5G home internet and licensed fixed wireless by state
Licensed fixed wireless, the FCC category that holds 5G home internet, is reported at 95.3% of homes and businesses in Mississippi and 44.2% in Alaska, as of June 30, 2026. At 100/20 Mbps it reaches only 47.9%1 of US locations, and a different set of states leads.
Data: FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026).
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_state_20m. Darker states are higher; DC is the dot. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
| 1 | Mississippi | 95.3% |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Illinois | 93.8% |
| 3 | District of Columbia | 93.4% |
| 4 | Ohio | 92.7% |
| 5 | Utah | 92.4% |
| 6 | Vermont | 92.2% |
| 7 | Delaware | 91.8% |
| =8 | Colorado | 91.4% |
| =8 | Kansas | 91.4% |
| 10 | Florida | 91.4% |
| 11 | Texas | 91.0% |
| 12 | Indiana | 90.8% |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 89.9% |
| 14 | Nevada | 89.9% |
| 15 | Arizona | 89.8% |
| 16 | New Mexico | 89.5% |
| 17 | Missouri | 89.0% |
| 18 | Nebraska | 88.8% |
| 19 | New Jersey | 88.1% |
| 20 | California | 88.1% |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 87.5% |
| 22 | Minnesota | 87.1% |
| 23 | Maryland | 86.9% |
| 24 | Michigan | 86.8% |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | 86.8% |
| 26 | Idaho | 86.7% |
| 27 | Rhode Island | 86.7% |
| =28 | Oregon | 86.4% |
| =28 | South Carolina | 86.4% |
| 30 | Iowa | 86.4% |
| 31 | Tennessee | 86.2% |
| 32 | Washington | 85.9% |
| 33 | North Carolina | 85.6% |
| 34 | Georgia | 84.6% |
| 35 | Massachusetts | 84.2% |
| 36 | New York | 84.0% |
| 37 | Wyoming | 82.7% |
| 38 | Louisiana | 82.0% |
| 39 | Alabama | 81.6% |
| 40 | Arkansas | 81.5% |
| 41 | Connecticut | 81.4% |
| 42 | Kentucky | 80.0% |
| 43 | Virginia | 79.7% |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 78.8% |
| 45 | Maine | 77.5% |
| 46 | Montana | 75.8% |
| 47 | North Dakota | 75.5% |
| 48 | South Dakota | 72.8% |
| 49 | West Virginia | 66.5% |
| 50 | Hawaii | 66.1% |
| 51 | Alaska | 44.2% |
| United States | 87.3% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Rank 1 is the highest value; "=" marks a tie at the displayed precision. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Mississippi has the widest reported 5G and licensed fixed wireless home internet, at 95.3% of its homes and businesses, followed by Illinois (93.8%) and the District of Columbia (93.4%). Alaska is last at 44.2%, well behind Hawaii (66.1%) and West Virginia (66.5%). Nationally the figure is 87.3%, or 101.1 million1 locations, in the FCC National Broadband Map as of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026).
What is being counted
The FCC does not ask providers whether a home wireless network is 5G or 4G LTE; it asks which spectrum it uses. This ranking counts a location when at least one provider reports home service over licensed spectrum (FCC technology code 71) or licensed-by-rule spectrum (code 72). That is where T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T file their home internet plans, along with hundreds of regional providers: 3771 report the technology somewhere in the country. Wireless providers on unlicensed spectrum (code 70) and satellite services are not included.
"Available" here means a provider says it could install service within ten business days at a standard location. Anyone can challenge a listing on the map. A location is a house, an apartment building or a small business, counted once, so the shares say nothing about households or about who subscribes.
Near-universal at any speed
The ranking at any speed is compressed. 12 of the 50 states and DC have it at nine-tenths of their locations or more, 47 at three-quarters or more, and the median is 86.7%. Only Alaska falls below half. The 10th state from the top, Florida, is at 91.4%; the 10th from the bottom, Kentucky, at 80.0%1.
After Alaska, the lowest shares are in Hawaii, West Virginia, South Dakota, North Dakota and Montana1. A report at any speed includes plans slower than 100/20 Mbps, which is why the next view matters more to anyone comparing home internet options.
At 100/20 Mbps, a different order
Counting only licensed fixed wireless advertised at 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload or faster, the national share falls to 47.9%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.
Show the numbers
| State | Fixed wireless 100/20 |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 84.7% |
| Oklahoma | 70.7% |
| New Mexico | 68.5% |
| Kansas | 64.3% |
| Missouri | 63.1% |
| Nebraska | 63.1% |
| Idaho | 62.9% |
| Texas | 62.3% |
| Colorado | 61.9% |
| Illinois | 59.5% |
| Wyoming | 59.4% |
| Ohio | 56.3% |
| California | 56.1% |
| Utah | 55.9% |
| Arizona | 54.8% |
| Indiana | 52.8% |
| Oregon | 50.6% |
| District of Columbia | 49.8% |
| Iowa | 49.6% |
| United States | 47.9% |
| Minnesota | 47.5% |
| Michigan | 44.1% |
| Alaska | 43.6% |
| Washington | 43.4% |
| Louisiana | 43.0% |
| North Dakota | 42.8% |
| Wisconsin | 42.3% |
| Florida | 42.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 42.0% |
| Nevada | 41.1% |
| Kentucky | 41.0% |
| Arkansas | 41.0% |
| Tennessee | 40.9% |
| Montana | 40.3% |
| South Carolina | 39.3% |
| New York | 39.2% |
| South Dakota | 38.7% |
| New Jersey | 38.0% |
| Delaware | 37.7% |
| Alabama | 37.7% |
| North Carolina | 37.4% |
| Maryland | 35.7% |
| Georgia | 34.5% |
| Virginia | 31.7% |
| Massachusetts | 30.9% |
| Vermont | 30.6% |
| West Virginia | 28.0% |
| Rhode Island | 26.9% |
| New Hampshire | 26.2% |
| Connecticut | 24.6% |
| Hawaii | 20.1% |
| Maine | 19.9% |
Mississippi is the highest, at 84.7%, followed by Oklahoma (70.7%), New Mexico (68.5%) and Kansas (64.3%). At the other end are Maine (19.9%, the lowest), Hawaii (20.1%), Connecticut (24.6%), New Hampshire (26.2%) and Rhode Island (26.9%). Some states sit high on one list and low on the other: Ohio is 6th highest at any speed and 7th lowest1 at 100/20.
| Mississippi | 95.3% | 84.7% | 87.5% | 11.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 89.9% | 70.7% | 85.6% | 9.7% |
| New Mexico | 89.5% | 68.5% | 81.8% | 10.4% |
| Kansas | 91.4% | 64.3% | 89.2% | 6.9% |
| Maine | 77.5% | 19.9% | 92.1% | 0.6% |
| Hawaii | 66.1% | 20.1% | 96.3% | 0.1% |
| Connecticut | 81.4% | 24.6% | 98.7% | 0.2% |
| New Hampshire | 78.8% | 26.2% | 97.6% | 0.6% |
| Vermont | 92.2% | 30.6% | 89.6% | 1.8% |
| United States | 87.3% | 47.9% | 92.3% | 3.6% |
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.
The table also shows the share of locations with wired service of 100/20 Mbps. The states at the bottom of the 100/20 wireless list are among those where wired 100/20 service is close to universal: 98.7% of locations in Connecticut and 97.6% in New Hampshire. The top four have less complete wired coverage, from 81.8% in New Mexico to 89.2%1 in Kansas. The data show the pattern, not the reasons for it.
Mississippi and a regional carrier
Mississippi had licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 at only 6.6%3 of its locations in June 2022. Today's figure, 84.7%, is the highest of any state. The state's largest provider by footprint is not one of the national carriers but C Spire, which reports service of some kind at 93.0% of Mississippi locations and service of 100/20 or faster at 92.9%. Every location where C Spire reports licensed fixed wireless, 1,014,287 nationwide, is listed at 100/20 or faster, and Mississippi holds 1,232,915 of the company's 1,400,929 reported locations. T-Mobile (55.7%) and Verizon (33.0%1) also report home wireless service in the state.
Fewer locations since 2022, faster plans
The national share at any speed has fallen, from 90.9% in the first map as of June 30, 2022 to 87.3%, a drop of 3.6 percentage points. Over the same four years the share at 100/20 rose from 16.7%3 to 47.9%1. Licensed fixed wireless is reported at a smaller share of locations than in 2022, and at 100/20 at a far larger one.
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.
Show the numbers
| State | Licensed fixed wireless: change since June 30, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 38.4 pts |
| Mississippi | 11.1 pts |
| Nebraska | 6.6 pts |
| Illinois | 3.8 pts |
| North Dakota | 1.2 pts |
| Oklahoma | 0.7 pts |
| Vermont | 0.6 pts |
| Texas | 0.4 pts |
| Kansas | 0.3 pts |
| Ohio | 0.3 pts |
| New Mexico | 0.1 pts |
| Idaho | 0.0 pts |
| Indiana | −0.7 pts |
| Iowa | −0.9 pts |
| District of Columbia | −2.0 pts |
| Florida | −2.0 pts |
| Utah | −2.0 pts |
| Missouri | −2.1 pts |
| Michigan | −2.1 pts |
| Colorado | −2.3 pts |
| Arizona | −2.9 pts |
| Wisconsin | −3.0 pts |
| Arkansas | −3.1 pts |
| Wyoming | −3.2 pts |
| United States | −3.6 pts |
| Tennessee | −3.7 pts |
| Minnesota | −3.8 pts |
| Kentucky | −3.9 pts |
| South Carolina | −4.1 pts |
| Alabama | −4.5 pts |
| Pennsylvania | −4.6 pts |
| Delaware | −5.0 pts |
| Nevada | −5.1 pts |
| New Jersey | −5.4 pts |
| South Dakota | −5.5 pts |
| North Carolina | −5.7 pts |
| California | −6.2 pts |
| Washington | −6.2 pts |
| Oregon | −6.3 pts |
| Louisiana | −6.3 pts |
| Montana | −6.6 pts |
| Georgia | −7.0 pts |
| Rhode Island | −7.5 pts |
| New York | −8.3 pts |
| Maryland | −8.7 pts |
| Virginia | −10.0 pts |
| Massachusetts | −10.6 pts |
| West Virginia | −12.9 pts |
| New Hampshire | −13.8 pts |
| Connecticut | −13.9 pts |
| Maine | −14.5 pts |
| Hawaii | −25.7 pts |
All but two states show a decline at any speed. The largest were in Hawaii (−25.7 percentage points), West Virginia (−12.9 percentage points) and Maine (−14.5 percentage points1). The two largest providers moved in opposite directions: the change in T-Mobile's reported locations since June 2022, across all its technologies, is −17,500,254, and Verizon's is +42,293,3633. The FCC files record what providers report, not why a listing was added or removed.
Since the previous release, as of December 31, 2025, the national share at any speed rose 1.0 percentage points, while the share at 100/20 held at 47.9%1.
Alaska, last but moving fastest
Alaska is the only state where licensed fixed wireless reaches fewer than half of locations, and the one with by far the largest gain since 2022: from 5.8%3 to 44.2%, +38.4 percentage points. 22.5 percentage points of that came in the six months since December 31, 2025. Mississippi (+11.1 percentage points) and Nebraska (+6.6 percentage points1) also rose; in most states the share fell.
None of the three national carriers files residential service among Alaska's largest providers; the wireless footprints belong to regional companies: Ethos Broadband reports service at 44.5% of locations and SPITwSPOTS Inc at 43.9%, both over a mix of licensed and unlicensed fixed wireless and, for Ethos Broadband, wired lines. In Alaska, 11.6% of locations can reach 100/20 Mbps only by fixed wireless, the 3rd highest1 share among the states; the Alaska page sets that against wired and satellite service.
Pitfalls
- A state share is not your address. It does not tell whether a provider lists service at one home. Search the address on the FCC National Broadband Map, then ask the provider.
- Speeds are advertised maximums. The FCC records the fastest download and upload a provider advertises at a location: 100 Mbps for T-Mobile's fixed wireless and 1 Gbps1 for Verizon's. Nothing in the map measures delivered speed.
- Any-speed and 100/20 rankings answer different questions. A single 5G coverage figure per state means little without the speed tier, the FCC release, and whether it counts locations, housing units or population. This page uses locations, June 30, 2026; the methodology and why coverage numbers disagree explain the differences.
- More on the technology. The 5G home internet guide covers the providers, city figures and counties where fixed wireless is the only 100/20 option.
Questions and answers
Which state has the most 5G home internet coverage?
Mississippi, where licensed fixed wireless is reported at 95.3% of locations as of June 30, 2026. Counting only service of 100/20 Mbps or faster, Mississippi leads with 84.7%1.
Is 5G home internet available at my address?
This ranking cannot say. It counts locations where a provider reports service, by state. Search the address on the FCC National Broadband Map, then confirm with the provider.
Is licensed fixed wireless the same as 5G?
Not exactly. The FCC records the type of spectrum, not the network generation, so the category includes 4G LTE home service and regional wireless providers on licensed spectrum as well as the mobile carriers' 5G plans.
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Sources
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Availability as of June 30, 2026; released November 10, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_state_20m. www2.census.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; Availability as of June 30, 2022; released May 10, 2024. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.