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Internet and Broadband in Ohio
Households with a broadband subscription, by type. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Households with broadband
- 90.1%
- U.S. 91.0%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 75.7%
- U.S. 75.6%
- Cellular data plan only
- 10.7%
- U.S. 11.5%
- No internet access
- 7.4%
- U.S. 6.5%
Internet access by county
88 counties in Ohio
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| County | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 84.5% | 52.4% | 16.1% | 13.5% |
| Allen County | 88.8% | 75.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| Ashland County | 88.0% | 68.9% | 14.7% | 9.0% |
| Ashtabula County | 88.1% | 71.3% | 12.7% | 9.5% |
| Athens County | 86.9% | 65.6% | 14.2% | 7.5% |
| Auglaize County | 87.8% | 74.0% | 9.9% | 9.4% |
| Belmont County | 86.0% | 65.5% | 14.6% | 12.1% |
| Brown County | 84.3% | 59.6% | 15.6% | 12.0% |
| Butler County | 92.2% | 81.3% | 8.6% | 5.8% |
| Carroll County | 78.7% | 55.3% | 14.2% | 16.5% |
| Champaign County | 88.8% | 70.1% | 9.5% | 8.2% |
| Clark County | 90.4% | 75.4% | 11.9% | 7.3% |
| Clermont County | 92.6% | 81.3% | 9.3% | 5.8% |
| Clinton County | 87.2% | 65.0% | 16.4% | 9.8% |
| Columbiana County | 86.7% | 63.3% | 14.2% | 10.2% |
| Coshocton County | 82.8% | 58.6% | 14.6% | 14.9% |
| Crawford County | 89.7% | 66.5% | 15.3% | 8.4% |
| Cuyahoga County | 89.5% | 75.2% | 11.2% | 7.6% |
| Darke County | 86.8% | 64.0% | 14.3% | 11.6% |
| Defiance County | 88.0% | 72.6% | 9.4% | 9.5% |
| Delaware County | 96.0% | 87.3% | 6.7% | 2.6% |
| Erie County | 88.3% | 70.3% | 13.8% | 6.9% |
| Fairfield County | 92.5% | 78.8% | 10.4% | 5.5% |
| Fayette County | 85.1% | 63.3% | 15.1% | 11.3% |
| Franklin County | 94.1% | 83.9% | 8.4% | 4.2% |
| Fulton County | 89.8% | 71.0% | 11.5% | 6.6% |
| Gallia County | 78.9% | 42.1% | 15.4% | 17.1% |
| Geauga County | 88.9% | 76.6% | 7.8% | 9.0% |
| Greene County | 92.8% | 80.1% | 9.2% | 4.8% |
| Guernsey County | 86.4% | 65.6% | 15.3% | 11.0% |
| Hamilton County | 91.3% | 80.8% | 8.7% | 6.1% |
| Hancock County | 91.2% | 76.4% | 9.3% | 6.2% |
| Hardin County | 85.7% | 63.7% | 12.3% | 10.5% |
| Harrison County | 83.1% | 49.5% | 17.2% | 15.0% |
| Henry County | 87.7% | 67.7% | 10.9% | 9.1% |
| Highland County | 83.4% | 56.3% | 19.1% | 14.6% |
| Hocking County | 85.8% | 64.6% | 10.6% | 11.8% |
| Holmes County | 63.5% | 39.4% | 17.6% | 34.9% |
| Huron County | 88.4% | 64.7% | 17.4% | 9.0% |
| Jackson County | 84.3% | 60.3% | 14.9% | 13.7% |
