Where Starlink reports satellite internet

Is Starlink available where you live?

Almost certainly, on paper. Starlink's filing for June 30, 2026 lists 115,411,631 broadband serviceable locations, the FCC's term for each house, apartment building and small business that could get service. That is 99.7% of the 115,784,915 locations on the FCC's list (revision of November 10, 2026). In Texas alone it reports 10,398,145 locations, 100.0%¹ of the state's total.

"Available" has a specific meaning here. A provider lists a location when it says it could connect it within ten business days with a standard installation. The filing is Starlink's own claim, and anyone can challenge it on the FCC National Broadband Map, which also shows what each provider reports at a single address.

The gaps are concentrated in two states. Starlink reports 95.1% of Pennsylvania's locations and 95.6% of Maryland's, while New Hampshire (99.0%), Massachusetts (99.2%) and Iowa (99.2%) fall just short of full coverage. The cities do not explain it: Philadelphia (100.0%), Pittsburgh (100.0%) and Baltimore (100.0%¹) are fully listed, so the unlisted locations lie elsewhere in those states.

The one satellite service filed at 100/20

Three companies report satellite home internet across nearly the whole country, and two of their footprints are almost identical in size: HughesNet at 115.5 million locations and Starlink at 115.4 million; Viasat, at 95.3 million, files much of the East Coast for business customers only. What separates them in the data is speed. Starlink reports a maximum advertised speed of at least 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload at all 115,411,631 of its locations. HughesNet reports that tier at 0 locations and Viasat at 0¹.

The FCC files satellite service under two technology codes, 60 for geostationary satellites and 61 for low-Earth-orbit satellites such as Starlink, as our methodology explains. All of these speeds are advertised maximums from the filings.

Two limits apply. First, 100/20 from a satellite does not make a location "served" under the federal BEAD program's definitions, which count only fiber, cable, DSL and licensed fixed wireless as reliable service (see the methodology). Second, because every satellite provider reports nearly everywhere, this site leaves satellite out of its "can get broadband" headlines and shows where it is the only option instead.

Where satellite is the only option

At 962,554 locations, 0.8%¹ of the national total, no fiber, cable, DSL or fixed wireless provider reports any service; satellite is all the FCC data list. For these homes and businesses, the satellite filings are the whole of what the FCC data offer, and among them only Starlink's is reported at 100/20 Mbps.

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Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people. The table lists the 25 highest and 25 lowest counties; every county is in the downloads.

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County	Satellite only
Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska	100.0%
Kalawao County, Hawaii	56.6%
Wheeler County, Oregon	44.9%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska	41.9%
Carter County, Missouri	40.3%
Garfield County, Montana	36.8%
Keweenaw County, Michigan	35.6%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska	35.1%
Calhoun County, West Virginia	34.8%
Catron County, New Mexico	34.6%
Alpine County, California	34.0%
Boise County, Idaho	33.9%
Rappahannock County, Virginia	33.5%
Perry County, Alabama	33.2%
Sumter County, Alabama	32.6%
Petroleum County, Montana	32.6%
Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska	32.0%
Sioux County, Nebraska	31.4%
Braxton County, West Virginia	31.4%
Forest County, Pennsylvania	30.4%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska	28.5%
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana	27.7%
Trinity County, California	27.6%
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana	27.5%
Graham County, North Carolina	26.9%
Bailey County, Texas	0.0%
Glasscock County, Texas	0.0%
Hardeman County, Texas	0.0%
Lynn County, Texas	0.0%
Parmer County, Texas	0.0%
Terry County, Texas	0.0%
Wichita County, Texas	0.0%
Alexandria city, Virginia	0.0%
Bristol city, Virginia	0.0%
Emporia city, Virginia	0.0%
Fairfax city, Virginia	0.0%
Falls Church city, Virginia	0.0%
Lexington city, Virginia	0.0%
Manassas city, Virginia	0.0%
Norton city, Virginia	0.0%
Winchester city, Virginia	0.0%
Marion County, Alabama	0.0%
Greene County, Arkansas	0.0%
Sacramento County, California	0.0%
San Francisco County, California	0.0%
Sutter County, California	0.0%
Broomfield County, Colorado	0.0%
Denver County, Colorado	0.0%
Phillips County, Colorado	0.0%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut	0.0%

The pattern is far from even. Alaska's share, 7.2% of its locations, is the highest among the states, and in Yakutat City and Borough the figure is 100.0%. West Virginia follows at 6.4%, then Wyoming (3.8%) and Montana (3.5%). Outside Alaska, the highest county shares include Kalawao County, Hawaii (56.6%), Wheeler County, Oregon (44.9%) and Carter County, Missouri (40.3%). By count, California has the most satellite-only locations, 67,934, ahead of West Virginia's 57,157¹.

Alaska7.2%

West Virginia6.4%

Wyoming3.8%

Montana3.5%

Idaho2.4%

Maine2.4%

Louisiana2.3%

Alabama1.9%

Arkansas1.8%

Virginia1.7%

Washington1.7%

Oregon1.7%

United States0.8%

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.

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State	Satellite only
Alaska	7.2%
West Virginia	6.4%
Wyoming	3.8%
Montana	3.5%
Idaho	2.4%
Maine	2.4%
Louisiana	2.3%
Alabama	1.9%
Arkansas	1.8%
Virginia	1.7%
Washington	1.7%
Oregon	1.7%
United States	0.8%

This gap has not shrunk since the first National Broadband Map. The national share rose from 0.4% in June 2022 to 0.8%, while the share of locations with no terrestrial service at 100/20 fell by 7.3 percentage points. West Virginia's share rose the most of any state: from 2.9%⁴ to 6.4%, a change of +3.5 percentage points. Since December 2025 the national share has edged down by 0.1 percentage points¹.

What the filings show since 2022

Starlink's reported location count grew by 5,795,139 between June 2022 and June 2026, more than HughesNet (+3,479,322) or Viasat (−16,803,165⁴). Part of every provider's change comes from the FCC's own list, which added +3,495,329¹ locations over the same period through new construction and corrections. Starlink's growth exceeds that, so its filing now covers locations it did not list in 2022.

The latest half-year looks different. Starlink added +581,315⁵ locations since December 31, 2025, almost exactly the +581,049¹ the FCC added to its list over the same months. Over the latest six months, then, the growth in Starlink's filing tracks the FCC's list.

Who subscribes to satellite internet

Availability and use are different questions, and the second comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, which counts households, not locations. It asks which kinds of internet subscription a household has; households can name more than one, and the survey does not record the company, so these figures cover Starlink, HughesNet and Viasat together.

Alaska16.0% ±1.1

Wyoming14.1% ±1.3

Idaho12.6% ±0.6

Montana12.2% ±0.8

New Mexico10.1% ±0.7

West Virginia9.5% ±0.7

Mississippi9.4% ±0.5

Alabama8.8% ±0.4

Arizona8.6% ±0.3

Nevada8.5% ±0.6

Colorado8.4% ±0.4

Louisiana8.4% ±0.4

Missouri8.4% ±0.3

Oklahoma8.3% ±0.3

Iowa8.1% ±0.4

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Whiskers show the 90% margin of error. Period: 2025.

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State	Households with satellite internet	MOE
Alaska	16.0%	±1.1
Wyoming	14.1%	±1.3
Idaho	12.6%	±0.6
Montana	12.2%	±0.8
New Mexico	10.1%	±0.7
West Virginia	9.5%	±0.7
Mississippi	9.4%	±0.5
Alabama	8.8%	±0.4
Arizona	8.6%	±0.3
Nevada	8.5%	±0.6
Colorado	8.4%	±0.4
Louisiana	8.4%	±0.4
Missouri	8.4%	±0.3
Oklahoma	8.3%	±0.3
Iowa	8.1%	±0.4

In 2025, Alaska's estimate was the highest: 16.0% of households (±1.1 percentage points), followed by Wyoming at 14.1% (±1.3 percentage points), Idaho at 12.6% (±0.6 percentage points) and Montana at 12.2% (±0.8 percentage points). These are largely the same states where satellite-only locations are common. Massachusetts was lowest at 3.4% (±0.2 percentage points⁶).

The city figures are less tidy. In Hialeah, Florida, 27.7% of households reported satellite internet (±2.9 percentage points), an estimate that was the highest among large cities, in a city where wired 100/20 service is reported at 99.9%¹ of locations. In Torrance, California, the estimate was 19.1% (±3.5 percentage points⁶). The answers are self-reported, and the margins at city level are wide, so the Hialeah and Torrance estimates show what residents said, not which network they use.

Low-Earth-orbit satellite in the BEAD plans

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program is NTIA's grant program for the remaining unserved and underserved locations. In the final proposals NTIA approved, 829,696 of the 3,772,113 locations in the plans were assigned to low-Earth-orbit satellite, the technology Starlink uses, against 2,368,238⁷ to fiber. NTIA's state summaries report these totals by technology, not by company, and mark them as subject to final review.

Montana63.7%

Colorado49.6%

South Carolina48.7%

Ohio48.1%

Oregon46.5%

Wyoming40.8%

South Dakota38.3%

Massachusetts34.8%

North Carolina34.6%

Alaska33.9%

Nebraska33.9%

Nevada28.2%

New York28.1%

Texas27.1%

California27.0%

Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs.

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State	BEAD locations assigned to low-Earth-orbit satellite
Montana	63.7%
Colorado	49.6%
South Carolina	48.7%
Ohio	48.1%
Oregon	46.5%
Wyoming	40.8%
South Dakota	38.3%
Massachusetts	34.8%
North Carolina	34.6%
Alaska	33.9%
Nebraska	33.9%
Nevada	28.2%
New York	28.1%
Texas	27.1%
California	27.0%

The share varies widely. Montana's satellite share was the highest: 63.7% of its plan, or 43,662 locations, followed by Colorado (49.6%), South Carolina (48.7%) and Ohio (48.1%). Connecticut and Delaware assigned no locations to it (0.0%). In California the satellite share was 27.0%, or 72,937⁷ locations. Each state page shows its plan's full technology mix.

Every figure on this page is a provider's reported availability or a survey estimate, dated to its release. None of it describes prices or plans; Starlink, like other providers, must publish those on its broadband facts labels.

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