The Areas Hit Hardest by the End of the ACP Internet Subsidy

After the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program on June 1, Government Technology analyzed enrollment data published by the White House to determine where state and local government leaders might expect to see the biggest impact as a result of the end of the program. While California, New York, Texas, Florida and Ohio had the largest numbers of Internet subscribers enrolled in the ACP, the Federal Communications Commission reports that households in every county in the country had taken advantage of the program. New York’s Congressional District 13, where there were about 160,000 households enrolled in the program, had the highest percentage in the country, with about 1 in 2 households receiving discounts on their Internet. That’s a significant difference from the enrollment numbers in nearby, more affluent areas. For example, New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District only had about 4 percent, or 1 in 25 households, enrolled in the program.