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Internet and Broadband in Tennessee
Households with a broadband subscription, by type. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Households with broadband
- 89.2%
- U.S. 91.0%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 73.3%
- U.S. 75.6%
- Cellular data plan only
- 12.2%
- U.S. 11.5%
- No internet access
- 8.2%
- U.S. 6.5%
Internet access by county
95 counties in Tennessee
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| County | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | 90.2% | 70.1% | 14.6% | 7.1% |
| Bedford County | 87.2% | 65.1% | 13.4% | 10.1% |
| Benton County | 79.5% | 45.1% | 21.6% | 17.5% |
| Bledsoe County | 84.8% | 64.1% | 17.5% | 13.0% |
| Blount County | 90.4% | 74.6% | 12.6% | 7.7% |
| Bradley County | 90.2% | 74.2% | 12.7% | 7.7% |
| Campbell County | 77.9% | 58.4% | 13.3% | 13.4% |
| Cannon County | 84.7% | 67.7% | 13.3% | 11.7% |
| Carroll County | 81.3% | 55.4% | 18.6% | 15.3% |
| Carter County | 83.7% | 68.8% | 11.5% | 11.3% |
| Cheatham County | 90.9% | 76.1% | 10.3% | 8.3% |
| Chester County | 87.4% | 57.5% | 23.6% | 10.7% |
| Claiborne County | 78.9% | 60.3% | 15.0% | 10.9% |
| Clay County | 79.4% | 61.2% | 13.9% | 15.3% |
| Cocke County | 79.1% | 48.0% | 21.3% | 18.1% |
| Coffee County | 84.3% | 68.8% | 12.4% | 11.4% |
| Crockett County | 86.5% | 61.1% | 17.9% | 11.5% |
| Cumberland County | 86.7% | 68.3% | 11.7% | 9.6% |
| Davidson County | 92.6% | 80.4% | 9.9% | 5.4% |
| Decatur County | 80.5% | 52.1% | 20.4% | 16.8% |
| DeKalb County | 83.2% | 71.0% | 8.3% | 13.1% |
| Dickson County | 86.4% | 61.7% | 17.1% | 12.3% |
| Dyer County | 90.2% | 62.8% | 22.1% | 8.6% |
| Fayette County | 90.7% | 69.8% | 13.7% | 7.1% |
| Fentress County | 87.6% | 73.3% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| Franklin County | 83.5% | 58.8% | 15.5% | 13.6% |
| Gibson County | 90.3% | 71.1% | 14.7% | 8.6% |
| Giles County | 82.6% | 53.8% | 16.9% | 15.8% |
| Grainger County | 79.5% | 57.5% | 14.7% | 15.0% |
| Greene County | 80.0% | 61.5% | 14.6% | 15.6% |
| Grundy County | 87.3% | 71.0% | 12.1% | 10.9% |
| Hamblen County | 87.8% | 70.4% | 13.7% | 10.1% |
| Hamilton County | 91.5% | 81.7% | 8.5% | 5.7% |
| Hancock County | 71.1% | 57.0% | 8.6% | 25.3% |
| Hardeman County | 81.7% | 49.9% | 21.0% | 16.4% |
| Hardin County | 86.9% | 59.2% | 20.8% | 12.0% |
| Hawkins County | 86.2% | 70.5% | 12.6% | 10.5% |
| Haywood County | 81.8% | 55.5% | 18.9% | 15.9% |
| Henderson County | 82.8% | 57.0% | 18.6% | 15.3% |
| Henry County | 84.8% | 61.5% | 18.2% | 13.0% |
| Hickman County | 80.0% | 56.0% | 14.1% | 17.5% |
| Houston County | 83.7% | 62.1% | 14.5% | 11.8% |
| Humphreys County | 83.3% | 64.4% | 14.5% | 15.5% |
| Jackson County | 84.0% | 74.2% | 8.4% | 14.3% |
| Jefferson County | 86.8% | 61.4% | 19.1% | 11.7% |
| Johnson County | 81.4% | 65.2% | 10.2% | 15.1% |
| Knox County | 89.5% | 76.3% | 11.2% | 7.3% |
| Lake County | 78.1% | 58.7% | 15.4% | 21.0% |
| Lauderdale County | 86.0% | 60.5% | 20.3% | 10.7% |
| Lawrence County | 83.6% | 62.7% | 13.4% | 14.3% |
| Lewis County | 81.2% | 64.6% | 9.9% | 17.1% |
| Lincoln County | 80.7% | 56.8% | 13.9% | 13.5% |
| Loudon County | 91.2% | 72.1% | 15.8% | 7.6% |
| Macon County | 84.9% | 69.0% | 13.7% | 13.7% |
| Madison County | 89.0% | 76.2% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| Marion County | 85.3% | 68.8% | 12.9% | 12.0% |
| Marshall County | 87.6% | 70.4% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Maury County | 91.2% | 77.6% | 10.0% | 6.9% |
| McMinn County | 87.8% | 57.9% | 19.7% | 11.1% |
| McNairy County | 84.4% | 49.2% | 26.6% | 13.5% |
| Meigs County | 81.9% | 41.2% | 25.7% | 16.5% |
| Monroe County | 85.1% | 56.1% | 19.5% | 13.5% |
| Montgomery County | 93.6% | 83.3% | 8.3% | 4.2% |
| Moore County | 77.4% | 44.8% | 15.0% | 16.2% |
| Morgan County | 86.9% | 70.1% | 12.1% | 11.9% |
| Obion County | 83.7% | 64.8% | 14.3% | 14.4% |
| Overton County | 80.4% | 69.9% | 9.4% | 17.1% |
| Perry County | 81.6% | 53.0% | 19.5% | 15.0% |
| Pickett County | 78.5% | 67.7% | 7.3% | 19.0% |
| Polk County | 84.0% | 52.2% | 20.0% | 14.6% |
| Putnam County | 87.9% | 78.0% | 7.4% | 8.6% |
| Rhea County | 88.7% | 58.6% | 21.2% | 9.0% |
| Roane County | 89.2% | 65.8% | 14.7% | 9.2% |
| Robertson County | 87.4% | 71.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| Rutherford County | 93.8% | 81.1% | 9.6% | 4.4% |
| Scott County | 79.7% | 63.2% | 11.6% | 11.0% |
| Sequatchie County | 84.4% | 63.9% | 16.5% | 11.9% |
| Sevier County | 86.5% | 67.1% | 14.0% | 9.7% |
| Shelby County | 89.6% | 71.8% | 14.9% | 7.7% |
| Smith County | 87.6% | 75.0% | 8.6% | 8.7% |
| Stewart County | 88.0% | 66.1% | 13.6% | 9.1% |
| Sullivan County | 88.1% | 76.4% | 10.0% | 9.0% |
| Sumner County | 92.8% | 80.6% | 9.5% | 5.3% |
| Tipton County | 88.4% | 73.7% | 9.7% | 8.2% |
| Trousdale County | 89.7% | 74.8% | 14.1% | 9.9% |
| Unicoi County | 84.2% | 75.6% | 6.2% | 12.0% |
| Union County | 81.3% | 52.9% | 18.9% | 13.7% |
| Van Buren County | 85.6% | 75.4% | 8.8% | 13.7% |
| Warren County | 86.5% | 73.3% | 12.1% | 10.0% |
| Washington County | 89.0% | 75.5% | 10.2% | 6.7% |
| Wayne County | 84.2% | 57.0% | 16.1% | 11.1% |
| Weakley County | 85.3% | 65.9% | 12.5% | 12.9% |
| White County | 86.1% | 75.7% | 9.1% | 9.7% |
| Williamson County | 96.0% | 86.8% | 6.6% | 2.3% |
| Wilson County | 93.6% | 82.0% | 9.2% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 92.6% | 80.2% | 10.0% | 5.5% |
| Memphis | 87.5% | 66.9% | 17.8% | 9.3% |
| Knoxville | 85.0% | 70.1% | 13.3% | 9.6% |
| Chattanooga | 90.4% | 80.4% | 9.0% | 6.2% |
| Clarksville | 93.7% | 83.8% | 8.3% | 4.0% |
| Murfreesboro | 93.4% | 81.2% | 9.4% | 4.4% |
| Franklin | 96.0% | 87.1% | 7.0% | 1.8% |
| Johnson City | 87.8% | 77.6% | 8.0% | 6.4% |
| Jackson | 89.3% | 77.6% | 9.6% | 8.8% |
| Hendersonville | 95.3% | 85.5% | 7.3% | 2.2% |
| Bartlett | 94.2% | 82.2% | 9.2% | 3.6% |
| Smyrna | 94.6% | 83.1% | 8.9% | 3.4% |
| Kingsport | 88.8% | 74.4% | 12.7% | 8.5% |
| Spring Hill | 98.9% | 92.0% | 4.8% | 0.6% |
| Collierville | 97.8% | 90.5% | 6.1% | 1.5% |
| Cleveland | 89.7% | 75.7% | 12.4% | 8.0% |
| Gallatin | 92.3% | 78.3% | 11.9% | 6.2% |
| Brentwood | 96.7% | 89.2% | 6.3% | 1.4% |
| Columbia | 91.1% | 81.7% | 7.7% | 7.3% |
| Lebanon | 93.2% | 77.4% | 13.0% | 5.7% |
| Mount Juliet | 95.7% | 89.6% | 5.3% | 2.6% |
| Germantown | 94.9% | 89.1% | 4.9% | 4.0% |
| La Vergne | 91.3% | 76.7% | 10.9% | 7.0% |
| Cookeville | 88.3% | 78.7% | 6.9% | 7.6% |
| Oak Ridge | 94.5% | 77.2% | 14.1% | 2.9% |
| Maryville | 91.5% | 77.7% | 12.1% | 7.4% |
| Morristown | 87.4% | 71.5% | 13.7% | 10.4% |
| Bristol | 88.3% | 80.7% | 6.7% | 8.3% |
| Shelbyville | 86.2% | 70.8% | 13.6% | 9.7% |
| Farragut | 96.7% | 85.4% | 9.9% | 2.4% |
| East Ridge | 87.5% | 75.7% | 10.3% | 9.0% |
| Tullahoma | 84.7% | 73.4% | 9.4% | 9.9% |
| Springfield | 84.4% | 69.2% | 12.3% | 13.8% |
| Sevierville | 89.5% | 77.6% | 10.7% | 7.5% |
| Goodlettsville | 91.8% | 81.5% | 8.4% | 5.1% |
| Dickson | 89.9% | 78.1% | 9.7% | 7.9% |
| Seymour | 92.0% | 79.6% | 8.9% | 4.0% |
| Dyersburg | 89.8% | 62.9% | 20.7% | 8.9% |
| Greeneville | 80.8% | 66.1% | 11.6% | 13.2% |
| Arlington | 98.6% | 89.7% | 6.7% | 1.2% |
| Nolensville | 98.1% | 92.8% | 3.0% | 0.8% |
| White House | 95.8% | 83.2% | 7.7% | 3.3% |
| Athens | 92.1% | 76.7% | 12.7% | 6.1% |
| Elizabethton | 81.9% | 67.9% | 11.6% | 12.1% |
| Lakeland | 95.4% | 76.4% | 12.5% | 2.4% |
| McMinnville | 87.4% | 71.3% | 15.2% | 9.3% |
| Powell | 92.0% | 76.9% | 11.2% | 6.2% |
| Portland | 89.8% | 80.6% | 6.6% | 9.5% |
| Soddy-Daisy | 89.0% | 80.1% | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| Manchester | 88.4% | 76.4% | 9.0% | 7.2% |
| Lewisburg | 86.6% | 74.8% | 7.6% | 10.7% |
| Crossville | 92.2% | 82.4% | 7.8% | 4.5% |
| Alcoa | 91.9% | 75.9% | 12.7% | 5.0% |
| Middle Valley | 94.0% | 86.9% | 5.9% | 3.7% |
| Red Bank | 92.3% | 81.3% | 10.5% | 6.3% |
| Hartsville/Trousdale County | 89.7% | 74.8% | 14.1% | 9.9% |
| Lawrenceburg | 88.2% | 72.9% | 12.6% | 11.0% |
| Collegedale | 93.7% | 81.2% | 9.3% | 3.4% |
| Millington | 75.8% | 64.7% | 9.5% | 19.5% |
| Lenoir City | 87.5% | 68.6% | 18.6% | 10.2% |
| Union City | 82.9% | 63.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% |
| Martin | 88.3% | 76.8% | 8.3% | 8.6% |
| Atoka | 95.5% | 85.4% | 7.0% | 3.7% |
| Paris | 82.5% | 69.6% | 10.9% | 13.8% |
| Halls | 93.4% | 83.7% | 8.7% | 5.5% |
| Clinton | 85.2% | 68.4% | 15.0% | 13.1% |
| Fairview | 93.1% | 82.7% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Oakland | 95.1% | 85.3% | 5.9% | 2.2% |
| Winchester | 86.6% | 69.4% | 13.7% | 10.4% |
| Brownsville | 85.0% | 68.0% | 12.9% | 12.1% |
| Fairfield Glade | 93.3% | 80.8% | 9.6% | 2.4% |
| Bloomingdale | 85.5% | 76.6% | 7.4% | 10.3% |
| Signal Mountain | 92.7% | 88.1% | 4.0% | 6.2% |
| Covington | 89.2% | 68.7% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| Jefferson City | 92.1% | 75.8% | 13.4% | 7.1% |
| Thompson's Station | 88.1% | 77.3% | 8.3% | 10.5% |
| Pulaski | 84.4% | 70.8% | 12.6% | 13.4% |
| Milan | 91.3% | 74.9% | 14.2% | 7.9% |
| Harrison | 94.1% | 81.8% | 10.7% | 4.0% |
| Lexington | 88.2% | 72.4% | 14.8% | 9.7% |
| Humboldt | 89.6% | 61.0% | 23.4% | 9.4% |
| Ripley | 85.3% | 59.3% | 22.3% | 10.7% |
| Dayton | 87.8% | 65.4% | 16.7% | 9.9% |
| South Cleveland | 92.3% | 74.2% | 16.4% | 6.5% |
| Tellico Village | 94.8% | 84.6% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Savannah | 92.2% | 74.8% | 16.3% | 6.8% |
| La Follette | 73.2% | 59.7% | 12.8% | 15.3% |
| Church Hill | 89.5% | 82.5% | 5.8% | 8.2% |
| Fayetteville | 80.1% | 67.3% | 9.2% | 11.4% |
| Greenbrier | 89.0% | 83.8% | 4.0% | 10.2% |
| Newport | 73.0% | 53.5% | 15.4% | 21.6% |
| Green Hill | 94.5% | 89.2% | 4.7% | 3.3% |
| Lynchburg, Moore County | 77.4% | 44.8% | 15.0% | 16.2% |
| Munford | 92.1% | 84.3% | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| Sweetwater | 87.5% | 77.7% | 8.5% | 11.6% |
| Loudon | 85.0% | 67.8% | 14.8% | 12.9% |
| Henderson | 89.1% | 68.7% | 17.1% | 7.8% |
| Pigeon Forge | 79.6% | 56.7% | 15.2% | 11.4% |
| Jonesborough | 88.5% | 75.1% | 12.6% | 7.1% |
| Kingston | 90.9% | 75.9% | 8.6% | 7.8% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the broadband subscription rate in Tennessee?
- 89.2% of households in Tennessee have a broadband internet subscription, and 8.2% have no internet access.
- Which Tennessee counties have the highest broadband subscription rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Williamson County (96.0%), Rutherford County (93.8%), Montgomery County (93.6%).
- Which Tennessee counties have the lowest broadband subscription rate?
- The lowest are Campbell County (77.9%), Claiborne County (78.9%), Cocke County (79.1%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates