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Internet and Broadband in Mississippi
Households with a broadband subscription, by type. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Households with broadband
- 84.1%
- U.S. 91.0%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 61.6%
- U.S. 75.6%
- Cellular data plan only
- 16.5%
- U.S. 11.5%
- No internet access
- 12.3%
- U.S. 6.5%
Internet access by county
82 counties in Mississippi
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| County | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 85.4% | 58.1% | 21.3% | 13.4% |
| Alcorn County | 78.8% | 59.2% | 15.8% | 16.2% |
| Amite County | 69.5% | 27.7% | 24.8% | 30.0% |
| Attala County | 80.8% | 47.7% | 20.5% | 16.8% |
| Benton County | 69.5% | 39.5% | 19.0% | 25.0% |
| Bolivar County | 77.9% | 55.1% | 17.2% | 16.8% |
| Calhoun County | 78.4% | 58.3% | 14.3% | 17.6% |
| Carroll County | 78.9% | 58.5% | 14.9% | 16.7% |
| Chickasaw County | 79.2% | 47.3% | 26.4% | 17.4% |
| Choctaw County | 81.5% | 53.3% | 20.0% | 16.9% |
| Claiborne County | 74.1% | 44.6% | 21.8% | 23.8% |
| Clarke County | 82.2% | 53.1% | 23.5% | 17.1% |
| Clay County | 84.8% | 54.3% | 24.5% | 12.9% |
| Coahoma County | 79.0% | 32.6% | 39.9% | 19.8% |
| Copiah County | 79.5% | 50.0% | 19.9% | 18.0% |
| Covington County | 71.1% | 36.1% | 20.0% | 24.3% |
| DeSoto County | 92.1% | 76.6% | 11.7% | 5.7% |
| Forrest County | 86.4% | 63.5% | 17.6% | 11.4% |
| Franklin County | 86.1% | 55.6% | 22.6% | 11.5% |
| George County | 84.9% | 54.9% | 21.2% | 12.6% |
| Greene County | 73.5% | 37.7% | 22.8% | 24.1% |
| Grenada County | 83.4% | 57.5% | 19.3% | 13.3% |
| Hancock County | 86.6% | 71.0% | 10.5% | 10.9% |
| Harrison County | 89.2% | 73.1% | 12.0% | 8.6% |
| Hinds County | 89.3% | 69.2% | 16.2% | 8.7% |
| Holmes County | 68.2% | 38.8% | 18.8% | 24.8% |
| Humphreys County | 65.3% | 44.1% | 15.9% | 20.0% |
| Issaquena County | 55.4% | 25.4% | 13.4% | 26.0% |
| Itawamba County | 84.8% | 62.9% | 17.7% | 11.8% |
| Jackson County | 89.7% | 71.8% | 14.3% | 8.2% |
| Jasper County | 64.5% | 46.2% | 10.2% | 32.8% |
| Jefferson County | 89.9% | 46.8% | 26.7% | 7.5% |
| Jefferson Davis County | 79.2% | 49.1% | 20.9% | 17.1% |
| Jones County | 77.2% | 56.5% | 13.3% | 18.3% |
| Kemper County | 75.9% | 51.4% | 14.5% | 16.6% |
| Lafayette County | 91.7% | 77.2% | 9.7% | 4.3% |
| Lamar County | 88.6% | 61.0% | 19.2% | 9.3% |
| Lauderdale County | 85.0% | 63.8% | 16.0% | 11.5% |
| Lawrence County | 75.6% | 39.5% | 25.5% | 21.2% |
| Leake County | 74.8% | 34.4% | 28.1% | 21.9% |
| Lee County | 85.4% | 67.2% | 14.7% | 10.1% |
| Leflore County | 69.3% | 41.9% | 18.2% | 22.1% |
| Lincoln County | 86.1% | 51.5% | 25.2% | 12.2% |
| Lowndes County | 87.2% | 63.5% | 20.7% | 11.2% |
| Madison County | 92.7% | 78.7% | 10.5% | 6.2% |
