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Internet and Broadband in Pennsylvania
Households with a broadband subscription, by type. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Households with broadband
- 89.7%
- U.S. 91.0%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 75.8%
- U.S. 75.6%
- Cellular data plan only
- 11.2%
- U.S. 11.5%
- No internet access
- 7.9%
- U.S. 6.5%
Internet access by county
67 counties in Pennsylvania
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| County | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 90.0% | 72.8% | 11.9% | 7.4% |
| Allegheny County | 90.8% | 79.7% | 9.8% | 7.3% |
| Armstrong County | 86.8% | 72.5% | 9.7% | 9.9% |
| Beaver County | 89.0% | 75.6% | 11.4% | 8.8% |
| Bedford County | 83.1% | 63.6% | 12.6% | 15.1% |
| Berks County | 89.6% | 75.0% | 11.9% | 8.4% |
| Blair County | 86.2% | 73.8% | 9.5% | 11.5% |
| Bradford County | 85.4% | 66.1% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| Bucks County | 94.8% | 84.9% | 8.7% | 4.0% |
| Butler County | 90.6% | 79.3% | 8.5% | 7.2% |
| Cambria County | 84.9% | 69.7% | 10.9% | 13.0% |
| Cameron County | 84.1% | 71.8% | 7.5% | 12.8% |
| Carbon County | 88.7% | 75.8% | 10.1% | 8.6% |
| Centre County | 85.5% | 73.5% | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| Chester County | 94.7% | 85.8% | 7.7% | 3.8% |
| Clarion County | 85.3% | 69.9% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| Clearfield County | 83.9% | 65.6% | 12.4% | 13.4% |
| Clinton County | 84.9% | 69.8% | 10.1% | 12.4% |
| Columbia County | 87.8% | 68.4% | 14.2% | 10.2% |
| Crawford County | 85.0% | 65.3% | 14.7% | 13.0% |
| Cumberland County | 92.2% | 80.6% | 9.2% | 5.8% |
| Dauphin County | 90.3% | 77.9% | 10.6% | 7.0% |
| Delaware County | 93.3% | 80.4% | 11.7% | 5.0% |
| Elk County | 87.7% | 72.8% | 10.3% | 9.8% |
| Erie County | 89.0% | 72.6% | 13.4% | 8.2% |
| Fayette County | 83.9% | 69.3% | 11.1% | 13.2% |
| Forest County | 74.8% | 49.9% | 13.3% | 17.6% |
| Franklin County | 89.1% | 75.3% | 10.2% | 8.8% |
| Fulton County | 85.1% | 58.7% | 17.4% | 12.5% |
| Greene County | 86.2% | 71.7% | 9.2% | 10.6% |
| Huntingdon County | 85.9% | 68.5% | 11.5% | 12.0% |
| Indiana County | 80.7% | 58.2% | 14.9% | 14.8% |
| Jefferson County | 81.9% | 67.2% | 9.7% | 12.9% |
| Juniata County | 83.9% | 61.2% | 14.0% | 14.2% |
| Lackawanna County | 87.5% | 72.4% | 12.7% | 8.9% |
| Lancaster County | 88.1% | 74.9% | 10.1% | 9.2% |
| Lawrence County | 86.7% | 71.9% | 11.7% | 11.2% |
| Lebanon County | 87.7% | 71.2% | 13.4% | 9.6% |
| Lehigh County | 90.0% | 75.6% | 11.9% | 7.6% |
| Luzerne County | 87.8% | 71.1% | 13.0% | 10.0% |
| Lycoming County | 87.9% | 66.9% | 15.2% | 8.5% |
| McKean County | 87.9% | 71.3% | 11.3% | 9.8% |
| Mercer County | 85.7% | 68.9% | 12.8% | 12.0% |
| Mifflin County | 82.9% | 66.1% | 11.6% | 15.7% |
| Monroe County | 92.8% | 80.9% | 9.0% | 5.6% |
| Montgomery County | 94.3% | 84.4% | 8.7% | 4.1% |
| Montour County | 89.0% | 69.6% | 13.8% | 9.8% |
| Northampton County | 90.8% | 78.7% | 9.9% | 7.3% |
| Northumberland County | 85.1% | 66.5% | 14.2% | 13.1% |
| Perry County | 87.3% | 69.5% | 12.4% | 10.7% |
| Philadelphia County | 89.1% | 72.3% | 14.3% | 7.9% |
| Pike County | 91.8% | 81.6% | 8.4% | 6.4% |
| Potter County | 85.8% | 69.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| Schuylkill County | 86.7% | 70.8% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Snyder County | 83.0% | 60.3% | 15.7% | 15.3% |
| Somerset County | 82.0% | 61.2% | 15.0% | 15.5% |
| Sullivan County | 81.9% | 60.1% | 10.2% | 11.4% |
| Susquehanna County | 88.4% | 73.1% | 8.7% | 9.0% |
| Tioga County | 87.3% | 69.2% | 11.2% | 10.0% |
| Union County | 80.3% | 65.5% | 12.8% | 11.9% |
| Venango County | 88.3% | 67.4% | 15.2% | 9.9% |
| Warren County | 85.2% | 60.5% | 15.7% | 11.6% |
| Washington County | 89.9% | 74.8% | 12.2% | 8.1% |
| Wayne County | 86.7% | 71.0% | 9.8% | 10.5% |
| Westmoreland County | 88.5% | 75.9% | 9.8% | 9.3% |
| Wyoming County | 87.0% | 72.4% | 8.4% | 10.8% |
| York County | 90.3% | 73.1% | 13.6% | 7.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 89.1% | 72.3% | 14.3% | 7.9% |
| Pittsburgh | 90.4% | 78.8% | 10.3% | 7.3% |
| Allentown | 86.5% | 66.8% | 16.7% | 9.6% |
| Reading | 86.5% | 65.9% | 17.8% | 10.8% |
| Erie | 88.2% | 70.6% | 15.2% | 9.0% |
| Bethlehem | 88.5% | 74.9% | 11.1% | 8.2% |
| Scranton | 84.1% | 67.2% | 14.2% | 10.3% |
| Lancaster | 90.3% | 73.4% | 12.8% | 5.0% |
| Levittown | 94.0% | 84.8% | 8.1% | 4.5% |
| Harrisburg | 85.6% | 68.4% | 14.7% | 9.6% |
| York | 85.2% | 64.1% | 18.3% | 10.4% |
| Wilkes-Barre | 85.2% | 65.9% | 16.2% | 12.3% |
| Altoona | 86.3% | 72.2% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| State College | 83.4% | 74.3% | 7.1% | 2.6% |
| Norristown | 90.5% | 73.2% | 15.6% | 7.5% |
| Chester | 88.6% | 65.9% | 21.1% | 10.4% |
| Bethel Park | 92.1% | 84.0% | 7.4% | 6.1% |
| Drexel Hill | 96.9% | 86.8% | 9.0% | 2.0% |
| Hazleton | 85.6% | 70.8% | 10.8% | 12.1% |
| Easton | 91.2% | 78.3% | 11.4% | 8.1% |
| Monroeville | 93.9% | 83.6% | 8.8% | 5.5% |
| Williamsport | 92.2% | 74.0% | 15.3% | 5.1% |
| Plum | 94.0% | 85.4% | 8.0% | 3.9% |
| Lebanon | 83.9% | 66.1% | 16.0% | 12.1% |
| King of Prussia | 95.6% | 85.7% | 9.1% | 1.7% |
| Pottstown | 89.0% | 72.1% | 14.2% | 9.1% |
| Chambersburg | 87.1% | 68.7% | 13.7% | 7.7% |
| Allison Park | 96.7% | 89.1% | 7.2% | 2.7% |
| Carlisle | 89.4% | 74.2% | 12.9% | 7.9% |
| New Castle | 83.5% | 70.4% | 10.7% | 13.3% |
| Baldwin | 91.3% | 81.0% | 8.6% | 7.5% |
| Murrysville | 95.1% | 86.8% | 6.6% | 3.0% |
| West Chester | 90.5% | 77.1% | 11.7% | 3.7% |
| Phoenixville | 94.4% | 87.9% | 5.5% | 4.2% |
| West Mifflin | 89.9% | 80.6% | 8.1% | 8.1% |
| Lansdale | 91.4% | 80.0% | 11.2% | 6.4% |
| Johnstown | 83.4% | 65.9% | 14.6% | 14.0% |
| Colonial Park | 91.4% | 79.0% | 10.7% | 6.0% |
| McKeesport | 80.5% | 59.0% | 19.8% | 17.2% |
| Fullerton | 90.5% | 64.0% | 21.2% | 6.4% |
| Hanover | 88.2% | 69.4% | 17.6% | 10.7% |
| Hermitage | 86.9% | 75.4% | 9.8% | 9.4% |
| Horsham | 96.7% | 84.2% | 11.4% | 2.4% |
| Weigelstown | 86.7% | 73.2% | 10.9% | 11.7% |
| Franklin Park | 97.6% | 92.3% | 4.0% | 1.8% |
| Whitehall | 90.2% | 80.3% | 9.2% | 5.5% |
| Greensburg | 89.7% | 78.5% | 9.1% | 7.7% |
| Hershey | 92.1% | 82.8% | 7.4% | 5.7% |
| Indiana | 90.6% | 75.4% | 13.4% | 5.8% |
| Dunmore | 87.2% | 71.6% | 14.0% | 9.3% |
| Willow Grove | 97.2% | 86.8% | 8.9% | 1.9% |
| Wilkinsburg | 89.9% | 73.3% | 14.7% | 7.2% |
| Ardmore | 94.8% | 88.9% | 5.4% | 3.2% |
| Ephrata | 89.6% | 78.3% | 10.0% | 7.7% |
| Carnot-Moon | 91.9% | 79.0% | 9.2% | 4.1% |
| Kingston | 90.2% | 69.7% | 15.8% | 7.5% |
| Montgomeryville | 96.3% | 89.8% | 6.2% | 3.3% |
| Washington | 90.7% | 72.5% | 16.6% | 7.9% |
| Pottsville | 84.4% | 72.2% | 11.5% | 12.8% |
| Coatesville | 92.6% | 75.7% | 15.4% | 5.8% |
| Butler | 84.3% | 69.7% | 14.1% | 13.0% |
| Bloomsburg | 89.3% | 72.8% | 13.5% | 7.0% |
| Sharon | 85.2% | 69.4% | 13.0% | 13.4% |
| Meadville | 89.4% | 67.9% | 20.3% | 9.8% |
| St. Marys | 86.2% | 71.5% | 11.3% | 11.3% |
| Jefferson Hills | 93.4% | 82.9% | 10.4% | 6.0% |
| Yeadon | 84.3% | 62.6% | 17.9% | 8.6% |
| New Kensington | 86.2% | 75.0% | 8.4% | 10.9% |
| Elizabethtown | 92.5% | 79.7% | 10.8% | 5.3% |
| Emmaus | 94.3% | 79.2% | 11.9% | 3.3% |
| Mountain Top | 93.5% | 81.6% | 7.6% | 5.3% |
| Lower Burrell | 87.5% | 76.1% | 8.1% | 10.3% |
| Shiloh | 89.4% | 79.4% | 8.2% | 6.4% |
| Wyomissing | 92.8% | 83.1% | 7.4% | 5.8% |
| Lansdowne | 94.4% | 76.4% | 17.2% | 4.1% |
| Waynesboro | 93.3% | 78.3% | 12.4% | 5.4% |
| Progress | 93.3% | 86.4% | 6.1% | 5.4% |
| Darby | 84.6% | 64.7% | 18.2% | 9.4% |
| Broomall | 93.5% | 80.2% | 12.0% | 4.1% |
| Nanticoke | 85.8% | 63.2% | 19.8% | 12.0% |
| Roslyn | 95.7% | 80.7% | 12.2% | 4.2% |
| Munhall | 86.0% | 70.0% | 12.8% | 12.5% |
| Northampton | 90.9% | 71.8% | 16.2% | 8.2% |
| Berwick | 88.0% | 72.4% | 12.7% | 11.0% |
| Columbia | 83.6% | 70.7% | 9.9% | 14.2% |
| Bala Cynwyd | 96.8% | 86.7% | 9.0% | 3.2% |
| Bristol | 94.6% | 79.8% | 13.0% | 4.4% |
| Brentwood | 77.8% | 68.8% | 7.7% | 16.8% |
| Morrisville | 96.1% | 84.3% | 11.7% | 3.7% |
| Uniontown | 75.0% | 59.0% | 13.7% | 18.6% |
| Woodlyn | 91.0% | 71.4% | 18.7% | 8.3% |
| Mechanicsburg | 96.0% | 83.4% | 8.6% | 3.6% |
| Croydon | 92.2% | 76.5% | 15.4% | 7.6% |
| Canonsburg | 89.8% | 73.6% | 14.5% | 8.7% |
| Willow Street | 88.2% | 79.7% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| Middletown | 91.4% | 79.1% | 11.0% | 7.0% |
| Lititz | 95.0% | 84.7% | 8.0% | 3.8% |
| Sunbury | 83.3% | 65.5% | 14.1% | 15.5% |
| Oil City | 89.9% | 71.3% | 14.0% | 9.4% |
| East York | 93.7% | 79.4% | 13.8% | 6.3% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the broadband subscription rate in Pennsylvania?
- 89.7% of households in Pennsylvania have a broadband internet subscription, and 7.9% have no internet access.
- Which Pennsylvania counties have the highest broadband subscription rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Bucks County (94.8%), Chester County (94.7%), Montgomery County (94.3%).
- Which Pennsylvania counties have the lowest broadband subscription rate?
- The lowest are Union County (80.3%), Indiana County (80.7%), Jefferson County (81.9%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates