Home internet rankings

By the BroadbandByZIP editorial team · Updated September 2026 · How we make money

How does your state or city compare? These rankings use the FCC National Broadband Map (data as of December 31, 2025) and U.S. Census Bureau household statistics. Figures are provider-reported and describe areas, not individual addresses.

Internet availability by state

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Share of residential locations in each state that can get fiber (FCC, Dec 31, 2025). Click a state for its city rankings.

National rankings

State rankings

Top cities in each state by fiber, gigabit availability and household broadband adoption.

Compare big cities

Head-to-head comparisons of the 20 largest cities. See all comparisons.

All states, ranked by fiber availability

#StateFiberCableFixed wirelessGigabit
1Rhode Island83%85%68%51%
2Nebraska78%67%90%80%
3Kansas77%72%90%85%
4Tennessee74%82%78%86%
5Iowa73%69%86%79%
6Utah72%84%95%88%
7Connecticut71%96%71%90%
8New York70%93%73%64%
9North Dakota70%63%70%94%
10New Jersey67%96%80%80%
11Kentucky66%72%73%81%
12South Dakota66%57%75%77%
13Mississippi64%60%85%69%
14Hawaii64%92%46%76%
15Oklahoma64%62%89%72%
16Texas64%79%85%78%
17Vermont64%73%70%74%
18Maryland64%95%79%76%
19Missouri64%71%92%75%
20Virginia63%81%70%55%
21Indiana63%81%87%75%
22New Hampshire63%89%61%86%
23District of Columbia63%98%92%80%
24Arkansas62%64%76%72%
25Georgia61%84%72%77%
26South Carolina60%77%78%67%
27Maine59%81%68%65%
28Alabama59%73%72%63%
29North Carolina59%81%82%61%
30Pennsylvania58%90%80%66%
31Florida57%88%82%71%
32Delaware55%94%89%62%
33Minnesota55%77%85%68%
34Louisiana54%78%74%64%
35Oregon52%85%82%70%
36Ohio52%85%89%59%
37Colorado51%84%92%79%
38Massachusetts50%98%73%67%
39Wisconsin50%72%86%53%
40Wyoming49%65%90%62%
41Idaho44%69%92%46%
42Montana41%56%78%49%
43California41%90%88%67%
44West Virginia41%70%59%49%
45Illinois40%90%91%73%
46Washington38%87%82%67%
47Nevada37%79%99%84%
48Michigan35%84%78%54%
49Arizona35%70%94%62%
50New Mexico28%73%89%37%
51Alaska14%65%53%13%

Share of residential locations in the whole state, including rural areas. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 31, 2025.

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