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Internet and Broadband in Louisiana
Households with a broadband subscription, by type. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Households with broadband
- 86.6%
- U.S. 91.0%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 67.0%
- U.S. 75.6%
- Cellular data plan only
- 15.0%
- U.S. 11.5%
- No internet access
- 10.7%
- U.S. 6.5%
Internet access by county
64 counties in Louisiana
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| Parish | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | 81.9% | 53.1% | 20.9% | 16.6% |
| Allen Parish | 81.0% | 49.8% | 22.8% | 16.5% |
| Ascension Parish | 91.9% | 80.7% | 9.2% | 4.5% |
| Assumption Parish | 83.9% | 67.4% | 15.4% | 12.4% |
| Avoyelles Parish | 78.3% | 48.9% | 17.3% | 20.4% |
| Beauregard Parish | 89.1% | 47.0% | 26.4% | 9.1% |
| Bienville Parish | 65.7% | 31.3% | 23.2% | 29.7% |
| Bossier Parish | 85.8% | 66.8% | 14.4% | 10.4% |
| Caddo Parish | 85.6% | 67.3% | 13.9% | 11.9% |
| Calcasieu Parish | 86.3% | 64.3% | 18.1% | 11.4% |
| Caldwell Parish | 79.4% | 33.3% | 30.8% | 17.6% |
| Cameron Parish | 82.8% | 57.5% | 17.3% | 14.6% |
| Catahoula Parish | 76.7% | 25.8% | 28.2% | 19.6% |
| Claiborne Parish | 50.2% | 22.2% | 15.0% | 45.4% |
| Concordia Parish | 81.4% | 37.8% | 25.1% | 15.6% |
| De Soto Parish | 79.5% | 45.1% | 19.7% | 17.4% |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 91.1% | 76.4% | 12.5% | 6.9% |
| East Carroll Parish | 70.8% | 48.6% | 13.9% | 17.7% |
| East Feliciana Parish | 83.6% | 50.7% | 16.1% | 15.0% |
| Evangeline Parish | 78.7% | 46.9% | 23.9% | 18.0% |
| Franklin Parish | 76.0% | 37.6% | 22.8% | 19.5% |
| Grant Parish | 79.1% | 42.6% | 21.3% | 18.9% |
| Iberia Parish | 86.2% | 67.9% | 14.3% | 12.4% |
| Iberville Parish | 85.9% | 64.4% | 18.6% | 10.4% |
| Jackson Parish | 73.9% | 36.2% | 26.0% | 17.9% |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 81.1% | 54.1% | 19.4% | 17.6% |
| Jefferson Parish | 88.0% | 70.8% | 14.8% | 9.5% |
| Lafayette Parish | 91.3% | 77.9% | 11.8% | 7.1% |
| Lafourche Parish | 86.7% | 73.0% | 11.0% | 11.8% |
| LaSalle Parish | 89.5% | 41.3% | 27.3% | 9.6% |
| Lincoln Parish | 77.9% | 52.0% | 17.9% | 18.0% |
| Livingston Parish | 92.4% | 78.0% | 11.4% | 5.0% |
| Madison Parish | 77.8% | 54.8% | 15.1% | 16.0% |
| Morehouse Parish | 76.7% | 54.5% | 15.2% | 16.9% |
| Natchitoches Parish | 81.9% | 54.1% | 20.2% | 15.6% |
| Orleans Parish | 86.5% | 69.5% | 15.0% | 10.1% |
| Ouachita Parish | 83.4% | 65.9% | 13.3% | 10.0% |
| Plaquemines Parish | 88.5% | 66.1% | 17.1% | 10.6% |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 84.4% | 58.6% | 19.1% | 12.1% |
| Rapides Parish | 87.1% | 60.8% | 19.1% | 10.7% |
| Red River Parish | 72.9% | 39.7% | 22.6% | 25.5% |
| Richland Parish | 77.6% | 42.7% | 22.4% | 18.3% |
| Sabine Parish | 78.1% | 33.0% | 27.6% | 18.9% |
| St. Bernard Parish | 88.5% | 70.0% | 12.8% | 10.5% |
| St. Charles Parish | 93.8% | 78.7% | 12.3% | 5.1% |
| St. Helena Parish | 69.2% | 30.8% | 20.0% | 29.1% |
| St. James Parish | 87.9% | 72.2% | 9.8% | 10.5% |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 91.3% | 71.7% | 15.5% | 6.1% |
| St. Landry Parish | 74.3% | 50.0% | 18.7% | 19.3% |
| St. Martin Parish | 83.2% | 64.5% | 13.3% | 15.1% |
| St. Mary Parish | 87.4% | 69.5% | 14.9% | 11.4% |
| St. Tammany Parish | 94.1% | 81.0% | 10.0% | 4.4% |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 89.2% | 70.4% | 14.1% | 10.1% |
| Tensas Parish | 70.0% | 33.5% | 23.6% | 23.6% |
| Terrebonne Parish | 87.3% | 72.8% | 11.0% | 9.7% |
| Union Parish | 64.1% | 31.1% | 22.2% | 28.7% |
| Vermilion Parish | 88.9% | 66.3% | 19.4% | 9.0% |
| Vernon Parish | 88.0% | 56.4% | 22.1% | 10.2% |
| Washington Parish | 74.2% | 38.0% | 22.9% | 22.5% |
| Webster Parish | 66.1% | 40.6% | 16.8% | 28.9% |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 89.3% | 71.7% | 13.9% | 10.4% |
| West Carroll Parish | 71.5% | 35.4% | 21.4% | 20.5% |
| West Feliciana Parish | 89.0% | 57.4% | 17.2% | 10.3% |
| Winn Parish | 77.0% | 33.4% | 28.5% | 19.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | 86.5% | 69.5% | 15.0% | 10.1% |
| Baton Rouge | 89.3% | 73.1% | 13.9% | 8.4% |
| Shreveport | 85.2% | 68.6% | 13.1% | 12.0% |
| Metairie | 90.5% | 74.3% | 14.4% | 7.4% |
| Lafayette | 91.9% | 79.4% | 11.1% | 6.5% |
| Lake Charles | 85.4% | 67.9% | 15.0% | 11.6% |
| Kenner | 87.6% | 70.8% | 14.6% | 9.9% |
| Bossier City | 85.2% | 67.2% | 15.2% | 11.8% |
| Monroe | 80.3% | 64.9% | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| Alexandria | 87.9% | 66.3% | 18.7% | 8.6% |
| Prairieville | 91.6% | 84.6% | 5.8% | 4.2% |
| Marrero | 81.1% | 64.6% | 13.3% | 14.8% |
| Houma | 89.4% | 74.4% | 12.1% | 8.7% |
| Central | 95.4% | 82.5% | 11.3% | 3.8% |
| Slidell | 95.5% | 80.1% | 12.8% | 2.8% |
| Laplace | 90.8% | 74.1% | 12.6% | 6.0% |
| New Iberia | 88.1% | 72.0% | 13.8% | 10.9% |
| Terrytown | 88.7% | 70.0% | 16.7% | 8.1% |
| Chalmette | 88.8% | 73.3% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| Ruston | 84.6% | 62.2% | 18.3% | 12.8% |
| Hammond | 89.3% | 72.3% | 15.5% | 10.2% |
| Bayou Cane | 89.7% | 78.5% | 8.6% | 6.1% |
| Harvey | 77.9% | 57.5% | 17.4% | 15.7% |
| Sulphur | 84.4% | 59.7% | 22.6% | 12.3% |
| Zachary | 93.9% | 84.1% | 8.8% | 3.8% |
| Shenandoah | 97.1% | 89.3% | 6.8% | 2.5% |
| Natchitoches | 83.1% | 61.6% | 17.8% | 13.7% |
| Youngsville | 95.9% | 86.9% | 8.5% | 0.8% |
| Gretna | 80.4% | 61.1% | 16.2% | 18.0% |
| Estelle | 89.6% | 77.5% | 9.4% | 9.2% |
| Thibodaux | 84.1% | 69.5% | 13.1% | 15.2% |
| Opelousas | 67.4% | 49.7% | 15.5% | 22.9% |
| Broussard | 96.2% | 86.4% | 9.6% | 2.1% |
| Pineville | 85.9% | 66.7% | 16.8% | 10.8% |
| Luling | 94.1% | 77.1% | 14.3% | 5.5% |
| River Ridge | 88.9% | 78.7% | 8.5% | 9.5% |
| Claiborne | 93.1% | 76.1% | 14.6% | 3.8% |
| Gonzales | 89.9% | 77.6% | 9.9% | 7.3% |
| Mandeville | 94.8% | 84.5% | 7.5% | 4.1% |
| West Monroe | 79.4% | 54.3% | 22.1% | 12.2% |
| Moss Bluff | 90.2% | 69.0% | 19.5% | 7.3% |
| Baker | 92.5% | 74.4% | 14.6% | 5.9% |
| Gardere | 89.4% | 74.7% | 12.4% | 8.7% |
| Bayou Blue | 89.8% | 70.2% | 17.6% | 9.1% |
| Woodmere | 90.1% | 65.8% | 17.9% | 5.2% |
| Covington | 94.0% | 82.8% | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| Carencro | 87.5% | 80.3% | 6.1% | 9.5% |
| Destrehan | 95.4% | 85.8% | 9.7% | 4.3% |
| Minden | 63.5% | 44.5% | 15.1% | 27.0% |
| Crowley | 76.3% | 56.2% | 17.1% | 21.5% |
| Waggaman | 90.8% | 66.2% | 22.4% | 8.6% |
| Morgan City | 88.4% | 67.3% | 17.5% | 11.0% |
| Abbeville | 90.1% | 62.7% | 25.6% | 8.5% |
| Belle Chasse | 93.9% | 79.4% | 13.1% | 5.5% |
| Timberlane | 88.7% | 71.0% | 16.5% | 9.8% |
| Bogalusa | 74.7% | 50.3% | 21.1% | 23.3% |
| DeRidder | 89.1% | 72.5% | 14.5% | 7.9% |
| Jefferson | 88.3% | 73.0% | 13.9% | 9.7% |
| Raceland | 86.7% | 74.1% | 11.8% | 12.6% |
| Jennings | 81.2% | 58.3% | 20.0% | 16.1% |
| Merrydale | 86.1% | 72.9% | 11.1% | 13.2% |
| Denham Springs | 92.4% | 76.8% | 13.6% | 6.6% |
| Eunice | 76.2% | 57.4% | 14.9% | 17.9% |
| Bastrop | 69.0% | 49.0% | 13.0% | 22.3% |
| Oak Hills Place | 94.0% | 84.8% | 6.4% | 2.3% |
| Harahan | 94.6% | 75.5% | 16.8% | 3.7% |
| Scott | 82.7% | 77.3% | 5.3% | 16.6% |
| Westwego | 82.1% | 56.9% | 22.4% | 13.2% |
| Village St. George | 90.7% | 79.8% | 9.8% | 5.8% |
| Meraux | 88.5% | 73.0% | 7.7% | 9.0% |
| Fort Polk South | 99.0% | 89.0% | 8.2% | 0.0% |
| Old Jefferson | 98.0% | 75.9% | 22.2% | 1.7% |
| Ponchatoula | 91.1% | 81.3% | 7.4% | 8.2% |
| Reserve | 94.3% | 61.0% | 29.2% | 4.3% |
| Eden Isle | 96.0% | 79.6% | 12.8% | 3.1% |
| St. Rose | 93.7% | 73.6% | 14.8% | 5.6% |
| Breaux Bridge | 80.5% | 69.9% | 9.8% | 16.8% |
| Bridge City | 79.8% | 60.8% | 16.3% | 16.5% |
| Addis | 100.0% | 87.2% | 11.3% | 0.0% |
| Prien | 94.4% | 74.1% | 17.3% | 5.6% |
| Rayne | 88.2% | 73.4% | 12.7% | 10.9% |
| Donaldsonville | 89.3% | 62.4% | 26.6% | 9.3% |
| Schriever | 88.8% | 72.2% | 8.6% | 7.5% |
| St. Gabriel | 91.7% | 59.1% | 29.4% | 8.3% |
| Oakdale | 79.4% | 61.3% | 15.7% | 20.0% |
| Red Chute | 90.6% | 74.5% | 8.5% | 7.5% |
| Franklin | 84.8% | 67.2% | 15.3% | 12.3% |
| Walker | 90.2% | 76.1% | 11.5% | 6.5% |
| Inniswold | 97.7% | 85.9% | 9.8% | 1.9% |
| Lacombe | 91.1% | 76.7% | 10.0% | 6.2% |
| Ville Platte | 65.2% | 40.9% | 19.2% | 27.3% |
| Elmwood | 94.9% | 84.5% | 8.5% | 1.6% |
| Plaquemine | 89.2% | 77.5% | 9.4% | 7.5% |
| Tallulah | 80.1% | 61.1% | 14.7% | 13.8% |
| Galliano | 74.2% | 60.5% | 11.3% | 25.1% |
| Patterson | 92.4% | 77.2% | 14.2% | 7.6% |
| Larose | 84.8% | 70.2% | 9.4% | 13.2% |
| Leesville | 87.3% | 60.8% | 22.6% | 10.2% |
| Chackbay | 87.5% | 77.0% | 4.6% | 12.0% |
| Cut Off | 85.0% | 70.6% | 11.8% | 13.8% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the broadband subscription rate in Louisiana?
- 86.6% of households in Louisiana have a broadband internet subscription, and 10.7% have no internet access.
- Which Louisiana counties have the highest broadband subscription rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are St. Tammany Parish (94.1%), St. Charles Parish (93.8%), Livingston Parish (92.4%).
- Which Louisiana counties have the lowest broadband subscription rate?
- The lowest are Claiborne Parish (50.2%), Union Parish (64.1%), Bienville Parish (65.7%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates