New Jersey internet, a fiber north and a cable south
Fiber is available at 69.7% of the 2,587,474 homes and businesses the FCC counts in New Jersey, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 98.7%. 63.9% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 34.8% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Northeast region, Middle Atlantic division
Almost every home and business in New Jersey can get wired broadband, but what kind depends on the county. In the northern and central counties Verizon and Optimum both report fiber, often at the same address; across much of the south and the shore, Xfinity's cable line is the only wired option at 100/20 Mbps.
Verizon, Optimum, Xfinity: who reports service where
18 companies report terrestrial home internet somewhere in New Jersey on the FCC's National Broadband Map, with data as of June 30, 2026 (revision of November 10, 2026). The map counts 2,587,4741 broadband serviceable locations in the state: houses, apartment buildings and small businesses. A location counts as available when the provider says it could connect it within ten business days for a standard installation; anyone can challenge a listing on the FCC map.
Three wired networks cover most of the state, and each reports a different technology mix:
- Verizon reports service at 83.3% of locations and fiber at 59.3% of the state's locations; at most of its other locations it lists licensed fixed wireless, its 5G home internet service.
- Optimum reports service at 38.6% of locations and fiber at 31.2%, so most of its New Jersey cable footprint now has fiber alongside. Lightpath, the fiber network Optimum files for business customers only, is left out of these figures.
- Xfinity reports service at 61.8% of locations, almost all of it cable; fiber appears at only 0.9%1.
The two other names near the top of the list are 5G home internet services. T-Mobile reports service at 77.4% of locations and AT&T at 55.0%, both with a fastest advertised download of 100 Mbps; T-Mobile offers 100/20 Mbps at 26.8% of locations and AT&T at 8.2%. AT&T had no New Jersey listings in June 2022. Smaller wired networks are concentrated in the northwest: Brightspeed reports service at 3.7% of the state's locations, most of them in Hunterdon and Sussex counties, and Planet Networks, all of it fiber, at 2.3%. Service Electric Cable TV reports cable at 0.7%1.
| Verizon | Fiber Licensed wireless | 83.3% | 70.9% | 2.3 Gbps | 1.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 77.4% | 26.8% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 61.8% | 61.8% | 2 Gbps | 25.7% |
| AT&T | Licensed wireless | 55.0% | 8.2% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Optimum | Fiber Cable | 38.6% | 38.6% | 10 Gbps | 7.3% |
| Brightspeed | Fiber DSL Fixed wireless | 3.7% | 1.7% | 8 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Planet Networks | Fiber | 2.3% | 2.3% | 10 Gbps | 0.2% |
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 Gbps | 0.1% |
| Service Electric Cable TV | Cable | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 Gbps | 0.4% |
| Alteva Of Warwick, LLC | Fiber DSL | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Starry Inc | Fiber Licensed wireless | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 Gbps | – |
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 (HughesNet, Starlink, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
Satellite providers report service at virtually every location in the state; the figures on this page leave them out except where satellite is the only option.
Fiber in most of the state, two networks in the old cities
At least one provider reports fiber at 69.7% of New Jersey's locations, the 20th highest share among the states and above the national 62.6%. The figure that sets New Jersey apart is overlap. At 25.7% of locations two or more separate fiber networks report service, the 5th highest share in the country; nationally it is 12.1%1. In June 2022 the New Jersey share was 13.5%2.
The overlap is densest in the older cities of the north, where Optimum's fiber meets Verizon's. In Newark two or more fiber networks report service at 73.5% of locations, with Optimum at 89.9% and Verizon at 77.3%; in Elizabeth the share is 69.8% and in Paterson 64.5%. Jersey City is the exception: Verizon reports fiber at 91.1% of its locations, but a second fiber network is listed at only 0.3%1.
| Area | Fiber available | Two or more fiber networks | Two or more wired choices | Three or more wired choices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 91.1% | 0.3% | 90.7% | 0.3% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 93.7% | 73.5% | 75.4% | 4.7% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 95.4% | 69.8% | 71.8% | 2.5% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 94.7% | 64.5% | 64.7% | 0.1% |
| New Jersey | 69.7% | 25.7% | 63.9% | 3.4% |
| United States | 62.6% | 12.1% | 55.6% | 11.1% |
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.
The county map shows where fiber stops. 13 of the 213 counties have fiber at half of their locations or more. Bergen County leads at 95.4%, followed closely by Hudson (93.3%), Essex (93.1%) and Passaic (92.7%). The low end is split between the northwest and the south: Warren County, in the northwest, has the lowest share, 16.3%, and on the shore and in the south Cape May is at 19.4%, Salem at 21.1% and Atlantic at 21.1%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 |
|---|---|
| Bergen County | 95.4% |
| Hudson County | 93.3% |
| Essex County | 93.1% |
| Passaic County | 92.7% |
| Sussex County | 92.0% |
| Union County | 91.9% |
| Mercer County | 89.0% |
| Monmouth County | 85.0% |
| Morris County | 84.8% |
| Somerset County | 79.8% |
| Middlesex County | 75.6% |
| Camden County | 68.8% |
| Gloucester County | 52.3% |
| Cumberland County | 48.4% |
| Ocean County | 44.8% |
| Burlington County | 38.9% |
| Hunterdon County | 30.1% |
| Atlantic County | 21.1% |
| Salem County | 21.1% |
| Cape May County | 19.4% |
| Warren County | 16.3% |
South Jersey and the shore: one cable line
Wired broadband of 100/20 Mbps reaches 98.7% of New Jersey's locations, a share that ranks tied for 4th highest in the country, so the open question is choice, not coverage. Statewide, 63.9% of locations can choose between two or more wired providers at that speed (12th highest among the states) and 34.8%1 have exactly one.
The single-wire locations cluster in the south. In Cape May County 79.7% of locations have exactly one wired provider at 100/20 Mbps; in Atlantic County 79.6% and in Salem County 76.8%. Xfinity reports service at 98.9% of Cape May's locations and 97.7% of Atlantic's, while Verizon there reports a mix of fiber and fixed wireless. Statewide, Xfinity is the only wired 100/20 provider at 25.7% of all locations, Optimum at 7.3%1.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 1.3% | 34.8% | 60.5% | 3.4% |
| Hudson County | 0.9% | 10.8% | 84.2% | 4.1% |
| Ocean County | 0.8% | 57.1% | 41.9% | 0.2% |
| Cape May County | 1.0% | 79.7% | 19.2% | 0.0% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
| Hudson County, New Jersey | 90,203 | 93.3% | 97.6% | 10.8% | 88.3% |
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| Union County, New Jersey | 135,549 | 91.9% | 98.9% | 10.6% | 88.8% |
| Bergen County, New Jersey | 242,075 | 95.4% | 95.8% | 12.1% | 86.4% |
| Essex County, New Jersey | 160,638 | 93.1% | 97.9% | 10.7% | 88.2% |
| Ocean County, New Jersey | 260,619 | 44.8% | 98.1% | 57.1% | 42.1% |
| Burlington County, New Jersey | 151,742 | 38.9% | 98.6% | 60.8% | 38.4% |
| Atlantic County, New Jersey | 97,806 | 21.1% | 97.7% | 79.6% | 19.6% |
| Salem County, New Jersey | 25,445 | 21.1% | 93.4% | 76.8% | 18.8% |
| Cape May County, New Jersey | 89,215 | 19.4% | 98.8% | 79.7% | 19.2% |
| New Jersey | 2,587,474 | 69.7% | 97.2% | 34.8% | 63.9% |
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.
At the other end of the scale, Union County has two or more wired choices at 88.8% of its locations, the highest share of any county in the state. Salem County has the lowest, 18.8%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 | Two or more wired choices |
|---|---|
| Union County | 88.8% |
| Hudson County | 88.3% |
| Essex County | 88.2% |
| Mercer County | 86.6% |
| Bergen County | 86.4% |
| Monmouth County | 78.4% |
| Somerset County | 76.1% |
| Sussex County | 75.2% |
| Morris County | 70.7% |
| Camden County | 68.7% |
| Passaic County | 65.8% |
| Middlesex County | 62.4% |
| Gloucester County | 51.9% |
| Cumberland County | 46.2% |
| Ocean County | 42.1% |
| Burlington County | 38.4% |
| Warren County | 33.6% |
| Hunterdon County | 30.3% |
| Atlantic County | 19.6% |
| Cape May County | 19.2% |
| Salem County | 18.8% |
For a household moving to the shore, the practical result is that the wired choice is usually cable from one company, with 5G home internet from T-Mobile (65.4%1 of Cape May's locations) or Verizon as the alternative.
Sussex and Hunterdon: the largest fiber gains
Fiber's statewide share rose by 8.1 percentage points between June 2022 and June 2026, the 3rd lowest rise among the states; fiber was already reported at 61.7%2 of locations in June 2022. The county changes were uneven. Sussex County gained the most, +56.5 percentage points, and now has fiber at 92.0% of its locations; Optimum reports service at 89.6% of them and Planet Networks, a regional fiber builder, at 79.0%. The share of Sussex locations with two or more wired choices rose by 52.7 percentage points1.
Hunterdon County followed with a gain of 28.4 percentage points and Middlesex with 15.4 percentage points. In Hunterdon, Brightspeed reports service at 73.5% of locations, listing a mix of fiber, DSL and some fixed wireless. Bergen County moved least, by 0.0 percentage points1.
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 |
|---|---|
| Sussex County | 56.5 pts |
| Hunterdon County | 28.4 pts |
| Middlesex County | 15.4 pts |
| Cumberland County | 15.2 pts |
| Morris County | 13.1 pts |
| Warren County | 13.1 pts |
| Atlantic County | 12.6 pts |
| Union County | 10.6 pts |
| Ocean County | 8.7 pts |
| Somerset County | 8.0 pts |
| Burlington County | 8.0 pts |
| Monmouth County | 7.6 pts |
| Gloucester County | 3.8 pts |
| Cape May County | 3.8 pts |
| Salem County | 3.5 pts |
| Hudson County | 2.2 pts |
| Mercer County | 1.2 pts |
| Essex County | 1.2 pts |
| Camden County | 1.1 pts |
| Passaic County | 0.1 pts |
| Bergen County | 0.0 pts |
Gigabit uploads arrived; DSL left the filings
Two changes since 2022 are larger than the fiber gain. The first is in upload speeds. In June 2022 a 1 Gbps download was already advertised at 98.5% of locations, but the full gigabit tier with at least 100 Mbps upload (1,000/100) was offered at only 19.9%. By June 2026 that share was 84.0%, a rise of 64.1 percentage points that ranks 7th highest among the states. Wired 100/100 Mbps service, symmetric at that level, rose from 61.7%2 to 88.5%1.
The second is the near disappearance of DSL from providers' reports: it was listed at 37.6% of locations in June 2022 and at 2.3% in June 2026, against 36.2% nationally. Licensed fixed wireless also fell, from 93.5%2 to 88.1%, while cable held at 97.2%, the 3rd highest1 share of any state.
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 | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 69.7% | 62.6% |
| Cable | 97.2% | 80.3% |
| DSL (copper) | 2.3% | 36.2% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 88.1% | 87.3% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 0.0% | 19.7% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 19.9% | 80.9% | 84.0% | 64.1 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 61.7% | 86.5% | 88.5% | 26.8 pts |
| DSL available | 37.6% | 2.5% | 2.3% | −35.2 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 13.5% | 24.4% | 25.7% | 12.2 pts |
| Three or more wired choices | 0.5% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 2.9 pts |
The fastest advertised download tier tells the same story. At 84.0%1 of locations some provider now advertises 2 Gbps or more; in June 2022 that share was 0.6%2, and at most locations the fastest advertised download was between 940 Mbps and 2 Gbps. These are providers' maximum advertised speeds, not measurements.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Maximum advertised download speed (Mbps) of any wired or fixed wireless offer at the location, as reported by providers to the FCC; satellite excluded. Advertised, not measured.
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| Area | Under 25 Mbps or none | 25–99 | 100–249 | 250–499 | 500–939 | 940–1,999 | 2,000 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 14.7% | 84.0% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
Salem, Warren and the last unserved locations
Only 5,496 New Jersey locations, 0.2%, are unserved under the federal BEAD definition: no reliable wired or licensed fixed wireless service of at least 25/3 Mbps. Among the states, that share ranks tied for 3rd lowest. Another 2,517 are underserved, with service between 25/3 and 100/20 Mbps. At 2,9881 locations satellite is the only reported service.
The remaining gaps are split between the far south and the west and northwest. Salem County has the highest unserved share, 1.9% (493 locations), and also the highest satellite-only share, 1.1%. Warren follows at 1.5% (593 locations), down 4.5 percentage points since 2022, then Cumberland (550 locations) and Hunterdon (484). Salem is also the county with the lowest 1,000/100 coverage, 48.3%1.
