The State of Broadband in America

Half of Americans now have access to broadband at speeds of 500 Mbps or above. But less than half of Americans (48.5%) have wired broadband available at $60 or less per month. Availability of 500 Mbps service varies considerably from one state to another. More than 90% of people in Delaware (97%) and the District of Columbia (99%) have 500 Mbps service available to them, followed by Maryland (89%), Utah (87%) and Illinois (85%). But at the other end of the scale, only 5% of people in Connecticut can get 500 Mbps service, and only 7% of people in Wyoming and Montana can do so. Only 5.5% of Americans have broadband available at $40 per month or lower. That number rises to 11.9% for service costing $50 or less. Less than three-quarters of Americans (71.7%) have access to broadband at $70 or less, and 87.6% can get broadband at $80 or less. Three states – Alaska, Maine and Montana – do not have broadband available from any provider at a cost of $60 or less.