| Jefferson County | 86.6% | 65.3% | 14.7% | 11.3% |
| Knox County | 89.3% | 65.5% | 15.2% | 9.1% |
| Lake County | 92.8% | 81.7% | 8.7% | 5.2% |
| Lawrence County | 84.7% | 64.4% | 12.6% | 13.1% |
| Licking County | 92.4% | 79.0% | 9.6% | 5.7% |
| Logan County | 89.0% | 69.6% | 13.5% | 7.6% |
| Lorain County | 88.9% | 76.5% | 9.7% | 7.1% |
| Lucas County | 89.4% | 76.8% | 10.1% | 7.9% |
| Madison County | 90.7% | 71.3% | 13.6% | 7.7% |
| Mahoning County | 87.3% | 72.1% | 12.2% | 10.0% |
| Marion County | 86.8% | 63.8% | 15.0% | 9.5% |
| Medina County | 92.9% | 80.6% | 10.1% | 4.9% |
| Meigs County | 78.2% | 53.1% | 15.0% | 19.2% |
| Mercer County | 91.5% | 78.7% | 9.3% | 6.5% |
| Miami County | 92.3% | 78.4% | 9.7% | 5.5% |
| Monroe County | 80.4% | 40.4% | 19.7% | 15.6% |
| Montgomery County | 90.6% | 77.0% | 10.9% | 7.0% |
| Morgan County | 81.7% | 50.6% | 19.8% | 14.6% |
| Morrow County | 88.3% | 65.7% | 12.7% | 9.8% |
| Muskingum County | 89.3% | 71.1% | 14.0% | 8.8% |
| Noble County | 78.2% | 49.6% | 19.5% | 20.5% |
| Ottawa County | 87.8% | 65.8% | 14.3% | 9.7% |
| Paulding County | 82.2% | 60.0% | 11.8% | 13.9% |
| Perry County | 86.5% | 53.7% | 22.3% | 11.6% |
| Pickaway County | 89.8% | 70.3% | 12.5% | 8.5% |
| Pike County | 82.3% | 55.3% | 14.2% | 13.8% |
| Portage County | 89.8% | 77.4% | 9.1% | 5.8% |
| Preble County | 88.0% | 66.5% | 13.5% | 8.5% |
| Putnam County | 88.0% | 70.3% | 9.8% | 10.2% |
| Richland County | 87.9% | 73.5% | 11.2% | 10.1% |
| Ross County | 88.0% | 71.2% | 12.5% | 9.6% |
| Sandusky County | 86.9% | 65.7% | 13.9% | 9.5% |
| Scioto County | 86.3% | 70.0% | 11.1% | 11.2% |
| Seneca County | 88.1% | 68.9% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| Shelby County | 92.5% | 72.6% | 11.4% | 6.1% |
| Stark County | 87.4% | 73.7% | 10.7% | 8.1% |
| Summit County | 91.6% | 79.5% | 9.8% | 6.1% |
| Trumbull County | 85.2% | 70.4% | 11.9% | 11.8% |
| Tuscarawas County | 85.3% | 65.9% | 13.8% | 11.9% |
| Union County | 95.2% | 78.5% | 10.0% | 3.2% |
| Van Wert County | 88.6% | 66.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| Vinton County | 80.1% | 52.5% | 20.2% | 17.3% |
| Warren County | 94.9% | 84.4% | 8.4% | 3.2% |
| Washington County | 87.5% | 64.4% | 15.9% | 8.5% |
| Wayne County | 85.3% | 69.5% | 12.7% | 12.6% |
| Williams County | 85.5% | 64.2% | 13.4% | 11.7% |
| Wood County | 92.8% | 76.1% | 11.0% | 4.9% |
| Wyandot County | 87.7% | 61.0% | 14.8% | 9.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 93.6% | 82.9% | 8.8% | 4.6% |
| Cleveland | 84.7% | 66.9% | 13.8% | 10.7% |
| Cincinnati | 89.1% | 77.4% | 9.7% | 7.3% |
| Toledo | 87.2% | 72.6% | 12.1% | 9.4% |
| Akron | 89.2% | 75.8% | 11.3% | 8.1% |
| Dayton | 85.5% | 68.7% | 13.9% | 10.6% |
| Parma | 91.2% | 77.7% | 10.8% | 6.4% |
| Canton | 80.3% | 66.7% | 11.4% | 10.8% |
| Lorain | 83.3% | 68.2% | 12.3% | 8.1% |
| Hamilton | 88.4% | 76.5% | 9.5% | 9.2% |
| Youngstown | 81.8% | 64.3% | 14.5% | 15.0% |
| Springfield | 88.4% | 73.3% | 12.1% | 8.1% |
| Kettering | 94.0% | 83.8% | 8.2% | 4.2% |
| Elyria | 87.0% | 73.4% | 10.8% | 9.5% |
| Middletown | 88.3% | 74.0% | 12.4% | 8.4% |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 91.8% | 79.7% | 10.2% | 5.6% |
| Newark | 89.6% | 78.0% | 9.6% | 7.3% |
| Lakewood | 92.3% | 80.0% | 10.0% | 4.9% |
| Dublin | 97.1% | 90.0% | 5.2% | 1.7% |
| Euclid | 84.5% | 67.1% | 14.0% | 12.4% |
| Mansfield | 85.0% | 71.7% | 10.8% | 12.2% |
| Mentor | 93.5% | 85.3% | 6.9% | 4.5% |
| Beavercreek | 95.2% | 87.6% | 6.2% | 1.9% |
| Strongsville | 91.9% | 81.3% | 7.3% | 4.9% |
| Fairfield | 93.4% | 79.7% | 11.8% | 4.8% |
| Delaware | 94.7% | 85.9% | 8.2% | 3.8% |
| Cleveland Heights | 93.7% | 81.8% | 10.2% | 5.0% |
| Huber Heights | 93.9% | 81.4% | 9.9% | 5.2% |
| Grove City | 95.7% | 85.7% | 8.4% | 3.6% |
| Lancaster | 90.4% | 75.3% | 13.0% | 7.4% |
| Reynoldsburg | 92.2% | 79.2% | 10.6% | 5.3% |
| Findlay | 91.0% | 80.7% | 7.4% | 6.1% |
| Warren | 84.3% | 65.6% | 15.2% | 12.7% |
| Westerville | 96.3% | 88.7% | 5.6% | 2.4% |
| Hilliard | 96.9% | 89.2% | 6.6% | 1.7% |
| North Ridgeville | 95.1% | 87.7% | 6.0% | 2.9% |
| Upper Arlington | 97.3% | 92.1% | 4.7% | 1.9% |
| Marion | 86.3% | 69.4% | 14.0% | 9.4% |
| Mason | 96.3% | 87.6% | 6.6% | 2.4% |
| Gahanna | 96.7% | 89.2% | 6.3% | 2.7% |
| Brunswick | 93.9% | 80.6% | 11.6% | 3.8% |
| Lima | 87.9% | 75.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Fairborn | 92.1% | 80.6% | 9.1% | 6.3% |
| Stow | 93.7% | 84.1% | 7.1% | 4.8% |
| Westlake | 93.4% | 85.7% | 6.5% | 4.2% |
| Massillon | 90.6% | 71.4% | 16.5% | 6.8% |
| North Olmsted | 92.4% | 80.1% | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| North Royalton | 94.1% | 84.4% | 7.0% | 4.4% |
| Austintown | 90.4% | 74.3% | 13.2% | 7.3% |
| Bowling Green | 91.9% | 75.8% | 12.8% | 3.1% |
| Garfield Heights | 91.2% | 72.6% | 14.7% | 7.7% |
| Shaker Heights | 92.2% | 84.5% | 5.3% | 4.4% |
| Marysville | 97.1% | 87.7% | 7.6% | 1.6% |
| Green | 93.9% | 82.9% | 7.7% | 3.5% |
| Kent | 85.4% | 70.7% | 11.4% | 4.6% |
| Wooster | 90.5% | 78.8% | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| Troy | 91.1% | 80.9% | 8.1% | 5.7% |
| Medina | 92.5% | 81.0% | 9.5% | 4.8% |
| Avon Lake | 92.4% | 80.8% | 9.2% | 3.3% |
| Xenia | 88.7% | 71.4% | 13.7% | 8.1% |
| Avon | 95.8% | 89.0% | 5.3% | 2.5% |
| Centerville | 94.5% | 84.4% | 7.2% | 3.1% |
| Perrysburg | 96.2% | 85.0% | 9.9% | 2.6% |
| Barberton | 88.2% | 73.5% | 13.1% | 9.0% |
| Zanesville | 87.0% | 71.9% | 13.0% | 9.6% |
| Sandusky | 84.9% | 64.7% | 16.2% | 8.6% |
| Wadsworth | 92.4% | 81.0% | 9.3% | 6.1% |
| Pickerington | 97.6% | 91.3% | 5.0% | 2.0% |
| Riverside | 92.4% | 81.0% | 10.4% | 6.0% |
| Willoughby | 91.0% | 78.8% | 9.9% | 5.1% |
| Solon | 95.9% | 88.9% | 4.8% | 2.8% |
| Athens | 89.6% | 76.1% | 9.8% | 3.4% |
| Maple Heights | 88.4% | 70.1% | 14.1% | 8.2% |
| Trotwood | 89.1% | 70.1% | 13.5% | 8.3% |
| Hudson | 96.4% | 89.7% | 5.4% | 1.4% |
| Chillicothe | 86.8% | 71.4% | 13.7% | 10.8% |
| Oxford | 89.4% | 78.9% | 6.7% | 4.1% |
| South Euclid | 94.2% | 83.4% | 7.6% | 4.7% |
| Lebanon | 96.7% | 81.4% | 14.1% | 2.2% |
| Rocky River | 92.6% | 79.5% | 11.6% | 5.7% |
| Alliance | 87.1% | 72.3% | 10.0% | 10.5% |
| Piqua | 93.3% | 81.6% | 9.0% | 5.2% |
| Parma Heights | 91.5% | 75.8% | 12.1% | 7.2% |
| Painesville | 94.0% | 80.2% | 10.2% | 4.3% |
| Sidney | 93.4% | 79.9% | 11.4% | 5.3% |
| Forest Park | 97.1% | 79.1% | 14.5% | 2.2% |
| Mayfield Heights | 92.4% | 81.3% | 8.8% | 6.0% |
| Whitehall | 90.0% | 78.3% | 10.9% | 7.1% |
| Springboro | 95.4% | 87.1% | 6.9% | 2.9% |
| Miamisburg | 91.9% | 82.6% | 7.8% | 5.7% |
| Oregon | 88.8% | 78.2% | 6.3% | 9.0% |
| Broadview Heights | 93.8% | 83.1% | 9.1% | 5.1% |
| Twinsburg | 93.6% | 85.5% | 6.4% | 2.9% |
| White Oak | 94.2% | 83.7% | 9.0% | 4.8% |
| Norwood | 89.2% | 80.3% | 6.8% | 9.2% |
| Sylvania | 94.9% | 86.6% | 6.3% | 4.3% |
| Ashland | 87.4% | 76.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Tallmadge | 92.7% | 79.6% | 10.7% | 6.5% |
| Niles | 83.1% | 68.9% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| Brook Park | 89.1% | 75.6% | 11.3% | 9.7% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the broadband subscription rate in Ohio?
- 90.1% of households in Ohio have a broadband internet subscription, and 7.4% have no internet access.
- Which Ohio counties have the highest broadband subscription rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Delaware County (96.0%), Union County (95.2%), Warren County (94.9%).
- Which Ohio counties have the lowest broadband subscription rate?
- The lowest are Holmes County (63.5%), Meigs County (78.2%), Noble County (78.2%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates