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Internet and Broadband in Illinois
Households with a broadband subscription, by type. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Households with broadband
- 90.8%
- U.S. 91.0%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 74.6%
- U.S. 75.6%
- Cellular data plan only
- 12.2%
- U.S. 11.5%
- No internet access
- 6.5%
- U.S. 6.5%
Internet access by county
102 counties in Illinois
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| County | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 86.5% | 67.6% | 14.3% | 9.3% |
| Alexander County | 61.9% | 17.9% | 28.7% | 35.5% |
| Bond County | 86.5% | 55.7% | 17.9% | 10.9% |
| Boone County | 91.2% | 72.8% | 12.2% | 5.2% |
| Brown County | 84.6% | 51.9% | 20.9% | 13.0% |
| Bureau County | 86.3% | 62.1% | 13.6% | 9.4% |
| Calhoun County | 86.1% | 57.4% | 13.3% | 12.5% |
| Carroll County | 86.1% | 67.2% | 10.8% | 11.4% |
| Cass County | 86.7% | 67.2% | 12.5% | 8.7% |
| Champaign County | 90.5% | 76.5% | 11.3% | 4.1% |
| Christian County | 87.7% | 57.1% | 25.0% | 9.8% |
| Clark County | 87.6% | 52.0% | 22.7% | 10.7% |
| Clay County | 85.9% | 69.6% | 11.8% | 10.4% |
| Clinton County | 90.8% | 69.1% | 12.6% | 7.8% |
| Coles County | 85.8% | 69.8% | 11.2% | 9.8% |
| Cook County | 90.6% | 76.0% | 12.0% | 6.3% |
| Crawford County | 88.5% | 62.2% | 17.6% | 9.2% |
| Cumberland County | 87.0% | 46.0% | 24.6% | 10.7% |
| De Witt County | 86.0% | 54.5% | 23.9% | 10.9% |
| DeKalb County | 92.7% | 75.6% | 11.9% | 4.1% |
| Douglas County | 82.8% | 60.7% | 15.0% | 14.3% |
| DuPage County | 94.8% | 84.1% | 8.6% | 3.5% |
| Edgar County | 87.1% | 60.9% | 17.2% | 11.7% |
| Edwards County | 85.1% | 51.0% | 25.5% | 9.9% |
| Effingham County | 90.6% | 76.5% | 9.8% | 7.0% |
| Fayette County | 83.9% | 59.6% | 12.0% | 13.7% |
| Ford County | 86.9% | 62.4% | 14.9% | 10.1% |
| Franklin County | 83.4% | 53.3% | 20.1% | 12.1% |
| Fulton County | 87.9% | 65.7% | 15.8% | 8.8% |
| Gallatin County | 82.3% | 51.9% | 15.5% | 16.0% |
| Greene County | 88.3% | 53.9% | 18.8% | 9.9% |
| Grundy County | 91.8% | 76.8% | 8.6% | 6.2% |
| Hamilton County | 80.7% | 58.3% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Hancock County | 82.4% | 60.1% | 14.1% | 13.3% |
| Hardin County | 78.6% | 56.7% | 21.9% | 19.5% |
| Henderson County | 84.0% | 58.6% | 16.1% | 14.6% |
| Henry County | 86.7% | 66.0% | 13.1% | 8.6% |
| Iroquois County | 86.5% | 58.2% | 15.8% | 10.7% |
| Jackson County | 86.5% | 57.0% | 20.4% | 8.3% |
| Jasper County | 88.4% | 54.3% | 22.0% | 8.3% |
| Jefferson County | 85.7% | 55.7% | 19.8% | 11.2% |
| Jersey County | 86.4% | 59.4% | 13.1% | 11.8% |
| Jo Daviess County | 87.2% | 61.3% | 11.8% | 9.3% |
