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Increase the proportion of adults with broadband internet — HC/HIT‑05 Data

Status: Getting worse

  Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
41.5 percent (2020)

Target:
60.8 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
55.9 percent of adults aged 18 years and over reported having broadband access to the Internet in 2017

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Persons with broadband Internet access, 2017-2020 
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2018 2019 2020
Total
55.9
CI 52.4 / 59.4
SE 1.753
49.2
CI 46.0 / 52.4
SE 1.597
48.1
CI 45.5 / 50.7
SE 1.276
41.5
CI 38.1 / 44.9
SE 1.696