Ohio internet: Cincinnati's fiber, Columbus's cable and the southeast's gaps
Fiber is available at 58.7% of the 4,548,036 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Ohio, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 92.6%. 58.7% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 34.0% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Midwest region, East North Central division
Ohio's home internet is built on cable: Spectrum reaches most of the state and is the only wired provider of 100/20 Mbps service at 24.2%1 of its homes and businesses. Fiber is nearly universal around Cincinnati, reaches well under half of Columbus, where two cable networks compete, and is thin in the southeastern hill counties, where the last unserved homes and businesses are concentrated.
Who reports home internet across Ohio
As of June 30, 2026, 106 companies report wired or fixed wireless internet somewhere in Ohio, the 6th highest count among the states, and 84 of them run wired networks (6th highest). The figures cover the state's 4,548,0361 broadband serviceable locations, the FCC's count of homes, apartment buildings and businesses where service can be installed.
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 76.6% | 76.6% | 1 Gbps | 24.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile | Fiber Licensed wireless | 74.8% | 27.5% | 5 Gbps | – |
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 66.0% | 24.8% | 5 Gbps | 0.2% |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 64.1% | 29.6% | 1 Gbps | – |
| altafiber | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 15.5% | 13.3% | 3 Gbps | 0.4% |
| Breezeline | Fiber Cable | 14.2% | 14.2% | 2.5 Gbps | 0.2% |
| Brightspeed | Fiber DSL Fixed wireless | 10.7% | 5.3% | 8 Gbps | 0.1% |
| W A T C H TV | Fiber Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 9.2% | 8.1% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Frontier | Fiber DSL | 9.0% | 5.9% | 7 Gbps | 0.2% |
| Armstrong | Fiber Cable | 5.0% | 5.0% | 3 Gbps | 2.9% |
| Buckeye Cablesystem | Fiber Cable | 4.6% | 4.6% | 10 Gbps | 1.8% |
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.
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 | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber | 58.7% | 62.6% |
| Cable | 83.5% | 80.3% |
| DSL (copper) | 39.8% | 36.2% |
| Licensed fixed wireless (incl. 5G home) | 92.7% | 87.3% |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 12.1% | 19.7% |
Two kinds of network lead the list. Spectrum's cable reaches 76.6% of locations, and at 24.2% it is the only wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps. T-Mobile (74.8%) and Verizon (64.1%) report licensed fixed wireless, the category that includes 5G home internet, across most of the state. AT&T reports service at 66.0% of locations, a mix of fiber (18.1%1 of the state), DSL and fixed wireless.
The second tier is regional. altafiber reports fiber at 12.5% of Ohio's locations; Ohio holds 704,211 of its 1,142,135 locations nationwide. Breezeline's cable covers 14.2% of the state, and Ohio is its largest state by locations. Brightspeed and Frontier each report fiber in part of their territory (5.3% and 5.9% of the state's locations) and DSL in much of the rest. Armstrong (5.0%) and Buckeye Cablesystem (4.6%) run cable and fiber networks, and each is the only wired 100/20 provider at a small share of the state: 2.9% and 1.8%1. A service listed as available means the provider says it could install it within ten business days; the listing can be challenged on the FCC's map.
Fiber: up statewide and in Columbus, down in the Mahoning Valley
Fiber was reported at 30.2%2 of Ohio's locations in June 2022 and at 58.7% in June 2026, the 16th lowest share among the states. The rise, 28.5 percentage points, is a little larger than the national one of 25.4 percentage points1.
Columbus gained fiber too, from 21.7%2 of the city's locations to 40.4%, most of it AT&T's: AT&T reports fiber at 38.4% of Columbus locations. Breezeline, the city's second cable network, reports service at 91.3% of locations, all of it cable; the fiber it filed in Columbus in 2022 was for business customers and is not counted in either year. A second fiber network is rare: two or more reach 1.9%1 of the city's locations.
In two counties of the Mahoning Valley, on the Pennsylvania line, fiber's share fell. In Trumbull County it dropped by 29.2 percentage points, to 60.9%, and in Mahoning County by 24.6 percentage points, to 53.7%. The share of locations with two or more wired choices at 100/20 Mbps fell with it, by 34.1 percentage points in Trumbull and 42.0 percentage points1 in Mahoning. The FCC data record what providers filed, not why a footprint changed.
| Area | Locations (BSLs) | Fiber available | Fiber available: change since June 30, 2022 | Cable available | Wired 100/20 Mbps | Two or more wired choices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumbull County, Ohio | 87,641 | 60.9% | −29.2 pts | 86.5% | 94.7% | 56.1% |
| Mahoning County, Ohio | 98,463 | 53.7% | −24.6 pts | 69.1% | 96.7% | 36.5% |
| Portage County, Ohio | 61,127 | 28.8% | −0.7 pts | 89.6% | 96.6% | 24.7% |
| Franklin County, Ohio | 382,425 | 41.8% | 21.7 pts | 97.6% | 98.8% | 91.0% |
| Ohio | 4,548,036 | 58.7% | 28.5 pts | 83.5% | 92.6% | 58.7% |
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.
Elsewhere fiber grew. In 21 of Ohio's 883 counties the share rose by 50 percentage points or more, led by Erie County on Lake Erie (+79.9 percentage points). Copper fell back: DSL's share dropped by 24.1 percentage points1.
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 | 30.2% | 54.8% | 58.7% | 28.5 pts |
| DSL available | 63.9% | 41.3% | 39.8% | −24.1 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 30.0% | 59.5% | 62.5% | 32.6 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 28.6% | 60.0% | 62.8% | 34.3 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 39.8% | 56.2% | 58.7% | 18.8 pts |
| Unserved | 4.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | −2.8 pts |
Six cities, six different wired markets
Ohio's large cities do not follow one pattern. Cincinnati has fiber at 90.1% of locations, almost all of it from altafiber (89.9%), and Hamilton County around it has the highest fiber share of any Ohio county, 93.1%. Yet two fiber networks rarely overlap there: only 0.5%1 of Cincinnati locations have both.
| Area | Locations (BSLs) | Fiber available | Two or more fiber networks | Gigabit (1,000/100) | One wired choice | Two or more wired choices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 83,770 | 90.1% | 0.5% | 98.2% | 10.6% | 87.7% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 237,591 | 40.4% | 1.9% | 46.1% | 5.6% | 93.3% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 123,828 | 56.1% | 0.1% | 56.2% | 39.5% | 57.8% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 102,531 | 52.8% | 14.9% | 52.8% | 53.7% | 45.6% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 56,225 | 61.8% | 19.2% | 61.8% | 34.8% | 61.7% |
| Akron, Ohio | 72,520 | 55.1% | 2.8% | 55.1% | 40.8% | 57.3% |
| Ohio | 4,548,036 | 58.7% | 9.0% | 62.8% | 34.0% | 58.7% |
| United States | 115,784,915 | 62.6% | 12.1% | 72.3% | 36.6% | 55.6% |
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.
Columbus has the most wired competition, with two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps at 93.3% of locations: Spectrum reports service at 96.8% of them and Breezeline at 91.3%. Franklin County leads all Ohio counties on that measure (91.0%). Toledo's fiber grew the most: it went from 14.1%2 of its locations in 2022 to 52.8%, and 14.9% now have two fiber networks. Dayton has the highest two-fiber share of the six, 19.2%. Cleveland and Akron sit near the state average for fiber, but 39.5%1 of Cleveland locations have a single wired 100/20 provider.
A gigabit download is common; a 100 Mbps upload is not
Read only the download speed and Ohio looks well served: a provider advertises 1 Gbps downloads at 91.8% of locations, slightly above the national 91.0%. Add an upload of at least 100 Mbps and the share drops to 62.8%, the 11th lowest among the states and below the national 72.3%. Its growth since 2022, +34.3 percentage points, ranks tied for 10th lowest1 among the states.
The difference follows the cable map. In Franklin County, where cable reaches 97.6% of locations and fiber 41.8%, 1,000/100 Mbps is advertised at 47.8%. In Hamilton County, where fiber is nearly everywhere, it reaches 98.5%; in Lawrence County, a cable county on the Ohio River, 3.6%. Wired service of at least 100/100 Mbps is reported at 62.5% of Ohio's locations, the 9th lowest1 share among the states. All speeds here are maximums advertised by providers, not measured.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 41.5% | 50.5% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
5G home internet is reported almost everywhere
Licensed fixed wireless, the category that includes 5G and LTE home internet from T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T, is reported at 92.7% of Ohio's locations, the 4th highest share in the country. Reach and speed differ: it offers 100/20 Mbps at 56.3%. Statewide, at 150,358 locations (3.3%) fixed wireless is the only way to get 100/20 Mbps. In Holmes County the two largest providers by reach are T-Mobile and Verizon, and fixed wireless is the only 100/20 option at 13.7%1 of locations.
One wired choice or several
Wired 100/20 Mbps service is reported at 92.6% of Ohio's locations. At 58.7% two or more wired providers offer it, up from 39.8%2 in 2022; at 34.0% there is exactly one. The single-wire areas are often cable-only counties: in Coshocton County, Spectrum reports service at 80.9% of locations and just 0.1% have two wired 100/20 providers, and Lawrence County, on the Ohio River, looks almost the same (0.1%) and has the lowest fiber share in the state, 3.6%. Columbiana County, on the Pennsylvania line, has two wired choices at only 1.6%1 of its locations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 7.4% | 34.0% | 44.2% | 14.5% |
| Franklin County | 1.2% | 7.8% | 48.8% | 42.2% |
| Hamilton County | 1.5% | 7.8% | 90.7% | 0.0% |
| Coshocton County | 18.9% | 81.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Hocking County | 45.5% | 35.2% | 19.3% | 0.0% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
The southeast hill counties
Ohio's unserved share fell from 4.3%2 in June 2022 to 1.5% in June 2026, a drop of 2.8 percentage points. What remains is concentrated in a band of small counties in the southeast and east. Hocking and Harrison counties each have 23.6% of their locations unserved, Gallia 23.1%, Vinton 22.0% and Meigs 21.4%. In Franklin County the share is 0.1%, and in Cuyahoga County 0.0%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.
The counties differ in what fills the gap. In Gallia County, satellite is the only service at 11.2% of locations, the highest share in Ohio; its largest provider by reach is JB-Nets LLC, which reports fiber and unlicensed fixed wireless at 53.8% of the county's locations. In Meigs County, fixed wireless is the only 100/20 option at 16.5% of locations. Statewide, satellite is the only service reported at 20,7321 locations.
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 | Unserved |
|---|---|
| Hocking County | 23.6% |
| Harrison County | 23.6% |
| Gallia County | 23.1% |
| Vinton County | 22.0% |
| Meigs County | 21.4% |
| Holmes County | 14.5% |
| Athens County | 13.8% |
| Monroe County | 12.6% |
| United States | 2.4% |
| Ohio | 1.5% |
| Adams County | 13,780 | 40.9% | 72.3% | 6.7% | 8.3% | Southern Ohio Communications Inc | 52.4% ±3.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | 41,843 | 51.5% | 90.2% | 47.1% | 0.5% | Spectrum | 75.2% ±1.5 |
| Ashland County | 23,200 | 47.6% | 86.9% | 42.4% | 5.2% | Armstrong | 68.9% ±1.7 |
| Ashtabula County | 48,138 | 70.2% | 84.6% | 63.9% | 5.4% | Spectrum | 71.3% ±1.8 |
| Athens County | 22,976 | 37.5% | 72.3% | 34.8% | 13.8% | Spectrum | 65.6% ±3.5 |
| Auglaize County | 20,772 | 55.9% | 85.1% | 43.3% | 1.1% | W A T C H TV | 74.0% ±2.2 |
| Belmont County | 33,498 | 29.5% | 90.3% | 20.2% | 4.6% | Xfinity | 65.5% ±1.8 |
| Brown County | 21,572 | 39.9% | 88.6% | 15.1% | 0.8% | Spectrum | 59.6% ±2.7 |
| Butler County | 132,587 | 78.4% | 97.5% | 73.5% | 0.2% | Spectrum | 81.3% ±0.9 |
| Carroll County | 15,491 | 45.0% | 73.8% | 21.9% | 7.8% | Spectrum | 55.3% ±3.6 |
| Champaign County | 17,789 | 38.5% | 74.7% | 28.0% | 2.6% | Spectrum | 70.1% ±2.0 |
| Clark County | 56,390 | 31.0% | 96.0% | 32.7% | 0.4% | Spectrum | 75.4% ±1.1 |
| Clermont County | 75,704 | 89.4% | 97.4% | 85.0% | 0.7% | Spectrum | 81.3% ±1.1 |
