Appendix
National and Global Statistics on Broadband Access and Digital Inclusion
Monthly Internet Costs (for 10 Mbps, unlimited data, cable/DSL) |
City |
Average Cost |
Range of Cost |
Albuquerque, NM |
$48.09 |
$30.00 to $60.00 |
Allentown, PA |
$57.00 |
$30.00 to $70.00 |
Anaheim, CA |
$51.66 |
$39.95 to $65.00 |
Bismarck, ND |
$52.50 |
$44.95 to $70.00 |
Boise, ID |
$48.29 |
$35.00 to $60.00 |
Chattanooga, TN |
$57.33 |
$40.00 to $79.00 |
Eugene, OR |
$48.22 |
$39.99 to $65.00 |
Greensboro, NC |
$49.38 |
$40.00 to $65.00 |
Kansas City, MO |
$46.91 |
$35.00 to $70.00 |
New Orleans, LA |
$67.05 |
$45.00 to $100.00 |
Portland, ME |
$44.82 |
$35.00 to $60.00 |
Springfield, MO |
$41.28 |
$30.00 to $50.00 |
Youngstown, OH |
$50.00 |
$45.00 to $70.00 |
Source: NUMBEO Cost of Living Calculator - http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=United+States |
Broadband Internet Availability: 25 Mbps download / 3 Mbps UploadState Rankings Based on ISP Reports to FCC |
1. Hawaii |
14. Michigan |
27. Tennessee |
39. Louisiana |
1. Nevada |
14. Minnesota |
28. Georgia |
39. Missouri |
3. California |
14. Pennsylvania |
28. Indiana |
41. Kentucky |
3. Oregon |
17. Colorado |
30. Iowa |
41. Mississippi |
5. Delaware |
18. Illinois |
31. New Mexico |
43. Texas |
5. New York |
19. North Carolina |
32. Nebraska |
44. West Virginia |
7. Massachusetts |
20. Oklahoma |
33. South Dakota |
45. Idaho |
8. Utah |
21. Florida |
34. Arizona |
46. Arkansas |
9. Washington |
21. Maryland |
35. Kansas |
47. Vermont |
10. Connecticut |
23. Virginia |
36. Wyoming |
48. Montana |
11. North Dakota |
24. Ohio |
37. Alabama |
|
12. New Hampshire |
25. Maine |
38. Alaska |
|
12. Wisconsin |
26. South Carolina |
|
|
Source: The 50 States of Broadband, pg. 7 |
Broadband Internet Adoption |
1. New Hampshire |
13. Delaware |
25. Idaho |
37. South Dakota |
2. Hawaii |
14. Ohio |
26. Montana |
38. Maryland |
3. Oregon |
15. Massachusetts |
27. Kentucky |
39. Texas |
4. Vermont |
16. Michigan |
28. Washington |
40. Tennessee |
5. Connecticut |
17. North Carolina |
29. New York |
41. Oklahoma |
6. Wyoming |
18. Colorado |
30. Nevada |
42. Louisiana |
7. California |
19. Virginia |
31. Illinois |
43. Georgia |
8. Utah |
20. West Virginia |
32. Alaska |
44. Arizona |
9. Maine |
21. South Carolina |
33. Mississippi |
45. Missouri |
10. Wisconsin |
22. North Dakota |
34. Kansas |
46. Indiana |
11. Pennsylvania |
23. Minnesota |
35. Florida |
47. Arkansas |
12. Iowa |
24. Nebraska |
36. New Mexico |
48. Alabama |
Source: The 50 States of Broadband, pg. 8 |
Meaningful Use - State Rankings |
1. Ohio |
13. Minnesota |
25. Kansas |
34. North Dakota |
2. Vermont |
13. New Mexico |
25. Wyoming |
34. South Carolina |
2. West Virginia |
15. New Hampshire |
27. Delaware |
39. Alabama |
4. Iowa |
15. Wisconsin |
28. Massachusetts |
39. Alaska |
5. Montana |
17. Kentucky |
29. Louisiana |
41. Idaho |
6. Nebraska |
18. New York |
30. Connecticut |
41. South Dakota |
7. Michigan |
19. Maine |
30. Hawaii |
41. Texas |
7. Mississippi |
19. Oklahoma |
32. Georgia |
41. Utah |
9. Illinois |
19. Oregon |
33. Arkansas |
45. Arizona |
9. Pennsylvania |
19. Virginia |
34. California |
45. Indiana |
9. Washington |
23. Missouri |
34. Florida |
45. Maryland |
12. Colorado |
23. North Carolina |
34. Nevada |
45. Tennessee |
Source: The 50 States of Broadband, pg. 9 |
Investment in Broadband - State Rankings |
1. New York |
13. Massachusetts |
25. California |
36. North Dakota |
2. Nevada |
14. Vermont |
26. Nebraska |
36. Louisiana |
2. North Carolina |
15. Ohio |
27. Tennessee |
39. Alaska |
4. New Mexico |
16. New Hampshire |
28. Kansas |
40. Maryland |
4. Virginia |
16. Arkansas |
29. Oregon |
40. South Dakota |
6. Kentucky |
18. Delaware |
29. Illinois |
40. Michigan |
7. Maine |
18. Colorado |
29. Idaho |
40. Texas |
7. Wisconsin |
20. Alabama |
32. Montana |
44. West Virginia |
9. Minnesota |
21. Iowa |
33. Hawaii |
44. Georgia |
10. Connecticut |
22. Mississippi |
33. Oklahoma |
44. Missouri |
11. Wyoming |
23. Pennsylvania |
33. South Carolina |
44. Florida |
12. Utah |
23. Arizona |
36. Washington |
44. Indiana |
Source: The 50 States of Broadband, pg. 10 |
No Broadband Regulation |
Alaska |
Indiana |
Mississippi |
Oklahoma |
Arizona |
Iowa |
New Hampshire |
Oregon |
Connecticut |
Kansas |
New Jersey |
Rhode Island |
Delaware |
Kentucky |
New Mexico |
South Dakota |
Georgia |
Maine |
New York |
Vermont |
Hawaii |
Maryland |
North Dakota |
West Virginia |
Idaho |
Massachusetts |
Ohio |
Wyoming |
Illinois |
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|
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Source: The 50 States of Broadband, pg. 11 |
Broadband Regulation in Place |
Alabama* |
Minnesota* |
South Carolina |
Tennessee |
Arkansas** |
Missouri** |
Nebraska** |
Texas** |
California |
Montana** |
Nevada** |
Utah |
Colorado* |
Nebraska** |
North Carolina* |
Virginia** |
Florida |
Nevada** |
Pennsylvania |
Washington |
Louisiana* |
North Carolina* |
South Carolina |
Wisconsin |
Michigan** |
Pennsylvania |
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*Regulation requires a referendum. |
Source: The 50 States of Broadband, pg. 11 |
Internet Connection by State - July 2013 |
State |
No connection anywhere (%) |
No home connection, but connect elsewhere (%) |
Connect at home only (%) |
Connect at home and elsewhere: 1 device (%) |
Connect at home and elsewhere: multiple devices (%) |
Alabama |
33.5 |
9.3 |
26.4 |
10.7 |
20.1 |
Alaska |
23 |
8.7 |
26.2 |
10.8 |
31.3 |
Arizona |
31.6 |
4.9 |
28.1 |
7.7 |
27.8 |
Arkansas |
38.7 |
6.6 |
26.3 |
8.4 |
20.1 |
California |
32 |
5.6 |
24.8 |
9.5 |
28.1 |
Colorado |
21.9 |
5.4 |
25.6 |
11.3 |
35.8 |
Connecticut |
23.5 |
3.5 |
29.6 |
10.6 |
32.6 |
Delaware |
29.4 |
5.5 |
31.1 |
12.1 |
21.9 |
District of Columbia |
28.2 |
7.8 |
19.2 |
10.8 |
34 |
Florida |
28.2 |
5.7 |
29.8 |
8.8 |
27.5 |
Georgia |
30.1 |
6.5 |
26.4 |
9.3 |
27.7 |
Hawaii |
34.3 |
5.1 |
26.1 |
8.7 |
25.7 |
Idaho |
26.9 |
5.2 |
34.9 |
10.6 |
22.4 |
Illinois |
29.9 |
5.5 |
25.9 |
11.3 |
27.4 |
Indiana |
31.6 |
6.8 |
26.5 |
11.5 |
23.6 |
Iowa |
27.3 |
6.4 |
27.6 |
11.9 |
26.8 |
Kansas |
25 |
5.6 |
27.5 |
11.2 |
30.7 |
Kentucky |
34.2 |
5.6 |
25.7 |
11.4 |
23.1 |
Louisiana |
33.7 |
6.7 |
26.2 |
8.7 |
24.6 |
Maine |
26.6 |
4.6 |
29.9 |
13.3 |
25.6 |
Maryland |
25.9 |
4.7 |
25.1 |
10.8 |
33.5 |
Massachusetts |
25.6 |
4 |
29.2 |
12.3 |
28.9 |
Michigan |
26.7 |
4.5 |
30 |
11.6 |
27.2 |
Computer Ownership and High-Speed Internet Use for Individuals by State - 20138
Individual Computer Ownership & Internet Use - by Metropolitan Statistical Area - 20139
Internet Adoption in the US by County - 201310
8. Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2013, Thom File and Camille Ryan, November 2014, ACS-28, ↩
9. Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2013, Thom File and Camille Ryan, November 2014, ACS-28, ↩
10. “Mapping the Digital Divide,” Council of Economic Advisers, Issue Brief, July 2015, ↩