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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 2023, at 94.7%. Hyde County had the lowest, at 68.9%. The median was 84.3% and the figure for North Carolina was 88.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest94.7Wake County
Lowest68.9Hyde County
Median84.3100 counties
North Carolina88.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Alamance County: 88.2 %Alexander County: 84.6 %Alleghany County: 81.1 %Anson County: 84.4 %Ashe County: 80.2 %Avery County: 82.6 %Beaufort County: 84.6 %Bertie County: 69.9 %Bladen County: 83.4 %Brunswick County: 92.7 %Buncombe County: 87.7 %Burke County: 82.8 %Cabarrus County: 91.3 %Caldwell County: 85.2 %Camden County: 92.2 %Carteret County: 92 %Caswell County: 79.6 %Catawba County: 87.5 %Chatham County: 86.7 %Cherokee County: 82.2 %Chowan County: 83.3 %Clay County: 79.1 %Cleveland County: 80.8 %Columbus County: 80.2 %Craven County: 83.6 %Cumberland County: 89.7 %Currituck County: 91.4 %Dare County: 92.9 %Davidson County: 87.1 %Davie County: 91.7 %Duplin County: 78.9 %Durham County: 92.8 %Edgecombe County: 77.6 %Forsyth County: 89.2 %Franklin County: 87.7 %Gaston County: 87.2 %Gates County: 74.3 %Graham County: 80.7 %Granville County: 88.8 %Greene County: 80.4 %Guilford County: 89.3 %Halifax County: 70.2 %Harnett County: 83.5 %Haywood County: 82.9 %Henderson County: 88 %Hertford County: 79.5 %Hoke County: 88.4 %Hyde County: 68.9 %Iredell County: 92.6 %Jackson County: 76.5 %Johnston County: 86.2 %Jones County: 76.2 %Lee County: 76 %Lenoir County: 79.6 %Lincoln County: 90.4 %McDowell County: 83 %Macon County: 80.8 %Madison County: 81.7 %Martin County: 81.5 %Mecklenburg County: 93.1 %Mitchell County: 80.5 %Montgomery County: 78.7 %Moore County: 89.6 %Nash County: 82.5 %New Hanover County: 91.9 %Northampton County: 69.8 %Onslow County: 92.2 %Orange County: 93.6 %Pamlico County: 85.3 %Pasquotank County: 89.9 %Pender County: 88 %Perquimans County: 84.1 %Person County: 87.5 %Pitt County: 87.1 %Polk County: 82.9 %Randolph County: 86 %Richmond County: 84.6 %Robeson County: 73.6 %Rockingham County: 82 %Rowan County: 88.7 %Rutherford County: 82.6 %Sampson County: 82.9 %Scotland County: 84.5 %Stanly County: 87.3 %Stokes County: 84.9 %Surry County: 83.4 %Swain County: 75.8 %Transylvania County: 86.2 %Tyrrell County: 74.5 %Union County: 93.4 %Vance County: 81.9 %Wake County: 94.7 %Warren County: 76.5 %Washington County: 72.9 %Watauga County: 89 %Wayne County: 88.7 %Wilkes County: 86.4 %Wilson County: 81.7 %Yadkin County: 83.8 %Yancey County: 80.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Wake County: 94.7 %Wake County94.7Orange County: 93.6 %Orange County93.6Union County: 93.4 %Union County93.4Mecklenburg County: 93.1 %Mecklenburg County93.1Dare County: 92.9 %Dare County92.9Durham County: 92.8 %Durham County92.8Brunswick County: 92.7 %Brunswick County92.7Iredell County: 92.6 %Iredell County92.6Camden County: 92.2 %Camden County92.2Onslow County: 92.2 %Onslow County92.2Carteret County: 92 %Carteret County92New Hanover County: 91.9 %New Hanover County91.9Davie County: 91.7 %Davie County91.7Currituck County: 91.4 %Currituck County91.4Cabarrus County: 91.3 %Cabarrus County91.3Lincoln County: 90.4 %Lincoln County90.4Pasquotank County: 89.9 %Pasquotank County89.9Cumberland County: 89.7 %Cumberland County89.7Moore County: 89.6 %Moore County89.6Guilford County: 89.3 %Guilford County89.3Forsyth County: 89.2 %Forsyth County89.2Watauga County: 89 %Watauga County89Granville County: 88.8 %Granville County88.8Wayne County: 88.7 %Wayne County88.7Rowan County: 88.7 %Rowan County88.7Hoke County: 88.4 %Hoke County88.4Alamance County: 88.2 %Alamance County88.2Pender County: 88 %Pender County88Henderson County: 88 %Henderson County88Buncombe County: 87.7 %Buncombe County87.7Franklin County: 87.7 %Franklin County87.7Person County: 87.5 %Person County87.5Catawba County: 87.5 %Catawba County87.5Stanly County: 87.3 %Stanly County87.3Gaston County: 87.2 %Gaston County87.2Davidson County: 87.1 %Davidson County87.1Pitt County: 87.1 %Pitt County87.1Chatham County: 86.7 %Chatham County86.7Wilkes County: 86.4 %Wilkes County86.4Transylvania County: 86.2 %Transylvania County86.2Wake County: 94.7 %Wake County94.7Orange County: 93.6 %Orange County93.6Union County: 93.4 %Union County93.4Mecklenburg County: 93.1 %Mecklenburg County93.1Dare County: 92.9 %Dare County92.9Durham County: 92.8 %Durham County92.8Brunswick County: 92.7 %Brunswick County92.7Iredell County: 92.6 %Iredell County92.6Camden County: 92.2 %Camden County92.2Onslow County: 92.2 %Onslow County92.2Carteret County: 92 %Carteret County92New Hanover County: 91.9 %New Hanover County91.9Davie County: 91.7 %Davie County91.7Currituck County: 91.4 %Currituck County91.4Cabarrus County: 91.3 %Cabarrus County91.3Lincoln County: 90.4 %Lincoln County90.4Pasquotank County: 89.9 %Pasquotank County89.9Cumberland County: 89.7 %Cumberland County89.7Moore County: 89.6 %Moore County89.6Guilford County: 89.3 %Guilford County89.3Forsyth County: 89.2 %Forsyth County89.2Watauga County: 89 %Watauga County89Granville County: 88.8 %Granville County88.8Wayne County: 88.7 %Wayne County88.7Rowan County: 88.7 %Rowan County88.7Hoke County: 88.4 %Hoke County88.4Alamance County: 88.2 %Alamance County88.2Pender County: 88 %Pender County88Henderson County: 88 %Henderson County88Buncombe County: 87.7 %Buncombe County87.7Franklin County: 87.7 %Franklin County87.7Person County: 87.5 %Person County87.5Catawba County: 87.5 %Catawba County87.5Stanly County: 87.3 %Stanly County87.3Gaston County: 87.2 %Gaston County87.2Davidson County: 87.1 %Davidson County87.1Pitt County: 87.1 %Pitt County87.1Chatham County: 86.7 %Chatham County86.7Wilkes County: 86.4 %Wilkes County86.4Transylvania County: 86.2 %Transylvania County86.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Wake County94.7+0.5 pts
2Orange County93.6+1.1 pts
3Union County93.4+0.4 pts
4Mecklenburg County93.1+0.8 pts
5Dare County92.9+0.1 pts
6Durham County92.8+1.1 pts
7Brunswick County92.7+0.1 pts
8Iredell County92.6+0.7 pts
9Camden County92.2-0.7 pts
10Onslow County92.2+0.8 pts
11Carteret County92+1 pts
12New Hanover County91.9+1 pts
13Davie County91.7+0.5 pts
14Currituck County91.4+2 pts
15Cabarrus County91.3+0.8 pts
16Lincoln County90.4+1.3 pts
17Pasquotank County89.9+2.7 pts
18Cumberland County89.7+1.2 pts
19Moore County89.6+1.5 pts
20Guilford County89.3+2 pts
21Forsyth County89.2+2.3 pts
22Watauga County89-0.1 pts
23Granville County88.8+1.7 pts
24Wayne County88.7+1.8 pts
25Rowan County88.7+1.5 pts
26Hoke County88.4+1.9 pts
27Alamance County88.2+2.1 pts
28Pender County88+1.7 pts
29Henderson County88+0.4 pts
30Buncombe County87.7+2.1 pts
31Franklin County87.7+1.1 pts
32Person County87.5+3 pts
33Catawba County87.5+1.1 pts
34Stanly County87.3+1.1 pts
35Gaston County87.2+1.4 pts
36Davidson County87.1+2.1 pts
37Pitt County87.1+1.5 pts
38Chatham County86.7+1.9 pts
39Wilkes County86.4+2.2 pts
40Transylvania County86.2+0.2 pts
41Johnston County86.2+2.8 pts
42Randolph County86+0.5 pts
43Pamlico County85.3+2.6 pts
44Caldwell County85.2+2 pts
45Stokes County84.9+3.7 pts
46Alexander County84.6+1.1 pts
47Beaufort County84.6+3.5 pts
48Richmond County84.6+4.9 pts
49Scotland County84.5+5.1 pts
50Anson County84.4+1 pts
51Perquimans County84.1+3.2 pts
52Yadkin County83.8+3.1 pts
53Craven County83.6+1.2 pts
54Harnett County83.5+2.1 pts
55Bladen County83.4+3.1 pts
56Surry County83.4+5.4 pts
57Chowan County83.3+2.5 pts
58McDowell County83+3.2 pts
59Haywood County82.9+3 pts
60Sampson County82.9+5.3 pts
61Polk County82.9+2 pts
62Burke County82.8+3 pts
63Rutherford County82.6+2.2 pts
64Avery County82.6+1.5 pts
65Nash County82.5+0.8 pts
66Cherokee County82.2+3 pts
67Rockingham County82+4.8 pts
68Vance County81.9+2 pts
69Wilson County81.7+1.8 pts
70Madison County81.7+2.7 pts
71Martin County81.5+3.1 pts
72Alleghany County81.1+1.8 pts
73Macon County80.8+1.6 pts
74Cleveland County80.8+4.3 pts
75Graham County80.7+7.8 pts
76Yancey County80.5+1.2 pts
77Mitchell County80.5+1.2 pts
78Greene County80.4+1.8 pts
79Columbus County80.2+3.4 pts
80Ashe County80.2+0.8 pts
81Lenoir County79.6+1.5 pts
82Caswell County79.6+2.5 pts
83Hertford County79.5+3.4 pts
84Clay County79.1-0.1 pts
85Duplin County78.9+3 pts
86Montgomery County78.7+2.8 pts
87Edgecombe County77.6+1.8 pts
88Jackson County76.5+0.6 pts
88Warren County76.5+2.4 pts
90Jones County76.2+2.1 pts
91Lee County76+1.1 pts
92Swain County75.8+1.6 pts
93Tyrrell County74.5-1 pts
94Gates County74.3+0.5 pts
95Robeson County73.6+3.3 pts
96Washington County72.9+6.5 pts
97Halifax County70.2+3.5 pts
98Bertie County69.9+6.2 pts
99Northampton County69.8+6.5 pts
100Hyde County68.9-1.6 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Wake County, with 94.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hyde County, with 68.9% in 2023.

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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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