County: 93.1 %Carteret County: 93.4 %Caswell County: 83.3 %Catawba County: 88.5 %Chatham County: 89.1 %Cherokee County: 83.6 %Chowan County: 88.9 %Clay County: 83.3 %Cleveland County: 85 %Columbus County: 83.1 %Craven County: 85.6 %Cumberland County: 91.1 %Currituck County: 91.4 %Dare County: 91.7 %Davidson County: 88.4 %Davie County: 91.7 %Duplin County: 82.8 %Durham County: 93.5 %Edgecombe County: 80 %Forsyth County: 90.2 %Franklin County: 89 %Gaston County: 89 %Gates County: 76.8 %Graham County: 83.4 %Granville County: 88.1 %Greene County: 82.4 %Guilford County: 91.2 %Halifax County: 75.4 %Harnett County: 85.2 %Haywood County: 84.5 %Henderson County: 90 %Hertford County: 82.8 %Hoke County: 90 %Hyde County: 72.1 %Iredell County: 93.6 %Jackson County: 78.9 %Johnston County: 89.4 %Jones County: 79.7 %Lee County: 78.1 %Lenoir County: 81.3 %Lincoln County: 91.1 %McDowell County: 83.6 %Macon County: 83.3 %Madison County: 83.3 %Martin County: 83.5 %Mecklenburg County: 94.1 %Mitchell County: 82.4 %Montgomery County: 82.8 %Moore County: 90.9 %Nash County: 84.7 %New Hanover County: 93.3 %Northampton County: 74.3 %Onslow County: 92.8 %Orange County: 94 %Pamlico County: 87.4 %Pasquotank County: 91.7 %Pender County: 88.6 %Perquimans County: 85.1 %Person County: 88.6 %Pitt County: 88.5 %Polk County: 84.8 %Randolph County: 87.1 %Richmond County: 87.4 %Robeson County: 77.6 %Rockingham County: 85 %Rowan County: 90.2 %Rutherford County: 82.9 %Sampson County: 84.7 %Scotland County: 87.3 %Stanly County: 88.4 %Stokes County: 86.7 %Surry County: 86 %Swain County: 77.3 %Transylvania County: 86.9 %Tyrrell County: 80.9 %Union County: 94.1 %Vance County: 85.3 %Wake County: 95.3 %Warren County: 82.5 %Washington County: 78.2 %Watauga County: 90.7 %Wayne County: 90 %Wilkes County: 88.1 %Wilson County: 85.7 %Yadkin County: 87.9 %Yancey County: 81.4 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Wake County: 95.3 %Wake County95.3Union County: 94.1 %Union County94.1Mecklenburg County: 94.1 %Mecklenburg County94.1Orange County: 94 %Orange County94Iredell County: 93.6 %Iredell County93.6Durham County: 93.5 %Durham County93.5Carteret County: 93.4 %Carteret County93.4New Hanover County: 93.3 %New Hanover County93.3Brunswick County: 93.3 %Brunswick County93.3Camden County: 93.1 %Camden County93.1Cabarrus County: 93 %Cabarrus County93Onslow County: 92.8 %Onslow County92.8Davie County: 91.7 %Davie County91.7Dare County: 91.7 %Dare County91.7Pasquotank County: 91.7 %Pasquotank County91.7Currituck County: 91.4 %Currituck County91.4Guilford County: 91.2 %Guilford County91.2Lincoln County: 91.1 %Lincoln County91.1Cumberland County: 91.1 %Cumberland County91.1Moore County: 90.9 %Moore County90.9Watauga County: 90.7 %Watauga County90.7Buncombe County: 90.3 %Buncombe County90.3Rowan County: 90.2 %Rowan County90.2Alamance County: 90.2 %Alamance County90.2Forsyth County: 90.2 %Forsyth County90.2Hoke County: 90 %Hoke County90Wayne County: 90 %Wayne County90Henderson County: 90 %Henderson County90Johnston County: 89.4 %Johnston County89.4Chatham County: 89.1 %Chatham County89.1Gaston County: 89 %Gaston County89Franklin County: 89 %Franklin County89Chowan County: 88.9 %Chowan County88.9Pender County: 88.6 %Pender County88.6Person County: 88.6 %Person County88.6Pitt County: 88.5 %Pitt County88.5Catawba County: 88.5 %Catawba County88.5Stanly County: 88.4 %Stanly County88.4Davidson County: 88.4 %Davidson County88.4Granville County: 88.1 %Granville County88.1Wake County: 95.3 %Wake County95.3Union County: 94.1 %Union County94.1Mecklenburg County: 94.1 %Mecklenburg County94.1Orange County: 94 %Orange County94Iredell County: 93.6 %Iredell County93.6Durham County: 93.5 %Durham County93.5Carteret County: 93.4 %Carteret County93.4New Hanover County: 93.3 %New Hanover County93.3Brunswick County: 93.3 %Brunswick County93.3Camden County: 93.1 %Camden County93.1Cabarrus County: 93 %Cabarrus County93Onslow County: 92.8 %Onslow County92.8Davie County: 91.7 %Davie County91.7Dare County: 91.7 %Dare County91.7Pasquotank County: 91.7 %Pasquotank County91.7Currituck County: 91.4 %Currituck County91.4Guilford County: 91.2 %Guilford County91.2Lincoln County: 91.1 %Lincoln County91.1Cumberland County: 91.1 %Cumberland County91.1Moore County: 90.9 %Moore County90.9Watauga County: 90.7 %Watauga County90.7Buncombe County: 90.3 %Buncombe County90.3Rowan County: 90.2 %Rowan County90.2Alamance County: 90.2 %Alamance County90.2Forsyth County: 90.2 %Forsyth County90.2Hoke County: 90 %Hoke County90Wayne County: 90 %Wayne County90Henderson County: 90 %Henderson County90Johnston County: 89.4 %Johnston County89.4Chatham County: 89.1 %Chatham County89.1Gaston County: 89 %Gaston County89Franklin County: 89 %Franklin County89Chowan County: 88.9 %Chowan County88.9Pender County: 88.6 %Pender County88.6Person County: 88.6 %Person County88.6Pitt County: 88.5 %Pitt County88.5Catawba County: 88.5 %Catawba County88.5Stanly County: 88.4 %Stanly County88.4Davidson County: 88.4 %Davidson County88.4Granville County: 88.1 %Granville County88.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Wake County95.3+0.6 pts
2Union County94.1+0.7 pts
3Mecklenburg County94.1+0.9 pts
4Orange County94+0.4 pts
5Iredell County93.6+1 pts
6Durham County93.5+0.7 pts
7Carteret County93.4+1.4 pts
8New Hanover County93.3+1.4 pts
9Brunswick County93.3+0.6 pts
10Camden County93.1+0.9 pts
11Cabarrus County93+1.7 pts
12Onslow County92.8+0.6 pts
13Davie County91.7+0.1 pts
14Dare County91.7-1.2 pts
14Pasquotank County91.7+1.8 pts
16Currituck County91.4-0 pts
17Guilford County91.2+1.9 pts
18Lincoln County91.1+0.7 pts
19Cumberland County91.1+1.4 pts
20Moore County90.9+1.3 pts
21Watauga County90.7+1.6 pts
22Buncombe County90.3+2.5 pts
23Rowan County90.2+1.5 pts
24Alamance County90.2+2 pts
25Forsyth County90.2+1 pts
26Hoke County90+1.6 pts
27Wayne County90+1.2 pts
28Henderson County90+2 pts
29Johnston County89.4+3.2 pts
30Chatham County89.1+2.4 pts
31Gaston County89+1.8 pts
32Franklin County89+1.4 pts
33Chowan County88.9+5.6 pts
34Pender County88.6+0.6 pts
35Person County88.6+1 pts
36Pitt County88.5+1.5 pts
37Catawba County88.5+1 pts
38Stanly County88.4+1.1 pts
39Davidson County88.4+1.2 pts
40Granville County88.1-0.6 pts
41Wilkes County88.1+1.7 pts
42Yadkin County87.9+4.1 pts
43Beaufort County87.5+2.9 pts
44Richmond County87.4+2.8 pts
45Pamlico County87.4+2.1 pts
46Scotland County87.3+2.8 pts
47Randolph County87.1+1 pts
48Transylvania County86.9+0.8 pts
49Stokes County86.7+1.8 pts
50Caldwell County86.4+1.2 pts
51Surry County86+2.6 pts
52Wilson County85.7+4 pts
53Craven County85.6+2 pts
54Anson County85.4+1 pts
55Vance County85.3+3.4 pts
56Ashe County85.2+5 pts
57Harnett County85.2+1.7 pts
58Avery County85.2+2.6 pts
59Perquimans County85.1+1 pts
60Bladen County85.1+1.7 pts
61Alexander County85.1+0.5 pts
62Rockingham County85+3.1 pts
63Cleveland County85+4.2 pts
64Polk County84.8+2 pts
65Burke County84.7+2 pts
65Sampson County84.7+1.8 pts
67Nash County84.7+2.1 pts
68Haywood County84.5+1.5 pts
69McDowell County83.6+0.7 pts
70Cherokee County83.6+1.4 pts
71Martin County83.5+2 pts
72Graham County83.4+2.7 pts
73Caswell County83.3+3.7 pts
73Clay County83.3+4.2 pts
75Madison County83.3+1.6 pts
76Macon County83.3+2.5 pts
77Columbus County83.1+2.8 pts
78Rutherford County82.9+0.2 pts
79Duplin County82.8+3.9 pts
79Hertford County82.8+3.2 pts
81Montgomery County82.8+4.1 pts
82Warren County82.5+6 pts
83Mitchell County82.4+2 pts
84Greene County82.4+1.9 pts
85Yancey County81.4+0.9 pts
86Lenoir County81.3+1.7 pts
87Tyrrell County80.9+6.5 pts
88Alleghany County80.6-0.5 pts
89Edgecombe County80+2.4 pts
90Jones County79.7+3.5 pts
91Jackson County78.9+2.4 pts
92Washington County78.2+5.3 pts
93Lee County78.1+2.1 pts
94Robeson County77.6+4 pts
95Swain County77.3+1.5 pts
96Gates County76.8+2.5 pts
97Halifax County75.4+5.1 pts
98Northampton County74.3+4.5 pts
99Hyde County72.1+3.2 pts
100Bertie County71.6+1.7 pts

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 North Carolina by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 North Carolina by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b28002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/north-carolina-counties. 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 North Carolina by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b28002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/north-carolina-counties.

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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 North Carolina by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b28002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/north-carolina-counties (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Wake County, with 95.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bertie County, with 71.6% in 2024.

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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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