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Internet and Broadband in California
Households with a broadband subscription, by type. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Households with broadband
- 93.5%
- U.S. 91.0%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 78.9%
- U.S. 75.6%
- Cellular data plan only
- 10.8%
- U.S. 11.5%
- No internet access
- 4.6%
- U.S. 6.5%
Internet access by county
58 counties in California
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| County | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | 94.4% | 83.8% | 8.5% | 3.9% |
| Alpine County | 90.6% | 65.7% | 11.3% | 3.9% |
| Amador County | 88.2% | 69.1% | 10.1% | 9.1% |
| Butte County | 91.8% | 71.3% | 12.7% | 5.8% |
| Calaveras County | 85.5% | 61.4% | 12.5% | 9.0% |
| Colusa County | 84.6% | 52.1% | 16.0% | 12.4% |
| Contra Costa County | 95.6% | 83.7% | 9.2% | 3.0% |
| Del Norte County | 91.4% | 75.0% | 11.2% | 6.4% |
| El Dorado County | 92.5% | 70.6% | 11.4% | 5.8% |
| Fresno County | 88.9% | 72.1% | 12.4% | 7.9% |
| Glenn County | 89.5% | 50.7% | 21.5% | 9.1% |
| Humboldt County | 90.9% | 70.8% | 12.3% | 6.9% |
| Imperial County | 90.1% | 65.1% | 19.7% | 7.3% |
| Inyo County | 85.1% | 59.3% | 18.8% | 12.4% |
| Kern County | 91.6% | 71.3% | 15.6% | 6.4% |
| Kings County | 86.8% | 67.0% | 14.6% | 8.8% |
| Lake County | 87.1% | 60.7% | 14.8% | 9.6% |
| Lassen County | 88.7% | 50.0% | 26.4% | 8.4% |
| Los Angeles County | 93.0% | 78.3% | 11.2% | 5.2% |
| Madera County | 91.0% | 69.8% | 14.0% | 7.1% |
| Marin County | 95.8% | 86.1% | 7.9% | 2.7% |
| Mariposa County | 87.9% | 59.5% | 11.4% | 9.4% |
| Mendocino County | 89.6% | 64.4% | 11.2% | 7.6% |
| Merced County | 88.4% | 70.6% | 12.4% | 8.9% |
| Modoc County | 87.4% | 60.8% | 15.2% | 10.9% |
| Mono County | 92.4% | 61.6% | 22.4% | 4.1% |
| Monterey County | 93.8% | 71.9% | 16.8% | 3.9% |
| Napa County | 93.5% | 77.3% | 11.2% | 4.3% |
| Nevada County | 93.0% | 69.4% | 12.1% | 4.9% |
| Orange County | 95.0% | 81.7% | 10.8% | 3.3% |
| Placer County | 94.2% | 79.5% | 9.7% | 3.6% |
| Plumas County | 85.5% | 40.8% | 28.9% | 9.9% |
| Riverside County | 93.6% | 79.4% | 10.6% | 4.3% |
| Sacramento County | 94.0% | 80.6% | 10.4% | 3.9% |
| San Benito County | 95.2% | 76.0% | 10.3% | 3.9% |
| San Bernardino County | 93.3% | 77.2% | 11.7% | 4.6% |
| San Diego County | 94.9% | 82.6% | 9.6% | 3.5% |
| San Francisco County | 93.0% | 82.5% | 8.5% | 4.3% |
| San Joaquin County | 92.5% | 75.8% | 11.9% | 5.1% |
| San Luis Obispo County | 93.1% | 77.1% | 8.8% | 4.7% |
| San Mateo County | 95.7% | 85.5% | 8.1% | 3.1% |
| Santa Barbara County | 92.5% | 78.8% | 9.7% | 4.9% |
| Santa Clara County | 95.6% | 85.6% | 7.7% | 2.8% |
| Santa Cruz County | 94.2% | 79.2% | 10.8% | 3.7% |
| Shasta County | 91.3% | 68.8% | 10.5% | 6.4% |
| Sierra County | 79.5% | 30.4% | 36.4% | 15.9% |
| Siskiyou County | 88.5% | 62.6% | 14.9% | 8.8% |
| Solano County | 93.8% | 77.3% | 11.5% | 3.7% |
| Sonoma County | 94.4% | 80.7% | 9.4% | 3.9% |
| Stanislaus County | 92.1% | 71.5% | 13.3% | 5.6% |
| Sutter County | 90.6% | 67.8% | 16.3% | 7.6% |
| Tehama County | 88.0% | 49.1% | 17.7% | 9.4% |
| Trinity County | 81.9% | 33.0% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
| Tulare County | 89.7% | 68.3% | 13.7% | 7.6% |
| Tuolumne County | 88.8% | 60.4% | 10.9% | 9.2% |
| Ventura County | 94.2% | 82.1% | 8.9% | 3.9% |
| Yolo County | 92.3% | 76.9% | 11.3% | 4.5% |
| Yuba County | 91.8% | 67.1% | 16.1% | 5.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 92.6% | 78.2% | 11.8% | 5.4% |
| San Diego | 95.2% | 84.1% | 9.1% | 3.3% |
| San Jose | 95.4% | 84.4% | 8.5% | 3.2% |
| San Francisco | 93.0% | 82.5% | 8.5% | 4.3% |
| Fresno | 88.7% | 75.7% | 10.8% | 7.8% |
| Sacramento | 93.5% | 80.2% | 10.6% | 4.3% |
| Long Beach | 93.3% | 79.1% | 10.9% | 4.9% |
| Oakland | 91.6% | 79.0% | 10.3% | 6.4% |
| Bakersfield | 94.0% | 77.2% | 13.9% | 4.2% |
| Anaheim | 93.0% | 73.9% | 15.7% | 4.7% |
| Stockton | 91.7% | 76.1% | 12.3% | 5.7% |
| Riverside | 94.3% | 81.3% | 10.0% | 3.9% |
| Santa Ana | 92.2% | 76.3% | 12.8% | 6.1% |
| Irvine | 95.8% | 87.8% | 6.7% | 1.8% |
| Chula Vista | 94.7% | 81.7% | 11.1% | 3.9% |
| Santa Clarita | 96.7% | 86.2% | 7.8% | 2.3% |
| Fremont | 96.8% | 89.8% | 5.6% | 2.4% |
| San Bernardino | 89.0% | 70.0% | 12.6% | 7.2% |
| Modesto | 92.1% | 74.8% | 12.5% | 5.4% |
| Fontana | 96.3% | 83.1% | 10.2% | 2.1% |
| Moreno Valley | 94.6% | 80.2% | 11.5% | 2.9% |
| Oxnard | 93.1% | 81.4% | 9.0% | 5.3% |
| Huntington Beach | 95.9% | 84.5% | 9.3% | 2.7% |
| Glendale | 92.3% | 78.6% | 11.6% | 5.8% |
| Ontario | 94.9% | 78.5% | 11.5% | 3.6% |
| Elk Grove | 96.9% | 86.3% | 8.3% | 1.8% |
| Santa Rosa | 94.3% | 81.8% | 9.9% | 3.5% |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 94.8% | 82.3% | 8.7% | 3.2% |
| Oceanside | 95.4% | 82.9% | 10.4% | 3.0% |
| Garden Grove | 93.2% | 74.7% | 15.5% | 5.5% |
| Lancaster | 91.6% | 75.5% | 13.0% | 5.7% |
| Palmdale | 93.0% | 74.5% | 14.5% | 5.3% |
| Salinas | 94.4% | 69.6% | 21.4% | 4.0% |
| Corona | 94.3% | 82.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Hayward | 94.8% | 82.3% | 9.9% | 3.1% |
| Roseville | 95.5% | 83.6% | 8.9% | 2.7% |
| Sunnyvale | 96.5% | 88.6% | 6.8% | 2.1% |
| Escondido | 94.2% | 76.2% | 13.7% | 4.0% |
| Pomona | 92.7% | 74.0% | 13.2% | 5.5% |
| Visalia | 92.6% | 77.4% | 11.6% | 5.9% |
| Torrance | 95.3% | 85.0% | 8.2% | 3.1% |
| Fullerton | 94.2% | 81.4% | 10.2% | 3.3% |
| Orange | 95.2% | 80.1% | 11.4% | 3.1% |
| Victorville | 92.8% | 77.8% | 12.3% | 5.2% |
| Pasadena | 93.9% | 80.6% | 10.6% | 4.7% |
| Santa Clara | 95.9% | 86.9% | 7.5% | 2.4% |
| Simi Valley | 94.9% | 85.1% | 7.5% | 3.4% |
| Thousand Oaks | 94.1% | 82.7% | 8.9% | 3.8% |
| Clovis | 95.7% | 80.8% | 10.9% | 3.4% |
| Vallejo | 94.0% | 74.7% | 15.8% | 3.2% |
| Concord | 95.1% | 82.3% | 10.6% | 3.2% |
| Fairfield | 92.5% | 78.1% | 9.6% | 5.0% |
| Berkeley | 94.3% | 86.0% | 6.8% | 2.8% |
| Antioch | 95.8% | 79.8% | 11.5% | 2.6% |
| Richmond | 93.0% | 77.3% | 12.9% | 5.0% |
| Carlsbad | 96.1% | 88.1% | 6.3% | 2.2% |
| Murrieta | 96.1% | 86.9% | 7.5% | 2.6% |
| East Los Angeles | 88.4% | 70.0% | 14.9% | 10.4% |
| Temecula | 97.4% | 88.4% | 6.6% | 1.5% |
| Downey | 93.0% | 77.8% | 11.5% | 4.4% |
| Santa Maria | 89.8% | 74.6% | 11.3% | 8.2% |
| Costa Mesa | 95.8% | 80.3% | 13.0% | 2.6% |
| Menifee | 91.9% | 79.4% | 9.6% | 4.9% |
| San Buenaventura (Ventura) | 94.7% | 79.7% | 10.5% | 3.1% |
| West Covina | 94.2% | 80.4% | 10.0% | 4.6% |
| Jurupa Valley | 93.4% | 75.2% | 12.5% | 4.5% |
| El Monte | 89.8% | 67.4% | 17.2% | 8.1% |
| Inglewood | 92.1% | 75.4% | 13.3% | 5.7% |
| Burbank | 95.0% | 85.6% | 7.5% | 4.0% |
| El Cajon | 93.6% | 77.8% | 12.0% | 4.7% |
| Rialto | 92.2% | 76.9% | 10.9% | 4.7% |
| San Mateo | 95.6% | 85.6% | 8.2% | 3.3% |
| Vacaville | 95.7% | 84.1% | 8.3% | 2.8% |
| Chico | 93.6% | 80.1% | 10.9% | 4.0% |
| Daly City | 94.7% | 82.1% | 11.2% | 4.6% |
| Hesperia | 94.1% | 80.5% | 10.3% | 3.9% |
| Norwalk | 94.0% | 78.4% | 9.6% | 4.1% |
| Vista | 95.2% | 85.7% | 7.6% | 3.5% |
| Tracy | 95.2% | 82.6% | 10.0% | 3.1% |
| Arden-Arcade | 93.8% | 80.0% | 11.0% | 4.6% |
| San Marcos | 95.9% | 83.2% | 9.1% | 3.1% |
| Redding | 93.9% | 79.7% | 9.3% | 3.8% |
| Carson | 95.0% | 78.5% | 12.8% | 3.8% |
| Compton | 86.3% | 68.9% | 13.3% | 8.6% |
| Chino | 95.9% | 81.3% | 11.9% | 2.4% |
| Mission Viejo | 97.0% | 87.7% | 7.4% | 1.8% |
| Merced | 94.1% | 81.2% | 10.5% | 4.1% |
| Indio | 93.1% | 76.5% | 13.8% | 5.0% |
| South Gate | 90.5% | 73.6% | 13.0% | 7.1% |
| Hemet | 88.8% | 72.2% | 12.8% | 8.6% |
| Santa Monica | 94.1% | 85.6% | 6.8% | 4.5% |
| Westminster | 93.5% | 77.3% | 13.8% | 5.0% |
| Manteca | 93.5% | 78.9% | 12.1% | 4.0% |
| San Leandro | 93.4% | 78.0% | 12.2% | 4.8% |
| Santa Barbara | 93.9% | 82.5% | 8.9% | 3.3% |
| Citrus Heights | 93.4% | 79.7% | 11.5% | 4.3% |
| Lake Forest | 97.1% | 86.1% | 7.9% | 2.2% |
| Whittier | 92.2% | 74.9% | 10.9% | 5.9% |
| San Ramon | 97.1% | 90.5% | 5.0% | 2.0% |
| Livermore | 96.9% | 87.3% | 7.4% | 1.9% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the broadband subscription rate in California?
- 93.5% of households in California have a broadband internet subscription, and 4.6% have no internet access.
- Which California counties have the highest broadband subscription rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Marin County (95.8%), San Mateo County (95.7%), Santa Clara County (95.6%).
- Which California counties have the lowest broadband subscription rate?
- The lowest are Trinity County (81.9%), Colusa County (84.6%), Inyo County (85.1%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates