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Counties in Wisconsin by households with a broadband internet subscription

Waukesha County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 72 counties in 2021, at 92.1%. Richland County had the lowest, at 75.6%. The median was 83.5% and the figure for Wisconsin was 86.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest92.1Waukesha County
Lowest75.6Richland County
Median83.572 counties
Wisconsin86.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 78 %Ashland County: 77 %Barron County: 78.4 %Bayfield County: 85.6 %Brown County: 88.3 %Buffalo County: 84.3 %Burnett County: 81.3 %Calumet County: 90.1 %Chippewa County: 86.7 %Clark County: 75.8 %Columbia County: 84.2 %Crawford County: 79.1 %Dane County: 90.9 %Dodge County: 86.4 %Door County: 84.9 %Douglas County: 83.9 %Dunn County: 85.3 %Eau Claire County: 88.6 %Florence County: 80.1 %Fond du Lac County: 85.2 %Forest County: 80.6 %Grant County: 81.2 %Green County: 83.1 %Green Lake County: 80.2 %Iowa County: 85.2 %Iron County: 82.4 %Jackson County: 82.3 %Jefferson County: 86.9 %Juneau County: 81 %Kenosha County: 89.1 %Kewaunee County: 82.6 %La Crosse County: 86.5 %Lafayette County: 77.3 %Langlade County: 81.6 %Lincoln County: 81.5 %Manitowoc County: 84.7 %Marathon County: 86.7 %Marinette County: 81.4 %Marquette County: 83.1 %Menominee County: 82.6 %Milwaukee County: 83 %Monroe County: 82.5 %Oconto County: 84.5 %Oneida County: 85.3 %Outagamie County: 90.1 %Ozaukee County: 91 %Pepin County: 82.3 %Pierce County: 87.7 %Polk County: 83.1 %Portage County: 89.1 %Price County: 78.4 %Racine County: 88.3 %Richland County: 75.6 %Rock County: 86.3 %Rusk County: 79 %St. Croix County: 89.1 %Sauk County: 85.5 %Sawyer County: 78.9 %Shawano County: 80.9 %Sheboygan County: 88.4 %Taylor County: 78.5 %Trempealeau County: 82.9 %Vernon County: 77.1 %Vilas County: 82.3 %Walworth County: 85.9 %Washburn County: 80.6 %Washington County: 90.5 %Waukesha County: 92.1 %Waupaca County: 83.9 %Waushara County: 81.3 %Winnebago County: 88.2 %Wood County: 85.5 %
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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

