Internet Access in Alabama: Stats & Figures

INTERNET ACCESS IN Alabama

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COVERAGE BY COUNTY

Alabama Interactive SVG Map showing broadband coverage by county.

85%

BROADBAND COVERAGE

24%

POPULATION UNDERSERVED

37.8

MBPS AVERAGE
STATE-WIDE SPEED

40th

MOST
CONNECTED STATE

BROADBAND SPEEDS

87.2%

of Alabamians have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.

81.3%

of Alabamians have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.

26.8%

of Alabamians have access to 1 gigabit broadband.

WIRED COVERAGE

94.9%

of Alabamians have access to wireline service.

16.2%

of Alabamians have access to fiber-optic service.

80.3%

of Alabamians have access to cable service.

84.8%

of Alabamians have access to DSL service.

WIRELESS COVERAGE

100.0%

of Alabamians have access to mobile broadband service.

17.0%

of Alabamians have access to fixed wireless service.

Largest Competing Providers In Alabama

AT&T Internet vs Spectrum

AT&T Internet vs Xfinity

AT&T Internet vs WOW!

Xfinity vs WOW!

AT&T Internet vs Cable ONE

Top 5 Fastest cities in Alabama

	City	Avg. Download Speed	No. of Providers
1.	Gurley	277.2 MBPS	14 Providers
2.	Allgood	229.1 MBPS	6 Providers
3.	Courtland	151.1 MBPS	8 Providers
4.	Red Bay	131.3 MBPS	8 Providers
5.	Berry	101.4 MBPS	9 Providers

Speeds for Major Providers in Alabama

Provider	Avg. Download Speed
AT&T Internet	45.6 MBPS
Charter Spectrum	42.0 MBPS
XFINITY from Comcast	38.5 MBPS
Mediacom Cable	33.7 MBPS
CenturyLink	10.4 MBPS

GOV'T FUNDING

Since 2010, The Connecting ALABAMA Initiative has been awarded $4,874,142 in federal grants for Alabama's Broadband Initiative.
Another $91,596,026, accounting for 2.6% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Alabama.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 82.8% to 91.5% of Alabamians.

QUICK STATS

In total there are 153 internet providers in Alabama.
There are 631,000 people in Alabama without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 913,000 people in Alabama that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 251,000 people in Alabama don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.

Sources: Data collected via the FCC, NTIA, and other sources. For a full list of data sources please visit our data page.

Alabama CITIES


Abbeville	62.0%	11 providers
Adamsville	98.7%	10 providers
Alabaster	100.0%	12 providers
Albertville	98.8%	12 providers
Alexander City	97.7%	9 providers
Aliceville	33.3%	7 providers
Altoona	55.2%	10 providers
Andalusia	91.2%	10 providers
Anniston	98.1%	13 providers
Arab	81.7%	8 providers
Ardmore	98.7%	11 providers
Ashford	83.8%	9 providers
Ashland	46.2%	8 providers
Ashville	92.4%	11 providers
Athens	96.6%	13 providers
Atmore	71.7%	11 providers
Attalla	86.7%	10 providers
Auburn	96.3%	13 providers
Bay Minette	92.1%	11 providers
Bessemer	98.5%	15 providers
Birmingham	99.9%	21 providers
Blountsville	36.3%	7 providers
Boaz	95.6%	11 providers
Brent	0.0%	9 providers
Brewton	82.1%	10 providers
Calera	94.8%	10 providers
Camden	79.8%	8 providers
Cedar Bluff	43.8%	9 providers
Centre	59.4%	9 providers
Centreville	0.0%	9 providers
Chelsea	97.8%	8 providers
Childersburg	71.5%	10 providers
Chunchula	46.6%	11 providers
Citronelle	77.8%	12 providers
Clanton	71.2%	13 providers
Clayton	4.2%	10 providers
Collinsville	44.3%	12 providers
Columbiana	77.6%	8 providers
Cordova	81.2%	9 providers
Cottondale	93.6%	9 providers
Crossville	84.3%	11 providers
Cullman	89.8%	8 providers
Dadeville	86.7%	8 providers
Daleville	98.5%	9 providers
Danville	69.1%	8 providers
Daphne	98.6%	14 providers
Deatsville	86.0%	9 providers
Decatur	99.4%	14 providers
Demopolis	1.8%	13 providers
Dora	98.2%	9 providers
Dothan	96.4%	15 providers
Eclectic	93.2%	8 providers
Eight Mile	96.7%	13 providers
Elba	77.8%	8 providers
Elberta	72.3%	11 providers
Elkmont	85.9%	12 providers
Elmore	100.0%	8 providers
Enterprise	99.9%	12 providers
Eufaula	86.9%	8 providers
Eutaw	0.3%	7 providers
Evergreen	63.2%	10 providers
Fairfield	99.9%	11 providers
Fairhope	99.2%	12 providers
Falkville	57.8%	8 providers
Fayette	22.4%	8 providers
Florence	94.8%	14 providers
Foley	73.6%	10 providers
Fort Payne	90.5%	15 providers
Frisco City	68.8%	8 providers
Fultondale	99.3%	11 providers
Fyffe	100.0%	7 providers
Gadsden	97.8%	15 providers
Gardendale	98.6%	13 providers
Geneva	90.2%	8 providers
Goodwater	82.2%	8 providers
Gordo	24.6%	8 providers
Grand Bay	96.4%	13 providers
Grant	100.0%	9 providers
Greensboro	74.1%	11 providers
Greenville	70.2%	10 providers
Grove Hill	67.5%	9 providers
Gulf Shores	91.7%	11 providers
Guntersville	96.6%	14 providers
Gurley	88.2%	14 providers
Haleyville	45.1%	9 providers
Hamilton	32.8%	9 providers
Hanceville	80.8%	8 providers
Hartford	57.8%	7 providers
Hartselle	95.7%	9 providers
Harvest	99.5%	14 providers
Hayden	61.0%	12 providers
Hazel Green	99.0%	13 providers
Headland	72.1%	11 providers
Heflin	16.5%	8 providers
Helena	98.5%	10 providers
Henagar	99.6%	8 providers
Horton	75.9%	8 providers
Huntsville	96.6%	19 providers
Irvington	96.2%	11 providers
Jackson	73.7%	10 providers
Jacksonville	90.8%	10 providers
Jasper	92.7%	10 providers
Jemison	79.9%	10 providers
Killen	83.2%	9 providers
Laceys Spring	80.6%	10 providers
Lafayette	56.4%	8 providers
Lanett	99.4%	8 providers
Leeds	99.0%	13 providers
Lincoln	34.6%	10 providers
Lineville	41.8%	8 providers
Livingston	57.0%	9 providers
Loxley	97.1%	10 providers
Luverne	79.5%	8 providers
Madison	96.3%	17 providers
Marion	0.0%	10 providers
Maylene	99.9%	10 providers
Mc Calla	97.3%	9 providers
Meridianville	99.4%	14 providers
Midland City	83.9%	10 providers
Millbrook	98.5%	12 providers
Mobile	96.8%	21 providers
Monroeville	91.7%	6 providers
Montevallo	96.5%	9 providers
Montgomery	99.0%	21 providers
Moody	95.5%	10 providers
Moulton	76.0%	6 providers
Moundville	83.8%	9 providers
Mount Olive	99.3%	9 providers
Munford	58.9%	9 providers
Muscle Shoals	90.6%	9 providers
Nauvoo	20.6%	8 providers
New Hope	99.6%	9 providers
New Market	95.9%	12 providers
Newton	62.1%	9 providers
Northport	93.2%	14 providers
Odenville	83.2%	10 providers
Ohatchee	58.0%	9 providers
Oneonta	81.1%	8 providers
Opelika	94.7%	16 providers
Opp	86.4%	6 providers
Orange Beach	97.3%	12 providers
Owens Cross Roads	98.9%	11 providers
Oxford	99.0%	11 providers
Ozark	97.8%	8 providers
Pelham	99.9%	13 providers
Pell City	74.9%	9 providers
Phenix City	99.6%	15 providers
Phil Campbell	37.3%	8 providers
Piedmont	62.6%	11 providers
Pike Road	87.8%	11 providers
Pinson	96.8%	9 providers
Pleasant Grove	99.7%	8 providers
Prattville	92.1%	14 providers
Rainbow City	98.5%	9 providers
Rainsville	100.0%	7 providers
Roanoke	72.9%	8 providers
Robertsdale	91.6%	13 providers
Rogersville	0.8%	8 providers
Russellville	77.3%	9 providers
Salem	92.3%	9 providers
Samson	48.7%	9 providers
Saraland	97.5%	15 providers
Satsuma	99.4%	12 providers
Scottsboro	93.5%	14 providers
Selma	90.4%	12 providers
Semmes	98.7%	15 providers
Sheffield	99.5%	9 providers
Slocomb	53.9%	9 providers
Smiths Station	98.4%	8 providers
Somerville	90.4%	11 providers
Spanish Fort	98.6%	13 providers
Springville	80.9%	11 providers
Sterrett	91.5%	8 providers
Stevenson	70.8%	11 providers
Summerdale	85.3%	9 providers
Sylacauga	89.5%	9 providers
Talladega	82.5%	13 providers
Tallassee	90.2%	11 providers
Theodore	98.8%	15 providers
Thomasville	72.8%	11 providers
Toney	98.6%	14 providers
Town Creek	0.0%	7 providers
Trinity	98.7%	9 providers
Troy	4.3%	15 providers
Trussville	98.9%	16 providers
Tuscaloosa	94.5%	14 providers
Tuscumbia	91.2%	12 providers
Tuskegee	80.5%	10 providers
Tuskegee Institute	100.0%	8 providers
Union Grove	49.2%	9 providers
Union Springs	0.0%	6 providers
Valley	99.7%	10 providers
Vinemont	78.1%	10 providers
Warrior	95.6%	11 providers
Weaver	99.2%	9 providers
West Blocton	65.0%	8 providers
Wetumpka	93.2%	12 providers
Wilmer	92.8%	14 providers
Wilsonville	69.4%	8 providers
Winfield	17.4%	7 providers

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Last Updated on 3/6/2019.

Internet Service in Alabama