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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 2022, at 94.2%. Northampton County had the lowest, at 63.3%. The median was 81.1% and the figure for North Carolina was 87%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest94.2Wake County
Lowest63.3Northampton County
Median81.1100 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Alamance County: 86 %Alexander County: 83.6 %Alleghany County: 79.2 %Anson County: 83.4 %Ashe County: 79.4 %Avery County: 81.1 %Beaufort County: 81.1 %Bertie County: 63.7 %Bladen County: 80.4 %Brunswick County: 92.6 %Buncombe County: 85.6 %Burke County: 79.7 %Cabarrus County: 90.5 %Caldwell County: 83.2 %Camden County: 93 %Carteret County: 91.1 %Caswell County: 77 %Catawba County: 86.4 %Chatham County: 84.7 %Cherokee County: 79.2 %Chowan County: 80.8 %Clay County: 79.2 %Cleveland County: 76.5 %Columbus County: 76.9 %Craven County: 82.4 %Cumberland County: 88.5 %Currituck County: 89.4 %Dare County: 92.8 %Davidson County: 85 %Davie County: 91.2 %Duplin County: 75.9 %Durham County: 91.7 %Edgecombe County: 75.7 %Forsyth County: 86.8 %Franklin County: 86.6 %Gaston County: 85.8 %Gates County: 73.8 %Graham County: 72.9 %Granville County: 87.1 %Greene County: 78.6 %Guilford County: 87.3 %Halifax County: 66.7 %Harnett County: 81.4 %Haywood County: 80 %Henderson County: 87.6 %Hertford County: 76.1 %Hoke County: 86.5 %Hyde County: 70.5 %Iredell County: 91.9 %Jackson County: 75.9 %Johnston County: 83.4 %Jones County: 74.1 %Lee County: 75 %Lenoir County: 78.1 %Lincoln County: 89.2 %McDowell County: 79.7 %Macon County: 79.2 %Madison County: 79 %Martin County: 78.4 %Mecklenburg County: 92.4 %Mitchell County: 79.3 %Montgomery County: 75.9 %Moore County: 88.1 %Nash County: 81.7 %New Hanover County: 90.9 %Northampton County: 63.3 %Onslow County: 91.3 %Orange County: 92.4 %Pamlico County: 82.7 %Pasquotank County: 87.2 %Pender County: 86.4 %Perquimans County: 80.9 %Person County: 84.6 %Pitt County: 85.5 %Polk County: 80.8 %Randolph County: 85.5 %Richmond County: 79.6 %Robeson County: 70.3 %Rockingham County: 77.2 %Rowan County: 87.3 %Rutherford County: 80.5 %Sampson County: 77.6 %Scotland County: 79.4 %Stanly County: 86.1 %Stokes County: 81.1 %Surry County: 78 %Swain County: 74.2 %Transylvania County: 86 %Tyrrell County: 75.4 %Union County: 93 %Vance County: 79.9 %Wake County: 94.2 %Warren County: 74.1 %Washington County: 66.4 %Watauga County: 89.1 %Wayne County: 86.9 %Wilkes County: 84.2 %Wilson County: 80 %Yadkin County: 80.7 %Yancey County: 79.4 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Wake County: 94.2 %Wake County94.2Union County: 93 %Union County93Camden County: 93 %Camden County93Dare County: 92.8 %Dare County92.8Brunswick County: 92.6 %Brunswick County92.6Orange County: 92.4 %Orange County92.4Mecklenburg County: 92.4 %Mecklenburg County92.4Iredell County: 91.9 %Iredell County91.9Durham County: 91.7 %Durham County91.7Onslow County: 91.3 %Onslow County91.3Davie County: 91.2 %Davie County91.2Carteret County: 91.1 %Carteret County91.1New Hanover County: 90.9 %New Hanover County90.9Cabarrus County: 90.5 %Cabarrus County90.5Currituck County: 89.4 %Currituck County89.4Lincoln County: 89.2 %Lincoln County89.2Watauga County: 89.1 %Watauga County89.1Cumberland County: 88.5 %Cumberland County88.5Moore County: 88.1 %Moore County88.1Henderson County: 87.6 %Henderson County87.6Guilford County: 87.3 %Guilford County87.3Rowan County: 87.3 %Rowan County87.3Pasquotank County: 87.2 %Pasquotank County87.2Granville County: 87.1 %Granville County87.1Wayne County: 86.9 %Wayne County86.9Forsyth County: 86.8 %Forsyth County86.8Franklin County: 86.6 %Franklin County86.6Hoke County: 86.5 %Hoke County86.5Catawba County: 86.4 %Catawba County86.4Pender County: 86.4 %Pender County86.4Stanly County: 86.1 %Stanly County86.1Alamance County: 86 %Alamance County86Transylvania County: 86 %Transylvania County86Gaston County: 85.8 %Gaston County85.8Buncombe County: 85.6 %Buncombe County85.6Pitt County: 85.5 %Pitt County85.5Randolph County: 85.5 %Randolph County85.5Davidson County: 85 %Davidson County85Chatham County: 84.7 %Chatham County84.7Person County: 84.6 %Person County84.6Wake County: 94.2 %Wake County94.2Union County: 93 %Union County93Camden County: 93 %Camden County93Dare County: 92.8 %Dare County92.8Brunswick County: 92.6 %Brunswick County92.6Orange County: 92.4 %Orange County92.4Mecklenburg County: 92.4 %Mecklenburg County92.4Iredell County: 91.9 %Iredell County91.9Durham County: 91.7 %Durham County91.7Onslow County: 91.3 %Onslow County91.3Davie County: 91.2 %Davie County91.2Carteret County: 91.1 %Carteret County91.1New Hanover County: 90.9 %New Hanover County90.9Cabarrus County: 90.5 %Cabarrus County90.5Currituck County: 89.4 %Currituck County89.4Lincoln County: 89.2 %Lincoln County89.2Watauga County: 89.1 %Watauga County89.1Cumberland County: 88.5 %Cumberland County88.5Moore County: 88.1 %Moore County88.1Henderson County: 87.6 %Henderson County87.6Guilford County: 87.3 %Guilford County87.3Rowan County: 87.3 %Rowan County87.3Pasquotank County: 87.2 %Pasquotank County87.2Granville County: 87.1 %Granville County87.1Wayne County: 86.9 %Wayne County86.9Forsyth County: 86.8 %Forsyth County86.8Franklin County: 86.6 %Franklin County86.6Hoke County: 86.5 %Hoke County86.5Catawba County: 86.4 %Catawba County86.4Pender County: 86.4 %Pender County86.4Stanly County: 86.1 %Stanly County86.1Alamance County: 86 %Alamance County86Transylvania County: 86 %Transylvania County86Gaston County: 85.8 %Gaston County85.8Buncombe County: 85.6 %Buncombe County85.6Pitt County: 85.5 %Pitt County85.5Randolph County: 85.5 %Randolph County85.5Davidson County: 85 %Davidson County85Chatham County: 84.7 %Chatham County84.7Person County: 84.6 %Person County84.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Wake County94.2+0.5 pts
2Union County93+0.6 pts
3Camden County93+2 pts
4Dare County92.80 pts
5Brunswick County92.6+2.4 pts
6Orange County92.4+1.2 pts
7Mecklenburg County92.4+1 pts
8Iredell County91.9+1.5 pts
9Durham County91.7+1.6 pts
10Onslow County91.3+0.9 pts
11Davie County91.2+1.5 pts
12Carteret County91.1+1.1 pts
13New Hanover County90.9+1.2 pts
14Cabarrus County90.5+1 pts
15Currituck County89.4+2.7 pts
16Lincoln County89.2+2.2 pts
17Watauga County89.1+2.1 pts
18Cumberland County88.5+1.2 pts
19Moore County88.1+1.7 pts
20Henderson County87.6+0.7 pts
21Guilford County87.3+2.7 pts
22Rowan County87.3+2 pts
23Pasquotank County87.2+2.4 pts
24Granville County87.1+1.6 pts
25Wayne County86.9+1.5 pts
26Forsyth County86.8+1.1 pts
27Franklin County86.6+1.9 pts
28Hoke County86.5+1.1 pts
29Catawba County86.4+1.8 pts
29Pender County86.4+2.4 pts
31Stanly County86.1+0.8 pts
32Alamance County86+2.2 pts
33Transylvania County86+0.2 pts
34Gaston County85.8+1.7 pts
35Buncombe County85.6+1.8 pts
36Pitt County85.5+1.1 pts
36Randolph County85.5+2.5 pts
38Davidson County85+1.2 pts
39Chatham County84.7+2.5 pts
40Person County84.6+2 pts
41Wilkes County84.2+2.4 pts
42Alexander County83.6+2.2 pts
43Anson County83.4+1.7 pts
44Johnston County83.4+1.3 pts
45Caldwell County83.2+1.3 pts
46Pamlico County82.7+2.4 pts
47Craven County82.4+0.8 pts
48Nash County81.7-0.3 pts
49Harnett County81.4+0.1 pts
50Stokes County81.1+2.6 pts
51Avery County81.1+3.2 pts
52Beaufort County81.1+3 pts
53Perquimans County80.9+1.4 pts
54Chowan County80.8+1.5 pts
55Polk County80.8-0.3 pts
56Yadkin County80.7+2.5 pts
57Rutherford County80.5+3.3 pts
58Bladen County80.4+0.7 pts
59Haywood County80+3 pts
59Wilson County80+1.8 pts
61Vance County79.9+0.6 pts
62Burke County79.7+2.3 pts
62McDowell County79.7-0.3 pts
64Richmond County79.6+2.6 pts
65Scotland County79.4+5.1 pts
66Yancey County79.4+2.3 pts
67Ashe County79.4+2.9 pts
68Mitchell County79.3+2.3 pts
69Alleghany County79.2+0.1 pts
70Cherokee County79.2+1.3 pts
71Clay County79.2+0.7 pts
72Macon County79.2+1.6 pts
73Madison County79+4.3 pts
74Greene County78.6+3.9 pts
75Martin County78.4+2.6 pts
76Lenoir County78.1+0.6 pts
77Surry County78+3.9 pts
78Sampson County77.6+3.2 pts
79Rockingham County77.2+2.2 pts
80Caswell County77+1.3 pts
81Columbus County76.9+1.5 pts
82Cleveland County76.5+3.7 pts
83Hertford County76.1+1.7 pts
84Montgomery County75.9+3.2 pts
85Duplin County75.9+3.3 pts
86Jackson County75.9+0.2 pts
87Edgecombe County75.7+5.8 pts
88Tyrrell County75.4+2.9 pts
89Lee County75-0.9 pts
90Swain County74.2+2.4 pts
91Warren County74.1+2.3 pts
92Jones County74.1+4.6 pts
93Gates County73.8+2.2 pts
94Graham County72.9+0.8 pts
95Hyde County70.5+1.7 pts
96Robeson County70.3+3.8 pts
97Halifax County66.7+4.2 pts
98Washington County66.4-0 pts
99Bertie County63.7+0.9 pts
100Northampton County63.3+4.7 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b28002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/north-carolina-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b28002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/north-carolina-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b28002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/north-carolina-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Wake County, with 94.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Northampton County, with 63.3% in 2022.

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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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