Waukesha County: 92.1 %Waukesha County92.1Ozaukee County: 91 %Ozaukee County91Dane County: 90.9 %Dane County90.9Washington County: 90.5 %Washington County90.5Calumet County: 90.1 %Calumet County90.1Outagamie County: 90.1 %Outagamie County90.1Kenosha County: 89.1 %Kenosha County89.1Portage County: 89.1 %Portage County89.1St. Croix County: 89.1 %St. Croix County89.1Eau Claire County: 88.6 %Eau Claire County88.6Sheboygan County: 88.4 %Sheboygan County88.4Brown County: 88.3 %Brown County88.3Racine County: 88.3 %Racine County88.3Winnebago County: 88.2 %Winnebago County88.2Pierce County: 87.7 %Pierce County87.7Jefferson County: 86.9 %Jefferson County86.9Chippewa County: 86.7 %Chippewa County86.7Marathon County: 86.7 %Marathon County86.7La Crosse County: 86.5 %La Crosse County86.5Dodge County: 86.4 %Dodge County86.4Rock County: 86.3 %Rock County86.3Walworth County: 85.9 %Walworth County85.9Bayfield County: 85.6 %Bayfield County85.6Wood County: 85.5 %Wood County85.5Sauk County: 85.5 %Sauk County85.5Oneida County: 85.3 %Oneida County85.3Dunn County: 85.3 %Dunn County85.3Iowa County: 85.2 %Iowa County85.2Fond du Lac County: 85.2 %Fond du Lac County85.2Door County: 84.9 %Door County84.9Manitowoc County: 84.7 %Manitowoc County84.7Oconto County: 84.5 %Oconto County84.5Buffalo County: 84.3 %Buffalo County84.3Columbia County: 84.2 %Columbia County84.2Douglas County: 83.9 %Douglas County83.9Waupaca County: 83.9 %Waupaca County83.9Green County: 83.1 %Green County83.1Marquette County: 83.1 %Marquette County83.1Polk County: 83.1 %Polk County83.1Milwaukee County: 83 %Milwaukee County83Waukesha County: 92.1 %Waukesha County92.1Ozaukee County: 91 %Ozaukee County91Dane County: 90.9 %Dane County90.9Washington County: 90.5 %Washington County90.5Calumet County: 90.1 %Calumet County90.1Outagamie County: 90.1 %Outagamie County90.1Kenosha County: 89.1 %Kenosha County89.1Portage County: 89.1 %Portage County89.1St. Croix County: 89.1 %St. Croix County89.1Eau Claire County: 88.6 %Eau Claire County88.6Sheboygan County: 88.4 %Sheboygan County88.4Brown County: 88.3 %Brown County88.3Racine County: 88.3 %Racine County88.3Winnebago County: 88.2 %Winnebago County88.2Pierce County: 87.7 %Pierce County87.7Jefferson County: 86.9 %Jefferson County86.9Chippewa County: 86.7 %Chippewa County86.7Marathon County: 86.7 %Marathon County86.7La Crosse County: 86.5 %La Crosse County86.5Dodge County: 86.4 %Dodge County86.4Rock County: 86.3 %Rock County86.3Walworth County: 85.9 %Walworth County85.9Bayfield County: 85.6 %Bayfield County85.6Wood County: 85.5 %Wood County85.5Sauk County: 85.5 %Sauk County85.5Oneida County: 85.3 %Oneida County85.3Dunn County: 85.3 %Dunn County85.3Iowa County: 85.2 %Iowa County85.2Fond du Lac County: 85.2 %Fond du Lac County85.2Door County: 84.9 %Door County84.9Manitowoc County: 84.7 %Manitowoc County84.7Oconto County: 84.5 %Oconto County84.5Buffalo County: 84.3 %Buffalo County84.3Columbia County: 84.2 %Columbia County84.2Douglas County: 83.9 %Douglas County83.9Waupaca County: 83.9 %Waupaca County83.9Green County: 83.1 %Green County83.1Marquette County: 83.1 %Marquette County83.1Polk County: 83.1 %Polk County83.1Milwaukee County: 83 %Milwaukee County83
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Waukesha County92.1
2Ozaukee County91
3Dane County90.9
4Washington County90.5
5Calumet County90.1
6Outagamie County90.1
7Kenosha County89.1
7Portage County89.1
9St. Croix County89.1
10Eau Claire County88.6
11Sheboygan County88.4
12Brown County88.3
13Racine County88.3
14Winnebago County88.2
15Pierce County87.7
16Jefferson County86.9
17Chippewa County86.7
18Marathon County86.7
19La Crosse County86.5
20Dodge County86.4
21Rock County86.3
22Walworth County85.9
23Bayfield County85.6
24Wood County85.5
25Sauk County85.5
26Oneida County85.3
27Dunn County85.3
28Iowa County85.2
29Fond du Lac County85.2
30Door County84.9
31Manitowoc County84.7
32Oconto County84.5
33Buffalo County84.3
34Columbia County84.2
35Douglas County83.9
35Waupaca County83.9
37Green County83.1
38Marquette County83.1
39Polk County83.1
40Milwaukee County83
41Trempealeau County82.9
42Kewaunee County82.6
43Menominee County82.6
44Monroe County82.5
45Iron County82.4
46Jackson County82.3
46Pepin County82.3
48Vilas County82.3
49Langlade County81.6
50Lincoln County81.5
51Marinette County81.4
52Burnett County81.3
53Waushara County81.3
54Grant County81.2
55Juneau County81
56Shawano County80.9
57Washburn County80.6
58Forest County80.6
59Green Lake County80.2
60Florence County80.1
61Crawford County79.1
62Rusk County79
63Sawyer County78.9
64Taylor County78.5
65Price County78.4
66Barron County78.4
67Adams County78
68Lafayette County77.3
69Vernon County77.1
70Ashland County77
71Clark County75.8
72Richland County75.6

Other periods

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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2021. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Waukesha County, with 92.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Richland County, with 75.6% 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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