Fiber internet availability by state

How to read the ranking

Each state's figure is the share of its broadband serviceable locations (houses, apartment buildings and small businesses counted once each) where at least one provider reports fiber-to-the-premises service, at any speed. The data are the FCC's National Broadband Map as of June 30, 2026, in the revision of November 10, 2026. A share, not a count, makes a small state and a large one comparable; the table also shows each state's change since the first map, as of June 30, 2022, and how many different fiber providers report service in it.

The pattern

The top of the table mixes two kinds of state. Some are small and densely built, where cable is also reported almost everywhere: 97.0% of Connecticut's locations and 85.6% of Rhode Island's. Others are rural Plains states where fiber now reaches more locations than cable: 81.3% against 69.0% in Kansas, 80.3% against 64.4% in Nebraska. Half of the states and DC are at or above 66.4%, the median; 10¹ of them have fiber at three-quarters of locations or more.

The bottom of the table also has two kinds of state. In California, Michigan and Washington fiber is reported at fewer than half of locations, but cable reaches most of them (90.5%, 81.9% and 83.8%), so wired 100/20 Mbps service is still reported at 93.1%, 91.3% and 88.5%. Alaska, New Mexico and Montana are large and thinly settled, and there wired 100/20 service is thinner too: 65.8%, 81.8% and 76.1%¹. The two groups read the same in this ranking and very differently on the broadband coverage ranking, which counts any wired service of 100/20 Mbps.

District of Columbia87.4%

Rhode Island86.2%

Hawaii82.7%

Connecticut82.1%

Kansas81.3%

Tennessee80.5%

Nebraska80.3%

Iowa77.5%

New Hampshire76.8%

Utah76.4%

Texas74.4%

North Dakota73.1%

Kentucky72.8%

Oklahoma71.5%

Mississippi71.2%

Indiana70.6%

Georgia70.3%

Virginia70.3%

New York70.0%

New Jersey69.7%

Maryland69.4%

Missouri69.1%

Florida68.4%

Arkansas67.6%

South Carolina67.4%

Alabama66.4%

Vermont65.9%

North Carolina65.3%

Maine62.8%

United States62.6%

Minnesota62.6%

Pennsylvania62.0%

South Dakota61.8%

Louisiana61.7%

Colorado59.7%

Delaware59.2%

Ohio58.7%

Wyoming56.9%

Wisconsin55.9%

Oregon55.2%

Massachusetts54.5%

Illinois48.4%

California47.8%

West Virginia47.0%

Idaho46.5%

Nevada44.7%

Michigan42.6%

Montana42.5%

Arizona41.5%

Washington39.4%

New Mexico36.4%

Alaska17.1%

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	Fiber available
District of Columbia	87.4%
Rhode Island	86.2%
Hawaii	82.7%
Connecticut	82.1%
Kansas	81.3%
Tennessee	80.5%
Nebraska	80.3%
Iowa	77.5%
New Hampshire	76.8%
Utah	76.4%
Texas	74.4%
North Dakota	73.1%
Kentucky	72.8%
Oklahoma	71.5%
Mississippi	71.2%
Indiana	70.6%
Georgia	70.3%
Virginia	70.3%
New York	70.0%
New Jersey	69.7%
Maryland	69.4%
Missouri	69.1%
Florida	68.4%
Arkansas	67.6%
South Carolina	67.4%
Alabama	66.4%
Vermont	65.9%
North Carolina	65.3%
Maine	62.8%
United States	62.6%
Minnesota	62.6%
Pennsylvania	62.0%
South Dakota	61.8%
Louisiana	61.7%
Colorado	59.7%
Delaware	59.2%
Ohio	58.7%
Wyoming	56.9%
Wisconsin	55.9%
Oregon	55.2%
Massachusetts	54.5%
Illinois	48.4%
California	47.8%
West Virginia	47.0%
Idaho	46.5%
Nevada	44.7%
Michigan	42.6%
Montana	42.5%
Arizona	41.5%
Washington	39.4%
New Mexico	36.4%
Alaska	17.1%

Fiber and fast service are not the same ranking

Fiber is one way to reach high speeds, not the only one. Gigabit service of 1,000/100 Mbps, which cable networks also file, is available at 72.3% of US locations, against 62.6% for fiber. Where cable networks offer gigabit downloads, a state can rank low here and still have fast wired service almost everywhere; the internet speed ranking shows that view. Where the two maps differ most is upload: wired service with at least 100 Mbps in both directions is reported at 73.7%¹ of US locations.

Under 20%20% to 40%40% to 60%60% to 80%80% or more

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.

Show the numbers

State	Gigabit (1,000/100)
North Dakota	95.2%
Nevada	93.4%
Connecticut	92.9%
District of Columbia	90.7%
Utah	88.6%
New Hampshire	88.4%
Tennessee	87.5%
Kansas	84.9%
New Jersey	84.0%
Iowa	82.0%
Kentucky	81.9%
Georgia	81.0%
Nebraska	80.3%
Indiana	80.1%
Colorado	79.4%
Texas	79.1%
Illinois	79.0%
Maryland	78.3%
Oklahoma	77.7%
Hawaii	77.0%
Florida	76.9%
Missouri	76.1%
South Dakota	74.8%
Arkansas	74.8%
Mississippi	74.2%
Vermont	74.1%
South Carolina	72.8%
Arizona	71.7%
Minnesota	70.8%
Wyoming	69.5%
Pennsylvania	69.4%
Oregon	69.1%
Louisiana	68.9%
Massachusetts	68.4%
Alabama	68.1%
Washington	67.4%
California	67.4%
Delaware	66.3%
North Carolina	65.3%
Maine	63.7%
Ohio	62.8%
New York	62.7%
Virginia	60.1%
Michigan	58.1%
Wisconsin	55.8%
Rhode Island	55.5%
West Virginia	54.6%
Idaho	50.0%
New Mexico	47.5%
Montana	44.7%
Alaska	36.4%

A second view: who moved

Today's ranking is partly a snapshot of where the build-out started. Since June 30, 2022, the biggest gains were in Maine (+48.4 percentage points), Hawaii (+41.7 percentage points) and Wyoming (+41.3 percentage points); the smallest in the District of Columbia (+0.9 percentage points¹). The fiber growth ranking orders every state by that change.

Pitfalls

• Available is not subscribed, and not guaranteed. A provider's report means it can install within ten business days at a standard location; the FCC map lets anyone challenge a listing.
• Fiber-powered cable is not fiber. Cable networks carry traffic over fiber most of the way and coaxial cable into the home; the FCC counts them as cable, and so does this ranking.
• Rankings of other sites will differ. Some use housing units rather than locations, older releases, or a different definition of fiber; the methodology and our article on why coverage numbers disagree explain the differences.