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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 2023, at 93%. Mississippi had the lowest, at 81.9%. The median was 89.4% and the figure for the United States was 89.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93Washington
Lowest81.9Mississippi
Median89.451 states
United States89.7History

Map of states, 2023

Alabama: 85.6 %Alaska: 90.6 %Arizona: 90.4 %Arkansas: 84.7 %California: 92.5 %Colorado: 92.8 %Connecticut: 91.1 %Delaware: 91.4 %District of Columbia: 90.2 %Florida: 90.2 %Georgia: 89.4 %Hawaii: 91 %Idaho: 91 %Illinois: 89.4 %Indiana: 88.3 %Iowa: 87.6 %Kansas: 89.3 %Kentucky: 87.2 %Louisiana: 84.8 %Maine: 88.9 %Maryland: 91.5 %Massachusetts: 91.8 %Michigan: 89.3 %Minnesota: 90.7 %Mississippi: 81.9 %Missouri: 88.1 %Montana: 88.2 %Nebraska: 89.6 %Nevada: 90.3 %New Hampshire: 91.8 %New Jersey: 91.8 %New Mexico: 84.3 %New York: 89.6 %North Carolina: 88.6 %North Dakota: 87.5 %Ohio: 88.8 %Oklahoma: 87.2 %Oregon: 91.6 %Pennsylvania: 88.5 %Rhode Island: 90.7 %South Carolina: 86.8 %South Dakota: 88.5 %Tennessee: 87.5 %Texas: 90 %Utah: 92.8 %Vermont: 87.9 %Virginia: 90 %Washington: 93 %West Virginia: 84.4 %Wisconsin: 89.2 %Wyoming: 89.1 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2023

Washington: 93 %Washington93Colorado: 92.8 %Colorado92.8Utah: 92.8 %Utah92.8California: 92.5 %California92.5Massachusetts: 91.8 %Massachusetts91.8New Hampshire: 91.8 %New Hampshire91.8New Jersey: 91.8 %New Jersey91.8Oregon: 91.6 %Oregon91.6Maryland: 91.5 %Maryland91.5Delaware: 91.4 %Delaware91.4Connecticut: 91.1 %Connecticut91.1Hawaii: 91 %Hawaii91Idaho: 91 %Idaho91Minnesota: 90.7 %Minnesota90.7Rhode Island: 90.7 %Rhode Island90.7Alaska: 90.6 %Alaska90.6Arizona: 90.4 %Arizona90.4Nevada: 90.3 %Nevada90.3Florida: 90.2 %Florida90.2District of Columbia: 90.2 %District of Columbia90.2Texas: 90 %Texas90Virginia: 90 %Virginia90Nebraska: 89.6 %Nebraska89.6New York: 89.6 %New York89.6Georgia: 89.4 %Georgia89.4Illinois: 89.4 %Illinois89.4Kansas: 89.3 %Kansas89.3Michigan: 89.3 %Michigan89.3Wisconsin: 89.2 %Wisconsin89.2Wyoming: 89.1 %Wyoming89.1Maine: 88.9 %Maine88.9Ohio: 88.8 %Ohio88.8North Carolina: 88.6 %North Carolina88.6Pennsylvania: 88.5 %Pennsylvania88.5South Dakota: 88.5 %South Dakota88.5Indiana: 88.3 %Indiana88.3Montana: 88.2 %Montana88.2Missouri: 88.1 %Missouri88.1Vermont: 87.9 %Vermont87.9Iowa: 87.6 %Iowa87.6North Dakota: 87.5 %North Dakota87.5Tennessee: 87.5 %Tennessee87.5Oklahoma: 87.2 %Oklahoma87.2Kentucky: 87.2 %Kentucky87.2South Carolina: 86.8 %South Carolina86.8Alabama: 85.6 %Alabama85.6Louisiana: 84.8 %Louisiana84.8Arkansas: 84.7 %Arkansas84.7West Virginia: 84.4 %West Virginia84.4New Mexico: 84.3 %New Mexico84.3Mississippi: 81.9 %Mississippi81.9Washington: 93 %Washington93Colorado: 92.8 %Colorado92.8Utah: 92.8 %Utah92.8California: 92.5 %California92.5Massachusetts: 91.8 %Massachusetts91.8New Hampshire: 91.8 %New Hampshire91.8New Jersey: 91.8 %New Jersey91.8Oregon: 91.6 %Oregon91.6Maryland: 91.5 %Maryland91.5Delaware: 91.4 %Delaware91.4Connecticut: 91.1 %Connecticut91.1Hawaii: 91 %Hawaii91Idaho: 91 %Idaho91Minnesota: 90.7 %Minnesota90.7Rhode Island: 90.7 %Rhode Island90.7Alaska: 90.6 %Alaska90.6Arizona: 90.4 %Arizona90.4Nevada: 90.3 %Nevada90.3Florida: 90.2 %Florida90.2District of Columbia: 90.2 %District of Columbia90.2Texas: 90 %Texas90Virginia: 90 %Virginia90Nebraska: 89.6 %Nebraska89.6New York: 89.6 %New York89.6Georgia: 89.4 %Georgia89.4Illinois: 89.4 %Illinois89.4Kansas: 89.3 %Kansas89.3Michigan: 89.3 %Michigan89.3Wisconsin: 89.2 %Wisconsin89.2Wyoming: 89.1 %Wyoming89.1Maine: 88.9 %Maine88.9Ohio: 88.8 %Ohio88.8North Carolina: 88.6 %North Carolina88.6Pennsylvania: 88.5 %Pennsylvania88.5South Dakota: 88.5 %South Dakota88.5Indiana: 88.3 %Indiana88.3Montana: 88.2 %Montana88.2Missouri: 88.1 %Missouri88.1Vermont: 87.9 %Vermont87.9Iowa: 87.6 %Iowa87.6North Dakota: 87.5 %North Dakota87.5Tennessee: 87.5 %Tennessee87.5Oklahoma: 87.2 %Oklahoma87.2Kentucky: 87.2 %Kentucky87.2South Carolina: 86.8 %South Carolina86.8Alabama: 85.6 %Alabama85.6Louisiana: 84.8 %Louisiana84.8Arkansas: 84.7 %Arkansas84.7West Virginia: 84.4 %West Virginia84.4New Mexico: 84.3 %New Mexico84.3Mississippi: 81.9 %Mississippi81.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Washington93+0.9 pts
2Colorado92.8+1 pts
3Utah92.8+0.8 pts
4California92.5+1.1 pts
5Massachusetts91.8+1.2 pts
6New Hampshire91.8+0.8 pts
7New Jersey91.8+1.2 pts
8Oregon91.6+1 pts
9Maryland91.5+0.9 pts
10Delaware91.4+1 pts
11Connecticut91.1+1.1 pts
12Hawaii91+1.2 pts
13Idaho91+1.3 pts
14Minnesota90.7+1 pts
15Rhode Island90.7+1.5 pts
16Alaska90.6+1.3 pts
17Arizona90.4+1.2 pts
18Nevada90.3+1.5 pts
19Florida90.2+1.4 pts
20District of Columbia90.2+1.1 pts
21Texas90+1.5 pts
21Virginia90+1.3 pts
23Nebraska89.6+1.2 pts
24New York89.6+1.4 pts
25Georgia89.4+1.6 pts
25Illinois89.4+1.3 pts
27Kansas89.3+1.4 pts
28Michigan89.3+1.4 pts
29Wisconsin89.2+1.4 pts
30Wyoming89.1+0.9 pts
31Maine88.9+1.5 pts
32Ohio88.8+1.2 pts
33North Carolina88.6+1.6 pts
34Pennsylvania88.5+1.4 pts
35South Dakota88.5+1.7 pts
36Indiana88.3+1.6 pts
37Montana88.2+1.6 pts
38Missouri88.1+1.6 pts
39Vermont87.9+1.8 pts
40Iowa87.6+1.3 pts
41North Dakota87.5+1.7 pts
42Tennessee87.5+1.7 pts
43Oklahoma87.2+1.6 pts
44Kentucky87.2+1.6 pts
45South Carolina86.8+1.8 pts
46Alabama85.6+1.8 pts
47Louisiana84.8+1.8 pts
48Arkansas84.7+2.3 pts
49West Virginia84.4+1.7 pts
50New Mexico84.3+2.5 pts
51Mississippi81.9+1.9 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/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 (US states 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, US states 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/us-states?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. US states 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/us-states?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, US states 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/us-states?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/us-states?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b28002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
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Which state has the highest households with a broadband internet subscription?

Washington, with 93% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mississippi, with 81.9% in 2023.

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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