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Counties in Tennessee by households with a broadband internet subscription

Williamson County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 95 counties in 2021, at 95%. Hancock County had the lowest, at 63%. The median was 78.4% and the figure for Tennessee was 83.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95Williamson County
Lowest63Hancock County
Median78.495 counties
Tennessee83.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 85.6 %Bedford County: 82.4 %Benton County: 73.3 %Bledsoe County: 78.4 %Blount County: 84 %Bradley County: 85.1 %Campbell County: 70.8 %Cannon County: 73.3 %Carroll County: 73.7 %Carter County: 75.5 %Cheatham County: 83.9 %Chester County: 80.3 %Claiborne County: 67.8 %Clay County: 72 %Cocke County: 72.9 %Coffee County: 73.4 %Crockett County: 80.1 %Cumberland County: 84.5 %Davidson County: 90 %Decatur County: 75.3 %DeKalb County: 75.9 %Dickson County: 82.8 %Dyer County: 83.6 %Fayette County: 84.5 %Fentress County: 75.8 %Franklin County: 72.4 %Gibson County: 81.8 %Giles County: 80.9 %Grainger County: 71.5 %Greene County: 74.3 %Grundy County: 74.4 %Hamblen County: 83.9 %Hamilton County: 86.4 %Hancock County: 63 %Hardeman County: 72.5 %Hardin County: 80.1 %Hawkins County: 79.1 %Haywood County: 68.1 %Henderson County: 78.8 %Henry County: 77.5 %Hickman County: 71.6 %Houston County: 75.6 %Humphreys County: 79.1 %Jackson County: 69.5 %Jefferson County: 78.4 %Johnson County: 71.6 %Knox County: 85.7 %Lake County: 72.8 %Lauderdale County: 77.8 %Lawrence County: 78.2 %Lewis County: 66.1 %Lincoln County: 71.2 %Loudon County: 84.3 %McMinn County: 83.2 %McNairy County: 79.8 %Macon County: 78.9 %Madison County: 84.1 %Marion County: 77.6 %Marshall County: 83.6 %Maury County: 87 %Meigs County: 78.9 %Monroe County: 81.5 %Montgomery County: 90.3 %Moore County: 71.2 %Morgan County: 76.7 %Obion County: 78.7 %Overton County: 69 %Perry County: 65.8 %Pickett County: 74 %Polk County: 77.6 %Putnam County: 81.8 %Rhea County: 85 %Roane County: 83.5 %Robertson County: 85.1 %Rutherford County: 91.1 %Scott County: 68.3 %Sequatchie County: 76.5 %Sevier County: 80.5 %Shelby County: 82.2 %Smith County: 82.6 %Stewart County: 78.9 %Sullivan County: 83 %Sumner County: 89.8 %Tipton County: 80.1 %Trousdale County: 76.1 %Unicoi County: 76.3 %Union County: 69.5 %Van Buren County: 74.9 %Warren County: 75.9 %Washington County: 84.6 %Wayne County: 77 %Weakley County: 74.1 %White County: 78.3 %Williamson County: 95 %Wilson County: 88 %
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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

Williamson County: 95 %Williamson County95Rutherford County: 91.1 %Rutherford County91.1Montgomery County: 90.3 %Montgomery County90.3Davidson County: 90 %Davidson County90Sumner County: 89.8 %Sumner County89.8Wilson County: 88 %Wilson County88Maury County: 87 %Maury County87Hamilton County: 86.4 %Hamilton County86.4Knox County: 85.7 %Knox County85.7Anderson County: 85.6 %Anderson County85.6Bradley County: 85.1 %Bradley County85.1Robertson County: 85.1 %Robertson County85.1Rhea County: 85 %Rhea County85Washington County: 84.6 %Washington County84.6Fayette County: 84.5 %Fayette County84.5Cumberland County: 84.5 %Cumberland County84.5Loudon County: 84.3 %Loudon County84.3Madison County: 84.1 %Madison County84.1Blount County: 84 %Blount County84Hamblen County: 83.9 %Hamblen County83.9Cheatham County: 83.9 %Cheatham County83.9Marshall County: 83.6 %Marshall County83.6Dyer County: 83.6 %Dyer County83.6Roane County: 83.5 %Roane County83.5McMinn County: 83.2 %McMinn County83.2Sullivan County: 83 %Sullivan County83Dickson County: 82.8 %Dickson County82.8Smith County: 82.6 %Smith County82.6Bedford County: 82.4 %Bedford County82.4Shelby County: 82.2 %Shelby County82.2Gibson County: 81.8 %Gibson County81.8Putnam County: 81.8 %Putnam County81.8Monroe County: 81.5 %Monroe County81.5Giles County: 80.9 %Giles County80.9Sevier County: 80.5 %Sevier County80.5Chester County: 80.3 %Chester County80.3Crockett County: 80.1 %Crockett County80.1Tipton County: 80.1 %Tipton County80.1Hardin County: 80.1 %Hardin County80.1McNairy County: 79.8 %McNairy County79.8Williamson County: 95 %Williamson County95Rutherford County: 91.1 %Rutherford County91.1Montgomery County: 90.3 %Montgomery County90.3Davidson County: 90 %Davidson County90Sumner County: 89.8 %Sumner County89.8Wilson County: 88 %Wilson County88Maury County: 87 %Maury County87Hamilton County: 86.4 %Hamilton County86.4Knox County: 85.7 %Knox County85.7Anderson County: 85.6 %Anderson County85.6Bradley County: 85.1 %Bradley County85.1Robertson County: 85.1 %Robertson County85.1Rhea County: 85 %Rhea County85Washington County: 84.6 %Washington County84.6Fayette County: 84.5 %Fayette County84.5Cumberland County: 84.5 %Cumberland County84.5Loudon County: 84.3 %Loudon County84.3Madison County: 84.1 %Madison County84.1Blount County: 84 %Blount County84Hamblen County: 83.9 %Hamblen County83.9Cheatham County: 83.9 %Cheatham County83.9Marshall County: 83.6 %Marshall County83.6Dyer County: 83.6 %Dyer County83.6Roane County: 83.5 %Roane County83.5McMinn County: 83.2 %McMinn County83.2Sullivan County: 83 %Sullivan County83Dickson County: 82.8 %Dickson County82.8Smith County: 82.6 %Smith County82.6Bedford County: 82.4 %Bedford County82.4Shelby County: 82.2 %Shelby County82.2Gibson County: 81.8 %Gibson County81.8Putnam County: 81.8 %Putnam County81.8Monroe County: 81.5 %Monroe County81.5Giles County: 80.9 %Giles County80.9Sevier County: 80.5 %Sevier County80.5Chester County: 80.3 %Chester County80.3Crockett County: 80.1 %Crockett County80.1Tipton County: 80.1 %Tipton County80.1Hardin County: 80.1 %Hardin County80.1McNairy County: 79.8 %McNairy County79.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Williamson County95
2Rutherford County91.1
3Montgomery County90.3
4Davidson County90
5Sumner County89.8
6Wilson County88
7Maury County87
8Hamilton County86.4
9Knox County85.7
10Anderson County85.6
11Bradley County85.1
12Robertson County85.1
13Rhea County85
14Washington County84.6
15Fayette County84.5
16Cumberland County84.5
17Loudon County84.3
18Madison County84.1
19Blount County84
20Hamblen County83.9
21Cheatham County83.9
22Marshall County83.6
23Dyer County83.6
24Roane County83.5
25McMinn County83.2
26Sullivan County83
27Dickson County82.8
28Smith County82.6
29Bedford County82.4
30Shelby County82.2
31Gibson County81.8
31Putnam County81.8
33Monroe County81.5
34Giles County80.9
35Sevier County80.5
36Chester County80.3
37Crockett County80.1
38Tipton County80.1
39Hardin County80.1
40McNairy County79.8
41Humphreys County79.1
42Hawkins County79.1
43Macon County78.9
44Meigs County78.9
45Stewart County78.9
46Henderson County78.8
47Obion County78.7
48Jefferson County78.4
49Bledsoe County78.4
50White County78.3
51Lawrence County78.2
52Lauderdale County77.8
53Marion County77.6
53Polk County77.6
55Henry County77.5
56Wayne County77
57Morgan County76.7
58Sequatchie County76.5
59Unicoi County76.3
60Trousdale County76.1
61Warren County75.9
62DeKalb County75.9
63Fentress County75.8
64Houston County75.6
65Carter County75.5
66Decatur County75.3
67Van Buren County74.9
68Grundy County74.4
69Greene County74.3
70Weakley County74.1
71Pickett County74
72Carroll County73.7
73Coffee County73.4
74Benton County73.3
75Cannon County73.3
76Cocke County72.9
77Lake County72.8
78Hardeman County72.5
79Franklin County72.4
80Clay County72
81Johnson County71.6
82Hickman County71.6
83Grainger County71.5
84Lincoln County71.2
85Moore County71.2
86Campbell County70.8
87Jackson County69.5
88Union County69.5
89Overton County69
90Scott County68.3
91Haywood County68.1
92Claiborne County67.8
93Lewis County66.1
94Perry County65.8
95Hancock County63

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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/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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Williamson County, with 95% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hancock County, with 63% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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