| Johnson County | 80.1% | 36.5% | 36.4% | 17.2% |
| Kane County | 93.3% | 80.7% | 9.0% | 4.8% |
| Kankakee County | 89.0% | 69.6% | 12.6% | 8.7% |
| Kendall County | 95.6% | 85.1% | 6.5% | 3.4% |
| Knox County | 84.0% | 67.2% | 13.6% | 10.6% |
| Lake County | 94.3% | 82.2% | 9.4% | 3.9% |
| LaSalle County | 87.4% | 64.9% | 13.5% | 9.2% |
| Lawrence County | 90.3% | 54.9% | 24.8% | 8.3% |
| Lee County | 87.4% | 64.8% | 12.6% | 10.5% |
| Livingston County | 88.5% | 64.0% | 13.8% | 9.3% |
| Logan County | 89.5% | 57.5% | 23.5% | 8.9% |
| Macon County | 89.4% | 59.7% | 25.7% | 8.4% |
| Macoupin County | 88.6% | 63.6% | 12.6% | 9.8% |
| Madison County | 91.0% | 75.9% | 10.7% | 6.4% |
| Marion County | 86.0% | 60.3% | 15.9% | 11.7% |
| Marshall County | 85.6% | 57.2% | 16.1% | 9.5% |
| Mason County | 87.0% | 65.6% | 15.9% | 9.5% |
| Massac County | 77.8% | 45.8% | 25.5% | 19.4% |
| McDonough County | 84.0% | 67.7% | 11.6% | 8.6% |
| McHenry County | 95.4% | 82.1% | 9.2% | 3.3% |
| McLean County | 90.0% | 76.0% | 9.6% | 5.4% |
| Menard County | 90.2% | 62.0% | 17.8% | 7.1% |
| Mercer County | 90.5% | 63.3% | 15.2% | 8.0% |
| Monroe County | 92.7% | 77.8% | 9.9% | 5.5% |
| Montgomery County | 84.5% | 64.9% | 10.7% | 11.9% |
| Morgan County | 85.3% | 61.5% | 14.6% | 11.3% |
| Moultrie County | 82.6% | 57.7% | 16.7% | 13.3% |
| Ogle County | 88.4% | 66.7% | 12.4% | 9.5% |
| Peoria County | 89.5% | 72.4% | 13.1% | 6.9% |
| Perry County | 86.5% | 58.2% | 21.2% | 10.6% |
| Piatt County | 91.3% | 63.6% | 20.2% | 6.6% |
| Pike County | 83.2% | 58.0% | 13.9% | 15.1% |
| Pope County | 74.9% | 45.3% | 22.8% | 24.4% |
| Pulaski County | 61.1% | 23.9% | 28.2% | 36.3% |
| Putnam County | 86.8% | 64.0% | 12.6% | 8.6% |
| Randolph County | 86.9% | 60.1% | 19.2% | 11.6% |
| Richland County | 86.6% | 58.5% | 19.3% | 9.6% |
| Rock Island County | 90.5% | 72.3% | 14.2% | 6.9% |
| Saline County | 76.5% | 54.7% | 16.8% | 19.0% |
| Sangamon County | 90.6% | 67.0% | 19.9% | 6.2% |
| Schuyler County | 88.3% | 60.5% | 14.6% | 10.9% |
| Scott County | 83.1% | 58.6% | 11.7% | 14.8% |
| Shelby County | 88.6% | 62.6% | 14.9% | 8.9% |
| St. Clair County | 89.7% | 71.2% | 13.3% | 7.2% |
| Stark County | 85.2% | 56.1% | 18.3% | 11.1% |
| Stephenson County | 86.5% | 65.9% | 13.5% | 10.1% |
| Tazewell County | 90.2% | 73.1% | 13.5% | 7.0% |
| Union County | 72.6% | 32.9% | 31.1% | 24.8% |
| Vermilion County | 87.6% | 60.5% | 21.8% | 10.1% |
| Wabash County | 84.5% | 57.6% | 17.8% | 12.8% |
| Warren County | 84.7% | 62.7% | 12.9% | 13.6% |
| Washington County | 87.4% | 56.6% | 18.1% | 10.4% |
| Wayne County | 83.0% | 57.8% | 19.9% | 12.8% |
| White County | 78.6% | 61.8% | 11.1% | 18.0% |
| Whiteside County | 86.7% | 66.0% | 12.1% | 9.8% |
| Will County | 94.1% | 80.7% | 10.4% | 4.2% |
| Williamson County | 87.6% | 59.9% | 20.8% | 9.0% |
| Winnebago County | 88.8% | 71.7% | 12.6% | 8.3% |
| Woodford County | 87.7% | 68.2% | 12.4% | 9.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 89.1% | 73.7% | 12.5% | 6.9% |
| Aurora | 92.8% | 82.2% | 7.6% | 5.3% |
| Naperville | 97.5% | 89.9% | 5.8% | 1.4% |
| Joliet | 93.4% | 78.9% | 11.5% | 4.9% |
| Rockford | 86.6% | 69.4% | 13.7% | 10.2% |
| Elgin | 94.0% | 78.2% | 12.0% | 4.1% |
| Springfield | 90.1% | 67.2% | 20.7% | 6.7% |
| Peoria | 89.6% | 73.4% | 13.0% | 6.2% |
| Champaign | 91.4% | 80.9% | 8.7% | 2.6% |
| Waukegan | 90.0% | 72.3% | 14.3% | 7.4% |
| Cicero | 87.8% | 66.5% | 19.3% | 9.3% |
| Bloomington | 90.9% | 78.4% | 10.1% | 6.2% |
| Schaumburg | 95.4% | 83.7% | 9.7% | 2.9% |
| Evanston | 93.8% | 84.4% | 7.7% | 2.4% |
| Arlington Heights | 95.2% | 84.5% | 8.5% | 3.6% |
| Bolingbrook | 95.7% | 84.1% | 9.5% | 2.4% |
| Decatur | 88.3% | 57.5% | 28.1% | 9.5% |
| Palatine | 95.6% | 85.2% | 8.3% | 3.0% |
| Skokie | 94.1% | 81.4% | 10.1% | 4.2% |
| Des Plaines | 94.0% | 81.6% | 10.6% | 4.3% |
| Orland Park | 93.2% | 80.9% | 10.6% | 4.5% |
| Oak Lawn | 91.3% | 77.3% | 11.6% | 6.9% |
| Berwyn | 92.2% | 74.8% | 13.9% | 6.8% |
| Mount Prospect | 93.9% | 81.1% | 11.4% | 4.7% |
| Tinley Park | 93.7% | 81.7% | 9.4% | 5.7% |
| Normal | 86.8% | 77.5% | 7.1% | 3.6% |
| Wheaton | 95.7% | 87.3% | 6.7% | 2.4% |
| Oak Park | 94.1% | 82.6% | 8.3% | 3.7% |
| Hoffman Estates | 95.8% | 84.6% | 9.0% | 3.0% |
| Downers Grove | 94.0% | 85.5% | 7.2% | 3.1% |
| Glenview | 94.5% | 84.6% | 7.4% | 4.0% |
| Plainfield | 96.7% | 89.6% | 6.2% | 2.0% |
| Elmhurst | 93.5% | 85.4% | 6.6% | 4.8% |
| Lombard | 94.4% | 84.4% | 8.2% | 3.9% |
| Buffalo Grove | 95.1% | 86.0% | 8.5% | 3.4% |
| Moline | 92.4% | 75.8% | 13.6% | 5.5% |
| Belleville | 90.9% | 73.2% | 13.4% | 6.5% |
| Romeoville | 95.0% | 81.9% | 10.9% | 3.9% |
| Crystal Lake | 96.0% | 87.2% | 6.9% | 2.3% |
| Bartlett | 95.4% | 86.5% | 6.6% | 3.6% |
| DeKalb | 90.8% | 74.8% | 12.9% | 4.7% |
| Carol Stream | 92.3% | 76.6% | 12.1% | 3.8% |
| Urbana | 87.8% | 76.7% | 10.1% | 4.7% |
| Quincy | 86.9% | 69.9% | 14.2% | 8.2% |
| Streamwood | 94.3% | 79.1% | 12.4% | 3.6% |
| Park Ridge | 94.2% | 87.3% | 5.8% | 4.4% |
| Wheeling | 94.2% | 79.8% | 9.9% | 3.6% |
| Carpentersville | 91.7% | 73.5% | 13.7% | 6.2% |
| Hanover Park | 95.1% | 79.2% | 12.5% | 3.4% |
| Oswego | 97.2% | 90.2% | 5.5% | 2.1% |
| Rock Island | 86.6% | 69.5% | 14.0% | 10.0% |
| Addison | 90.1% | 73.7% | 12.6% | 7.6% |
| Calumet City | 89.4% | 74.5% | 13.2% | 8.8% |
| Northbrook | 94.7% | 82.7% | 11.0% | 3.8% |
| Woodridge | 95.6% | 83.3% | 9.6% | 3.6% |
| St. Charles | 95.0% | 85.6% | 7.6% | 3.4% |
| Glendale Heights | 95.2% | 79.6% | 10.5% | 3.9% |
| O'Fallon | 94.5% | 84.2% | 8.0% | 2.5% |
| Elk Grove Village | 93.3% | 82.9% | 8.8% | 5.8% |
| Mundelein | 95.2% | 83.3% | 8.8% | 3.3% |
| Pekin | 86.9% | 68.0% | 16.7% | 8.7% |
| North Chicago | 86.7% | 68.1% | 16.1% | 7.4% |
| Gurnee | 95.8% | 83.6% | 9.8% | 3.2% |
| Highland Park | 94.2% | 86.3% | 5.8% | 4.0% |
| Algonquin | 95.0% | 85.8% | 7.4% | 3.5% |
| Niles | 86.4% | 71.2% | 10.5% | 11.7% |
| Galesburg | 82.3% | 66.1% | 13.9% | 12.0% |
| Lake in the Hills | 97.2% | 86.0% | 7.5% | 2.3% |
| Burbank | 91.3% | 74.1% | 15.3% | 7.6% |
| Danville | 86.3% | 59.9% | 23.6% | 10.9% |
| Glen Ellyn | 93.4% | 82.6% | 9.7% | 3.8% |
| Lansing | 93.3% | 80.4% | 10.7% | 4.8% |
| McHenry | 96.2% | 83.9% | 9.6% | 2.5% |
| New Lenox | 96.1% | 87.4% | 6.4% | 3.3% |
| Huntley | 89.6% | 80.0% | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| Wilmette | 94.7% | 87.7% | 5.2% | 3.9% |
| Batavia | 93.1% | 83.8% | 7.7% | 5.1% |
| Round Lake Beach | 95.4% | 79.3% | 12.0% | 3.8% |
| Vernon Hills | 93.8% | 84.6% | 7.4% | 3.5% |
| Oak Forest | 94.1% | 78.0% | 14.7% | 4.6% |
| Chicago Heights | 87.5% | 69.2% | 15.2% | 10.2% |
| Granite City | 85.3% | 68.8% | 12.2% | 10.4% |
| Edwardsville | 92.5% | 80.1% | 8.9% | 1.9% |
| Lockport | 94.4% | 82.3% | 8.9% | 3.8% |
| Woodstock | 94.5% | 83.2% | 8.0% | 4.0% |
| West Chicago | 93.7% | 80.1% | 10.3% | 3.9% |
| Alton | 90.5% | 75.2% | 12.1% | 7.6% |
| Belvidere | 89.2% | 73.3% | 13.2% | 5.1% |
| Morton Grove | 93.1% | 77.3% | 12.8% | 4.6% |
| Zion | 90.5% | 69.0% | 13.8% | 7.1% |
| Melrose Park | 92.0% | 70.5% | 18.3% | 5.8% |
| Homer Glen | 95.2% | 84.1% | 8.0% | 2.8% |
| South Elgin | 95.8% | 87.5% | 6.4% | 3.1% |
| Collinsville | 93.2% | 81.6% | 10.8% | 4.8% |
| Rolling Meadows | 94.0% | 79.0% | 11.9% | 3.5% |
| Kankakee | 84.6% | 71.1% | 9.5% | 11.7% |
| Elmwood Park | 89.6% | 71.8% | 15.2% | 8.3% |
| Westmont | 92.2% | 80.4% | 9.2% | 5.9% |
| Yorkville | 93.5% | 85.4% | 6.0% | 4.6% |
| Freeport | 84.9% | 69.7% | 13.0% | 10.6% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the broadband subscription rate in Illinois?
- 90.8% of households in Illinois have a broadband internet subscription, and 6.5% have no internet access.
- Which Illinois counties have the highest broadband subscription rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Kendall County (95.6%), McHenry County (95.4%), DuPage County (94.8%).
- Which Illinois counties have the lowest broadband subscription rate?
- The lowest are Union County (72.6%), Saline County (76.5%), Massac County (77.8%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates