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Internet and Broadband in Nebraska

Households with a broadband subscription, by type. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Households with broadband
90.6%
U.S. 91.0%
Cable, fiber or DSL
74.8%
U.S. 75.6%
Cellular data plan only
10.8%
U.S. 11.5%
No internet access
6.6%
U.S. 6.5%

Internet access by county

93 counties in Nebraska

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CountyHouseholds with broadbandCable, fiber or DSLCell data onlyNo internet
Adams County89.8%74.7%7.4%7.3%
Antelope County83.3%58.9%12.8%13.1%
Arthur County87.0%78.4%7.0%11.9%
Banner County83.9%38.4%15.4%15.4%
Blaine County76.1%52.3%12.2%23.9%
Boone County83.9%61.7%13.7%13.4%
Box Butte County88.3%72.9%13.6%8.0%
Boyd County90.6%78.6%7.5%7.9%
Brown County85.5%57.1%16.5%8.6%
Buffalo County91.1%74.3%9.8%5.7%
Burt County86.2%68.3%10.9%11.2%
Butler County86.2%61.9%12.9%11.0%
Cass County91.6%69.6%10.3%6.2%
Cedar County82.1%60.6%12.5%13.5%
Chase County87.3%69.9%13.3%10.6%
Cherry County85.5%62.4%12.8%11.3%
Cheyenne County91.9%63.4%18.5%5.7%
Clay County87.9%63.6%14.5%8.8%
Colfax County89.0%57.6%17.4%9.9%
Cuming County82.0%61.9%13.8%14.0%
Custer County82.0%61.3%13.5%13.3%
Dakota County85.8%63.8%16.2%12.0%
Dawes County84.6%65.0%13.3%12.0%
Dawson County83.7%65.1%10.9%12.0%
Deuel County86.5%53.4%18.9%9.7%
Dixon County86.2%61.3%18.2%11.2%
Dodge County89.8%74.2%10.3%7.1%
Douglas County92.2%80.0%10.2%5.3%
Dundy County87.0%67.4%12.2%11.4%
Fillmore County84.0%63.1%12.2%13.5%
Franklin County82.2%58.3%11.4%13.1%
Frontier County76.8%52.7%12.4%15.3%
Furnas County76.8%60.7%11.2%12.8%
Gage County87.3%68.3%10.7%9.7%
Garden County88.8%43.5%23.5%9.9%
Garfield County87.9%70.3%14.3%9.4%
Gosper County83.1%48.3%15.1%7.2%
Grant County78.5%51.1%16.9%20.1%
Greeley County85.4%59.1%15.0%11.4%
Hall County89.9%69.6%14.5%7.5%
Hamilton County93.7%81.4%6.0%5.7%
Harlan County85.1%56.3%10.2%9.6%
Hayes County81.7%26.0%15.6%16.7%
Hitchcock County79.6%48.8%15.8%17.2%
Holt County84.7%56.0%17.9%12.9%
Hooker County76.8%53.5%14.1%15.6%
Howard County85.3%54.9%16.9%11.6%
Jefferson County80.2%64.5%9.6%16.2%
Johnson County86.7%57.1%18.3%10.1%
Kearney County90.0%70.8%10.3%7.4%
Keith County89.1%65.1%18.8%8.3%
Keya Paha County84.8%72.8%6.6%9.9%
Kimball County85.0%53.7%18.6%11.6%
Knox County83.1%55.4%16.9%13.4%
Lancaster County92.8%81.3%8.2%3.8%
Lincoln County89.5%71.5%12.4%7.1%
Logan County86.6%59.2%13.4%8.0%
Loup County90.6%71.3%13.9%8.6%
Madison County84.4%66.1%12.3%10.2%
McPherson County92.5%59.0%17.0%5.2%
Merrick County88.5%62.7%14.2%8.4%
Morrill County80.9%51.2%16.9%14.2%
Nance County85.7%59.1%14.1%12.7%
Nemaha County87.4%61.6%12.5%10.3%
Nuckolls County84.6%58.8%17.4%12.7%
Otoe County93.4%68.6%11.7%5.1%
Pawnee County79.9%50.4%19.7%17.8%
Perkins County90.4%61.7%17.4%5.8%
Phelps County87.2%66.0%12.4%9.4%
Pierce County86.6%58.8%17.4%10.5%
Platte County88.7%71.6%10.2%8.4%
Polk County84.7%55.7%17.2%13.0%
Red Willow County83.8%63.6%12.6%12.6%
Richardson County83.8%72.5%8.3%13.5%
Rock County79.0%52.8%12.5%11.5%
Saline County84.6%62.3%13.5%10.1%
Sarpy County95.4%83.2%9.9%2.9%
Saunders County92.4%68.9%12.7%6.4%
Scotts Bluff County85.7%67.1%11.2%11.0%
Seward County88.6%71.0%8.8%7.1%
Sheridan County84.0%56.4%17.1%13.8%
Sherman County79.7%42.7%25.4%17.6%
Sioux County77.1%32.7%20.6%21.2%
Stanton County82.2%59.8%12.6%12.1%
Thayer County87.1%63.0%13.8%11.0%
Thomas County88.5%63.8%15.5%6.9%
Thurston County87.2%73.0%7.6%8.2%
Valley County83.2%57.2%18.6%11.4%
Washington County92.0%77.9%8.4%6.5%
Wayne County90.0%68.7%10.2%6.5%
Webster County92.1%73.5%13.5%5.4%
Wheeler County76.6%48.5%20.6%17.3%
York County90.3%72.7%9.9%6.7%

Internet access in the largest cities

Cities and towns with 5,000 or more people

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CityHouseholds with broadbandCable, fiber or DSLCell data onlyNo internet
Omaha91.5%79.0%10.4%5.8%
Lincoln92.7%82.3%8.2%3.8%
Bellevue93.2%79.0%12.4%4.2%
Grand Island89.5%71.0%13.9%7.8%
Kearney91.4%77.0%10.0%5.3%
Fremont90.7%78.7%9.3%6.0%
Norfolk84.6%69.6%11.1%9.6%
Papillion95.3%84.6%7.7%3.2%
Hastings89.6%76.8%6.3%7.3%
Columbus88.4%75.9%10.0%8.6%
North Platte89.3%73.7%11.3%7.3%
La Vista94.8%76.4%15.3%4.0%
Scottsbluff83.9%69.8%11.5%11.9%
South Sioux City88.3%68.5%14.5%10.1%
Beatrice85.3%73.6%8.3%11.3%
Lexington77.9%66.2%7.4%15.7%
Chalco99.1%85.9%11.8%0.6%
Gretna95.6%89.8%5.3%4.0%
Gering93.1%81.8%9.2%3.9%
York90.0%77.4%11.3%6.1%
Alliance88.5%74.6%13.7%7.2%
Blair93.2%84.1%7.8%5.5%
Seward89.8%79.8%7.4%5.8%
Crete81.8%61.4%15.8%12.1%
Nebraska City97.3%82.3%10.5%1.5%
McCook83.8%67.0%12.3%12.5%
Plattsmouth91.8%75.0%13.5%5.0%
Schuyler92.6%61.5%19.3%6.1%
Ralston97.0%83.3%13.8%2.4%
Sidney92.6%71.1%16.2%5.4%
Wayne89.6%77.5%7.0%5.6%
Offutt AFB97.1%84.3%9.3%2.5%
Holdrege86.7%69.4%13.5%10.9%
Chadron85.9%70.8%10.3%11.4%

Frequently asked questions

What is the broadband subscription rate in Nebraska?
90.6% of households in Nebraska have a broadband internet subscription, and 6.6% have no internet access.
Which Nebraska counties have the highest broadband subscription rate?
Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Sarpy County (95.4%), Otoe County (93.4%), Lancaster County (92.8%).
Which Nebraska counties have the lowest broadband subscription rate?
The lowest are Custer County (82.0%), Dawson County (83.7%), Red Willow County (83.8%).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey ยท 2020-2024 5-year estimates