Worst-Connected US Cities In 2014

The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) releases two new rankings of America's "25 Worst-Connected Cities in 2014" -- for all households, and for households with annual incomes below $35,000. Using data from the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS) released by the US Census Bureau, NDIA ranked all 184 US cities with more than 50,000 households by their percentages of households with no Internet at home.

The 25 Worst-Connected Cities in terms of overall household Internet coverage range from Brownsville (TX) (45 percent of households with no Internet access) to Providence (RI) (29 percent). Immediately below Brownsville on the list are Detroit (MI), Jackson (MS), Laredo (TX) and Hialeah (FL) -- all with overall non-connection rates above 35 percent.