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Internet and Broadband in New York
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
- 77.2%
- U.S. 75.6%
- Cellular data plan only
- 11.6%
- U.S. 11.5%
- No internet access
- 6.8%
- U.S. 6.5%
Internet access by county
62 counties in New York
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| County | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | 90.5% | 79.9% | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| Allegany County | 86.7% | 65.6% | 11.8% | 10.3% |
| Bronx County | 86.8% | 65.0% | 18.9% | 9.6% |
| Broome County | 89.8% | 77.3% | 10.2% | 7.7% |
| Cattaraugus County | 83.9% | 62.5% | 13.4% | 13.5% |
| Cayuga County | 89.1% | 72.1% | 12.0% | 7.9% |
| Chautauqua County | 88.5% | 73.5% | 11.0% | 8.2% |
| Chemung County | 88.0% | 77.2% | 7.9% | 8.2% |
| Chenango County | 88.8% | 77.8% | 7.0% | 8.4% |
| Clinton County | 88.0% | 76.1% | 9.0% | 8.1% |
| Columbia County | 89.7% | 76.3% | 9.0% | 8.1% |
| Cortland County | 88.3% | 72.5% | 12.4% | 8.8% |
| Delaware County | 87.8% | 76.3% | 8.1% | 8.9% |
| Dutchess County | 93.5% | 81.9% | 9.8% | 4.3% |
| Erie County | 90.2% | 77.2% | 10.8% | 7.0% |
| Essex County | 91.9% | 77.8% | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| Franklin County | 86.4% | 71.8% | 8.7% | 11.2% |
| Fulton County | 89.1% | 78.2% | 8.5% | 8.7% |
| Genesee County | 90.0% | 75.5% | 11.4% | 7.7% |
| Greene County | 85.8% | 70.9% | 11.2% | 11.2% |
| Hamilton County | 90.2% | 81.6% | 4.0% | 7.6% |
| Herkimer County | 88.3% | 71.3% | 13.2% | 8.2% |
| Jefferson County | 90.8% | 76.3% | 11.4% | 6.3% |
| Kings County | 89.5% | 75.4% | 12.2% | 8.5% |
| Lewis County | 86.5% | 69.7% | 11.5% | 11.0% |
| Livingston County | 88.4% | 75.4% | 9.4% | 8.2% |
| Madison County | 89.3% | 75.0% | 10.7% | 7.9% |
| Monroe County | 90.4% | 78.9% | 9.8% | 5.9% |
| Montgomery County | 84.6% | 72.7% | 8.5% | 12.3% |
| Nassau County | 94.8% | 84.0% | 9.5% | 3.9% |
| New York County | 92.4% | 80.9% | 10.3% | 5.5% |
| Niagara County | 89.8% | 76.1% | 11.1% | 7.8% |
| Oneida County | 88.8% | 75.0% | 11.6% | 8.1% |
| Onondaga County | 91.6% | 79.7% | 9.9% | 5.6% |
| Ontario County | 91.3% | 80.3% | 8.8% | 5.7% |
| Orange County | 89.3% | 77.6% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| Orleans County | 87.2% | 71.4% | 13.1% | 9.9% |
| Oswego County | 90.5% | 78.2% | 9.6% | 6.5% |
| Otsego County | 87.2% | 69.7% | 9.8% | 8.9% |
| Putnam County | 94.8% | 83.6% | 10.2% | 4.3% |
| Queens County | 92.3% | 74.6% | 16.1% | 6.2% |
| Rensselaer County | 91.6% | 81.3% | 8.3% | 4.6% |
| Richmond County | 91.1% | 78.2% | 11.3% | 6.6% |
| Rockland County | 87.8% | 73.7% | 11.3% | 10.5% |
| Saratoga County | 92.8% | 83.2% | 8.4% | 4.7% |
| Schenectady County | 89.6% | 79.8% | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| Schoharie County | 87.8% | 71.0% | 11.6% | 7.9% |
| Schuyler County | 88.6% | 72.2% | 11.2% | 10.1% |
| Seneca County | 86.4% | 73.1% | 10.3% | 10.4% |
| St. Lawrence County | 86.8% | 72.8% | 9.7% | 9.8% |
