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.

81%

BROADBAND COVERAGE

26%

POPULATION UNDERSERVED

35.3

MBPS AVERAGE
STATE-WIDE SPEED

41st

MOST
CONNECTED STATE

BROADBAND SPEEDS

82.9%

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

67.6%

of Alabamians have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.

8.9%

of Alabamians have access to 1 gigabit broadband.

WIRED COVERAGE

94.4%

of Alabamians have access to wireline service.

18.8%

of Alabamians have access to fiber-optic service.

77.8%

of Alabamians have access to cable service.

83.9%

of Alabamians have access to DSL service.

WIRELESS COVERAGE

100.0%

of Alabamians have access to mobile broadband service.

15.7%

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	251.4 MBPS	13 Providers
2.	Lafayette	113.8 MBPS	8 Providers
3.	Mc Calla	92.7 MBPS	10 Providers
4.	Sumiton	73.1 MBPS	8 Providers
5.	Jacksonville	67.6 MBPS	10 Providers

Speeds for Major Providers in Alabama

Provider	Avg. Download Speed
AT&T Internet	44.0 MBPS
WOW!	41.4 MBPS
Charter Spectrum	38.1 MBPS
XFINITY from Comcast	34.0 MBPS
CenturyLink	6.8 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 87.4% of Alabamians.

QUICK STATS

In total there are 137 internet providers in Alabama.
There are 842,000 people in Alabama without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 1.0 million people in Alabama that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 276,000 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	58.1%	11 providers
Adamsville	97.5%	9 providers
Alabaster	99.9%	12 providers
Albertville	98.3%	13 providers
Alexander City	95.7%	10 providers
Aliceville	29.3%	7 providers
Altoona	44.6%	10 providers
Andalusia	21.0%	10 providers
Anniston	97.9%	11 providers
Arab	80.4%	8 providers
Ardmore	95.0%	10 providers
Ashford	83.8%	8 providers
Ashland	41.7%	9 providers
Ashville	90.3%	11 providers
Athens	96.2%	14 providers
Atmore	55.5%	9 providers
Attalla	83.0%	10 providers
Auburn	94.6%	14 providers
Bay Minette	86.3%	11 providers
Bessemer	92.1%	14 providers
Birmingham	96.1%	22 providers
Blountsville	35.9%	8 providers
Boaz	94.6%	11 providers
Brent	0.0%	9 providers
Brewton	69.9%	11 providers
Calera	91.1%	10 providers
Camden	70.1%	8 providers
Cedar Bluff	39.4%	9 providers
Centre	58.7%	10 providers
Centreville	0.0%	9 providers
Chelsea	97.3%	8 providers
Childersburg	69.0%	9 providers
Chunchula	21.1%	11 providers
Citronelle	55.8%	11 providers
Clanton	55.3%	15 providers
Clayton	2.4%	8 providers
Collinsville	43.9%	12 providers
Columbiana	40.7%	9 providers
Cordova	77.0%	9 providers
Cottondale	92.8%	9 providers
Crossville	79.6%	11 providers
Cullman	84.6%	8 providers
Dadeville	85.4%	9 providers
Daleville	98.3%	10 providers
Danville	68.4%	9 providers
Daphne	98.3%	15 providers
Deatsville	82.9%	9 providers
Decatur	99.3%	13 providers
Demopolis	0.0%	14 providers
Dora	98.1%	9 providers
Dothan	96.0%	18 providers
Eclectic	90.4%	8 providers
Eight Mile	94.6%	13 providers
Elba	76.8%	8 providers
Elberta	44.3%	12 providers
Elkmont	77.6%	11 providers
Elmore	94.9%	8 providers
Enterprise	99.9%	13 providers
Eufaula	83.3%	10 providers
Eutaw	0.0%	8 providers
Evergreen	48.1%	10 providers
Fairfield	99.9%	11 providers
Fairhope	97.1%	14 providers
Falkville	54.1%	8 providers
Fayette	19.4%	9 providers
Florence	93.8%	14 providers
Foley	48.8%	12 providers
Fort Payne	90.0%	15 providers
Frisco City	46.7%	8 providers
Fultondale	99.1%	11 providers
Fyffe	100.0%	7 providers
Gadsden	97.6%	14 providers
Gardendale	95.4%	12 providers
Geneva	82.7%	7 providers
Goodwater	78.9%	8 providers
Gordo	20.7%	8 providers
Grand Bay	89.3%	13 providers
Grant	100.0%	10 providers
Greensboro	64.6%	11 providers
Greenville	63.1%	10 providers
Grove Hill	59.1%	9 providers
Gulf Shores	80.2%	11 providers
Guntersville	96.4%	14 providers
Gurley	68.4%	13 providers
Haleyville	30.6%	9 providers
Hamilton	24.0%	9 providers
Hanceville	77.5%	9 providers
Hartford	55.0%	8 providers
Hartselle	95.5%	11 providers
Harvest	99.5%	14 providers
Hayden	55.4%	12 providers
Hazel Green	99.3%	10 providers
Headland	69.0%	10 providers
Heflin	6.0%	8 providers
Helena	98.0%	11 providers
Henagar	95.0%	8 providers
Horton	75.7%	8 providers
Huntsville	95.8%	18 providers
Irvington	93.7%	10 providers
Jackson	62.3%	11 providers
Jacksonville	86.9%	10 providers
Jasper	91.3%	10 providers
Jemison	68.8%	10 providers
Killen	45.7%	8 providers
Laceys Spring	80.6%	10 providers
Lafayette	54.6%	8 providers
Lanett	99.3%	8 providers
Leeds	97.9%	12 providers
Lincoln	15.2%	9 providers
Lineville	39.0%	9 providers
Livingston	58.7%	11 providers
Loxley	80.1%	12 providers
Luverne	79.5%	9 providers
Madison	95.1%	17 providers
Marion	0.0%	10 providers
Maylene	99.9%	10 providers
Mc Calla	88.9%	10 providers
Meridianville	99.7%	12 providers
Midland City	84.5%	11 providers
Millbrook	97.3%	11 providers
Mobile	96.2%	21 providers
Monroeville	83.8%	8 providers
Montevallo	93.1%	9 providers
Montgomery	98.9%	20 providers
Moody	95.6%	11 providers
Moulton	72.4%	6 providers
Moundville	81.3%	9 providers
Mount Olive	98.2%	9 providers
Munford	47.5%	9 providers
Muscle Shoals	90.3%	9 providers
Nauvoo	20.6%	8 providers
New Hope	81.1%	8 providers
New Market	88.5%	11 providers
Newton	59.2%	10 providers
Northport	91.9%	13 providers
Odenville	82.2%	10 providers
Ohatchee	57.4%	9 providers
Oneonta	85.2%	8 providers
Opelika	94.5%	15 providers
Opp	2.1%	6 providers
Orange Beach	94.8%	13 providers
Owens Cross Roads	97.0%	9 providers
Oxford	97.7%	12 providers
Ozark	98.0%	9 providers
Pelham	99.7%	12 providers
Pell City	70.2%	9 providers
Phenix City	99.6%	15 providers
Phil Campbell	35.7%	8 providers
Piedmont	59.7%	11 providers
Pike Road	86.5%	11 providers
Pinson	87.3%	9 providers
Pleasant Grove	99.7%	8 providers
Prattville	88.3%	14 providers
Rainbow City	98.5%	9 providers
Rainsville	100.0%	8 providers
Roanoke	72.8%	8 providers
Robertsdale	80.1%	14 providers
Rogersville	0.0%	8 providers
Russellville	76.2%	9 providers
Salem	92.3%	9 providers
Samson	37.9%	9 providers
Saraland	96.7%	13 providers
Satsuma	96.7%	12 providers
Scottsboro	99.5%	12 providers
Selma	89.0%	13 providers
Semmes	98.2%	14 providers
Sheffield	99.2%	8 providers
Slocomb	51.2%	9 providers
Smiths Station	98.4%	8 providers
Somerville	90.4%	11 providers
Spanish Fort	97.0%	13 providers
Springville	79.2%	11 providers
Sterrett	90.5%	8 providers
Stevenson	93.8%	11 providers
Summerdale	67.6%	10 providers
Sylacauga	88.6%	9 providers
Talladega	80.4%	14 providers
Tallassee	86.8%	11 providers
Theodore	96.8%	16 providers
Thomasville	56.1%	12 providers
Toney	95.4%	12 providers
Town Creek	0.0%	7 providers
Trinity	98.5%	9 providers
Troy	1.1%	16 providers
Trussville	98.4%	14 providers
Tuscaloosa	94.3%	13 providers
Tuscumbia	88.2%	13 providers
Tuskegee	78.9%	10 providers
Tuskegee Institute	100.0%	8 providers
Union Grove	46.2%	9 providers
Union Springs	0.0%	5 providers
Valley	99.7%	10 providers
Vinemont	76.1%	8 providers
Warrior	94.7%	11 providers
Weaver	99.2%	9 providers
West Blocton	24.6%	7 providers
Wetumpka	86.7%	11 providers
Wilmer	77.4%	13 providers
Wilsonville	37.3%	8 providers
Winfield	12.6%	7 providers

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Last Updated on 11/30/2017.

Internet Service in Alabama