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Counties in North Carolina by households with a broadband internet subscription

Wake County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 100 counties in 2021, at 93.7%. Northampton County had the lowest, at 58.6%. The median was 80.1% and the figure for North Carolina was 85.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.7Wake County
Lowest58.6Northampton County
Median80.1100 counties
North Carolina85.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Alamance County: 83.8 %Alexander County: 81.3 %Alleghany County: 79.2 %Anson County: 81.7 %Ashe County: 76.5 %Avery County: 77.9 %Beaufort County: 78.1 %Bertie County: 62.8 %Bladen County: 79.7 %Brunswick County: 90.2 %Buncombe County: 83.8 %Burke County: 77.5 %Cabarrus County: 89.5 %Caldwell County: 81.9 %Camden County: 91 %Carteret County: 90 %Caswell County: 75.7 %Catawba County: 84.6 %Chatham County: 82.3 %Cherokee County: 77.9 %Chowan County: 79.3 %Clay County: 78.4 %Cleveland County: 72.7 %Columbus County: 75.3 %Craven County: 81.6 %Cumberland County: 87.3 %Currituck County: 86.7 %Dare County: 92.8 %Davidson County: 83.8 %Davie County: 89.7 %Duplin County: 72.6 %Durham County: 90.1 %Edgecombe County: 70 %Forsyth County: 85.8 %Franklin County: 84.7 %Gaston County: 84.1 %Gates County: 71.6 %Graham County: 72 %Granville County: 85.5 %Greene County: 74.7 %Guilford County: 84.6 %Halifax County: 62.4 %Harnett County: 81.3 %Haywood County: 76.9 %Henderson County: 86.9 %Hertford County: 74.4 %Hoke County: 85.4 %Hyde County: 68.8 %Iredell County: 90.4 %Jackson County: 75.6 %Johnston County: 82.1 %Jones County: 69.4 %Lee County: 75.9 %Lenoir County: 77.6 %Lincoln County: 87 %McDowell County: 80 %Macon County: 77.6 %Madison County: 74.7 %Martin County: 75.8 %Mecklenburg County: 91.4 %Mitchell County: 77 %Montgomery County: 72.7 %Moore County: 86.3 %Nash County: 82 %New Hanover County: 89.7 %Northampton County: 58.6 %Onslow County: 90.4 %Orange County: 91.2 %Pamlico County: 80.3 %Pasquotank County: 84.9 %Pender County: 84 %Perquimans County: 79.5 %Person County: 82.6 %Pitt County: 84.4 %Polk County: 81.1 %Randolph County: 83 %Richmond County: 77 %Robeson County: 66.6 %Rockingham County: 74.9 %Rowan County: 85.3 %Rutherford County: 77.2 %Sampson County: 74.4 %Scotland County: 74.3 %Stanly County: 85.4 %Stokes County: 78.5 %Surry County: 74.1 %Swain County: 71.8 %Transylvania County: 85.8 %Tyrrell County: 72.5 %Union County: 92.4 %Vance County: 79.3 %Wake County: 93.7 %Warren County: 71.8 %Washington County: 66.4 %Watauga County: 87 %Wayne County: 85.4 %Wilkes County: 81.8 %Wilson County: 78.1 %Yadkin County: 78.1 %Yancey County: 77 %
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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

Wake County: 93.7 %Wake County93.7Dare County: 92.8 %Dare County92.8Union County: 92.4 %Union County92.4Mecklenburg County: 91.4 %Mecklenburg County91.4Orange County: 91.2 %Orange County91.2Camden County: 91 %Camden County91Iredell County: 90.4 %Iredell County90.4Onslow County: 90.4 %Onslow County90.4Brunswick County: 90.2 %Brunswick County90.2Durham County: 90.1 %Durham County90.1Carteret County: 90 %Carteret County90New Hanover County: 89.7 %New Hanover County89.7Davie County: 89.7 %Davie County89.7Cabarrus County: 89.5 %Cabarrus County89.5Cumberland County: 87.3 %Cumberland County87.3Watauga County: 87 %Watauga County87Lincoln County: 87 %Lincoln County87Henderson County: 86.9 %Henderson County86.9Currituck County: 86.7 %Currituck County86.7Moore County: 86.3 %Moore County86.3Transylvania County: 85.8 %Transylvania County85.8Forsyth County: 85.8 %Forsyth County85.8Granville County: 85.5 %Granville County85.5Hoke County: 85.4 %Hoke County85.4Wayne County: 85.4 %Wayne County85.4Stanly County: 85.4 %Stanly County85.4Rowan County: 85.3 %Rowan County85.3Pasquotank County: 84.9 %Pasquotank County84.9Franklin County: 84.7 %Franklin County84.7Guilford County: 84.6 %Guilford County84.6Catawba County: 84.6 %Catawba County84.6Pitt County: 84.4 %Pitt County84.4Gaston County: 84.1 %Gaston County84.1Pender County: 84 %Pender County84Buncombe County: 83.8 %Buncombe County83.8Davidson County: 83.8 %Davidson County83.8Alamance County: 83.8 %Alamance County83.8Randolph County: 83 %Randolph County83Person County: 82.6 %Person County82.6Chatham County: 82.3 %Chatham County82.3Wake County: 93.7 %Wake County93.7Dare County: 92.8 %Dare County92.8Union County: 92.4 %Union County92.4Mecklenburg County: 91.4 %Mecklenburg County91.4Orange County: 91.2 %Orange County91.2Camden County: 91 %Camden County91Iredell County: 90.4 %Iredell County90.4Onslow County: 90.4 %Onslow County90.4Brunswick County: 90.2 %Brunswick County90.2Durham County: 90.1 %Durham County90.1Carteret County: 90 %Carteret County90New Hanover County: 89.7 %New Hanover County89.7Davie County: 89.7 %Davie County89.7Cabarrus County: 89.5 %Cabarrus County89.5Cumberland County: 87.3 %Cumberland County87.3Watauga County: 87 %Watauga County87Lincoln County: 87 %Lincoln County87Henderson County: 86.9 %Henderson County86.9Currituck County: 86.7 %Currituck County86.7Moore County: 86.3 %Moore County86.3Transylvania County: 85.8 %Transylvania County85.8Forsyth County: 85.8 %Forsyth County85.8Granville County: 85.5 %Granville County85.5Hoke County: 85.4 %Hoke County85.4Wayne County: 85.4 %Wayne County85.4Stanly County: 85.4 %Stanly County85.4Rowan County: 85.3 %Rowan County85.3Pasquotank County: 84.9 %Pasquotank County84.9Franklin County: 84.7 %Franklin County84.7Guilford County: 84.6 %Guilford County84.6Catawba County: 84.6 %Catawba County84.6Pitt County: 84.4 %Pitt County84.4Gaston County: 84.1 %Gaston County84.1Pender County: 84 %Pender County84Buncombe County: 83.8 %Buncombe County83.8Davidson County: 83.8 %Davidson County83.8Alamance County: 83.8 %Alamance County83.8Randolph County: 83 %Randolph County83Person County: 82.6 %Person County82.6Chatham County: 82.3 %Chatham County82.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Wake County93.7
2Dare County92.8
3Union County92.4
4Mecklenburg County91.4
5Orange County91.2
6Camden County91
7Iredell County90.4
8Onslow County90.4
9Brunswick County90.2
10Durham County90.1
11Carteret County90
12New Hanover County89.7
13Davie County89.7
14Cabarrus County89.5
15Cumberland County87.3
16Watauga County87
17Lincoln County87
18Henderson County86.9
19Currituck County86.7
20Moore County86.3
21Transylvania County85.8
22Forsyth County85.8
23Granville County85.5
24Hoke County85.4
24Wayne County85.4
26Stanly County85.4
27Rowan County85.3
28Pasquotank County84.9
29Franklin County84.7
30Guilford County84.6
31Catawba County84.6
32Pitt County84.4
33Gaston County84.1
34Pender County84
35Buncombe County83.8
35Davidson County83.8
37Alamance County83.8
38Randolph County83
39Person County82.6
40Chatham County82.3
41Johnston County82.1
42Nash County82
43Caldwell County81.9
44Wilkes County81.8
45Anson County81.7
46Craven County81.6
47Alexander County81.3
48Harnett County81.3
49Polk County81.1
50Pamlico County80.3
51McDowell County80
52Bladen County79.7
53Perquimans County79.5
54Chowan County79.3
55Vance County79.3
56Alleghany County79.2
57Stokes County78.5
58Clay County78.4
59Wilson County78.1
59Yadkin County78.1
61Beaufort County78.1
62Cherokee County77.9
63Avery County77.9
64Lenoir County77.6
64Macon County77.6
66Burke County77.5
67Rutherford County77.2
68Richmond County77
69Yancey County77
70Mitchell County77
71Haywood County76.9
72Ashe County76.5
73Lee County75.9
74Martin County75.8
75Caswell County75.7
76Jackson County75.6
77Columbus County75.3
78Rockingham County74.9
79Madison County74.7
80Greene County74.7
81Sampson County74.4
82Hertford County74.4
83Scotland County74.3
84Surry County74.1
85Cleveland County72.7
85Montgomery County72.7
87Duplin County72.6
88Tyrrell County72.5
89Graham County72
90Warren County71.8
91Swain County71.8
92Gates County71.6
93Edgecombe County70
94Jones County69.4
95Hyde County68.8
96Robeson County66.6
97Washington County66.4
98Bertie County62.8
99Halifax County62.4
100Northampton County58.6

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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Wake County, with 93.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Northampton County, with 58.6% 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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