| Steuben County | 86.9% | 71.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| Suffolk County | 93.2% | 82.5% | 9.6% | 5.1% |
| Sullivan County | 89.4% | 79.1% | 8.0% | 8.9% |
| Tioga County | 90.3% | 76.9% | 10.1% | 7.5% |
| Tompkins County | 90.6% | 78.5% | 8.6% | 3.7% |
| Ulster County | 92.4% | 80.5% | 9.9% | 5.8% |
| Warren County | 90.7% | 77.0% | 10.9% | 7.1% |
| Washington County | 86.2% | 67.8% | 10.3% | 12.3% |
| Wayne County | 89.6% | 75.6% | 10.8% | 8.0% |
| Westchester County | 93.7% | 81.8% | 10.4% | 4.3% |
| Wyoming County | 84.8% | 65.8% | 12.3% | 11.1% |
| Yates County | 79.1% | 64.5% | 10.7% | 19.3% |
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 York | 90.5% | 74.9% | 13.8% | 7.3% |
| Buffalo | 88.5% | 72.3% | 13.4% | 8.0% |
| Yonkers | 92.0% | 76.9% | 12.6% | 6.1% |
| Rochester | 86.4% | 70.1% | 13.9% | 9.0% |
| Syracuse | 88.1% | 73.8% | 11.8% | 8.2% |
| Albany | 88.1% | 75.5% | 10.7% | 8.0% |
| New Rochelle | 91.2% | 79.0% | 10.9% | 5.8% |
| Cheektowaga | 88.0% | 76.5% | 9.2% | 8.8% |
| Mount Vernon | 83.6% | 66.3% | 15.1% | 7.2% |
| Schenectady | 86.1% | 75.1% | 9.4% | 8.3% |
| Utica | 87.2% | 73.3% | 12.2% | 8.5% |
| White Plains | 94.7% | 84.4% | 8.9% | 4.6% |
| Hempstead | 91.3% | 74.7% | 14.8% | 6.4% |
| Tonawanda Town | 92.8% | 82.1% | 9.8% | 5.1% |
| Levittown | 95.2% | 86.4% | 7.9% | 3.6% |
| Troy | 88.9% | 79.6% | 7.6% | 4.9% |
| Irondequoit | 90.7% | 80.1% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| Niagara Falls | 87.2% | 69.7% | 15.1% | 10.3% |
| Binghamton | 87.6% | 75.1% | 10.9% | 9.3% |
| West Seneca | 90.7% | 78.3% | 10.8% | 7.0% |
| Freeport | 95.5% | 81.8% | 12.0% | 3.4% |
| Hicksville | 95.2% | 85.5% | 8.3% | 4.3% |
| West Babylon | 93.7% | 82.9% | 10.0% | 5.3% |
| Valley Stream | 96.0% | 86.9% | 8.0% | 2.5% |
| Coram | 93.6% | 81.9% | 10.6% | 5.2% |
| Kiryas Joel | 22.6% | 8.8% | 12.4% | 76.1% |
| Central Islip | 91.3% | 76.8% | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| Brighton | 91.5% | 82.9% | 7.5% | 3.3% |
| East Meadow | 92.4% | 83.8% | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| Commack | 97.1% | 85.0% | 11.4% | 1.8% |
| Elmont | 92.3% | 81.3% | 10.0% | 6.2% |
| Baldwin | 96.1% | 88.3% | 6.5% | 3.4% |
| Long Beach | 96.0% | 84.8% | 8.9% | 2.6% |
| New City | 97.5% | 87.8% | 7.9% | 1.5% |
| Spring Valley | 84.2% | 56.1% | 19.5% | 13.5% |
| Uniondale | 93.2% | 76.3% | 13.8% | 5.8% |
| Ithaca | 88.0% | 80.0% | 6.7% | 2.3% |
| Huntington Station | 91.0% | 79.5% | 11.2% | 8.4% |
| Poughkeepsie | 89.9% | 75.7% | 14.0% | 6.3% |
| Centereach | 95.1% | 88.2% | 5.9% | 3.3% |
| Rome | 88.6% | 74.7% | 12.6% | 7.4% |
| Bay Shore | 90.1% | 76.2% | 11.7% | 8.2% |
| Oceanside | 96.5% | 87.1% | 8.6% | 3.2% |
| Port Chester | 93.8% | 76.0% | 15.3% | 4.3% |
| Franklin Square | 94.0% | 81.9% | 11.3% | 4.3% |
| Middletown | 90.7% | 78.5% | 10.8% | 7.1% |
| North Tonawanda | 91.1% | 78.9% | 10.3% | 6.5% |
| Harrison | 96.7% | 88.8% | 6.9% | 1.8% |
| Saratoga Springs | 90.3% | 83.1% | 6.2% | 5.9% |