| Marion County | 83.5% | 50.6% | 22.8% | 12.9% |
| Marshall County | 80.0% | 51.7% | 19.4% | 16.1% |
| Monroe County | 86.4% | 55.9% | 22.9% | 12.3% |
| Montgomery County | 74.2% | 52.5% | 14.3% | 22.1% |
| Neshoba County | 81.1% | 49.3% | 20.9% | 15.9% |
| Newton County | 76.3% | 46.0% | 20.7% | 19.8% |
| Noxubee County | 69.8% | 32.8% | 30.0% | 27.8% |
| Oktibbeha County | 84.5% | 69.8% | 11.5% | 7.1% |
| Panola County | 78.4% | 47.7% | 23.8% | 19.6% |
| Pearl River County | 85.1% | 69.0% | 11.8% | 10.8% |
| Perry County | 76.2% | 49.9% | 20.1% | 21.4% |
| Pike County | 78.8% | 51.6% | 18.1% | 17.5% |
| Pontotoc County | 77.5% | 47.6% | 21.9% | 15.7% |
| Prentiss County | 80.3% | 64.7% | 11.9% | 13.8% |
| Quitman County | 66.5% | 28.3% | 29.0% | 31.1% |
| Rankin County | 92.1% | 75.6% | 11.6% | 5.8% |
| Scott County | 77.9% | 48.2% | 21.2% | 17.0% |
| Sharkey County | 48.6% | 32.2% | 14.4% | 14.8% |
| Simpson County | 82.3% | 46.6% | 23.8% | 16.9% |
| Smith County | 64.2% | 43.8% | 15.7% | 29.1% |
| Stone County | 80.9% | 55.5% | 16.8% | 13.5% |
| Sunflower County | 74.5% | 35.0% | 29.2% | 17.3% |
| Tallahatchie County | 68.8% | 19.7% | 39.9% | 28.1% |
| Tate County | 84.6% | 57.4% | 17.7% | 13.1% |
| Tippah County | 82.5% | 66.0% | 12.9% | 12.5% |
| Tishomingo County | 79.3% | 58.3% | 15.7% | 14.8% |
| Tunica County | 78.7% | 41.1% | 26.8% | 15.8% |
| Union County | 83.8% | 63.5% | 16.2% | 11.5% |
| Walthall County | 81.6% | 35.4% | 26.8% | 17.6% |
| Warren County | 84.2% | 66.7% | 11.6% | 11.8% |
| Washington County | 50.2% | 34.4% | 12.3% | 17.9% |
| Wayne County | 82.9% | 48.2% | 22.9% | 14.6% |
| Webster County | 85.9% | 63.3% | 14.3% | 11.7% |
| Wilkinson County | 76.0% | 43.3% | 20.8% | 19.2% |
| Winston County | 75.4% | 43.3% | 24.6% | 21.8% |
| Yalobusha County | 81.0% | 49.5% | 20.5% | 18.0% |
| Yazoo County | 73.1% | 41.1% | 17.4% | 18.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 89.8% | 70.5% | 16.8% | 8.0% |
| Gulfport | 86.0% | 71.0% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| Southaven | 93.5% | 77.7% | 12.5% | 4.8% |
| Biloxi | 88.8% | 69.8% | 14.5% | 8.4% |
| Hattiesburg | 86.8% | 68.3% | 15.4% | 10.4% |
| Olive Branch | 94.5% | 81.2% | 10.1% | 3.1% |
| Tupelo | 85.1% | 67.5% | 15.2% | 9.3% |
| Meridian | 82.0% | 61.5% | 15.4% | 13.6% |
| Greenville | 49.6% | 35.1% | 12.2% | 18.2% |
| Madison | 97.3% | 90.0% | 5.3% | 1.7% |
| Pearl | 92.7% | 75.6% | 13.3% | 6.0% |
| Clinton | 93.0% | 82.2% | 9.0% | 5.6% |
| Horn Lake | 88.5% | 72.1% | 13.4% | 8.4% |
| Oxford | 90.7% | 80.3% | 6.5% | 3.5% |
| Starkville | 84.8% | 76.1% | 7.2% | 5.1% |
| Brandon | 94.0% | 81.4% | 8.8% | 4.5% |
| Ridgeland | 94.5% | 84.1% | 7.5% | 3.0% |
| Columbus | 82.4% | 57.6% | 21.9% | 14.9% |
| Pascagoula | 86.6% | 66.8% | 17.2% | 11.5% |
| Vicksburg | 80.7% | 64.4% | 11.5% | 12.8% |
| Gautier | 92.6% | 74.4% | 15.1% | 5.2% |
| Ocean Springs | 92.5% | 74.8% | 15.0% | 5.5% |
| Hernando | 90.2% | 76.7% | 10.2% | 7.7% |
| Laurel | 78.7% | 59.9% | 14.4% | 16.3% |
| Long Beach | 92.8% | 80.1% | 11.0% | 4.8% |
| Corinth | 77.8% | 61.0% | 13.8% | 17.2% |
| Clarksdale | 79.4% | 38.9% | 36.6% | 19.2% |
| Natchez | 85.6% | 65.6% | 17.4% | 12.9% |
| Greenwood | 70.3% | 45.7% | 18.4% | 21.4% |
| D'Iberville | 91.6% | 81.0% | 9.3% | 4.7% |
| Byram | 96.1% | 79.3% | 13.3% | 3.2% |
| Grenada | 82.7% | 68.9% | 11.1% | 13.8% |
| McComb | 79.8% | 57.7% | 17.8% | 16.2% |
| Moss Point | 76.7% | 53.8% | 15.9% | 18.7% |
| Picayune | 84.9% | 74.6% | 7.8% | 10.5% |
| Brookhaven | 88.9% | 62.1% | 23.4% | 8.1% |
| Petal | 87.8% | 72.3% | 13.5% | 10.3% |
| Canton | 83.3% | 69.1% | 12.0% | 15.4% |
| Cleveland | 85.5% | 62.9% | 18.2% | 10.6% |
| Flowood | 96.5% | 79.9% | 14.2% | 1.6% |
| Yazoo City | 75.0% | 53.3% | 17.2% | 14.7% |
| Bay St. Louis | 91.1% | 80.5% | 6.9% | 7.9% |
| West Point | 88.8% | 62.8% | 23.7% | 9.3% |
| Diamondhead | 93.9% | 79.0% | 11.3% | 4.4% |
| Booneville | 84.3% | 76.4% | 6.9% | 12.3% |
| Indianola | 75.3% | 43.1% | 21.0% | 13.0% |
| Gulf Hills | 95.1% | 79.0% | 13.9% | 2.6% |
| Senatobia | 89.0% | 73.4% | 11.5% | 8.3% |
| St. Martin | 95.7% | 80.6% | 11.5% | 1.3% |
| New Albany | 89.1% | 78.1% | 9.7% | 6.1% |
| Batesville | 87.9% | 58.7% | 24.3% | 9.7% |
| Richland | 89.3% | 69.2% | 17.4% | 10.1% |
| Waveland | 88.0% | 74.3% | 8.3% | 10.9% |
| Philadelphia | 83.5% | 73.0% | 7.9% | 10.7% |
| Kosciusko | 80.1% | 60.6% | 16.0% | 15.2% |
| Latimer | 94.4% | 74.6% | 17.6% | 4.4% |
| West Hattiesburg | 81.8% | 50.8% | 28.7% | 5.4% |
| Holly Springs | 77.0% | 56.9% | 9.6% | 15.2% |
| Columbia | 83.8% | 60.8% | 15.4% | 12.3% |
| Amory | 87.8% | 64.6% | 18.7% | 10.2% |
| Gulf Park Estates | 99.4% | 90.6% | 5.0% | 0.6% |
| Pass Christian | 89.7% | 76.7% | 7.9% | 5.7% |
| Louisville | 77.5% | 50.4% | 21.6% | 18.6% |
| Pontotoc | 83.8% | 65.0% | 11.3% | 9.3% |
| Ripley | 88.4% | 69.9% | 15.6% | 10.0% |
| Forest | 83.0% | 74.6% | 6.9% | 10.8% |
| University | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Vancleave | 86.1% | 68.8% | 12.6% | 13.1% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the broadband subscription rate in Mississippi?
- 84.1% of households in Mississippi have a broadband internet subscription, and 12.3% have no internet access.
- Which Mississippi counties have the highest broadband subscription rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Madison County (92.7%), DeSoto County (92.1%), Rankin County (92.1%).
- Which Mississippi counties have the lowest broadband subscription rate?
- The lowest are Washington County (50.2%), Smith County (64.2%), Jasper County (64.5%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates