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Internet and Broadband in Iowa
Households with a broadband subscription, by type. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Households with broadband
- 88.9%
- U.S. 91.0%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 71.4%
- U.S. 75.6%
- Cellular data plan only
- 12.5%
- U.S. 11.5%
- No internet access
- 7.5%
- U.S. 6.5%
Internet access by county
99 counties in Iowa
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| County | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | 84.3% | 58.6% | 18.8% | 12.2% |
| Adams County | 84.8% | 55.1% | 14.6% | 13.8% |
| Allamakee County | 86.0% | 65.7% | 11.8% | 10.5% |
| Appanoose County | 83.9% | 56.6% | 20.3% | 10.8% |
| Audubon County | 83.7% | 59.4% | 17.1% | 14.3% |
| Benton County | 88.5% | 74.0% | 11.2% | 9.1% |
| Black Hawk County | 89.4% | 73.6% | 13.0% | 7.3% |
| Boone County | 89.1% | 68.6% | 13.8% | 6.7% |
| Bremer County | 92.6% | 76.1% | 13.9% | 5.9% |
| Buchanan County | 87.1% | 69.1% | 13.9% | 10.7% |
| Buena Vista County | 92.1% | 69.3% | 13.9% | 5.9% |
| Butler County | 86.5% | 63.9% | 19.7% | 11.2% |
| Calhoun County | 87.2% | 65.4% | 12.1% | 9.2% |
| Carroll County | 87.3% | 67.5% | 14.7% | 11.0% |
| Cass County | 83.9% | 63.8% | 13.7% | 11.6% |
| Cedar County | 88.6% | 72.1% | 11.6% | 9.5% |
| Cerro Gordo County | 89.2% | 70.3% | 14.7% | 7.8% |
| Cherokee County | 87.1% | 70.6% | 10.6% | 9.7% |
| Chickasaw County | 86.9% | 63.8% | 16.6% | 8.7% |
| Clarke County | 86.8% | 65.8% | 16.9% | 11.0% |
| Clay County | 89.5% | 73.2% | 12.7% | 5.1% |
| Clayton County | 84.4% | 64.2% | 13.2% | 12.5% |
| Clinton County | 87.2% | 69.3% | 12.8% | 9.8% |
| Crawford County | 87.1% | 59.8% | 19.2% | 10.3% |
| Dallas County | 92.4% | 77.8% | 10.1% | 3.7% |
| Davis County | 73.2% | 57.9% | 10.6% | 22.9% |
| Decatur County | 83.8% | 68.2% | 13.1% | 11.7% |
| Delaware County | 85.9% | 60.1% | 12.5% | 11.2% |
| Des Moines County | 87.3% | 68.0% | 14.4% | 9.0% |
| Dickinson County | 90.8% | 72.7% | 11.6% | 6.3% |
| Dubuque County | 90.0% | 71.6% | 9.8% | 6.9% |
| Emmet County | 86.9% | 65.6% | 12.7% | 10.5% |
| Fayette County | 85.3% | 61.1% | 15.9% | 12.2% |
| Floyd County | 83.4% | 64.2% | 13.8% | 14.0% |
| Franklin County | 84.1% | 49.8% | 21.3% | 13.9% |
| Fremont County | 87.5% | 55.6% | 18.0% | 9.8% |
| Greene County | 89.8% | 73.4% | 11.9% | 7.8% |
| Grundy County | 88.7% | 64.1% | 15.6% | 8.7% |
| Guthrie County | 89.3% | 67.3% | 15.2% | 8.6% |
| Hamilton County | 84.7% | 63.7% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| Hancock County | 88.4% | 68.9% | 15.6% | 8.8% |
| Hardin County | 85.4% | 59.9% | 17.0% | 11.6% |
| Harrison County | 86.0% | 61.2% | 11.9% | 9.9% |
| Henry County | 87.9% | 65.0% | 14.8% | 10.1% |
| Howard County | 85.7% | 63.3% | 16.6% | 11.2% |
| Humboldt County | 87.0% | 66.5% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Ida County | 86.4% | 55.4% | 22.0% | 11.5% |
| Iowa County | 88.5% | 68.0% | 13.6% | 8.3% |
| Jackson County | 86.0% | 71.3% | 10.5% | 12.4% |
| Jasper County | 90.4% | 70.4% | 13.6% | 7.3% |
| Jefferson County | 88.4% | 67.6% | 12.9% | 8.5% |
| Johnson County | 89.2% | 79.2% | 7.3% | 4.3% |
| Jones County | 87.1% | 67.9% | 12.6% | 10.5% |
| Keokuk County | 83.8% | 56.5% | 18.8% | 13.3% |
| Kossuth County | 87.6% | 69.1% | 11.1% | 9.2% |
| Lee County | 86.6% | 64.0% | 15.4% | 10.6% |
| Linn County | 91.6% | 78.2% | 11.3% | 5.3% |
| Louisa County | 87.8% | 56.8% | 20.2% | 9.3% |
| Lucas County | 80.4% | 46.4% | 19.5% | 16.1% |
| Lyon County | 90.2% | 76.3% | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| Madison County | 89.7% | 67.7% | 14.4% | 8.8% |
| Mahaska County | 89.7% | 65.7% | 16.6% | 7.0% |
| Marion County | 88.4% | 64.9% | 14.9% | 7.3% |
| Marshall County | 87.6% | 65.1% | 16.5% | 9.7% |
| Mills County | 88.7% | 71.5% | 8.8% | 8.6% |
| Mitchell County | 89.9% | 70.7% | 13.5% | 7.1% |
| Monona County | 84.9% | 57.5% | 17.9% | 12.0% |
| Monroe County | 86.2% | 48.5% | 21.8% | 11.6% |
| Montgomery County | 85.9% | 65.3% | 16.1% | 11.3% |
| Muscatine County | 90.4% | 71.9% | 15.1% | 7.6% |
| O'Brien County | 90.1% | 72.1% | 13.7% | 7.3% |
| Osceola County | 85.5% | 59.3% | 15.7% | 11.0% |
| Page County | 86.8% | 64.0% | 16.8% | 9.9% |
| Palo Alto County | 89.8% | 73.6% | 11.9% | 8.0% |
| Plymouth County | 89.8% | 70.4% | 12.4% | 8.0% |
| Pocahontas County | 85.9% | 65.0% | 12.1% | 11.0% |
| Polk County | 91.9% | 76.2% | 11.9% | 4.7% |
| Pottawattamie County | 86.2% | 72.2% | 9.9% | 10.7% |
| Poweshiek County | 86.6% | 68.3% | 13.4% | 8.6% |
| Ringgold County | 86.6% | 56.5% | 18.5% | 11.7% |
| Sac County | 84.6% | 63.7% | 13.8% | 11.3% |
| Scott County | 90.5% | 77.7% | 9.9% | 6.7% |
| Shelby County | 88.3% | 72.0% | 9.6% | 10.1% |
| Sioux County | 92.4% | 77.6% | 10.0% | 5.6% |
| Story County | 80.4% | 69.4% | 8.0% | 3.5% |
| Tama County | 87.5% | 62.5% | 16.3% | 9.6% |
| Taylor County | 84.5% | 59.5% | 14.2% | 11.9% |
| Union County | 84.9% | 64.9% | 14.9% | 11.3% |
| Van Buren County | 72.8% | 51.9% | 17.3% | 25.4% |
| Wapello County | 86.3% | 63.2% | 17.6% | 10.1% |
| Warren County | 91.8% | 71.3% | 13.7% | 5.5% |
| Washington County | 88.7% | 66.8% | 13.6% | 9.4% |
| Wayne County | 79.4% | 52.1% | 18.6% | 17.1% |
| Webster County | 87.3% | 64.9% | 17.9% | 8.1% |
| Winnebago County | 88.6% | 74.3% | 13.8% | 8.4% |
| Winneshiek County | 88.0% | 64.1% | 15.2% | 9.1% |
| Woodbury County | 87.3% | 70.9% | 12.9% | 8.8% |
| Worth County | 85.0% | 73.9% | 8.0% | 13.4% |
| Wright County | 85.8% | 58.3% | 17.1% | 10.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 89.8% | 69.9% | 15.7% | 6.3% |
| Cedar Rapids | 91.2% | 77.9% | 11.9% | 5.2% |
| Davenport | 89.8% | 74.9% | 11.8% | 6.9% |
| Sioux City | 86.9% | 70.5% | 13.4% | 8.9% |
| Iowa City | 86.1% | 76.6% | 6.6% | 3.7% |
| Ankeny | 94.2% | 82.9% | 8.7% | 2.2% |
| West Des Moines | 93.4% | 81.4% | 9.2% | 2.2% |
| Ames | 74.2% | 65.1% | 7.2% | 2.9% |
| Waterloo | 87.2% | 68.1% | 16.3% | 9.3% |
| Council Bluffs | 84.7% | 73.2% | 9.9% | 11.8% |
| Dubuque | 88.9% | 73.0% | 10.2% | 7.6% |
| Urbandale | 94.3% | 83.0% | 7.8% | 3.2% |
| Marion | 92.9% | 79.7% | 10.9% | 4.9% |
| Cedar Falls | 93.1% | 85.8% | 6.2% | 3.2% |
| Bettendorf | 92.3% | 84.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| Waukee | 93.8% | 82.0% | 9.1% | 2.3% |
| Marshalltown | 87.5% | 65.9% | 16.4% | 9.4% |
| Mason City | 89.0% | 69.3% | 16.1% | 7.5% |
| Ottumwa | 86.4% | 66.9% | 16.4% | 9.3% |
| Fort Dodge | 85.9% | 63.4% | 18.3% | 8.5% |
| Johnston | 93.2% | 83.8% | 7.2% | 2.2% |
| Clinton | 87.0% | 68.6% | 14.6% | 10.3% |
| Burlington | 85.4% | 69.5% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| Muscatine | 90.6% | 75.8% | 13.4% | 7.6% |
| Coralville | 90.2% | 81.4% | 6.4% | 4.1% |
| Altoona | 93.7% | 74.8% | 13.1% | 4.0% |
| North Liberty | 95.0% | 86.5% | 6.8% | 3.2% |
| Clive | 92.9% | 82.8% | 8.3% | 4.6% |
| Grimes | 91.3% | 88.8% | 1.8% | 6.3% |
| Indianola | 91.0% | 75.4% | 12.1% | 5.4% |
| Newton | 91.7% | 74.3% | 13.0% | 7.7% |
| Norwalk | 92.7% | 82.5% | 9.1% | 5.8% |
| Boone | 87.2% | 68.3% | 15.5% | 8.7% |
| Oskaloosa | 88.8% | 74.3% | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| Storm Lake | 95.1% | 77.3% | 13.5% | 3.6% |
| Spencer | 89.1% | 74.5% | 12.7% | 3.9% |
| Pleasant Hill | 94.2% | 82.2% | 6.9% | 4.5% |
| Pella | 89.0% | 75.6% | 9.1% | 5.6% |
| Le Mars | 90.8% | 76.2% | 9.1% | 7.0% |
| Waverly | 94.2% | 80.6% | 12.7% | 4.5% |
| Carroll | 87.0% | 69.0% | 15.6% | 11.5% |
| Fort Madison | 80.9% | 63.2% | 12.6% | 14.4% |
| Keokuk | 88.7% | 69.0% | 15.6% | 9.2% |
| Grinnell | 87.4% | 72.3% | 11.1% | 5.5% |
| Fairfield | 88.4% | 73.1% | 11.7% | 7.3% |
| Mount Pleasant | 88.9% | 72.9% | 12.5% | 9.0% |
| Bondurant | 94.1% | 90.4% | 1.3% | 4.9% |
| Sioux Center | 93.1% | 73.4% | 15.8% | 4.3% |
| Denison | 89.7% | 69.4% | 17.0% | 7.7% |
| Perry | 84.4% | 63.8% | 15.0% | 11.6% |
| Webster City | 78.1% | 62.6% | 10.2% | 17.2% |
| Clear Lake | 89.0% | 73.4% | 12.1% | 8.4% |
| Decorah | 89.5% | 71.3% | 14.8% | 8.7% |
| Knoxville | 81.7% | 63.7% | 13.2% | 13.9% |
| Creston | 88.2% | 73.2% | 12.4% | 7.7% |
| Washington | 85.0% | 66.9% | 15.2% | 12.8% |
| Charles City | 83.4% | 64.2% | 14.2% | 15.3% |
| Hiawatha | 92.0% | 82.2% | 7.5% | 5.7% |
| Nevada | 91.2% | 77.4% | 9.9% | 4.0% |
| Eldridge | 90.7% | 83.9% | 4.9% | 7.3% |
| Atlantic | 84.2% | 63.2% | 14.5% | 10.7% |
| Adel | 94.6% | 71.1% | 20.5% | 3.2% |
| Orange City | 94.3% | 84.2% | 4.9% | 4.4% |
| Independence | 87.2% | 73.8% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| Maquoketa | 88.2% | 74.4% | 12.7% | 11.2% |
| Polk City | 94.0% | 79.7% | 10.7% | 2.7% |
| Asbury | 96.1% | 86.8% | 4.6% | 2.0% |
| Estherville | 85.7% | 66.0% | 13.0% | 12.2% |
| Oelwein | 85.2% | 60.5% | 17.4% | 13.9% |
| Tiffin | 95.4% | 87.8% | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Anamosa | 86.0% | 69.6% | 13.6% | 12.9% |
| DeWitt | 88.1% | 75.8% | 10.4% | 6.9% |
| Osceola | 88.1% | 71.9% | 15.8% | 9.6% |
| Spirit Lake | 88.3% | 65.9% | 17.3% | 9.1% |
| Red Oak | 83.3% | 64.6% | 16.6% | 12.7% |
| Sheldon | 95.3% | 78.3% | 16.9% | 2.7% |
| Winterset | 88.9% | 72.0% | 13.1% | 9.0% |
| Algona | 85.8% | 73.1% | 10.8% | 8.8% |
| Centerville | 86.6% | 62.8% | 20.5% | 9.1% |
| Clarinda | 88.4% | 66.7% | 17.8% | 9.1% |
| Manchester | 82.5% | 56.5% | 14.8% | 12.3% |
| Sergeant Bluff | 94.8% | 83.3% | 10.2% | 5.2% |
| Cherokee | 85.4% | 76.6% | 4.8% | 10.7% |
| Glenwood | 90.5% | 76.5% | 8.9% | 8.7% |
| Windsor Heights | 93.2% | 79.4% | 10.5% | 4.1% |
| Iowa Falls | 83.8% | 60.9% | 18.3% | 11.5% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the broadband subscription rate in Iowa?
- 88.9% of households in Iowa have a broadband internet subscription, and 7.5% have no internet access.
- Which Iowa counties have the highest broadband subscription rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Bremer County (92.6%), Sioux County (92.4%), Dallas County (92.4%).
- Which Iowa counties have the lowest broadband subscription rate?
- The lowest are Story County (80.4%), Floyd County (83.4%), Appanoose County (83.9%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates