Washington, DC (March 17, 2022) – Today, the United States Census Bureau released its American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates for 2016-2020, showing an increase in fixed broadband adoption. Nationally, internet and fixed broadband adoption both grew slightly from 2015-2019 estimates. These new data show 70.3% of American households subscribing to fixed broadband such as cable, fiber optic, or DSL. …
New Census Data Shows Broadband Adoption Rates Inching Up, Mobile Connectivity Growing in Importance
Bowling Green, Ky (September 24, 2020) – New data from the United States Census Bureau reveal higher broadband adoption rates in 2019 than in the prior year — an ongoing trend in the United States. And just last week, the Census Bureau released the first round of its data from the American Community Survey (ACS), which includes broadband adoption data. …
New U.S. Census Findings: Number of Households Without Internet Access
In addition to U.S. Census Shares New Broadband Adoption Data Bowling Green, KY (October 9, 2019) – In late September, the United States Census Bureau released new data from 2018 American Community Survey (ACS). This includes the number of households that currently do not have any internet service (including no dial-up, fixed broadband, mobile-only, anything). The numbers are listed below. …
U.S. Census Shares New Broadband Adoption Data
Bowling Green, KY. (October 4, 2019) –Last week, the United States Census Bureau released new findings from the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS), including updates about broadband adoption in the country. While this figure remains largely unchanged, this new ACS data highlights the growing prevalence of smartphones in American households. Nearly 103 million U.S. households had smartphones in 2018, representing …