Virginia internet: fiber at both ends of the state, gaps in between
Fiber is available at 70.3% of the 2,923,222 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Virginia, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 92.0%. 58.9% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 33.0% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
South region, South Atlantic division
Virginia's fiber is concentrated at its two ends: the Northern Virginia suburbs and several mountain counties in the far southwest both report fiber at nearly every location. The highest unserved shares are in rural Piedmont, Blue Ridge and Southside counties outside both corners; statewide, 122,0001 homes and businesses are unserved, and they are what Virginia's BEAD plan is meant to reach.
The companies on Virginia's map
65 companies report wired or fixed wireless home internet somewhere in Virginia on the FCC's National Broadband Map, with data as of June 30, 2026 (revision of November 10, 2026). 52 of them use fiber, cable or copper. The map counts 2,923,2221 broadband serviceable locations in the state: houses, apartment buildings and small businesses. "Available" means the provider says it could connect the location within ten business days for a standard installation; anyone can challenge a listing.
| T-Mobile | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 70.5% | 25.2% | 5 Gbps | 0.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber Licensed wireless | 66.1% | 53.1% | 2.3 Gbps | 1.7% |
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 44.1% | 44.1% | 2 Gbps | 13.0% |
| AT&T | Licensed wireless | 37.6% | 2.8% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Cox | Fiber Cable | 27.5% | 27.5% | 2 Gbps | 3.8% |
| Shentel (Glo Fiber) | Fiber Cable DSL | 11.9% | 11.8% | 10 Gbps | 2.6% |
| Brightspeed | Fiber DSL Fixed wireless | 10.6% | 3.0% | 8 Gbps | 0.3% |
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 Gbps | 1.8% |
| Point Broadband Fiber Holding LLC | Fiber | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 Gbps | 0.8% |
| Firefly Fiber Broadband | Fiber | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 Gbps | 2.0% |
| All Points Broadband | Fiber Fixed wireless | 2.6% | 1.0% | 2 Gbps | 0.7% |
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.
Ranked by reach, the list opens with wireless. T-Mobile reports service at 70.5% of locations and AT&T at 37.6%, almost all of it licensed fixed wireless (5G home internet), and their advertised speeds are mostly below 100/20 Mbps. Verizon is the exception among the three: it reports fiber at 41.1% of Virginia's locations, the largest fiber footprint in the state, and 100/20 Mbps or more at 53.1%1.
Cable is split between two companies. Xfinity covers 44.1% of locations and is the only wired provider at 100/20 Mbps at 13.0% of them; Cox covers 27.5%, including Norfolk and most of Fairfax County, and is the only one at 3.8%. The next fiber footprints are much smaller: Shentel's Glo Fiber reports fiber at 8.1% of the state's locations, Point Broadband at 3.8% and Firefly Fiber Broadband at 2.7%; Firefly is the only wired 100/20 provider at 2.0%1 of the state's locations.
Copper gave way to fiber in four years
In June 2022 fiber was reported at 48.3% of Virginia's locations and DSL at 36.1%2. By June 2026 fiber stood at 70.3%, above the national 62.6%, and DSL had fallen to 8.7%, the 8th lowest share among the states. Cable barely moved, at 78.0%1.
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.
Show the numbers
| Measure | June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber available | 48.3% | 68.4% | 70.3% | 22.0 pts |
| DSL available | 36.1% | 9.1% | 8.7% | −27.4 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 11.0% | 53.5% | 60.1% | 49.1 pts |
| Unserved | 12.1% | 4.9% | 4.2% | −7.9 pts |
| Satellite only | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.1 pts |
Some of the largest jumps were in independent cities. In Martinsville city, fiber rose by 95.6 percentage points, the most of any Virginia county or independent city, and Brightspeed now reports fiber there alongside Xfinity's cable. Norfolk went from almost no fiber to 89.6% of its locations, a rise of 87.5 percentage points, and Metronet now reports fiber across most of the city. Hanover County, north of Richmond, gained 66.8 percentage points. In 251 of the state's 1334 counties and independent cities, fiber's share rose by 50 percentage points or more. (Optimum also files Lightpath fiber in Virginia, but for business customers only, so it is not counted here.)
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.
Two fiber corners
The highest fiber shares are at opposite ends of the state. In the Washington suburbs, fiber reaches 95.8% of locations in Fairfax County, 94.9% in Arlington and 93.6% in Prince William, most of it Verizon's. At the other end of the state, in the mountain counties of the far southwest, the shares are just as high: 98.2% in Lee County, 97.6% in Scott, 98.4% in Smyth and 99.4%1 in Bristol city, the top figure in the state. There the networks are local and regional: MountaiNet Telephone Company in Scott County, Point Broadband in Smyth, and both of them in Lee County.
| Fairfax County, Virginia | 254,381 | 95.8% | 1.0 pts | 75.7% | 93.9% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington County, Virginia | 36,613 | 94.9% | 0.7 pts | 99.6% | 94.7% |
| Prince William County, Virginia | 113,862 | 93.6% | 4.6 pts | 52.0% | 89.0% |
| Loudoun County, Virginia | 108,236 | 85.5% | 7.9 pts | 45.6% | 65.4% |
| Lee County, Virginia | 12,170 | 98.2% | 3.8 pts | 98.2% | 82.2% |
| Scott County, Virginia | 12,798 | 97.6% | 23.9 pts | 97.6% | 25.2% |
| Smyth County, Virginia | 15,676 | 98.4% | 54.9 pts | 98.4% | 76.3% |
| Bristol city, Virginia | 7,931 | 99.4% | −0.5 pts | 99.4% | 95.4% |
| Nelson County, Virginia | 10,101 | 99.3% | 25.5 pts | 99.3% | 30.0% |
| Virginia | 2,923,222 | 70.3% | 22.0 pts | 60.1% | 58.9% |
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.
The difference between the corners is choice. Northern Virginia locations usually have fiber and cable: 93.9% of Fairfax County's locations have two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. In the southwest it varies. Cable reaches only 6.7% of Scott County's locations, and just 25.2% have two wired choices at 100/20 Mbps. In Lee County, where Point Broadband's and MountaiNet's fiber overlap, the share is 82.2%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.
The gap belt from Rappahannock to the Southside
Virginia's unserved share, 4.2% of locations, ranks tied for 10th highest among the states and is well above the national 2.4%1. It fell from 12.1%2 in 2022. What remains is in rural counties outside both fiber corners: the northern Blue Ridge and Piedmont west of Washington's suburbs, the mountains along the North Carolina and West Virginia lines, and the Southside.
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.
Rappahannock County, at the foot of the Blue Ridge, has the highest unserved share in the state, 50.3%, and the highest satellite-only share, 33.5%. Its neighbor Fauquier County has 4,824 unserved locations (17.4%) even though Loudoun, next door, is at 2.4%. The next-highest shares are in Patrick County (46.8%) on the North Carolina line, Craig (44.7%) and Bland (39.9%) in the western mountains, and Lunenburg (38.0%) and Amelia (35.5%) in the Southside. In Craig County, wired 100/20 Mbps service is reported at only 20.9%1 of locations.
| Rappahannock County, Virginia | 4,300 | 50.3% | 33.5% | 47.2% | 41.9% | 4.4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fauquier County, Virginia | 27,721 | 17.4% | 11.3% | 71.5% | 65.7% | 14.0% |
| Patrick County, Virginia | 11,085 | 46.8% | 7.2% | 36.9% | 37.2% | 16.1% |
| Craig County, Virginia | 3,050 | 44.7% | 6.9% | 32.6% | 20.9% | 3.0% |
| Bland County, Virginia | 3,791 | 39.9% | 16.1% | 37.2% | 49.4% | 40.2% |
| Lunenburg County, Virginia | 6,794 | 38.0% | 12.0% | 46.7% | 49.9% | 44.7% |
| Amelia County, Virginia | 6,463 | 35.5% | 8.1% | 45.5% | 34.5% | 9.2% |
| Carroll County, Virginia | 17,965 | 30.2% | 2.9% | 59.8% | 55.3% | 26.7% |
| Dinwiddie County, Virginia | 13,062 | 26.8% | 16.6% | 61.7% | 57.7% | 9.7% |
| Virginia | 2,923,222 | 4.2% | 1.7% | 79.7% | 92.0% | 70.3% |
| United States | 115,784,915 | 2.4% | 0.8% | 87.3% | 92.3% | 62.6% |
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 satellite-only share moved the other way from the rest of the map. Satellite was the only reported service at 0.6% of Virginia's locations in 2022 and at 1.7% in 2026, a share that ranks tied for 10th highest among the states. Over the same years the share of locations covered by licensed fixed wireless fell from 89.7%2 to 79.7%1. Both are provider filings; the FCC data record what each company reported, not why a listing changed.
| Accomack County | 22,397 | 73.8% | 86.7% | 56.5% | 4.3% | Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority | 55.2% ±2.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle County | 39,606 | 50.3% | 87.5% | 30.1% | 6.8% | Brightspeed | 77.0% ±1.7 |
| Alexandria city | 24,656 | 82.4% | 99.9% | 82.5% | 0.0% | Xfinity | 80.4% ±1.3 |
| Alleghany County | 8,458 | 70.7% | 82.9% | 46.0% | 12.3% | T-Mobile | 71.5% ±2.6 |
| Amelia County | 6,463 | 9.2% | 34.5% | 6.5% | 35.5% | RiverStreet | 57.4% ±6.0 |
| Amherst County | 15,133 | 39.2% | 97.7% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Xfinity | 58.4% ±2.6 |
| Appomattox County | 8,137 | 63.7% | 92.6% | 13.3% | 5.4% | Firefly Fiber Broadband | 55.9% ±3.1 |
| Arlington County | 36,613 | 94.9% | 99.9% | 94.7% | 0.0% | Xfinity | 87.0% ±1.0 |
| Augusta County | 33,007 | 50.3% | 81.8% | 33.0% | 7.7% | T-Mobile | 58.6% ±2.3 |
| Bath County | 3,351 | 90.0% | 90.0% | 40.3% | 8.4% | BARC Connects | 67.8% ±5.6 |
| Bedford County | 38,318 | 39.8% | 80.0% | 28.2% | 11.6% | T-Mobile | 60.3% ±2.1 |
| Bland County | 3,791 | 40.2% | 49.4% | 11.4% | 39.9% | Brightspeed | 48.4% ±5.6 |
| Botetourt County | 15,959 | 66.9% | 88.1% | 41.4% | 5.4% | T-Mobile | 71.1% ±2.6 |
| Bristol city | 7,931 | 99.4% | 99.8% | 95.4% | 0.0% | Point Broadband Fiber Holding LLC | 66.7% ±4.0 |
| Brunswick County | 8,817 | 44.7% | 60.1% | 3.2% | 25.6% | Empower Broadband | 41.6% ±4.4 |
| Buchanan County | 9,796 | 69.3% | 92.3% | 48.4% | 6.8% | Point Broadband Fiber Holding LLC | 64.9% ±5.2 |
| Buckingham County | 7,780 | 72.9% | 87.6% | 10.2% | 7.2% | Brightspeed | 53.7% ±4.4 |
| Buena Vista city | 2,761 | 91.6% | 98.6% | 91.2% | 0.9% | Xfinity | 70.0% ±7.5 |
| Campbell County | 25,349 | 37.6% | 86.0% | 51.1% | 9.8% | Shentel (Glo Fiber) | 59.9% ±2.4 |
| Caroline County | 14,154 | 25.3% | 79.0% | 0.9% | 11.1% | Verizon | 54.7% ±3.2 |
| Carroll County | 17,965 | 26.7% | 55.3% | 10.1% | 30.2% | Brightspeed | 51.8% ±3.3 |
| Charles City County | 3,669 | 1.3% | 69.0% | 1.2% | 21.3% | Xfinity | 36.4% ±4.4 |
| Charlotte County | 6,741 | 79.0% | 86.1% | 28.4% | 11.4% | RiverStreet | 24.2% ±3.9 |
| Charlottesville city | 13,082 | 76.7% | 100.0% | 76.6% | 0.0% | Xfinity | 77.5% ±2.7 |
| Chesapeake city | 80,541 | 88.2% | 97.0% | 84.1% | 0.3% | Cox | 79.8% ±1.3 |
| Chesterfield County | 131,118 | 87.3% | 99.2% | 84.8% | 0.3% | Xfinity | 85.0% ±0.8 |
| Clarke County | 6,806 | 19.5% | 56.8% | 18.2% | 21.9% | Xfinity | 54.8% ±3.6 |
| Colonial Heights city | 6,984 | 0.0% | 99.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 73.9% ±3.7 |
| Covington city | 3,234 | 85.3% | 98.3% | 84.4% | 0.7% | Shentel (Glo Fiber) | 67.3% ±5.4 |
| Craig County | 3,050 | 3.0% | 20.9% | 0.0% | 44.7% | RiverStreet | 76.5% ±5.7 |
| Culpeper County | 19,545 | 50.5% | 80.7% | 42.8% | 14.1% | Xfinity | 64.2% ±2.6 |
| Cumberland County | 5,392 | 60.4% | 62.4% | 12.1% | 30.1% | Firefly Fiber Broadband | 36.7% ±6.6 |
| Danville city | 18,819 | 45.1% | 99.3% | 45.3% | 0.2% | Xfinity | 41.7% ±2.7 |
| Dickenson County | 7,269 | 80.9% | 85.7% | 46.3% | 13.4% | Point Broadband Fiber Holding LLC | 64.7% ±4.8 |
| Dinwiddie County | 13,062 | 9.7% | 57.7% | 0.8% | 26.8% | Xfinity | 44.8% ±3.5 |
| Emporia city | 2,475 | 17.8% | 99.0% | 16.6% | 0.3% | Xfinity | 66.4% ±6.1 |
| Essex County | 6,308 | 28.6% | 72.6% | 0.1% | 13.9% | Breezeline | 53.0% ±5.2 |
| Fairfax city | 6,829 | 93.8% | 96.5% | 91.9% | 0.0% | Verizon | 89.8% ±2.6 |
| Fairfax County | 254,381 | 95.8% | 98.7% | 93.9% | 0.1% | Verizon | 88.6% ±0.4 |
| Falls Church city | 3,328 | 97.8% | 99.7% | 98.4% | 0.0% | Verizon | 94.7% ±2.1 |
| Fauquier County | 27,721 | 14.0% | 65.7% | 10.4% | 17.4% | Xfinity | 62.5% ±2.0 |
| Floyd County | 8,822 | 95.1% | 95.2% | 0.1% | 3.2% | Citizens Telephone Cooperative | 62.4% ±4.3 |
| Fluvanna County | 12,173 | 91.1% | 95.2% | 57.7% | 2.4% | Firefly Fiber Broadband | 79.4% ±2.8 |
| Franklin city | 3,328 | 0.2% | 92.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Spectrum | 68.4% ±6.0 |
| Franklin County | 29,031 | 16.6% | 76.6% | 0.2% | 15.9% | Brightspeed | 56.9% ±2.3 |
| Frederick County | 38,300 | 54.2% | 80.2% | 49.5% | 7.7% | Xfinity | 68.6% ±2.2 |
| Fredericksburg city | 7,486 | 85.7% | 95.4% | 80.2% | 0.2% | Verizon | 79.6% ±3.2 |
| Galax city | 3,068 | 89.8% | 99.5% | 88.5% | 0.5% | Xfinity | 61.5% ±5.9 |
| Giles County | 8,945 | 27.0% | 73.4% | 5.9% | 8.6% | Optimum | 66.2% ±4.4 |
| Gloucester County | 17,756 | 1.5% | 76.9% | 0.0% | 9.8% | Cox | 69.5% ±3.9 |
| Goochland County | 12,138 | 47.9% | 95.1% | 12.7% | 1.6% | Xfinity | 64.7% ±3.3 |
| Grayson County | 10,372 | 27.8% | 48.2% | 11.7% | 35.2% | Brightspeed | 51.6% ±4.3 |
| Greene County | 8,838 | 45.5% | 94.4% | 13.7% | 2.5% | Brightspeed | 72.7% ±4.2 |
| Greensville County | 4,557 | 72.4% | 75.3% | 33.9% | 12.6% | Verizon | 44.1% ±6.2 |
| Halifax County | 19,463 | 84.5% | 95.9% | 26.4% | 1.8% | Brightspeed | 40.1% ±2.7 |
| Hampton city | 45,323 | 70.8% | 98.0% | 67.8% | 0.1% | Cox | 79.3% ±1.4 |
| Hanover County | 44,946 | 67.2% | 93.1% | 53.8% | 2.6% | Xfinity | 72.7% ±1.7 |
| Harrisonburg city | 11,949 | 72.8% | 97.4% | 72.6% | 0.2% | Xfinity | 73.2% ±2.8 |
| Henrico County | 103,948 | 90.7% | 99.3% | 89.8% | 0.3% | Xfinity | 80.0% ±1.1 |
| Henry County | 25,706 | 33.3% | 87.4% | 32.6% | 7.8% | Xfinity | 60.6% ±2.5 |
| Highland County | 2,315 | 87.0% | 87.0% | 0.4% | 10.2% | Highland Telephone Cooperative (HTC) | 66.4% ±7.3 |
| Hopewell city | 8,844 | 56.4% | 99.6% | 56.3% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 69.8% ±4.3 |
| Isle of Wight County | 16,924 | 18.9% | 91.6% | 1.3% | 3.6% | Spectrum | 64.2% ±2.4 |
| James City County | 30,696 | 56.2% | 95.7% | 51.0% | 0.9% | Cox | 84.1% ±1.5 |
| King and Queen County | 3,944 | 82.5% | 83.7% | 15.7% | 11.5% | RiverStreet | 38.6% ±6.1 |
| King George County | 10,749 | 23.6% | 85.5% | 3.1% | 5.5% | Breezeline | 74.4% ±3.1 |
| King William County | 8,446 | 60.9% | 81.1% | 3.1% | 9.4% | Breezeline | 38.6% ±4.0 |
| Lancaster County | 8,243 | 39.9% | 87.3% | 11.7% | 6.9% | Breezeline | 53.0% ±4.2 |
| Lee County | 12,170 | 98.2% | 99.4% | 82.2% | 0.4% | Point Broadband Fiber Holding LLC | 56.7% ±3.4 |
| Lexington city | 2,214 | 91.4% | 99.9% | 91.2% | 0.0% | Xfinity | 74.7% ±5.6 |
| Loudoun County | 108,236 | 85.5% | 94.3% | 65.4% | 2.4% | Verizon | 87.9% ±0.7 |
| Louisa County | 20,214 | 84.9% | 98.1% | 16.8% | 1.2% | Firefly Fiber Broadband | 45.7% ±3.0 |
| Lunenburg County | 6,794 | 44.7% | 49.9% | 23.5% | 38.0% | Brightspeed | 23.8% ±3.3 |
| Lynchburg city | 25,419 | 81.0% | 99.0% | 79.5% | 0.2% | Xfinity | 78.1% ±2.1 |
| Madison County | 6,757 | 64.2% | 94.0% | 5.5% | 3.3% | Firefly Fiber Broadband | 36.6% ±5.3 |
| Manassas city | 9,506 | 87.4% | 99.9% | 85.4% | 0.0% | Xfinity | 80.7% ±3.2 |
| Manassas Park city | 3,543 | 93.9% | 99.6% | 93.7% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 81.1% ±4.9 |
| Martinsville city | 6,176 | 95.7% | 99.8% | 95.4% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 69.4% ±3.7 |
| Mathews County | 6,007 | 4.2% | 78.7% | 0.0% | 7.9% | Breezeline | 58.7% ±5.4 |
| Mecklenburg County | 20,608 | 77.7% | 95.9% | 15.5% | 2.2% | Empower Broadband | 46.9% ±2.4 |
| Middlesex County | 7,913 | 12.8% | 74.0% | 0.9% | 10.1% | Breezeline | 65.9% ±4.5 |
| Montgomery County | 32,171 | 17.6% | 86.3% | 44.4% | 6.0% | Xfinity | 77.7% ±1.7 |
| Nelson County | 10,101 | 99.3% | 99.3% | 30.0% | 0.3% | Firefly Fiber Broadband | 63.8% ±4.9 |
| New Kent County | 11,106 | 87.6% | 90.5% | 2.1% | 3.0% | Cox | 72.8% ±3.5 |
| Newport News city | 49,557 | 92.9% | 97.3% | 89.8% | 0.1% | Verizon | 75.6% ±1.5 |
| Norfolk city | 61,296 | 89.6% | 98.6% | 85.0% | 0.3% | Cox | 72.9% ±1.2 |
| Northampton County | 8,052 | 83.2% | 93.2% | 58.6% | 4.0% | Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority | 54.6% ±3.7 |
| Northumberland County | 10,027 | 23.2% | 78.6% | 7.2% | 12.8% | Breezeline | 56.2% ±5.5 |
| Norton city | 1,693 | 82.6% | 99.9% | 82.0% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 66.0% ±7.5 |
| Nottoway County | 7,159 | 61.4% | 69.5% | 37.4% | 16.9% | Brightspeed | 43.4% ±4.1 |
| Orange County | 16,247 | 68.7% | 96.5% | 33.6% | 1.7% | FiberLync | 70.1% ±3.2 |
| Page County | 13,026 | 7.4% | 59.2% | 7.3% | 23.8% | Brightspeed | 58.8% ±3.5 |
| Patrick County | 11,085 | 16.1% | 37.2% | 0.2% | 46.8% | Brightspeed | 54.2% ±4.2 |
| Petersburg city | 12,653 | 5.2% | 98.9% | 5.2% | 0.2% | Xfinity | 68.0% ±3.2 |
| Pittsylvania County | 33,153 | 30.9% | 70.4% | 20.6% | 19.9% | RiverStreet | 39.0% ±2.0 |
| Poquoson city | 5,127 | 96.4% | 99.1% | 89.0% | 0.2% | Verizon | 87.9% ±3.4 |
| Portsmouth city | 33,248 | 89.2% | 97.8% | 85.5% | 0.1% | Cox | 67.7% ±2.0 |
| Powhatan County | 12,876 | 28.3% | 91.3% | 11.5% | 4.4% | Xfinity | 70.3% ±3.9 |
| Prince Edward County | 8,681 | 77.1% | 83.2% | 30.4% | 7.7% | Brightspeed | 47.5% ±4.8 |
| Prince George County | 12,030 | 40.1% | 94.3% | 15.7% | 1.6% | Xfinity | 71.5% ±3.4 |
| Prince William County | 113,862 | 93.6% | 99.3% | 89.0% | 0.2% | Verizon | 87.1% ±0.8 |
| Pulaski County | 16,697 | 25.4% | 83.7% | 16.7% | 9.1% | All Points Broadband | 51.8% ±2.6 |
| Radford city | 4,244 | 88.9% | 98.4% | 11.5% | 0.7% | Shentel (Glo Fiber) | 70.5% ±4.2 |
| Rappahannock County | 4,300 | 4.4% | 41.9% | 0.0% | 50.3% | Xfinity | 41.6% ±7.3 |
| Richmond city | 65,219 | 91.0% | 99.8% | 90.2% | 0.0% | Xfinity | 73.5% ±1.2 |
| Richmond County | 4,085 | 45.2% | 77.3% | 1.5% | 8.0% | All Points Broadband | 55.6% ±5.4 |
| Roanoke city | 36,084 | 90.9% | 96.1% | 87.1% | 0.2% | Cox | 71.6% ±1.6 |
| Roanoke County | 37,489 | 67.0% | 95.8% | 62.4% | 1.3% | Cox | 78.3% ±1.6 |
| Rockbridge County | 11,679 | 74.5% | 83.0% | 26.6% | 9.7% | Brightspeed | 64.7% ±3.9 |
| Rockingham County | 36,777 | 34.6% | 75.9% | 30.6% | 8.4% | Xfinity | 62.6% ±1.8 |
| Russell County | 14,126 | 88.2% | 95.3% | 60.0% | 3.8% | Point Broadband Fiber Holding LLC | 61.4% ±3.7 |
| Salem city | 9,658 | 86.9% | 99.6% | 87.0% | 0.0% | Xfinity | 78.6% ±3.0 |
| Scott County | 12,798 | 97.6% | 97.7% | 25.2% | 2.1% | MountaiNet Telephone Company | 67.2% ±3.2 |
| Shenandoah County | 21,599 | 34.4% | 96.1% | 16.6% | 2.7% | Shentel (Glo Fiber) | 66.6% ±2.9 |
| Smyth County | 15,676 | 98.4% | 99.1% | 76.3% | 0.8% | Point Broadband Fiber Holding LLC | 65.5% ±2.6 |
| Southampton County | 9,291 | 49.6% | 90.4% | 0.0% | 3.3% | Spectrum | 48.7% ±4.5 |
| Spotsylvania County | 51,569 | 67.3% | 91.4% | 62.8% | 5.7% | Xfinity | 84.2% ±1.0 |
| Stafford County | 49,121 | 77.2% | 98.3% | 73.7% | 0.8% | Verizon | 87.5% ±1.3 |
| Staunton city | 10,012 | 89.5% | 99.1% | 89.2% | 0.2% | Xfinity | 72.3% ±2.9 |
| Suffolk city | 36,336 | 74.9% | 95.7% | 66.8% | 1.2% | Spectrum | 71.4% ±1.9 |
| Surry County | 3,739 | 94.1% | 94.1% | 0.2% | 4.0% | Ruralband | 48.1% ±4.5 |
| Sussex County | 5,508 | 68.5% | 95.7% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Ruralband | 45.1% ±5.6 |
| Tazewell County | 20,239 | 46.7% | 92.3% | 35.1% | 5.7% | Spectrum | 71.3% ±2.4 |
| Virginia Beach city | 136,609 | 84.8% | 97.7% | 83.4% | 0.2% | Cox | 84.7% ±0.7 |
| Warren County | 17,248 | 40.2% | 85.2% | 38.2% | 7.6% | Brightspeed | 73.0% ±2.6 |
| Washington County | 26,800 | 91.1% | 98.0% | 62.1% | 1.3% | Point Broadband Fiber Holding LLC | 69.8% ±2.2 |
| Waynesboro city | 9,390 | 84.7% | 99.2% | 84.5% | 0.2% | Xfinity | 77.3% ±3.2 |
| Westmoreland County | 13,113 | 21.7% | 87.6% | 9.7% | 5.6% | Breezeline | 57.9% ±4.4 |
| Williamsburg city | 3,378 | 70.5% | 93.5% | 67.0% | 0.8% | Cox | 76.4% ±5.2 |
| Winchester city | 9,118 | 85.8% | 99.8% | 85.7% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 73.5% ±2.6 |
| Wise County | 16,635 | 72.4% | 96.3% | 67.8% | 3.1% | Xfinity | 68.2% ±3.4 |
| Wythe County | 14,199 | 73.6% | 96.7% | 39.0% | 2.2% | Brightspeed | 55.9% ±3.0 |
| York County | 24,673 | 87.4% | 96.8% | 76.4% | 0.6% | Verizon | 85.8% ±1.4 |
| Virginia | 2,923,222 | 70.3% | 92.0% | 58.9% | 4.2% | 75.8% |
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).
Gigabit downloads, slower uploads
Gigabit downloads are advertised almost everywhere in Virginia: at 90.1% of locations some provider offers 1 Gbps down. Gigabit plans with fast uploads are not. The share with an advertised gigabit plan that also offers at least 100 Mbps up (1,000/100) is 60.1%, the 9th lowest among the states and below the national 72.3%1. The gap between the two figures marks locations where gigabit downloads are advertised without a 100 Mbps upload.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 4.5% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 35.3% | 56.2% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
The top tier changed most. In 2022 the fastest advertised download was 2 Gbps or more at 2.8%2 of locations; by 2026 that share was 56.2%1. All of these are maximum advertised speeds reported by the providers, not measurements.
Two wired choices, rarely three
58.9% of Virginia's locations have two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, close to the national 55.6%. Exactly two is the usual pattern: 55.8% of locations, the 7th highest share among the states; in Fairfax County the pair is usually Verizon's fiber and Cox's cable. Three or more is rarer, at 3.2%, and two fiber networks overlap at only 4.7%. Another 33.0%1 have exactly one wired provider.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 8.1% | 33.0% | 55.8% | 3.2% |
| Fairfax County | 1.4% | 4.7% | 93.6% | 0.4% |
| Virginia Beach city | 2.3% | 14.3% | 78.8% | 4.6% |
| Albemarle County | 12.6% | 57.3% | 26.0% | 4.1% |
| Fauquier County | 34.3% | 55.4% | 10.4% | 0.0% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Two wired choices are most common in the cities and suburbs. Falls Church city has two or more wired choices at 98.4% of its locations. In Craig County, in the western mountains, the share is 0.0%, and in Albemarle County, around Charlottesville, it is 30.1%1.
BEAD and earlier federal money
Virginia received the 6th highest Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) allocation of any state, $1.48 billion6, and assigned well under half of it. The approved Final Proposal covers 85,069 locations at a BEAD cost of $545.2 million, or $6,409 per location, the 10th highest among the state plans; providers committed a further $429.5 million7.
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 | 79.8% |
| Cable | 5.8% |
| Fixed wireless | 1.4% |
| Low-Earth-orbit satellite | 12.9% |
| Other | 0.1% |
Fiber dominates the plan: 67,916 locations (79.8%) are assigned to fiber, 10,989 (12.9%) to low-Earth-orbit satellite, 5.8% to cable and 1.4% to fixed wireless. $936.3 million7 of the allocation is not assigned to construction; how it may be used was not settled as of November 2026. The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development runs the program and publishes the approved Final Proposal.
BEAD follows earlier federal programs. Virginia received $219.8 million8 from the Treasury's Capital Projects Fund, and Rural Digital Opportunity Fund recipients have reported 63,464 locations as built, with $61.6 million9 paid out.
| Program | Amount | As of |
|---|---|---|
| BEAD allocation (NTIA, announced June 26, 2023) | $1,481,489,573 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: locations to be connected | 85,069 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: deployment cost | $545,170,411 | |
| BEAD cost per location | $6,409 | |
| BEAD allocation not assigned to deployment | $936,319,162 | |
| Treasury Capital Projects Fund allocation | $219,812,354 | |
| RDOF: locations built with support (cumulative) | 63,464 | |
| USDA ReConnect grants reported to USAspending | $25,000,000 | |
| Lifeline subscribers claimed | 117,117 | |
| Lifeline participation rate | 26.7% | |
| Households in the Affordable Connectivity Program, February 2024 | 470,457 |
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.
Subscriptions and the cost question
The FCC map has no prices, and no official source publishes typical retail prices for Virginia. What the federal surveys show is who subscribes. In the Census Bureau's 2025 survey, 94.0% of Virginia households had a broadband subscription of any kind (margin of error ±0.2 percentage points) and 77.4% subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL; 12.2% relied only on a cellular data plan. Among households earning under $20,000 the broadband share was 80.5% (margin of error ±1.3 percentage points), against 97.7%14 for 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) | 92.0% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 77.4% | ±0.5 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 12.2% | ±0.3 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 6.0% | ±0.2 |
Lifeline, the $9.25 monthly federal discount for eligible low-income households, had 117,11711 Virginia subscribers, and USAC estimates that 26.7% of eligible households take part, the 8th highest12 rate among the states. When the Affordable Connectivity Program stopped enrolling in February 2024, 470,45713 Virginia households were signed up; the program ended on June 1, 2024.
Virginia cities and towns
Virginia's largest cities, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Richmond, Newport News, Alexandria, Hampton and Suffolk, have their own pages. Every city and town of 10,000 or more is listed below.
| Virginia Beach | 453,737 | 84.8% | 71.8% | 83.4% | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake | 255,332 | 88.2% | 67.5% | 84.1% | 4 |
| Richmond | 237,257 | 91.0% | 32.9% | 90.2% | 3 |
| Norfolk | 231,013 | 89.6% | 98.0% | 85.0% | 3 |
| Newport News | 183,230 | 92.9% | 77.2% | 89.8% | 2 |
| Alexandria | 160,662 | 82.4% | 86.9% | 82.5% | 5 |
| Hampton | 137,315 | 70.8% | 73.2% | 67.8% | 2 |
| Suffolk | 104,699 | 74.9% | 69.7% | 66.8% | 4 |
| Roanoke | 99,111 | 90.9% | 95.1% | 87.1% | 3 |
| Portsmouth | 96,777 | 89.2% | 85.2% | 85.5% | 3 |
| Lynchburg | 81,347 | 81.0% | 95.6% | 79.5% | 3 |
| Harrisonburg | 50,839 | 72.8% | 85.8% | 72.6% | 2 |
| Leesburg | 49,917 | 97.0% | 19.0% | 93.5% | 3 |
| Blacksburg | 45,104 | 28.5% | 72.4% | 28.4% | 3 |
| Charlottesville | 44,388 | 76.7% | 82.7% | 76.6% | 3 |
| Manassas | 44,332 | 87.4% | 48.4% | 85.4% | 1 |
| Danville | 41,647 | 45.1% | 24.5% | 45.3% | 1 |
| Petersburg | 33,734 | 5.2% | 23.9% | 5.2% | 1 |
| Fredericksburg | 30,393 | 85.7% | 90.1% | 80.2% | 2 |
| Winchester | 28,272 | 85.8% | 98.2% | 85.7% | 3 |
| Staunton | 26,801 | 89.5% | 91.8% | 89.2% | 3 |
| Fairfax | 26,772 | 93.8% | 90.6% | 91.9% | 2 |
| Salem | 25,816 | 86.9% | 97.2% | 87.0% | 2 |
| Herndon | 25,506 | 94.7% | 90.5% | 93.1% | 1 |
| Waynesboro | 23,951 | 84.7% | 90.0% | 84.5% | 1 |
| Hopewell | 23,261 | 56.4% | 26.0% | 56.3% | 1 |
| Christiansburg | 22,442 | 4.0% | 3.0% | 92.3% | 4 |
| Culpeper | 22,074 | 90.0% | 92.8% | 89.4% | 2 |
| Colonial Heights | 18,738 | 0.0% | 35.5% | 0.0% | – |
| Radford | 17,243 | 88.9% | 88.8% | 11.5% | 3 |
| Vienna | 16,691 | 97.2% | 89.1% | 95.3% | 2 |
| Manassas Park | 16,560 | 93.9% | 50.8% | 93.7% | 1 |
| Bristol | 16,418 | 99.4% | 99.4% | 95.4% | 3 |
| Williamsburg | 15,861 | 70.5% | 84.8% | 67.0% | 3 |
| Front Royal | 15,722 | 97.0% | 97.6% | 96.8% | 2 |
| Falls Church | 15,159 | 97.8% | 42.0% | 98.4% | 3 |
| Martinsville | 13,849 | 95.7% | 96.1% | 95.4% | 1 |
| Poquoson | 13,292 | 96.4% | 22.4% | 89.0% | 2 |
| Warrenton | 10,213 | 72.9% | 88.8% | 72.7% | 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 are available in Virginia?
As of June 30, 2026, 65 companies report wired or fixed wireless home internet somewhere in Virginia. Verizon has the largest fiber network, reported at 41.1% of the state's locations. The two big cable networks are Xfinity (44.1% of locations) and Cox (27.5%). T-Mobile (70.5%) and AT&T (37.6%) reach more locations with 5G home internet, but offer 100/20 Mbps at only 25.2% and 2.8%1 of them.
How many Virginians lack broadband?
More than in most states, and mostly in a belt of rural counties from Rappahannock to the Southside. Counted as FCC locations rather than people, 122,184 Virginia homes and businesses (4.2%) are unserved under the BEAD definition, with no reliable wired or licensed fixed wireless service of 25/3 Mbps, and 55,505 more are underserved. At 48,7831 locations satellite is the only service reported.
Is there cheap or low-income internet in Virginia?
No official source compares Virginia prices, and the FCC map has none; every plan's price and fees are on the provider's broadband facts label. Virginia's eligible households use Lifeline, the $9.25 monthly federal discount, more than most: it had 117,11711 Virginia subscribers, and USAC estimates that 26.7%12 of eligible households take part. The Affordable Connectivity Program ended on June 1, 2024. Each provider's broadband facts label lists its plans, prices and fees.
Does my address have fiber?
This page covers areas. To see every provider that reports service at a specific address, search it on the FCC's National Broadband Map, and file a challenge there if a listing is wrong.
Checking one address in Virginia
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 Virginia
Large cities with their own page: Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News, Alexandria, Hampton and Suffolk.
Neighboring states: District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. Put Virginia side by side with any state or large city in the comparison tool.
| Ranking | Value | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber internet availability by state | 70.3% | 18th of 51 |
| Internet speed by state: where gigabit service is offered | 60.1% | 43rd of 51 |
| Broadband coverage by state | 92.0% | 25th of 51 |
| Internet provider competition by state | 58.9% | 18th of 51 |
| Unserved and underserved broadband locations by state | 4.2% | 10th of 51 |
| Where fiber has grown since 2022 | 22.0% | 36th of 51 |
| 5G home internet and licensed fixed wireless by state | 79.7% | 43rd of 51 |
| Households with an internet subscription by state | 94.0% | tied 19th of 51 |
| BEAD broadband funding by state | 6,409.0% | 10th 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
- 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, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. www2.census.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 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
- USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data. opendata.usac.org
- 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
- USAC, Lifeline participation rate; released August 17, 2026. www.usac.org
- 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
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.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.