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Internet and Broadband in South Carolina
Households with a broadband subscription, by type. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Households with broadband
- 88.8%
- U.S. 91.0%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 72.8%
- U.S. 75.6%
- Cellular data plan only
- 12.1%
- U.S. 11.5%
- No internet access
- 8.3%
- U.S. 6.5%
Internet access by county
46 counties in South Carolina
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| County | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County | 82.2% | 66.1% | 13.5% | 14.7% |
| Aiken County | 91.0% | 72.7% | 13.4% | 7.4% |
| Allendale County | 73.6% | 45.3% | 20.7% | 22.8% |
| Anderson County | 88.6% | 70.4% | 13.7% | 8.6% |
| Bamberg County | 79.2% | 43.6% | 22.6% | 18.4% |
| Barnwell County | 75.2% | 47.8% | 17.0% | 22.2% |
| Beaufort County | 94.0% | 83.2% | 7.9% | 4.0% |
| Berkeley County | 89.8% | 76.8% | 10.4% | 7.0% |
| Calhoun County | 81.0% | 58.7% | 13.2% | 14.8% |
| Charleston County | 88.9% | 74.7% | 10.9% | 5.8% |
| Cherokee County | 80.7% | 60.2% | 15.8% | 16.9% |
| Chester County | 83.0% | 59.3% | 18.6% | 13.8% |
| Chesterfield County | 82.8% | 67.5% | 11.6% | 14.5% |
| Clarendon County | 85.9% | 71.7% | 10.7% | 12.0% |
| Colleton County | 84.8% | 69.5% | 11.7% | 12.4% |
| Darlington County | 78.2% | 61.2% | 12.7% | 18.5% |
| Dillon County | 70.4% | 34.0% | 28.4% | 24.1% |
| Dorchester County | 91.6% | 77.0% | 11.3% | 5.9% |
| Edgefield County | 80.3% | 54.5% | 14.9% | 15.4% |
| Fairfield County | 81.8% | 59.2% | 14.0% | 16.3% |
| Florence County | 83.3% | 59.9% | 14.4% | 12.3% |
| Georgetown County | 87.3% | 71.8% | 10.9% | 9.6% |
| Greenville County | 92.1% | 78.1% | 10.7% | 5.8% |
| Greenwood County | 84.9% | 70.1% | 12.1% | 11.0% |
| Hampton County | 82.6% | 58.8% | 14.9% | 16.6% |
| Horry County | 92.5% | 78.6% | 11.4% | 4.5% |
| Jasper County | 86.4% | 68.3% | 14.2% | 11.3% |
| Kershaw County | 90.1% | 72.1% | 12.4% | 7.9% |
| Lancaster County | 89.4% | 78.0% | 9.1% | 8.6% |
| Laurens County | 86.1% | 63.4% | 18.3% | 11.5% |
| Lee County | 84.7% | 68.3% | 10.8% | 14.4% |
| Lexington County | 92.3% | 78.6% | 11.3% | 5.9% |
| Marion County | 69.4% | 32.3% | 25.8% | 22.0% |
| Marlboro County | 70.9% | 41.9% | 20.2% | 24.4% |
| McCormick County | 82.6% | 70.7% | 10.1% | 14.9% |
| Newberry County | 84.6% | 60.4% | 17.5% | 13.1% |
| Oconee County | 84.6% | 60.5% | 16.7% | 11.1% |
| Orangeburg County | 79.9% | 54.3% | 19.6% | 16.9% |
| Pickens County | 87.3% | 70.8% | 11.4% | 9.8% |
| Richland County | 90.4% | 79.0% | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| Saluda County | 77.5% | 51.4% | 18.6% | 18.7% |
| Spartanburg County | 88.7% | 71.6% | 12.8% | 9.4% |
| Sumter County | 87.4% | 73.7% | 11.7% | 10.6% |
| Union County | 82.3% | 54.8% | 21.9% | 15.6% |
| Williamsburg County | 76.6% | 48.4% | 23.6% | 17.2% |
| York County | 93.1% | 79.3% | 11.1% | 4.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 92.8% | 81.6% | 9.3% | 4.1% |
| Columbia | 88.5% | 77.1% | 8.8% | 7.4% |
| North Charleston | 89.2% | 70.4% | 15.7% | 6.8% |
| Mount Pleasant | 83.9% | 75.0% | 6.1% | 2.6% |
| Rock Hill | 91.2% | 77.3% | 11.6% | 6.1% |
| Greenville | 90.4% | 78.8% | 9.4% | 6.7% |
| Summerville | 93.1% | 79.9% | 11.3% | 4.4% |
| Goose Creek | 94.9% | 82.2% | 10.3% | 2.7% |
| Sumter | 88.2% | 73.8% | 12.2% | 9.9% |
| Greer | 92.8% | 81.6% | 9.2% | 4.7% |
| Florence | 86.3% | 66.5% | 12.1% | 10.0% |
| Spartanburg | 85.9% | 73.6% | 8.8% | 12.6% |
| Myrtle Beach | 92.7% | 75.7% | 14.8% | 3.9% |
| Hilton Head Island | 92.2% | 82.4% | 6.1% | 4.3% |
| Bluffton | 96.7% | 90.0% | 5.1% | 1.3% |
| Aiken | 93.1% | 84.0% | 5.6% | 4.7% |
| Fort Mill | 96.0% | 88.1% | 6.5% | 1.8% |
| Anderson | 87.7% | 64.7% | 18.3% | 9.3% |
| Conway | 90.3% | 79.2% | 9.4% | 6.0% |
| Mauldin | 94.1% | 82.7% | 7.3% | 3.6% |
| Carolina Forest | 94.9% | 85.6% | 7.1% | 1.3% |
| Simpsonville | 94.3% | 82.9% | 9.2% | 3.5% |
| North Augusta | 95.2% | 80.6% | 13.0% | 3.4% |
| Easley | 84.4% | 73.3% | 7.9% | 14.7% |
| Lexington | 93.5% | 82.7% | 9.4% | 4.1% |
| Taylors | 96.1% | 81.2% | 12.8% | 2.3% |
| Socastee | 91.6% | 78.5% | 12.0% | 7.3% |
| Greenwood | 79.6% | 67.2% | 11.5% | 15.8% |
| Hanahan | 91.3% | 79.2% | 10.8% | 7.4% |
| Wade Hampton | 92.3% | 80.5% | 10.6% | 5.2% |
| St. Andrews | 88.1% | 72.1% | 12.4% | 6.8% |
| North Myrtle Beach | 93.7% | 77.3% | 14.9% | 1.6% |
| Five Forks | 94.5% | 86.9% | 5.3% | 4.9% |
| Clemson | 88.9% | 72.4% | 12.7% | 3.0% |
| West Columbia | 88.2% | 70.5% | 13.8% | 8.3% |
| Berea | 87.3% | 68.4% | 12.4% | 10.3% |
| Ladson | 93.7% | 77.7% | 10.6% | 5.3% |
| Lake Wylie | 97.4% | 87.2% | 9.7% | 2.3% |
| Seven Oaks | 91.8% | 85.4% | 5.7% | 4.4% |
| Red Hill | 93.6% | 81.5% | 9.5% | 4.0% |
| Port Royal | 95.6% | 81.7% | 10.6% | 3.0% |
| Moncks Corner | 92.0% | 80.0% | 8.4% | 5.8% |
| Gantt | 90.1% | 70.7% | 15.5% | 9.0% |
| Dentsville | 89.8% | 72.2% | 16.5% | 7.1% |
| Beaufort | 88.1% | 77.5% | 10.1% | 7.6% |
| Cayce | 89.4% | 73.5% | 14.7% | 6.2% |
| Tega Cay | 91.5% | 81.2% | 9.4% | 3.6% |
| Orangeburg | 79.6% | 61.0% | 14.1% | 17.9% |
| Boiling Springs | 93.6% | 79.2% | 12.2% | 5.0% |
| Parker | 88.0% | 69.8% | 13.0% | 9.7% |
| Gaffney | 85.6% | 68.0% | 13.7% | 12.6% |
| Oak Grove | 94.1% | 81.3% | 11.0% | 3.8% |
| James Island | 88.7% | 77.6% | 9.1% | 8.4% |
| Fountain Inn | 97.0% | 80.4% | 14.8% | 2.1% |
| Irmo | 92.4% | 82.8% | 8.2% | 6.0% |
| Little River | 89.8% | 76.2% | 12.1% | 4.5% |
| Garden City | 90.6% | 79.6% | 7.9% | 5.2% |
| Red Bank | 91.5% | 78.6% | 10.7% | 4.9% |
| Hardeeville | 94.0% | 79.4% | 12.5% | 3.2% |
| Newberry | 87.1% | 65.2% | 14.2% | 12.5% |
| Powdersville | 99.4% | 81.3% | 13.3% | 0.3% |
| Forest Acres | 91.5% | 84.1% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| Murrells Inlet | 95.9% | 82.4% | 9.8% | 3.2% |
| Lugoff | 96.0% | 82.4% | 11.1% | 3.1% |
| Woodfield | 88.6% | 75.5% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Laurens | 82.2% | 59.7% | 20.8% | 15.8% |
| Litchfield Beach | 90.4% | 81.2% | 8.5% | 6.2% |
| Seneca | 86.9% | 66.1% | 15.7% | 8.9% |
| York | 89.2% | 69.5% | 16.0% | 7.0% |
| Lancaster | 75.3% | 62.9% | 11.2% | 19.3% |
| Sangaree | 94.2% | 87.4% | 5.9% | 1.9% |
| Georgetown | 79.3% | 64.3% | 12.5% | 14.2% |
| Travelers Rest | 91.9% | 83.0% | 6.6% | 6.0% |
| White Knoll | 98.3% | 85.8% | 10.2% | 1.7% |
| Camden | 84.0% | 71.9% | 10.3% | 14.0% |
| Valley Falls | 87.9% | 74.8% | 10.6% | 0.7% |
| Union | 82.0% | 63.0% | 17.5% | 16.0% |
| Bennettsville | 77.0% | 47.3% | 24.4% | 18.0% |
| Clinton | 85.7% | 57.2% | 22.2% | 9.3% |
| Sans Souci | 86.0% | 66.8% | 13.9% | 13.4% |
| Forestbrook | 94.4% | 85.1% | 7.3% | 1.8% |
| Hartsville | 89.6% | 76.6% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| Clover | 91.7% | 79.6% | 11.6% | 5.0% |
| Centerville | 92.3% | 73.9% | 12.2% | 5.0% |
| Lake Murray of Richland | 98.5% | 90.1% | 6.7% | 1.5% |
| Clemson University | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Burton | 92.2% | 79.7% | 6.8% | 6.1% |
| Homeland Park | 82.4% | 53.2% | 18.9% | 6.6% |
| Lyman | 93.2% | 82.3% | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| Welcome | 86.2% | 74.3% | 6.4% | 13.8% |
| Dillon | 77.7% | 38.9% | 31.4% | 17.7% |
| Marion | 71.2% | 35.2% | 21.0% | 20.3% |
| Darlington | 70.1% | 53.0% | 12.2% | 23.6% |
| Lake City | 77.9% | 36.8% | 18.7% | 15.2% |
| Laurel Bay | 92.6% | 81.4% | 9.4% | 5.7% |
| Blythewood | 95.1% | 80.6% | 14.5% | 4.9% |
| Walterboro | 94.0% | 80.9% | 10.0% | 5.4% |
| Piedmont | 92.2% | 67.2% | 17.9% | 5.5% |
| Hollywood | 86.7% | 67.6% | 11.6% | 12.5% |
| Central | 82.5% | 75.3% | 3.0% | 7.1% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the broadband subscription rate in South Carolina?
- 88.8% of households in South Carolina have a broadband internet subscription, and 8.3% have no internet access.
- Which South Carolina counties have the highest broadband subscription rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Beaufort County (94.0%), York County (93.1%), Horry County (92.5%).
- Which South Carolina counties have the lowest broadband subscription rate?
- The lowest are Marion County (69.4%), Dillon County (70.4%), Marlboro County (70.9%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates