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US states by households with a broadband internet subscription

Washington had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 51 states in 2022, at 92.1%. Mississippi had the lowest, at 80%. The median was 88.1% and the figure for the United States was 88.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest92.1Washington
Lowest80Mississippi
Median88.151 states
United States88.4History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 83.8 %Alaska: 89.4 %Arizona: 89.2 %Arkansas: 82.4 %California: 91.5 %Colorado: 91.8 %Connecticut: 90.1 %Delaware: 90.3 %District of Columbia: 89 %Florida: 88.8 %Georgia: 87.8 %Hawaii: 89.8 %Idaho: 89.8 %Illinois: 88.1 %Indiana: 86.7 %Iowa: 86.3 %Kansas: 87.9 %Kentucky: 85.6 %Louisiana: 83 %Maine: 87.3 %Maryland: 90.6 %Massachusetts: 90.7 %Michigan: 87.8 %Minnesota: 89.7 %Mississippi: 80 %Missouri: 86.6 %Montana: 86.6 %Nebraska: 88.4 %Nevada: 88.7 %New Hampshire: 91 %New Jersey: 90.6 %New Mexico: 81.7 %New York: 88.2 %North Carolina: 87 %North Dakota: 85.8 %Ohio: 87.6 %Oklahoma: 85.6 %Oregon: 90.5 %Pennsylvania: 87.1 %Rhode Island: 89.2 %South Carolina: 85 %South Dakota: 86.8 %Tennessee: 85.8 %Texas: 88.4 %Utah: 91.9 %Vermont: 86.1 %Virginia: 88.7 %Washington: 92.1 %West Virginia: 82.7 %Wisconsin: 87.8 %Wyoming: 88.2 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2022

Washington: 92.1 %Washington92.1Utah: 91.9 %Utah91.9Colorado: 91.8 %Colorado91.8California: 91.5 %California91.5New Hampshire: 91 %New Hampshire91Massachusetts: 90.7 %Massachusetts90.7New Jersey: 90.6 %New Jersey90.6Maryland: 90.6 %Maryland90.6Oregon: 90.5 %Oregon90.5Delaware: 90.3 %Delaware90.3Connecticut: 90.1 %Connecticut90.1Hawaii: 89.8 %Hawaii89.8Idaho: 89.8 %Idaho89.8Minnesota: 89.7 %Minnesota89.7Alaska: 89.4 %Alaska89.4Arizona: 89.2 %Arizona89.2Rhode Island: 89.2 %Rhode Island89.2District of Columbia: 89 %District of Columbia89Florida: 88.8 %Florida88.8Nevada: 88.7 %Nevada88.7Virginia: 88.7 %Virginia88.7Texas: 88.4 %Texas88.4Nebraska: 88.4 %Nebraska88.4New York: 88.2 %New York88.2Wyoming: 88.2 %Wyoming88.2Illinois: 88.1 %Illinois88.1Kansas: 87.9 %Kansas87.9Michigan: 87.8 %Michigan87.8Georgia: 87.8 %Georgia87.8Wisconsin: 87.8 %Wisconsin87.8Ohio: 87.6 %Ohio87.6Maine: 87.3 %Maine87.3Pennsylvania: 87.1 %Pennsylvania87.1North Carolina: 87 %North Carolina87South Dakota: 86.8 %South Dakota86.8Indiana: 86.7 %Indiana86.7Montana: 86.6 %Montana86.6Missouri: 86.6 %Missouri86.6Iowa: 86.3 %Iowa86.3Vermont: 86.1 %Vermont86.1North Dakota: 85.8 %North Dakota85.8Tennessee: 85.8 %Tennessee85.8Oklahoma: 85.6 %Oklahoma85.6Kentucky: 85.6 %Kentucky85.6South Carolina: 85 %South Carolina85Alabama: 83.8 %Alabama83.8Louisiana: 83 %Louisiana83West Virginia: 82.7 %West Virginia82.7Arkansas: 82.4 %Arkansas82.4New Mexico: 81.7 %New Mexico81.7Mississippi: 80 %Mississippi80Washington: 92.1 %Washington92.1Utah: 91.9 %Utah91.9Colorado: 91.8 %Colorado91.8California: 91.5 %California91.5New Hampshire: 91 %New Hampshire91Massachusetts: 90.7 %Massachusetts90.7New Jersey: 90.6 %New Jersey90.6Maryland: 90.6 %Maryland90.6Oregon: 90.5 %Oregon90.5Delaware: 90.3 %Delaware90.3Connecticut: 90.1 %Connecticut90.1Hawaii: 89.8 %Hawaii89.8Idaho: 89.8 %Idaho89.8Minnesota: 89.7 %Minnesota89.7Alaska: 89.4 %Alaska89.4Arizona: 89.2 %Arizona89.2Rhode Island: 89.2 %Rhode Island89.2District of Columbia: 89 %District of Columbia89Florida: 88.8 %Florida88.8Nevada: 88.7 %Nevada88.7Virginia: 88.7 %Virginia88.7Texas: 88.4 %Texas88.4Nebraska: 88.4 %Nebraska88.4New York: 88.2 %New York88.2Wyoming: 88.2 %Wyoming88.2Illinois: 88.1 %Illinois88.1Kansas: 87.9 %Kansas87.9Michigan: 87.8 %Michigan87.8Georgia: 87.8 %Georgia87.8Wisconsin: 87.8 %Wisconsin87.8Ohio: 87.6 %Ohio87.6Maine: 87.3 %Maine87.3Pennsylvania: 87.1 %Pennsylvania87.1North Carolina: 87 %North Carolina87South Dakota: 86.8 %South Dakota86.8Indiana: 86.7 %Indiana86.7Montana: 86.6 %Montana86.6Missouri: 86.6 %Missouri86.6Iowa: 86.3 %Iowa86.3Vermont: 86.1 %Vermont86.1North Dakota: 85.8 %North Dakota85.8Tennessee: 85.8 %Tennessee85.8Oklahoma: 85.6 %Oklahoma85.6Kentucky: 85.6 %Kentucky85.6South Carolina: 85 %South Carolina85Alabama: 83.8 %Alabama83.8Louisiana: 83 %Louisiana83West Virginia: 82.7 %West Virginia82.7Arkansas: 82.4 %Arkansas82.4New Mexico: 81.7 %New Mexico81.7Mississippi: 80 %Mississippi80
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Washington92.1+0.8 pts
2Utah91.9+1.1 pts
3Colorado91.8+0.9 pts
4California91.5+1 pts
5New Hampshire91+0.9 pts
6Massachusetts90.7+1.1 pts
7New Jersey90.6+1.2 pts
8Maryland90.6+0.8 pts
9Oregon90.5+1 pts
10Delaware90.3+1.1 pts
11Connecticut90.1+1.2 pts
12Hawaii89.8+1.1 pts
13Idaho89.8+1.7 pts
14Minnesota89.7+1.1 pts
15Alaska89.4+1 pts
16Arizona89.2+1 pts
17Rhode Island89.2+1 pts
18District of Columbia89+1.8 pts
19Florida88.8+1.6 pts
20Nevada88.7+1.4 pts
21Virginia88.7+1.1 pts
22Texas88.4+1.5 pts
23Nebraska88.4+1.1 pts
24New York88.2+1.3 pts
24Wyoming88.2+0.9 pts
26Illinois88.1+1.2 pts
27Kansas87.9+1.4 pts
28Michigan87.8+1.4 pts
29Georgia87.8+1.5 pts
30Wisconsin87.8+1.3 pts
31Ohio87.6+1.3 pts
32Maine87.3+1.3 pts
33Pennsylvania87.1+1.4 pts
34North Carolina87+1.5 pts
35South Dakota86.8+1.6 pts
36Indiana86.7+1.5 pts
37Montana86.6+1.4 pts
38Missouri86.6+1.5 pts
39Iowa86.3+1.4 pts
40Vermont86.1+1.5 pts
41North Dakota85.8+1.6 pts
42Tennessee85.8+2 pts
43Oklahoma85.6+1.7 pts
44Kentucky85.6+2 pts
45South Carolina85+1.8 pts
46Alabama83.8+1.7 pts
47Louisiana83+1.8 pts
48West Virginia82.7+1.9 pts
49Arkansas82.4+2.7 pts
50New Mexico81.7+1.7 pts
51Mississippi80+2 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 states 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 (US states 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, US states 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/us-states?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. US states 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/us-states?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, US states 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/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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: US states by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/us-states?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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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Which state has the highest households with a broadband internet subscription?

Washington, with 92.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mississippi, with 80% in 2022.

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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