| Newburgh | 87.2% | 70.6% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| Shirley | 92.0% | 81.9% | 8.1% | 6.4% |
| Jamestown | 87.3% | 73.0% | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| Monsey | 47.1% | 33.6% | 12.0% | 52.1% |
| Glen Cove | 92.5% | 75.9% | 13.9% | 3.9% |
| Deer Park | 90.1% | 77.4% | 10.2% | 9.0% |
| Lindenhurst | 96.1% | 86.4% | 7.8% | 3.1% |
| Ossining | 93.1% | 79.1% | 10.7% | 5.4% |
| West Islip | 96.7% | 86.5% | 9.2% | 2.6% |
| Holbrook | 96.6% | 85.8% | 10.6% | 2.0% |
| Auburn | 88.3% | 75.5% | 9.8% | 7.6% |
| Elmira | 86.6% | 77.4% | 5.9% | 10.1% |
| Plainview | 96.1% | 87.9% | 8.0% | 2.7% |
| Rockville Centre | 92.9% | 85.8% | 6.8% | 4.5% |
| Peekskill | 94.0% | 80.4% | 11.7% | 5.0% |
| Medford | 92.0% | 84.8% | 6.6% | 5.2% |
| Dix Hills | 97.1% | 86.6% | 8.4% | 2.6% |
| Smithtown | 95.0% | 83.6% | 10.6% | 4.2% |
| Watertown | 88.3% | 74.3% | 11.6% | 7.4% |
| Kingston | 92.6% | 78.2% | 12.5% | 6.1% |
| Copiague | 93.5% | 82.9% | 8.6% | 5.1% |
| Garden City | 94.4% | 86.0% | 7.6% | 3.3% |
| Rotterdam | 92.3% | 79.0% | 11.1% | 4.5% |
| Merrick | 96.5% | 88.6% | 7.9% | 2.4% |
| East Patchogue | 93.0% | 83.4% | 8.5% | 5.7% |
| Selden | 95.2% | 86.9% | 6.6% | 4.1% |
| Massapequa | 95.9% | 86.0% | 8.7% | 3.3% |
| Niskayuna | 94.7% | 89.1% | 5.0% | 2.8% |
| Mineola | 96.3% | 83.6% | 10.1% | 3.1% |
| North Amityville | 92.7% | 81.5% | 8.9% | 6.4% |
| Hauppauge | 97.3% | 89.6% | 7.5% | 2.5% |
| North Bellmore | 96.7% | 89.7% | 6.8% | 1.1% |
| West Hempstead | 94.0% | 85.9% | 7.9% | 4.5% |
| Lockport | 88.9% | 76.2% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Eastchester | 95.0% | 85.9% | 8.1% | 4.1% |
| East Massapequa | 93.1% | 84.5% | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| Lynbrook | 93.9% | 83.8% | 9.7% | 3.9% |
| North Bay Shore | 89.3% | 70.3% | 17.2% | 5.3% |
| Huntington | 95.2% | 85.9% | 8.5% | 2.6% |
| Plattsburgh | 87.7% | 74.0% | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| Mamaroneck | 97.0% | 86.2% | 10.6% | 2.4% |
| Nanuet | 95.0% | 81.7% | 12.0% | 3.9% |
| Lackawanna | 85.2% | 71.1% | 12.8% | 12.8% |
| Melville | 96.7% | 86.1% | 9.7% | 2.7% |
| East Northport | 94.4% | 86.5% | 7.1% | 3.0% |
| Holtsville | 95.8% | 88.1% | 7.2% | 2.0% |
| Roosevelt | 94.9% | 82.2% | 11.3% | 1.8% |
| Ronkonkoma | 96.8% | 86.9% | 9.3% | 2.9% |
| Syosset | 96.5% | 89.8% | 6.8% | 2.5% |
| Wantagh | 95.1% | 83.7% | 11.2% | 4.0% |
| Lake Ronkonkoma | 92.8% | 83.4% | 8.1% | 6.5% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the broadband subscription rate in New York?
- 90.8% of households in New York have a broadband internet subscription, and 6.8% have no internet access.
- Which New York counties have the highest broadband subscription rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Putnam County (94.8%), Nassau County (94.8%), Westchester County (93.7%).
- Which New York counties have the lowest broadband subscription rate?
- The lowest are Yates County (79.1%), Cattaraugus County (83.9%), Montgomery County (84.6%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates