Hawaii internet, a two-wire state from Oahu to the Big Island
Fiber is available at 82.7% of the 320,647 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Hawaii, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 96.3%. 77.3% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 19.0% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
West region, Pacific division
Hawaii's home internet rests on two networks. Spectrum's cable and altafiber's fiber overlap at most addresses on every major island, so the share of locations with exactly two wired providers is the 2nd highest1 in the country, and almost none has a third. Fiber doubled its reach after 2022, fastest on the neighbor islands, and the remaining gaps sit mostly on the Big Island.
Who reports service across the islands
As of June 30, 2026 (FCC file revision of November 10, 2026), 6 companies report fixed internet service other than satellite somewhere in Hawaii, across 320,647 broadband serviceable locations. Two of them carry nearly all of it. Spectrum reports service at 92.0% of locations, almost entirely over cable, with a top advertised download of 1 Gbps. altafiber reports 85.7%: fiber at 81.8% of the state's locations, with an advertised maximum of 2.85 Gbps, and DSL over copper lines at most of the rest of its footprint. Hawaii is altafiber's second-largest state by locations, after Ohio1.
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 92.0% | 92.0% | 1 Gbps | 14.6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| altafiber | Fiber DSL | 85.7% | 81.7% | 2.9 Gbps | 4.4% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 66.1% | 20.1% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Sandwich Isles Communications | Fiber DSL | 0.0% | 0.0% | 400 Mbps | – |
| Hawaii Dialogix Telecom LLC | Fiber DSL | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 Gbps | – |
| AT&T | Licensed wireless | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25 Mbps | – |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Share of the area's broadband serviceable locations where the provider reports service as of June 30, 2026. "Only wired option" is the share of locations where it is the single wired provider at 100/20 Mbps. Provider-reported and challengeable; speeds are advertised maximums, not measured; no prices. Satellite providers (Starlink, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
The fiber market is the narrowest in the country. Only 4 companies report fiber anywhere in Hawaii, a count that is tied for the lowest among the states, and besides altafiber they report it at a few thousand locations at most: Spectrum at 1.6% of locations and Sandwich Isles Communications at 81 locations. Two separate fiber networks reach 0.6% of locations, the 3rd lowest share among the states; nationally the figure is 12.1%1.
A listing means the company told the FCC it can install service at that location within ten business days. It is a provider's claim, and anyone can challenge it on the FCC National Broadband Map.
Fiber replaced copper, fastest on the neighbor islands
In the FCC's first location-based map, as of June 30, 2022, fiber was reported at 41.1% of Hawaii's locations and DSL at 30.6%. Four years later fiber stood at 82.7% and DSL at 10.2%. The rise in fiber, 41.7 percentage points, is the 2nd highest among the states, against 25.4 percentage points nationally. With cable already reported at 91.3% of locations, the new fiber mostly added a second wire: the share of locations with two or more wired choices grew by 39.5 percentage points, the 2nd highest gain of any state, and the share with only one fell from 55.2%2 to 19.0%. These are changes in shares; the FCC's list of locations itself grew by 16,7501 over the period.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Shares of broadband serviceable locations in each FCC release (latest revision of each); the small number is the change in percentage points since June 30, 2022. The FCC's count of locations is updated with each release, so shares are compared rather than counts.
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| Measure | June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber available | 41.1% | 80.1% | 82.7% | 41.7 pts |
| DSL available | 30.6% | 12.2% | 10.2% | −20.3 pts |
| Two wired choices | 37.8% | 74.9% | 77.3% | 39.5 pts |
| One wired choice | 55.2% | 21.2% | 19.0% | −36.2 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 40.6% | 85.1% | 77.0% | 36.4 pts |
The largest gains came off Oahu. Fiber's share rose by 65.9 percentage points in Maui County, 62.6 percentage points in Kauai County and 57.1 percentage points in Hawaii County, against 26.8 percentage points in Honolulu County. Kauai now has fiber at 85.1% of locations, close to Oahu's 86.7%1.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties are higher. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| County | Fiber available: change since June 30, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Maui County | 65.9 pts |
| Kauai County | 62.6 pts |
| Hawaii County | 57.1 pts |
| Honolulu County | 26.8 pts |
| Kalawao County | 0.0 pts |
The longer record shows how recent the shift is. Before 2022 the FCC's Form 477 reports counted a whole census block as served if one location in it could be, so the older line overstates coverage and is not directly comparable with the map from 2022 on.
Source: FCC, Form 477 fixed broadband deployment area tables, December 2016 to June 2021; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Two FCC methods: until 2021 a census block counted as served if one location in it was (Form 477, share of people); since 2022 every location is counted on its own (National Broadband Map, share of locations). The vertical line marks the break; the series are not comparable across it. Form 477 "100 Mbps" is a download tier with a lower upload tier.
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| Date | Fiber, Form 477 (share of people) | Fiber, broadband map (share of locations) | 100 Mbps terrestrial, Form 477 (people) | 100/20 Mbps terrestrial, broadband map (locations) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 | 44.5% | – | 95.3% | – |
| Jun 2017 | 46.0% | – | 95.4% | – |
| Dec 2017 | 50.1% | – | 96.1% | – |
| Jun 2018 | 50.9% | – | 96.1% | – |
| Dec 2018 | 50.7% | – | 96.0% | – |
| Jun 2019 | 54.8% | – | 96.5% | – |
| Dec 2019 | 55.5% | – | 97.6% | – |
| Jun 2020 | 56.0% | – | 97.7% | – |
| Dec 2020 | 57.7% | – | 97.8% | – |
| Jun 2021 | 59.7% | – | 97.8% | – |
| Jun 2022 | – | 41.1% | – | 93.2% |
| Dec 2025 | – | 80.1% | – | 96.1% |
| Jun 2026 | – | 82.7% | – | 96.4% |
One measure moved the other way in the latest release. Gigabit service with uploads of at least 100 Mbps was advertised at 85.1%3 of locations on December 31, 2025 and at 77.0% on June 30, 2026, while fiber's reach rose by 2.7 percentage points over the same six months. The filings do not say why. Gigabit downloads without the upload condition are advertised at 94.0%1 of locations. All speeds here are the maximums providers advertise, not measurements.
Exactly two wired choices, almost never three
Because altafiber's fiber now runs through most of the area Spectrum's cable covers, the usual Hawaii address has two wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps or more. That is true at 77.3% of locations, 2nd highest share of any state. A third wired provider at that speed is close to absent (0.0% of locations, against 11.1% nationally), and the average location has 1.741 wired providers at 100/20 Mbps.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Different wired providers (fiber, cable or DSL; FCC provider IDs) reporting 100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up or more at the same location. Fixed wireless and satellite are not counted.
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| Area | None | One | Two | Three or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 3.7% | 19.0% | 77.3% | 0.0% |
| Honolulu County | 1.2% | 14.5% | 84.3% | 0.0% |
| Maui County | 3.1% | 22.4% | 74.5% | 0.0% |
| Kauai County | 2.7% | 15.0% | 82.3% | 0.0% |
| Hawaii County | 9.7% | 28.4% | 62.0% | 0.0% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Where only one wire reaches 100/20 Mbps (19.0% of locations), it is usually Spectrum: the cable company is the only wired provider at that speed at 14.6% of the state's locations, altafiber at 4.4%. On Oahu, Honolulu County has two or more wired choices at 84.3% of locations; on the Big Island the share is 62.0%1. The city page for Honolulu breaks the urban core down further.
5G home internet reaches less of Hawaii than the mainland
Licensed fixed wireless, the category that includes 5G home internet from the mobile carriers, is reported at 66.1% of Hawaii's locations, the 2nd lowest share among the states; across the US it is 87.3%. The gap is wider at higher speeds: fixed wireless of 100/20 Mbps or more reaches 20.1% of locations, 2nd lowest, against 47.9%1 nationally.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Share of broadband serviceable locations where at least one provider reports the technology, at any speed; a location can have several. Satellite is reported almost everywhere and is left out.
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| Technology | Hawaii | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 82.7% | 62.6% |
| Cable | 91.3% | 80.3% |
| DSL (copper) | 10.2% | 36.2% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 66.1% | 87.3% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 0.0% | 19.7% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| Area | Fixed wireless 100/20 |
|---|---|
| United States | 47.9% |
| Kauai County | 31.8% |
| Honolulu County | 21.3% |
| Hawaii | 20.1% |
| Hawaii County | 17.5% |
| Maui County | 13.9% |
In the residential figures, one carrier is nearly the whole category. T-Mobile reports fixed wireless at 66.1% of locations, with a maximum advertised download of 100 Mbps, and offers 100/20 Mbps at 20.1%1. Verizon and AT&T file their Hawaii fixed wireless service for business customers only, so neither appears in the residential figures on this page.
Fixed wireless was reported at 91.8%2 of locations in June 2022, so its share has fallen by 25.7 percentage points while fiber's rose. At 236 locations fixed wireless is the only way to get 100/20 Mbps, 0.1%1 of the state, one of the smallest shares in the country.
The Big Island and Kalaupapa: where the gaps are
Hawaii has 54 county-equivalents, and the largest gaps sit in two of them. Hawaii County, the Big Island, has 78,046 locations, and 5,642 of them (7.2%) are unserved, without reliable service of even 25/3 Mbps; statewide the count is 8,117. At 2,812 Big Island locations satellite is the only service on file, and only one wired provider offers 100/20 Mbps at 28.4%. Fixed wireless covers less here too: 44.2%1 of locations.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties have larger gaps. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| County | Unserved |
|---|---|
| Kalawao County | 56.6% |
| Hawaii County | 7.2% |
| Kauai County | 2.4% |
| Maui County | 2.3% |
| Honolulu County | 0.5% |
The extreme case is tiny. Kalawao County covers the isolated Kalaupapa peninsula on Molokai's north shore, the site of Kalaupapa National Historical Park, and the FCC lists 182 locations there. Spectrum reports cable at 31.3% of them; the other 1031 have satellite only. No fiber is reported in the county.
| Area | Locations (BSLs) | Fiber available | Two or more wired choices | Fixed wireless 100/20 | Unserved | Satellite only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu County, Hawaii | 176,503 | 86.7% | 84.3% | 21.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Hawaii County, Hawaii | 78,046 | 74.4% | 62.0% | 17.5% | 7.2% | 3.6% |
| Maui County, Hawaii | 43,345 | 80.9% | 74.5% | 13.9% | 2.3% | 1.7% |
| Kauai County, Hawaii | 22,571 | 85.1% | 82.3% | 31.8% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Kalawao County, Hawaii | 182 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 56.6% | 56.6% |
| Hawaii | 320,647 | 82.7% | 77.3% | 20.1% | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| United States | 115,784,915 | 62.6% | 55.6% | 47.9% | 2.4% | 0.8% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
| Hawaii County | 78,046 | 74.4% | 90.4% | 62.0% | 7.2% | Spectrum | 75.0% ±1.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu County | 176,503 | 86.7% | 98.8% | 84.3% | 0.5% | Spectrum | 80.2% ±0.5 |
| Kalawao County | 182 | 0.0% | 31.3% | 0.0% | 56.6% | Spectrum | 42.5% ±30.9 |
| Kauai County | 22,571 | 85.1% | 97.3% | 82.3% | 2.4% | Spectrum | 81.1% ±1.7 |
| Maui County | 43,345 | 80.9% | 96.9% | 74.5% | 2.3% | Spectrum | 79.1% ±1.1 |
| Hawaii | 320,647 | 82.7% | 96.3% | 77.3% | 2.5% | 79.4% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables. Shares of broadband serviceable locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC). 2+ wired choices: two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. Unserved: BEAD definition. Largest wired provider: reports fiber, cable or DSL at the most locations. Wired subscription: households with a cable, fiber or DSL subscription, American Community Survey 2020–2024 (± 90% margin of error).
The BEAD plan: a few thousand locations, most of the money unassigned
Hawaii's plan under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program is small and fiber-heavy. The approved Final Proposal, published by the state's broadband office, spends $30.7 million on 7,033 locations, about $4,361 each, with $10.2 million7 from the providers, out of a $149.5 million allocation (7th lowest8 among the states).
Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. Locations in the state's approved BEAD Final Proposal by technology of the selected projects, as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview; subject to NTIA and NIST final review and award.
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| Technology | Share of BEAD locations |
|---|---|
| Fiber | 81.7% |
| Cable | 0.0% |
| Fixed wireless | 0.0% |
| Low-Earth-orbit satellite | 18.3% |
81.7% of the plan's locations (5,748) are assigned to fiber and 18.3% (1,285) to low-Earth-orbit satellite; none went to fixed wireless. $118.8 million7 of the allocation is not tied to construction in the plan, and how it may be used was not settled as of November 2026. Earlier federal money is listed below, including $115.5 million9 from the Treasury's Capital Projects Fund.
| Program | Amount | As of |
|---|---|---|
| BEAD allocation (NTIA, announced June 26, 2023) | $149,484,494 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: locations to be connected | 7,033 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: deployment cost | $30,672,750 | |
| BEAD cost per location | $4,361 | |
| BEAD allocation not assigned to deployment | $118,811,744 | |
| Treasury Capital Projects Fund allocation | $115,475,318 | |
| RDOF: locations built with support (cumulative) | 3,339 | |
| Lifeline subscribers claimed | 9,762 | |
| Lifeline participation rate | 11.2% | |
| Households in the Affordable Connectivity Program, February 2024 | 60,721 |
Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs; Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data; Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; USAC, Lifeline participation rate; USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024. BEAD figures are as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview, subject to final review; "not assigned to deployment" is the allocation minus the deployment cost (NTIA calls it savings; how it may be used is not settled). The ACP stopped taking applications on February 8, 2024 and ended on June 1, 2024.
Subscriptions: wired service in most homes
The Census Bureau's 2025 survey counts households rather than locations. It found 80.4% of Hawaii households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±1.0 percentage points), the 4th highest share among the states by point estimate, and 12.2% relying on a cellular data plan alone (±0.9 percentage points). The share with no internet access at all was 3.3% (±0.5 percentage points14), down from 9.5% (±0.7 percentage points15) in the 2019 survey; the margins do not overlap.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Availability is a share of locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC); subscriptions are a share of households from the American Community Survey, 2025 (whiskers: 90% margin of error). Different units and dates: read the gap as a sign, not an exact number.
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| Measure | Share | MOE |
|---|---|---|
| Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations) | 96.3% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 80.4% | ±1.0 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 12.2% | ±0.9 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 5.5% | ±0.6 |
Income still separates households. 85.1% of households earning under $20,000 had a broadband subscription (±3.6 percentage points), against 96.7%14 of those earning $75,000 or more. Lifeline, the federal program with a $9.25 monthly discount, had 9,76211 Hawaii subscribers in USAC's count, an estimated 11.2%12 of those eligible.
Places across the islands
Honolulu is Hawaii's only city of 100,000 or more. Census-designated places elsewhere on Oahu and on the neighbor islands are listed below from the same FCC release.
| Honolulu | 341,868 | 90.0% | 90.0% | 85.7% | 3 |
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Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files. Shares of broadband serviceable locations inside city limits (2020 census blocks), as of June 30, 2026. Population: July 1, 2025 estimate. Gigabit: 1,000/100 Mbps.
Questions about internet in Hawaii
What internet providers are available in Hawaii?
Leaving satellite aside, the largest by reported reach as of June 30, 2026 are Spectrum (92.0% of locations, fiber and cable), altafiber (85.7%, fiber and DSL) and T-Mobile (66.1%, licensed fixed wireless1). Small local companies such as Sandwich Isles Communications report service at a few hundred locations or fewer. AT&T and Verizon file their Hawaii fixed wireless for business customers, so they barely appear in the residential figures.
Is fiber internet available in Hawaii?
At 82.7% of Hawaii's homes and businesses at least one provider reports fiber, the 3rd highest share among the states, against 62.6% nationally. Almost all of it is one network: altafiber reports fiber at 81.8% of locations. Only 0.6%1 of locations have two fiber providers.
How many places in Hawaii lack broadband?
Most of the gap is on the Big Island. Of the 8,117 Hawaii homes and businesses (2.5%) with no reliable wired or licensed fixed wireless service of 25/3 Mbps on June 30, 2026, 5,642 are in Hawaii County. Only 4241 more had reliable service below 100/20. These are FCC location counts, not people.
Is there cheap or low-income internet in Hawaii?
The FCC map has no prices. Lifeline gives eligible low-income households a $9.25 monthly discount on phone or internet service; 9,76211 Hawaii subscribers were enrolled in USAC's count. The Affordable Connectivity Program, which had 60,72113 Hawaii households enrolled in February 2024, ended on June 1, 2024. Each provider's broadband facts label lists its own prices.
Checking one address in Hawaii
The figures on this page describe the whole area. Which providers report service at a single home or apartment is shown only on the FCC's own map: search the address at broadbandmap.fcc.gov. If a provider is listed there but cannot actually connect you within ten business days, or the location is missing or misplaced, the map has a button to file a challenge; providers must respond, and corrections flow into later releases. Prices and plans are not part of the FCC data: each provider must show them on its broadband facts label at the point of sale.
More on internet in and around Hawaii
Large cities with their own page: Honolulu.
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| Ranking | Value | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber internet availability by state | 82.7% | 3rd of 51 |
| Internet speed by state: where gigabit service is offered | 77.0% | 20th of 51 |
| Broadband coverage by state | 96.3% | 12th of 51 |
| Internet provider competition by state | 77.3% | 4th of 51 |
| Unserved and underserved broadband locations by state | 2.5% | 23rd of 51 |
| Where fiber has grown since 2022 | 41.7% | 2nd of 51 |
| 5G home internet and licensed fixed wireless by state | 66.1% | 50th of 51 |
| Households with an internet subscription by state | 94.5% | tied 14th of 51 |
| BEAD broadband funding by state | 4,361.0% | 32nd of 50 |
Sources
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Availability as of June 30, 2026; released November 10, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; Availability as of June 30, 2022; released May 10, 2024. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; Availability as of December 31, 2025; released November 3, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. www2.census.gov
- FCC, Form 477 fixed broadband deployment area tables, December 2016 to June 2021; December 2016 to June 2021. opendata.fcc.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; Allocations announced 2023-06-26; released June 26, 2023. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
- Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; Allocations under ARPA sec. 604 (awards announced 2022-06 to 2023). home.treasury.gov
- USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data. opendata.usac.org
- Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; Support months 2018-01 to 2026-09. opendata.usac.org
- USAC, Lifeline participation rate; released August 17, 2026. www.usac.org
- USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024; Enrolled households as of 2024-02-08 (Data Month January 2024 file). www.usac.org
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019 1-year detailed tables; 2019. api.census.gov
- Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; July 1, 2025; released May 14, 2026. www.census.gov
- Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files; released December 11, 2020. www2.census.gov
Margins of error (±) are at the 90% confidence level. A difference is called significant only when it passes the Census Bureau's test at that level. How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.