| Clinton County | 18,475 | 65.6% | 92.0% | 40.4% | 1.2% | Spectrum | 65.0% ±2.1 |
| Columbiana County | 47,549 | 4.3% | 82.2% | 1.6% | 2.9% | Xfinity | 63.3% ±2.0 |
| Coshocton County | 18,225 | 25.6% | 81.2% | 0.1% | 5.6% | Spectrum | 58.6% ±2.8 |
| Crawford County | 21,151 | 59.9% | 76.1% | 56.7% | 3.2% | Spectrum | 66.5% ±2.6 |
| Cuyahoga County | 430,454 | 67.4% | 98.5% | 80.2% | 0.0% | AT&T | 75.2% ±0.5 |
| Darke County | 23,922 | 54.4% | 75.2% | 43.1% | 1.8% | Brightspeed | 64.0% ±2.3 |
| Defiance County | 17,505 | 84.6% | 91.2% | 57.0% | 0.7% | MetaLINK Technologies Inc | 72.6% ±2.2 |
| Delaware County | 76,768 | 47.9% | 96.9% | 60.0% | 0.4% | Spectrum | 87.3% ±0.9 |
| Erie County | 35,168 | 82.8% | 95.0% | 58.1% | 1.0% | AT&T | 70.3% ±2.3 |
| Fairfield County | 59,897 | 36.3% | 91.6% | 48.5% | 1.9% | Spectrum | 78.8% ±1.2 |
| Fayette County | 12,909 | 65.8% | 83.5% | 54.5% | 4.2% | Spectrum | 63.3% ±3.2 |
| Franklin County | 382,425 | 41.8% | 98.8% | 91.0% | 0.1% | Spectrum | 83.9% ±0.3 |
| Fulton County | 18,477 | 53.2% | 79.6% | 40.9% | 0.2% | Spectrum | 71.0% ±2.3 |
| Gallia County | 14,275 | 36.8% | 53.2% | 11.1% | 23.1% | JB-Nets LLC | 42.1% ±3.1 |
| Geauga County | 38,380 | 49.4% | 93.9% | 36.0% | 1.7% | Spectrum | 76.6% ±1.7 |
| Greene County | 62,673 | 77.1% | 95.7% | 72.9% | 0.6% | Spectrum | 80.1% ±1.0 |
| Guernsey County | 21,591 | 64.8% | 78.8% | 44.7% | 9.3% | Spectrum | 65.6% ±2.3 |
| Hamilton County | 267,469 | 93.1% | 98.5% | 90.7% | 0.1% | Spectrum | 80.8% ±0.7 |
| Hancock County | 31,129 | 71.2% | 91.0% | 60.7% | 0.1% | Spectrum | 76.4% ±1.8 |
| Hardin County | 13,887 | 77.3% | 91.2% | 55.0% | 0.3% | Spectrum | 63.7% ±2.6 |
| Harrison County | 9,307 | 37.2% | 56.8% | 18.3% | 23.6% | Frontier | 49.5% ±3.9 |
| Henry County | 13,698 | 61.8% | 74.6% | 42.0% | 0.2% | MetaLINK Technologies Inc | 67.7% ±2.9 |
| Highland County | 20,373 | 55.3% | 90.2% | 33.0% | 1.2% | Spectrum | 56.3% ±2.5 |
| Hocking County | 14,893 | 23.9% | 54.5% | 19.3% | 23.6% | Spectrum | 64.6% ±3.8 |
| Holmes County | 17,624 | 37.3% | 56.7% | 15.4% | 14.5% | Spectrum | 39.4% ±3.2 |
| Huron County | 26,076 | 65.9% | 89.0% | 53.3% | 1.7% | Spectrum | 64.7% ±2.2 |
| Jackson County | 15,665 | 60.8% | 80.5% | 35.9% | 5.2% | Spectrum | 60.3% ±3.1 |
| Jefferson County | 32,133 | 14.7% | 89.8% | 16.1% | 6.8% | Xfinity | 65.3% ±1.8 |
| Knox County | 27,069 | 54.1% | 84.9% | 31.3% | 2.5% | Brightspeed | 65.5% ±2.4 |
| Lake County | 91,149 | 64.3% | 98.0% | 66.0% | 0.1% | Spectrum | 81.7% ±0.9 |
| Lawrence County | 28,059 | 3.6% | 85.0% | 0.1% | 9.9% | Armstrong | 64.4% ±2.7 |
| Licking County | 70,137 | 44.9% | 90.4% | 43.8% | 2.6% | Spectrum | 79.0% ±1.0 |
| Logan County | 25,322 | 54.1% | 78.4% | 45.7% | 1.7% | Spectrum | 69.6% ±2.3 |
| Lorain County | 126,440 | 67.6% | 98.7% | 79.2% | 0.1% | Spectrum | 76.5% ±0.8 |
| Lucas County | 163,272 | 60.5% | 98.5% | 51.5% | 0.2% | Buckeye Cablesystem | 76.8% ±0.9 |
| Madison County | 16,876 | 33.4% | 80.0% | 31.7% | 2.0% | Spectrum | 71.3% ±2.2 |
| Mahoning County | 98,463 | 53.7% | 96.7% | 36.5% | 0.3% | AT&T | 72.1% ±1.1 |
| Marion County | 26,431 | 65.1% | 82.9% | 62.3% | 1.6% | Spectrum | 63.8% ±2.3 |
| Medina County | 69,419 | 67.7% | 98.1% | 76.2% | 0.3% | Spectrum | 80.6% ±1.1 |
| Meigs County | 12,324 | 21.7% | 44.2% | 19.8% | 21.4% | Frontier | 53.1% ±3.3 |
| Mercer County | 19,495 | 83.4% | 88.4% | 62.4% | 0.2% | Wabash Communications | 78.7% ±2.2 |
| Miami County | 45,159 | 79.5% | 93.6% | 72.7% | 0.7% | Spectrum | 78.4% ±1.6 |
| Monroe County | 8,577 | 75.6% | 78.2% | 26.8% | 12.6% | Armstrong | 40.4% ±4.1 |
| Montgomery County | 206,113 | 68.5% | 97.0% | 68.1% | 0.1% | Spectrum | 77.0% ±0.8 |
| Morgan County | 8,465 | 56.7% | 78.9% | 12.1% | 8.8% | Spectrum | 50.6% ±4.0 |
| Morrow County | 17,044 | 60.9% | 81.6% | 29.4% | 2.9% | Brightspeed | 65.7% ±2.7 |
| Muskingum County | 39,333 | 43.0% | 93.6% | 27.1% | 1.4% | Spectrum | 71.1% ±1.7 |
| Noble County | 7,438 | 69.0% | 80.8% | 20.5% | 7.9% | Spectrum | 49.6% ±4.6 |
| Ottawa County | 31,000 | 49.1% | 89.3% | 44.2% | 0.6% | Amplex Wireless | 65.8% ±2.5 |
| Paulding County | 9,891 | 74.3% | 84.1% | 35.4% | 0.6% | MetaLINK Technologies Inc | 60.0% ±3.0 |
| Perry County | 16,181 | 22.9% | 68.6% | 9.2% | 8.8% | Spectrum | 53.7% ±2.4 |
| Pickaway County | 23,675 | 34.3% | 81.3% | 30.6% | 5.1% | Point Broadband Fiber Holding LLC | 70.3% ±2.3 |
| Pike County | 12,502 | 61.1% | 83.7% | 38.2% | 5.1% | Spectrum | 55.3% ±4.3 |
| Portage County | 61,127 | 28.8% | 96.6% | 24.7% | 0.7% | Spectrum | 77.4% ±1.2 |
| Preble County | 18,772 | 51.0% | 88.6% | 32.4% | 2.0% | Spectrum | 66.5% ±2.1 |
| Putnam County | 16,028 | 52.5% | 61.8% | 16.8% | 0.1% | MetaLINK Technologies Inc | 70.3% ±2.3 |
| Richland County | 51,369 | 62.3% | 93.0% | 55.7% | 1.0% | Spectrum | 73.5% ±1.2 |
| Ross County | 31,485 | 48.8% | 83.5% | 44.0% | 4.5% | Shentel (Glo Fiber) | 71.2% ±2.1 |
| Sandusky County | 26,527 | 59.0% | 84.3% | 55.7% | 0.2% | Amplex Wireless | 65.7% ±2.0 |
| Scioto County | 33,264 | 60.1% | 87.5% | 49.4% | 5.0% | Spectrum | 70.0% ±2.0 |
| Seneca County | 24,435 | 47.6% | 83.5% | 33.6% | 1.2% | Bascom Communications | 68.9% ±1.6 |
| Shelby County | 20,907 | 64.1% | 82.9% | 53.7% | 0.9% | NKTELCO - Goldstar | 72.6% ±2.6 |
| Stark County | 153,152 | 54.9% | 95.6% | 34.6% | 0.5% | AT&T | 73.7% ±1.0 |
| Summit County | 206,659 | 60.2% | 98.3% | 62.0% | 0.1% | Spectrum | 79.5% ±0.7 |
| Trumbull County | 87,641 | 60.9% | 94.7% | 56.1% | 1.1% | Spectrum | 70.4% ±0.9 |
| Tuscarawas County | 42,221 | 47.8% | 82.8% | 39.0% | 4.8% | Spectrum | 65.9% ±1.5 |
| Union County | 25,888 | 46.4% | 88.5% | 55.2% | 1.5% | Spectrum | 78.5% ±1.9 |
| Van Wert County | 13,836 | 58.3% | 75.4% | 50.0% | 0.3% | MetaLINK Technologies Inc | 66.4% ±2.7 |
| Vinton County | 6,659 | 33.1% | 53.3% | 6.4% | 22.0% | Spectrum | 52.5% ±4.7 |
| Warren County | 85,796 | 76.1% | 97.1% | 72.5% | 0.5% | Spectrum | 84.4% ±1.0 |
| Washington County | 29,996 | 18.8% | 79.2% | 18.4% | 7.0% | Optimum | 64.4% ±2.3 |
| Wayne County | 45,004 | 75.5% | 95.1% | 47.7% | 0.3% | Armstrong | 69.5% ±1.3 |
| Williams County | 17,947 | 43.2% | 68.5% | 35.5% | 3.1% | MetaLINK Technologies Inc | 64.2% ±2.7 |
| Wood County | 52,558 | 63.8% | 90.7% | 62.1% | 0.1% | Amplex Wireless | 76.1% ±1.3 |
| Wyandot County | 11,093 | 59.7% | 72.2% | 45.1% | 3.3% | HDER LINK | 61.0% ±3.2 |
| Ohio | 4,548,036 | 58.7% | 92.6% | 58.7% | 1.5% | 75.7% |
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).
Subscriptions and the cost question
The Census Bureau's 2025 survey found 93.2% of Ohio households with a broadband subscription of any kind (margin of error ±0.2 percentage points), up from 85.4%7 in 2019. 76.3% subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL, and 13.0% relied on a cellular data plan alone. Income separates the figures: 82.2% of households earning under $20,000 had broadband, against 97.3%6 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.
Show the numbers
| Measure | Share | MOE |
|---|---|---|
| Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations) | 92.6% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 76.3% | ±0.4 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 13.0% | ±0.3 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 6.7% | ±0.2 |
Price help is now smaller than it was. When the Affordable Connectivity Program stopped enrolling, 1,157,0548 Ohio households were signed up, about 23.8 per 100 households9; the program ended on June 1, 2024. Lifeline, which remains, had 166,15710 Ohio subscribers, a participation rate of 19.7%11 among eligible households. In NTIA's 2023 survey, 12.8%12 of Ohio households that did not use the internet at home named cost as the main reason.
BEAD: nearly half the plan's locations go to satellite
Ohio sits mid-table for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) money: its $793.7 million allocation is the 25th highest13 among the states. NTIA approved a Final Proposal that covers 83,992 locations at a BEAD cost of $260.6 million, or $3,103 per location, the 6th lowest cost per location of any state plan; providers committed a further $197.3 million14.
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.
Show the numbers
| Technology | Share of BEAD locations |
|---|---|
| Fiber | 44.0% |
| Cable | 0.6% |
| Fixed wireless | 7.3% |
| Low-Earth-orbit satellite | 48.1% |
The plan leans on low-Earth-orbit satellite more than most: 48.1% of its locations (40,388) are assigned to it, the 4th highest share of any state, against 44.0% for fiber (36,960 locations) and 7.3% for fixed wireless. $533.1 million14 of the allocation is not assigned to construction; how that remainder may be spent was not settled as of November 2026. NTIA lists Ohio's approved plan on its Ohio BEAD awardee page.
Earlier federal programs came first. The FCC's Connect America Fund Phase II recorded 187,788 Ohio locations as built, the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund 51,84915, and Ohio received $268.6 million16 from the Treasury's Capital Projects Fund.
| Program | Amount | As of |
|---|---|---|
| BEAD allocation (NTIA, announced June 26, 2023) | $793,688,108 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: locations to be connected | 83,992 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: deployment cost | $260,629,657 | |
| BEAD cost per location | $3,103 | |
| BEAD allocation not assigned to deployment | $533,058,451 | |
| Treasury Capital Projects Fund allocation | $268,578,200 | |
| RDOF: locations built with support (cumulative) | 51,849 | |
| USDA ReConnect grants reported to USAspending | $0 | |
| Lifeline subscribers claimed | 166,157 | |
| Lifeline participation rate | 19.7% | |
| Households in the Affordable Connectivity Program, February 2024 | 1,157,054 |
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; 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.
Ohio cities and towns
Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron and Dayton have their own pages; every Ohio city and town is listed below with the same measures.
| Columbus | 938,396 | 40.4% | 46.1% | 93.3% | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 363,608 | 56.1% | 56.2% | 57.8% | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 314,367 | 90.1% | 98.2% | 87.7% | 3 |
| Toledo | 263,423 | 52.8% | 52.8% | 45.6% | 6 |
| Akron | 189,691 | 55.1% | 55.1% | 57.3% | 8 |
| Dayton | 136,688 | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.7% | 5 |
| Parma | 78,581 | 85.4% | 96.1% | 97.7% | 3 |
| Canton | 69,001 | 33.3% | 35.6% | 39.6% | 3 |
| Lorain | 65,366 | 93.4% | 90.7% | 92.4% | 3 |
| Hamilton | 64,644 | 94.4% | 98.1% | 92.0% | 3 |
| Youngstown | 58,832 | 28.4% | 28.4% | 28.0% | 5 |
| Springfield | 58,281 | 34.4% | 34.4% | 39.7% | 2 |
| Kettering | 57,396 | 92.8% | 92.8% | 93.0% | 4 |
| Elyria | 53,634 | 79.5% | 79.5% | 76.9% | 4 |
| Middletown | 52,146 | 40.3% | 94.4% | 38.8% | 3 |
| Newark | 51,473 | 78.8% | 78.8% | 79.0% | 4 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 50,975 | 81.0% | 81.0% | 81.9% | 3 |
| Dublin | 49,094 | 89.1% | 89.1% | 93.7% | 3 |
| Lakewood | 49,027 | 92.7% | 97.9% | 93.0% | 4 |
| Beavercreek | 48,134 | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.3% | 4 |
| Euclid | 47,962 | 93.4% | 93.4% | 92.5% | 2 |
| Mansfield | 47,381 | 90.1% | 90.1% | 87.6% | 3 |
| Mentor | 47,010 | 61.9% | 61.9% | 63.0% | 2 |
| Delaware | 46,636 | 59.9% | 62.2% | 82.7% | 4 |
| Strongsville | 45,629 | 18.1% | 18.1% | 97.1% | 2 |
| Grove City | 45,180 | 36.1% | 36.1% | 90.6% | 3 |
| Fairfield | 44,682 | 92.2% | 98.4% | 87.8% | 2 |
| Huber Heights | 43,905 | 94.4% | 94.4% | 93.5% | 3 |
| Cleveland Heights | 43,750 | 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.6% | 2 |
| Reynoldsburg | 43,350 | 43.8% | 66.2% | 95.0% | 2 |
| Lancaster | 41,956 | 84.1% | 84.2% | 83.6% | 3 |
| Findlay | 40,370 | 88.2% | 88.2% | 86.7% | 6 |
| Hilliard | 38,898 | 49.8% | 54.6% | 92.9% | 2 |
| Warren | 38,328 | 93.8% | 93.8% | 91.3% | 4 |
| Westerville | 38,165 | 17.0% | 17.0% | 94.9% | 3 |
| North Ridgeville | 37,786 | 41.5% | 41.5% | 97.0% | 4 |
| Gahanna | 35,986 | 34.6% | 42.8% | 95.7% | 3 |
| Upper Arlington | 35,893 | 67.8% | 67.8% | 98.2% | 2 |
| Mason | 35,834 | 90.7% | 98.0% | 89.4% | 3 |
| Fairborn | 35,754 | 75.6% | 75.6% | 74.2% | 5 |
| Marion | 35,587 | 89.0% | 89.0% | 88.3% | 2 |
| Brunswick | 35,114 | 37.2% | 37.2% | 94.9% | 4 |
| Lima | 34,695 | 79.7% | 79.7% | 77.3% | 3 |
| Stow | 33,941 | 40.1% | 40.1% | 46.0% | 4 |
| Westlake | 33,904 | 35.8% | 36.0% | 95.4% | 2 |
| Massillon | 32,168 | 99.9% | 100.0% | 25.3% | 3 |
| North Olmsted | 31,542 | 66.9% | 67.3% | 97.7% | 3 |
| Bowling Green | 31,182 | 91.0% | 91.0% | 86.2% | 3 |
| North Royalton | 30,936 | 31.8% | 31.9% | 96.5% | 2 |
| Marysville | 30,190 | 26.1% | 47.1% | 86.4% | 4 |
| Garfield Heights | 28,790 | 61.4% | 61.4% | 97.1% | 2 |
| Shaker Heights | 28,466 | 91.4% | 91.4% | 98.8% | 2 |
| Kent | 27,737 | 60.6% | 60.6% | 63.6% | 4 |
| Green | 27,553 | 86.9% | 86.9% | 86.1% | 4 |
| Troy | 27,344 | 96.7% | 96.7% | 93.4% | 4 |
| Wooster | 27,115 | 99.9% | 100.0% | 84.8% | 3 |
| Avon Lake | 26,486 | 44.0% | 42.9% | 94.5% | 3 |
| Xenia | 26,425 | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.8% | 4 |
| Pickerington | 26,333 | 43.9% | 43.9% | 93.2% | 2 |
| Medina | 25,692 | 99.3% | 100.0% | 87.1% | 4 |
| Avon | 25,611 | 33.8% | 30.1% | 36.2% | 3 |
| Perrysburg | 25,441 | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.6% | 4 |
| Athens | 25,313 | 66.1% | 66.1% | 61.4% | 2 |
| Centerville | 25,194 | 63.3% | 63.3% | 64.4% | 5 |
| Zanesville | 25,138 | 78.2% | 78.2% | 74.7% | 2 |
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.
Ohio internet questions
What are the main internet providers in Ohio?
Leaving out satellite, the largest by reported reach as of June 30, 2026 are Spectrum (76.6% of locations, mostly cable), T-Mobile (74.8%, mostly 5G home internet), AT&T (66.0%, fiber, DSL and fixed wireless) and Verizon (64.1%1, licensed fixed wireless). Regional wired networks include altafiber, Breezeline, Brightspeed, Frontier, Armstrong and Buckeye Cablesystem.
How many Ohio homes lack broadband?
Counted as FCC locations, which include businesses, 70,181 Ohio homes and businesses (1.5%) were unserved as of June 30, 2026, with no wired or licensed fixed wireless service of even 25/3 Mbps, and 67,782 more were underserved. The highest shares are in Hocking and Harrison counties, 23.6%1 each.
What is the cheapest internet in Ohio?
There is no official Ohio price comparison, and the FCC map carries none; providers publish each plan's price and fees on a broadband facts label. When the Affordable Connectivity Program ended on June 1, 2024, 1,157,0548 Ohio households lost its discount, about 23.8 per 100 households9. Lifeline's $9.25 monthly discount continues, with 166,15710 Ohio subscribers.
Why does Columbus have less fiber than Cincinnati?
Cincinnati's phone company, altafiber, reports fiber at 89.9% of the city's locations. In Columbus fiber reaches 40.4%, up from 21.7%2 in June 2022, most of it AT&T's (38.4%); the city's two main wired networks, Spectrum and Breezeline, are cable, and 93.3%1 of Columbus locations can choose between two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps.
Checking one address in Ohio
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 Ohio
Large cities with their own page: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron and Dayton.
Neighboring states: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Put Ohio side by side with any state or large city in the comparison tool.
| Ranking | Value | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber internet availability by state | 58.7% | 36th of 51 |
| Internet speed by state: where gigabit service is offered | 62.8% | 41st of 51 |
| Broadband coverage by state | 92.6% | 22nd of 51 |
| Internet provider competition by state | 58.7% | 19th of 51 |
| Unserved and underserved broadband locations by state | 1.5% | 36th of 51 |
| Where fiber has grown since 2022 | 28.5% | 26th of 51 |
| 5G home internet and licensed fixed wireless by state | 92.7% | 4th of 51 |
| Households with an internet subscription by state | 93.2% | tied 31st of 51 |
| BEAD broadband funding by state | 3,103.0% | 45th 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
- 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
- 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
- US Internet Map, Our calculation from the sources named in the definition.
- 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
- NTIA Data Explorer "Analyze Table"; November 2023 (also all prior waves 1994-2021). www.ntia.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
- USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data. opendata.usac.org
- 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
- 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.