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 |
|---|---|
| Salem County | 1.9% |
| Warren County | 1.5% |
| Cumberland County | 1.1% |
| Hunterdon County | 1.1% |
| Atlantic County | 0.6% |
| Burlington County | 0.6% |
| Cape May County | 0.4% |
| Ocean County | 0.3% |
| Sussex County | 0.2% |
| Gloucester County | 0.2% |
| Somerset County | 0.1% |
| Camden County | 0.1% |
| Morris County | 0.1% |
| Monmouth County | 0.1% |
| Mercer County | 0.1% |
| Middlesex County | 0.0% |
| Passaic County | 0.0% |
| Bergen County | 0.0% |
| Essex County | 0.0% |
| Hudson County | 0.0% |
| Union County | 0.0% |
| Atlantic County | 97,806 | 21.1% | 99.2% | 19.6% | 0.6% | Xfinity | 76.9% ±1.1 |
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| Bergen County | 242,075 | 95.4% | 98.4% | 86.4% | 0.0% | Verizon | 84.0% ±0.6 |
| Burlington County | 151,742 | 38.9% | 99.1% | 38.4% | 0.6% | Xfinity | 84.0% ±0.6 |
| Camden County | 163,582 | 68.8% | 99.8% | 68.7% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 79.9% ±0.8 |
| Cape May County | 89,215 | 19.4% | 99.0% | 19.2% | 0.4% | Xfinity | 79.2% ±1.8 |
| Cumberland County | 50,826 | 48.4% | 98.5% | 46.2% | 1.1% | Xfinity | 73.1% ±1.5 |
| Essex County | 160,638 | 93.1% | 98.8% | 88.2% | 0.0% | Verizon | 74.8% ±0.7 |
| Gloucester County | 103,863 | 52.3% | 99.4% | 51.9% | 0.2% | Xfinity | 82.9% ±1.0 |
| Hudson County | 90,203 | 93.3% | 99.1% | 88.3% | 0.0% | Verizon | 78.3% ±0.6 |
| Hunterdon County | 45,461 | 30.1% | 97.2% | 30.3% | 1.1% | Xfinity | 85.1% ±1.2 |
| Mercer County | 108,219 | 89.0% | 99.3% | 86.6% | 0.1% | Verizon | 78.9% ±1.0 |
| Middlesex County | 206,572 | 75.6% | 98.6% | 62.4% | 0.0% | Verizon | 83.1% ±0.5 |
| Monmouth County | 206,676 | 85.0% | 98.3% | 78.4% | 0.1% | Verizon | 83.2% ±0.5 |
| Morris County | 147,955 | 84.8% | 97.6% | 70.7% | 0.1% | Optimum | 86.0% ±0.5 |
| Ocean County | 260,619 | 44.8% | 99.2% | 42.1% | 0.3% | Verizon | 76.7% ±0.7 |
| Passaic County | 111,259 | 92.7% | 97.7% | 65.8% | 0.0% | Optimum | 77.3% ±0.8 |
| Salem County | 25,445 | 21.1% | 95.6% | 18.8% | 1.9% | Xfinity | 74.6% ±1.6 |
| Somerset County | 94,009 | 79.8% | 98.8% | 76.1% | 0.1% | Verizon | 87.3% ±0.6 |
| Sussex County | 57,152 | 92.0% | 98.9% | 75.2% | 0.2% | Optimum | 84.7% ±1.2 |
| Union County | 135,549 | 91.9% | 99.4% | 88.8% | 0.0% | Verizon | 79.8% ±0.7 |
| Warren County | 38,608 | 16.3% | 95.5% | 33.6% | 1.5% | Xfinity | 79.5% ±1.3 |
| New Jersey | 2,587,474 | 69.7% | 98.7% | 63.9% | 0.2% | 80.6% |
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).
Cost and subscriptions
The FCC map carries no prices, and no official source publishes typical retail prices for New Jersey. The Affordable Connectivity Program had 337,9696 New Jersey households enrolled when it stopped taking sign-ups in February 2024; it ended on June 1, 2024. Lifeline, a $9.25 monthly discount on a phone or internet bill for eligible low-income households, continues; USAC estimates that 15.4%7 of eligible New Jersey households are enrolled. Providers' broadband facts labels list current plans and prices.
Subscriptions are high. In the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey, 95.0% of New Jersey households had a broadband subscription of any type (margin of error ±0.2 percentage points), tied for 6th highest among the states, and 79.9% subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL. 13.3% relied on a cellular data plan alone. Income still separates households: 83.5% of those earning under $20,000 had broadband (±1.6 percentage points), against 97.9%8 of those earning $75,000 or more.
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) | 98.7% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 79.9% | ±0.4 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 13.3% | ±0.4 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 4.9% | ±0.2 |
BEAD: a short list, with cable in the plan
New Jersey's providers put in more than twice the public money. The state's approved Final Proposal under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, from a $263.7 million9 allocation, published by the state's Office of Broadband Connectivity, covers 11,479 locations at a BEAD cost of $62.2 million, or $5,417 per location; providers committed a further $150.5 million10.
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 | 43.4% |
| Cable | 35.6% |
| Fixed wireless | 12.3% |
| Low-Earth-orbit satellite | 8.7% |
4,987 of the plan's locations (43.4%) are assigned to fiber, the 9th lowest fiber share of any state plan. Cable takes 35.6%, fixed wireless 12.3% (1,409 locations) and low-Earth-orbit satellite 8.7% (1,002 locations). $201.5 million10 of the allocation is not assigned to construction in the plan; how that money may be used was not settled as of November 2026.
New Jersey also received $194.7 million11 from the Treasury's Capital Projects Fund. The table below lists the federal programs with New Jersey figures.
| Program | Amount | As of |
|---|---|---|
| BEAD allocation (NTIA, announced June 26, 2023) | $263,689,549 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: locations to be connected | 11,479 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: deployment cost | $62,184,236 | |
| BEAD cost per location | $5,417 | |
| BEAD allocation not assigned to deployment | $201,505,313 | |
| Treasury Capital Projects Fund allocation | $194,715,700 | |
| USDA ReConnect grants reported to USAspending | $0 | |
| Lifeline subscribers claimed | 51,444 | |
| Lifeline participation rate | 15.4% | |
| Households in the Affordable Connectivity Program, February 2024 | 337,969 |
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; Department of the Treasury, spending_by_award API for Assistance Listings 10.752; 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.
New Jersey cities and towns
Newark, Jersey City, Paterson and Elizabeth have their own pages. The table lists every New Jersey city and town of 25,000 or more.
| Newark | 323,808 | 93.7% | 93.3% | 75.4% | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey City | 302,013 | 91.1% | 96.3% | 90.7% | 5 |
| Paterson | 161,793 | 94.7% | 93.9% | 64.7% | 2 |
| Elizabeth | 141,675 | 95.4% | 94.5% | 71.8% | 3 |
| Trenton | 91,506 | 93.9% | 99.5% | 93.8% | 3 |
| Clifton | 91,127 | 97.5% | 97.0% | 87.9% | 2 |
| Bayonne | 74,744 | 97.2% | 98.2% | 89.8% | 2 |
| East Orange | 72,159 | 89.6% | 94.8% | 89.6% | 3 |
| Camden | 71,430 | 92.1% | 99.4% | 91.9% | 1 |
| Passaic | 71,337 | 95.4% | 94.5% | 64.1% | 2 |
| Union City | 66,656 | 97.8% | 96.1% | 82.9% | 2 |
| Vineland | 62,703 | 72.6% | 79.9% | 72.4% | 1 |
| Hoboken | 59,027 | 97.8% | 93.4% | 85.1% | 3 |
| Plainfield | 57,141 | 62.6% | 91.4% | 63.0% | 2 |
| New Brunswick | 57,133 | 98.1% | 97.2% | 92.7% | 3 |
| Perth Amboy | 56,739 | 97.5% | 99.9% | 97.3% | 3 |
| West New York | 53,192 | 97.5% | 96.9% | 80.0% | 4 |
| Sayreville | 46,787 | 78.3% | 77.0% | 44.2% | 3 |
| Hackensack | 46,380 | 95.7% | 91.2% | 75.4% | 2 |
| Linden | 45,752 | 95.9% | 99.7% | 95.8% | 2 |
| Kearny | 40,862 | 84.3% | 97.5% | 84.2% | 1 |
| Fort Lee | 40,345 | 91.2% | 61.8% | 88.0% | 2 |
| Atlantic City | 38,787 | 0.1% | 69.4% | 0.0% | 1 |
| Fair Lawn | 37,128 | 96.2% | 96.2% | 17.0% | 2 |
| Garfield | 33,353 | 97.9% | 97.7% | 82.5% | 2 |
| Long Branch | 33,321 | 81.7% | 95.6% | 81.7% | 2 |
| Westfield | 32,595 | 94.7% | 100.0% | 94.6% | 3 |
| Princeton | 31,469 | 84.7% | 89.4% | 83.8% | 2 |
| Rahway | 31,010 | 94.7% | 99.9% | 94.7% | 3 |
| Englewood | 30,035 | 89.5% | 77.7% | 85.9% | 3 |
| Bergenfield | 28,754 | 99.3% | 99.1% | 95.0% | 2 |
| Bridgeton | 28,307 | 92.3% | 79.4% | 91.9% | 1 |
| Millville | 28,098 | 0.0% | 76.5% | 0.0% | 1 |
| Paramus | 26,723 | 93.3% | 90.1% | 88.1% | 2 |
| Cliffside Park | 26,539 | 95.5% | 89.0% | 94.4% | 4 |
| Ridgewood | 26,527 | 99.3% | 98.6% | 94.8% | 2 |
| Lodi | 26,187 | 98.2% | 97.6% | 89.4% | 2 |
| Carteret | 25,781 | 95.2% | 99.8% | 95.1% | 1 |
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 and answers
What internet providers serve New Jersey?
Leaving out satellite, the widest reported reach belongs to Verizon (83.3% of locations, fiber and licensed fixed wireless), T-Mobile (77.4%, licensed fixed wireless) and Xfinity (61.8%, mostly cable) and AT&T (55.0%, licensed fixed wireless). The other large wired network is Optimum (38.6%1, cable and fiber). These are FCC figures as of June 30, 2026.
How much of New Jersey has fiber internet?
At least one provider reports fiber at 69.7% of New Jersey's homes and businesses, up from 61.7%2 in June 2022, and two or more fiber providers report it at 25.7%, the 5th highest share among the states. Coverage ranges from 95.4% in Bergen County to 16.3%1 in Warren County.
What is the cheapest internet in New Jersey?
Neither the FCC nor any other official source publishes New Jersey price levels; compare the broadband facts labels that each provider must post for every plan. Lifeline, the federal $9.25 monthly discount for eligible low-income households, reaches an estimated 15.4%7 of those eligible in the state.
How many people in New Jersey lack broadband?
Hardly anyone, by the BEAD test: 5,496 homes and businesses (0.2%1) had no reliable wired or licensed fixed wireless service of 25/3 Mbps on June 30, 2026, most of them in Salem, Warren, Cumberland and Hunterdon counties. Subscription is the larger gap: the Census Bureau found 4.9%8 of households with no internet subscription in 2025.
Checking one address in New Jersey
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 New Jersey
Large cities with their own page: Newark, Jersey City, Paterson and Elizabeth.
Neighboring states: Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania. Put New Jersey side by side with any state or large city in the comparison tool.
| Ranking | Value | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber internet availability by state | 69.7% | 20th of 51 |
| Internet speed by state: where gigabit service is offered | 84.0% | 9th of 51 |
| Broadband coverage by state | 98.7% | 4th of 51 |
| Internet provider competition by state | 63.9% | 12th of 51 |
| Unserved and underserved broadband locations by state | 0.2% | 48th of 51 |
| Where fiber has grown since 2022 | 8.1% | 49th of 51 |
| 5G home internet and licensed fixed wireless by state | 88.1% | 19th of 51 |
| Households with an internet subscription by state | 95.0% | tied 6th of 51 |
| BEAD broadband funding by state | 5,417.0% | 18th 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
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. www2.census.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, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- 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
- USAC, Lifeline participation rate; released August 17, 2026. www.usac.org
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; Allocations announced 2023-06-26; released June 26, 2023. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. 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
- Department of the Treasury, spending_by_award API for Assistance Listings 10.752; Awards with action dates FY2008 to 2026-09-30. api.usaspending.gov
- Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; Support months 2018-01 to 2026-09. opendata.usac.org
- 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.