Counties in North Dakota by households with a broadband internet subscription

Renville County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 53 counties in 2021, at 89.8%. Benson County had the lowest, at 68.8%. The median was 80.3% and the figure for North Dakota was 84.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest89.8Renville County
Lowest68.8Benson County
Median80.353 counties
North Dakota84.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 81.1 %Barnes County: 83.7 %Benson County: 68.8 %Billings County: 78 %Bottineau County: 85.5 %Bowman County: 88.1 %Burke County: 84.4 %Burleigh County: 86.3 %Cass County: 87.7 %Cavalier County: 81.5 %Dickey County: 78.1 %Divide County: 71.9 %Dunn County: 83.3 %Eddy County: 78.8 %Emmons County: 70.3 %Foster County: 84.3 %Golden Valley County: 80.3 %Grand Forks County: 83 %Grant County: 76.8 %Griggs County: 82.9 %Hettinger County: 79.9 %Kidder County: 73.1 %LaMoure County: 81.9 %Logan County: 79 %McHenry County: 79.8 %McIntosh County: 74.9 %McKenzie County: 88.2 %McLean County: 81.3 %Mercer County: 84.5 %Morton County: 87.8 %Mountrail County: 77.9 %Nelson County: 72.9 %Oliver County: 79.3 %Pembina County: 77 %Pierce County: 82.4 %Ramsey County: 81.1 %Ransom County: 78.1 %Renville County: 89.8 %Richland County: 84.3 %Rolette County: 75.5 %Sargent County: 86.3 %Sheridan County: 71.8 %Sioux County: 70.7 %Slope County: 79 %Stark County: 84.1 %Steele County: 74.9 %Stutsman County: 79.2 %Towner County: 76.1 %Traill County: 77.5 %Walsh County: 76 %Ward County: 87.7 %Wells County: 81.1 %Williams County: 81.1 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Renville County: 89.8 %Renville County89.8McKenzie County: 88.2 %McKenzie County88.2Bowman County: 88.1 %Bowman County88.1Morton County: 87.8 %Morton County87.8Ward County: 87.7 %Ward County87.7Cass County: 87.7 %Cass County87.7Burleigh County: 86.3 %Burleigh County86.3Sargent County: 86.3 %Sargent County86.3Bottineau County: 85.5 %Bottineau County85.5Mercer County: 84.5 %Mercer County84.5Burke County: 84.4 %Burke County84.4Richland County: 84.3 %Richland County84.3Foster County: 84.3 %Foster County84.3Stark County: 84.1 %Stark County84.1Barnes County: 83.7 %Barnes County83.7Dunn County: 83.3 %Dunn County83.3Grand Forks County: 83 %Grand Forks County83Griggs County: 82.9 %Griggs County82.9Pierce County: 82.4 %Pierce County82.4LaMoure County: 81.9 %LaMoure County81.9Cavalier County: 81.5 %Cavalier County81.5McLean County: 81.3 %McLean County81.3Williams County: 81.1 %Williams County81.1Ramsey County: 81.1 %Ramsey County81.1Adams County: 81.1 %Adams County81.1Wells County: 81.1 %Wells County81.1Golden Valley County: 80.3 %Golden Valley County80.3Hettinger County: 79.9 %Hettinger County79.9McHenry County: 79.8 %McHenry County79.8Oliver County: 79.3 %Oliver County79.3Stutsman County: 79.2 %Stutsman County79.2Logan County: 79 %Logan County79Slope County: 79 %Slope County79Eddy County: 78.8 %Eddy County78.8Ransom County: 78.1 %Ransom County78.1Dickey County: 78.1 %Dickey County78.1Billings County: 78 %Billings County78Mountrail County: 77.9 %Mountrail County77.9Traill County: 77.5 %Traill County77.5Pembina County: 77 %Pembina County77Grant County: 76.8 %Grant County76.8Towner County: 76.1 %Towner County76.1Walsh County: 76 %Walsh County76Rolette County: 75.5 %Rolette County75.5McIntosh County: 74.9 %McIntosh County74.9Steele County: 74.9 %Steele County74.9Kidder County: 73.1 %Kidder County73.1Nelson County: 72.9 %Nelson County72.9Divide County: 71.9 %Divide County71.9Sheridan County: 71.8 %Sheridan County71.8Sioux County: 70.7 %Sioux County70.7Emmons County: 70.3 %Emmons County70.3Benson County: 68.8 %Benson County68.8Renville County: 89.8 %Renville County89.8McKenzie County: 88.2 %McKenzie County88.2Bowman County: 88.1 %Bowman County88.1Morton County: 87.8 %Morton County87.8Ward County: 87.7 %Ward County87.7Cass County: 87.7 %Cass County87.7Burleigh County: 86.3 %Burleigh County86.3Sargent County: 86.3 %Sargent County86.3Bottineau County: 85.5 %Bottineau County85.5Mercer County: 84.5 %Mercer County84.5Burke County: 84.4 %Burke County84.4Richland County: 84.3 %Richland County84.3Foster County: 84.3 %Foster County84.3Stark County: 84.1 %Stark County84.1Barnes County: 83.7 %Barnes County83.7Dunn County: 83.3 %Dunn County83.3Grand Forks County: 83 %Grand Forks County83Griggs County: 82.9 %Griggs County82.9Pierce County: 82.4 %Pierce County82.4LaMoure County: 81.9 %LaMoure County81.9Cavalier County: 81.5 %Cavalier County81.5McLean County: 81.3 %McLean County81.3Williams County: 81.1 %Williams County81.1Ramsey County: 81.1 %Ramsey County81.1Adams County: 81.1 %Adams County81.1Wells County: 81.1 %Wells County81.1Golden Valley County: 80.3 %Golden Valley County80.3Hettinger County: 79.9 %Hettinger County79.9McHenry County: 79.8 %McHenry County79.8Oliver County: 79.3 %Oliver County79.3Stutsman County: 79.2 %Stutsman County79.2Logan County: 79 %Logan County79Slope County: 79 %Slope County79Eddy County: 78.8 %Eddy County78.8Ransom County: 78.1 %Ransom County78.1Dickey County: 78.1 %Dickey County78.1Billings County: 78 %Billings County78Mountrail County: 77.9 %Mountrail County77.9Traill County: 77.5 %Traill County77.5Pembina County: 77 %Pembina County77Grant County: 76.8 %Grant County76.8Towner County: 76.1 %Towner County76.1Walsh County: 76 %Walsh County76Rolette County: 75.5 %Rolette County75.5McIntosh County: 74.9 %McIntosh County74.9Steele County: 74.9 %Steele County74.9Kidder County: 73.1 %Kidder County73.1Nelson County: 72.9 %Nelson County72.9Divide County: 71.9 %Divide County71.9Sheridan County: 71.8 %Sheridan County71.8Sioux County: 70.7 %Sioux County70.7Emmons County: 70.3 %Emmons County70.3Benson County: 68.8 %Benson County68.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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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 Dakota 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 Dakota 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-dakota-counties?period=2021. 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 Dakota 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-dakota-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 Dakota 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-dakota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Renville County, with 89.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Benson County, with 68.8% 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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