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Internet and Broadband in Alabama
Households with a broadband subscription, by type. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Households with broadband
- 87.5%
- U.S. 91.0%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 67.9%
- U.S. 75.6%
- Cellular data plan only
- 14.4%
- U.S. 11.5%
- No internet access
- 9.7%
- U.S. 6.5%
Internet access by county
67 counties in Alabama
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| County | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | 93.2% | 74.9% | 13.2% | 5.5% |
| Baldwin County | 90.6% | 70.4% | 14.8% | 7.6% |
| Barbour County | 75.5% | 47.9% | 19.8% | 18.9% |
| Bibb County | 82.9% | 47.1% | 19.5% | 13.9% |
| Blount County | 85.0% | 55.5% | 19.3% | 12.4% |
| Bullock County | 68.1% | 49.1% | 10.4% | 27.8% |
| Butler County | 82.7% | 53.5% | 22.0% | 12.0% |
| Calhoun County | 87.3% | 65.6% | 16.5% | 10.3% |
| Chambers County | 82.1% | 62.3% | 15.3% | 15.6% |
| Cherokee County | 82.6% | 51.6% | 19.1% | 14.5% |
| Chilton County | 83.3% | 55.9% | 20.8% | 14.7% |
| Choctaw County | 76.1% | 43.4% | 21.8% | 20.7% |
| Clarke County | 73.7% | 38.9% | 17.5% | 22.4% |
| Clay County | 80.4% | 54.6% | 14.4% | 17.5% |
| Cleburne County | 76.0% | 37.7% | 29.2% | 21.5% |
| Coffee County | 86.8% | 66.6% | 15.3% | 9.9% |
| Colbert County | 81.9% | 60.6% | 17.2% | 13.4% |
| Conecuh County | 72.7% | 27.4% | 34.3% | 24.9% |
| Coosa County | 80.7% | 50.9% | 16.9% | 18.2% |
| Covington County | 83.8% | 57.4% | 20.9% | 13.5% |
| Crenshaw County | 69.2% | 49.8% | 14.9% | 25.5% |
| Cullman County | 87.3% | 63.2% | 16.7% | 11.2% |
| Dale County | 86.0% | 61.7% | 18.8% | 11.1% |
| Dallas County | 80.5% | 43.3% | 23.2% | 17.0% |
| DeKalb County | 86.9% | 62.6% | 19.0% | 11.2% |
| Elmore County | 91.7% | 78.9% | 9.2% | 6.4% |
| Escambia County | 79.0% | 40.6% | 25.3% | 19.9% |
| Etowah County | 87.5% | 63.8% | 16.3% | 10.0% |
| Fayette County | 80.9% | 54.3% | 17.6% | 16.0% |
| Franklin County | 72.0% | 44.3% | 21.6% | 24.6% |
| Geneva County | 79.6% | 49.3% | 21.0% | 15.3% |
| Greene County | 67.0% | 45.6% | 14.6% | 25.8% |
| Hale County | 75.4% | 43.8% | 19.5% | 22.5% |
| Henry County | 82.5% | 52.4% | 22.1% | 14.4% |
| Houston County | 86.5% | 67.9% | 15.1% | 10.5% |
| Jackson County | 89.9% | 71.5% | 15.5% | 7.7% |
| Jefferson County | 90.4% | 76.3% | 11.0% | 6.9% |
| Lamar County | 77.7% | 54.4% | 19.1% | 16.6% |
| Lauderdale County | 85.1% | 61.4% | 17.5% | 11.7% |
| Lawrence County | 79.0% | 54.3% | 18.7% | 17.7% |
| Lee County | 88.9% | 74.9% | 9.4% | 7.2% |
| Limestone County | 88.0% | 72.3% | 10.8% | 8.1% |
| Lowndes County | 72.5% | 44.0% | 16.4% | 19.5% |
| Macon County | 79.1% | 49.4% | 16.5% | 16.6% |
| Madison County | 92.3% | 80.5% | 9.0% | 5.0% |
| Marengo County | 78.0% | 41.5% | 27.6% | 18.3% |
| Marion County | 79.0% | 59.3% | 16.7% | 18.3% |
| Marshall County | 90.1% | 72.4% | 14.7% | 7.8% |
| Mobile County | 86.3% | 66.3% | 16.0% | 10.2% |
| Monroe County | 76.9% | 41.9% | 29.3% | 18.9% |
| Montgomery County | 90.3% | 75.6% | 11.6% | 7.3% |
| Morgan County | 86.0% | 68.6% | 13.6% | 10.7% |
| Perry County | 75.5% | 31.0% | 28.5% | 22.4% |
| Pickens County | 80.1% | 39.7% | 27.3% | 19.0% |
| Pike County | 81.9% | 59.8% | 18.4% | 14.8% |
| Randolph County | 84.9% | 54.8% | 17.9% | 12.7% |
| Russell County | 79.7% | 54.3% | 19.3% | 16.5% |
| Shelby County | 94.7% | 82.3% | 8.9% | 3.8% |
| St. Clair County | 91.1% | 71.2% | 12.8% | 6.9% |
| Sumter County | 76.0% | 38.5% | 24.7% | 20.1% |
| Talladega County | 87.2% | 62.1% | 17.0% | 11.1% |
| Tallapoosa County | 83.9% | 62.3% | 14.8% | 11.2% |
| Tuscaloosa County | 88.6% | 71.8% | 12.6% | 8.2% |
| Walker County | 84.7% | 56.3% | 22.2% | 13.2% |
| Washington County | 81.2% | 52.5% | 18.2% | 16.6% |
| Wilcox County | 78.9% | 35.2% | 19.7% | 15.5% |
| Winston County | 81.8% | 48.9% | 26.0% | 16.7% |
Internet access in the largest cities
Cities and towns with 5,000 or more people
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| City | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 91.8% | 79.9% | 9.3% | 5.2% |
| Mobile | 86.9% | 70.1% | 14.1% | 10.6% |
| Birmingham | 87.0% | 71.7% | 12.4% | 9.2% |
| Montgomery | 90.3% | 76.0% | 11.4% | 7.4% |
| Tuscaloosa | 86.6% | 71.3% | 12.5% | 8.7% |
| Hoover | 96.4% | 88.3% | 6.2% | 2.2% |
| Auburn | 91.6% | 81.0% | 7.9% | 4.2% |
| Dothan | 87.4% | 71.8% | 13.7% | 9.3% |
| Madison | 95.7% | 86.7% | 6.4% | 1.8% |
| Decatur | 86.7% | 72.3% | 12.8% | 9.4% |
| Florence | 87.9% | 72.8% | 12.1% | 8.0% |
| Prattville | 96.3% | 83.3% | 10.5% | 2.6% |
| Vestavia Hills | 94.3% | 85.0% | 7.7% | 3.8% |
| Phenix City | 81.3% | 59.8% | 17.0% | 14.5% |
| Alabaster | 94.9% | 81.2% | 10.2% | 4.2% |
| Gadsden | 86.3% | 61.8% | 18.5% | 11.4% |
| Opelika | 86.1% | 77.5% | 5.0% | 8.6% |
| Northport | 91.5% | 77.5% | 11.8% | 5.9% |
| Enterprise | 89.6% | 74.8% | 10.9% | 7.5% |
| Daphne | 95.9% | 82.7% | 11.9% | 2.7% |
| Athens | 88.7% | 72.5% | 13.3% | 7.5% |
| Homewood | 91.9% | 84.6% | 6.5% | 5.0% |
| Trussville | 95.2% | 85.5% | 7.6% | 4.5% |
| Bessemer | 83.8% | 64.8% | 15.3% | 11.1% |
| Pelham | 96.6% | 88.4% | 6.0% | 2.2% |
| Fairhope | 90.1% | 78.6% | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| Foley | 91.0% | 69.1% | 16.3% | 7.8% |
| Albertville | 93.9% | 77.7% | 14.5% | 4.9% |
| Oxford | 90.1% | 71.8% | 14.2% | 7.6% |
| Mountain Brook | 97.8% | 92.4% | 4.5% | 1.2% |
| Helena | 96.6% | 85.0% | 8.1% | 1.3% |
| Anniston | 84.2% | 64.9% | 15.2% | 13.5% |
| Cullman | 87.0% | 75.6% | 7.4% | 12.2% |
| Prichard | 73.6% | 43.2% | 24.8% | 20.2% |
| Troy | 86.9% | 69.2% | 16.0% | 8.8% |
| Calera | 96.1% | 84.2% | 8.2% | 3.9% |
| Tillmans Corner | 88.1% | 67.6% | 17.5% | 8.1% |
| Millbrook | 92.7% | 81.6% | 8.7% | 5.9% |
| Selma | 83.1% | 43.8% | 27.5% | 13.8% |
| Muscle Shoals | 88.2% | 77.3% | 8.0% | 8.8% |
| Gardendale | 94.5% | 86.9% | 6.0% | 4.2% |
| Hueytown | 91.4% | 75.4% | 12.4% | 6.2% |
| Saraland | 79.3% | 65.2% | 11.8% | 10.8% |
| Gulf Shores | 93.8% | 76.2% | 15.1% | 3.3% |
| Chelsea | 96.8% | 88.9% | 5.7% | 1.0% |
| Center Point | 93.4% | 77.4% | 12.0% | 4.8% |
| Hartselle | 87.1% | 74.6% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| Scottsboro | 88.0% | 76.7% | 10.1% | 8.6% |
| Fort Payne | 87.3% | 69.5% | 14.4% | 10.3% |
| Talladega | 86.3% | 68.5% | 13.4% | 10.8% |
| Alexander City | 84.1% | 63.1% | 17.0% | 11.6% |
| Jasper | 91.9% | 72.3% | 17.5% | 5.8% |
| Jacksonville | 89.1% | 76.1% | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| Ozark | 83.9% | 61.1% | 17.3% | 12.9% |
| Pell City | 94.4% | 80.4% | 10.1% | 4.0% |
| Moody | 91.0% | 82.2% | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| Irondale | 95.3% | 79.6% | 11.4% | 3.8% |
| McCalla | 98.0% | 88.2% | 7.6% | 1.7% |
| Eufaula | 84.0% | 61.3% | 19.2% | 8.7% |
| Sylacauga | 92.6% | 79.3% | 11.6% | 5.8% |
| Leeds | 89.4% | 78.4% | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| Meridianville | 95.1% | 84.3% | 8.5% | 2.3% |
| Boaz | 86.1% | 67.8% | 15.5% | 11.1% |
| Russellville | 74.0% | 51.9% | 17.4% | 22.9% |
| Saks | 87.9% | 67.6% | 17.0% | 10.4% |
| Spanish Fort | 93.0% | 82.0% | 8.5% | 3.6% |
| Pike Road | 95.6% | 90.5% | 3.9% | 1.9% |
| Rainbow City | 89.8% | 70.7% | 11.8% | 4.1% |
| Valley | 89.5% | 73.1% | 15.9% | 7.4% |
| Clay | 85.3% | 63.4% | 18.2% | 13.2% |
| Forestdale | 89.9% | 74.3% | 12.7% | 6.6% |
| Fairfield | 84.9% | 60.2% | 20.6% | 13.6% |
| Southside | 95.7% | 82.6% | 11.3% | 3.6% |
| Pleasant Grove | 97.6% | 80.7% | 11.3% | 1.5% |
| Fultondale | 94.0% | 80.0% | 11.6% | 4.1% |
| Sheffield | 82.0% | 61.0% | 19.3% | 11.2% |
| Meadowbrook | 99.0% | 93.6% | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Tuscumbia | 81.3% | 59.3% | 20.8% | 12.7% |
| Clanton | 84.9% | 62.1% | 18.2% | 13.4% |
| Tuskegee | 81.9% | 64.8% | 11.5% | 11.7% |
| Guntersville | 90.7% | 76.2% | 12.1% | 6.5% |
| Andalusia | 84.2% | 60.7% | 20.7% | 10.9% |
| Arab | 90.8% | 76.3% | 12.6% | 6.5% |
| Orange Beach | 93.6% | 81.0% | 9.8% | 0.9% |
| Atmore | 72.0% | 45.0% | 20.1% | 25.9% |
| Bay Minette | 83.5% | 59.3% | 19.7% | 15.1% |
| Brook Highland | 94.7% | 84.8% | 5.7% | 0.9% |
| Pinson | 94.3% | 80.6% | 9.6% | 0.7% |
| Montevallo | 93.2% | 80.1% | 10.4% | 5.8% |
| Wetumpka | 94.1% | 77.7% | 14.3% | 4.0% |
| Lincoln | 88.7% | 66.9% | 17.6% | 10.8% |
| Robertsdale | 86.8% | 60.8% | 23.5% | 10.4% |
| Greenville | 84.8% | 62.0% | 20.9% | 9.7% |
| Oneonta | 82.9% | 60.7% | 19.2% | 14.5% |
| Hamilton | 78.3% | 57.0% | 19.2% | 17.9% |
| Demopolis | 82.3% | 52.7% | 26.2% | 13.9% |
| Satsuma | 93.9% | 76.6% | 15.3% | 3.7% |
| Lanett | 78.0% | 64.0% | 11.6% | 21.8% |
| Opp | 82.0% | 59.4% | 17.1% | 15.4% |
| Moores Mill | 94.7% | 78.8% | 7.9% | 3.0% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the broadband subscription rate in Alabama?
- 87.5% of households in Alabama have a broadband internet subscription, and 9.7% have no internet access.
- Which Alabama counties have the highest broadband subscription rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Shelby County (94.7%), Autauga County (93.2%), Madison County (92.3%).
- Which Alabama counties have the lowest broadband subscription rate?
- The lowest are Bullock County (68.1%), Crenshaw County (69.2%), Franklin County (72.0%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates