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.

84%

BROADBAND COVERAGE

24%

POPULATION UNDERSERVED

36.6

MBPS AVERAGE
STATE-WIDE SPEED

39th

MOST
CONNECTED STATE

BROADBAND SPEEDS

85.4%

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

76.7%

of Alabamians have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.

14.8%

of Alabamians have access to 1 gigabit broadband.

WIRED COVERAGE

94.8%

of Alabamians have access to wireline service.

12.4%

of Alabamians have access to fiber-optic service.

80.0%

of Alabamians have access to cable service.

84.6%

of Alabamians have access to DSL service.

WIRELESS COVERAGE

100.0%

of Alabamians have access to mobile broadband service.

15.4%

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	267.6 MBPS	14 Providers
2.	Lafayette	123.5 MBPS	8 Providers
3.	Mc Calla	93.7 MBPS	9 Providers
4.	Glenwood	88.7 MBPS	8 Providers
5.	Sumiton	75.6 MBPS	8 Providers

Speeds for Major Providers in Alabama

Provider	Avg. Download Speed
AT&T Internet	44.8 MBPS
Charter Spectrum	40.4 MBPS
XFINITY from Comcast	35.2 MBPS
Mediacom Cable	33.0 MBPS
CenturyLink	7.0 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 89.4% of Alabamians.

QUICK STATS

In total there are 146 internet providers in Alabama.
There are 717,000 people in Alabama without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 927,000 people in Alabama that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 257,000 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	63.6%	11 providers
Adamsville	97.5%	9 providers
Alabaster	99.9%	13 providers
Albertville	98.3%	12 providers
Alexander City	96.5%	9 providers
Aliceville	29.8%	7 providers
Altoona	45.0%	10 providers
Andalusia	78.5%	10 providers
Anniston	99.7%	11 providers
Arab	80.4%	8 providers
Ardmore	96.6%	12 providers
Ashford	83.8%	9 providers
Ashland	42.3%	8 providers
Ashville	90.9%	11 providers
Athens	96.5%	13 providers
Atmore	72.4%	10 providers
Attalla	86.7%	10 providers
Auburn	95.3%	13 providers
Bay Minette	92.5%	11 providers
Bessemer	98.5%	14 providers
Birmingham	99.8%	21 providers
Blountsville	36.3%	7 providers
Boaz	94.9%	10 providers
Brent	0.0%	9 providers
Brewton	82.9%	11 providers
Calera	92.8%	10 providers
Camden	74.3%	7 providers
Cedar Bluff	43.8%	9 providers
Centre	59.1%	9 providers
Centreville	0.0%	9 providers
Chelsea	97.6%	8 providers
Childersburg	69.1%	10 providers
Chunchula	37.4%	11 providers
Citronelle	75.0%	12 providers
Clanton	64.7%	13 providers
Clayton	10.0%	10 providers
Collinsville	46.5%	12 providers
Columbiana	68.8%	8 providers
Cordova	77.0%	8 providers
Cottondale	92.8%	9 providers
Crossville	82.0%	11 providers
Cullman	86.9%	8 providers
Dadeville	85.5%	9 providers
Daleville	98.3%	10 providers
Danville	67.8%	9 providers
Daphne	98.8%	13 providers
Deatsville	85.7%	9 providers
Decatur	99.3%	12 providers
Demopolis	1.7%	14 providers
Dora	98.1%	9 providers
Dothan	96.7%	16 providers
Eclectic	92.3%	8 providers
Eight Mile	96.8%	14 providers
Elba	78.5%	9 providers
Elberta	64.1%	11 providers
Elkmont	81.9%	12 providers
Elmore	100.0%	8 providers
Enterprise	99.9%	12 providers
Eufaula	86.8%	8 providers
Eutaw	0.0%	7 providers
Evergreen	59.1%	10 providers
Fairfield	99.9%	11 providers
Fairhope	99.2%	13 providers
Falkville	54.1%	8 providers
Fayette	21.9%	8 providers
Florence	94.3%	14 providers
Foley	74.3%	12 providers
Fort Payne	90.1%	15 providers
Frisco City	65.6%	9 providers
Fultondale	99.3%	11 providers
Fyffe	100.0%	7 providers
Gadsden	97.8%	15 providers
Gardendale	96.9%	12 providers
Geneva	87.8%	8 providers
Goodwater	80.3%	8 providers
Gordo	20.6%	8 providers
Grand Bay	96.0%	13 providers
Grant	100.0%	9 providers
Greensboro	69.0%	11 providers
Greenville	69.5%	10 providers
Grove Hill	64.3%	9 providers
Gulf Shores	92.4%	11 providers
Guntersville	96.4%	13 providers
Gurley	81.4%	14 providers
Haleyville	43.0%	9 providers
Hamilton	31.9%	9 providers
Hanceville	78.2%	8 providers
Hartford	58.2%	7 providers
Hartselle	95.6%	9 providers
Harvest	99.7%	15 providers
Hayden	56.5%	12 providers
Hazel Green	99.2%	13 providers
Headland	72.1%	11 providers
Heflin	16.5%	8 providers
Helena	98.5%	11 providers
Henagar	99.6%	8 providers
Horton	75.7%	8 providers
Huntsville	96.5%	20 providers
Irvington	96.4%	11 providers
Jackson	68.2%	10 providers
Jacksonville	93.7%	10 providers
Jasper	92.1%	9 providers
Jemison	76.8%	10 providers
Killen	78.2%	9 providers
Laceys Spring	80.6%	10 providers
Lafayette	55.6%	8 providers
Lanett	99.3%	8 providers
Leeds	98.8%	13 providers
Lincoln	18.5%	9 providers
Lineville	41.3%	8 providers
Livingston	75.7%	9 providers
Loxley	96.3%	11 providers
Luverne	79.5%	9 providers
Madison	96.1%	17 providers
Marion	3.3%	11 providers
Maylene	99.9%	10 providers
Mc Calla	96.4%	9 providers
Meridianville	99.3%	14 providers
Midland City	83.9%	11 providers
Millbrook	98.5%	11 providers
Mobile	96.9%	22 providers
Monroeville	93.1%	6 providers
Montevallo	95.6%	9 providers
Montgomery	99.0%	21 providers
Moody	95.6%	10 providers
Moulton	73.5%	6 providers
Moundville	83.1%	9 providers
Mount Olive	98.2%	10 providers
Munford	51.6%	10 providers
Muscle Shoals	90.3%	9 providers
Nauvoo	20.6%	7 providers
New Hope	81.1%	9 providers
New Market	94.2%	12 providers
Newton	57.8%	10 providers
Northport	92.4%	14 providers
Odenville	83.8%	10 providers
Ohatchee	57.8%	9 providers
Oneonta	86.1%	8 providers
Opelika	94.5%	15 providers
Opp	81.5%	6 providers
Orange Beach	95.2%	13 providers
Owens Cross Roads	97.0%	11 providers
Oxford	99.6%	11 providers
Ozark	98.0%	8 providers
Pelham	99.7%	12 providers
Pell City	75.0%	9 providers
Phenix City	99.6%	15 providers
Phil Campbell	37.8%	8 providers
Piedmont	59.9%	11 providers
Pike Road	86.6%	11 providers
Pinson	94.3%	9 providers
Pleasant Grove	99.7%	8 providers
Prattville	91.0%	14 providers
Rainbow City	98.5%	9 providers
Rainsville	100.0%	7 providers
Roanoke	72.8%	8 providers
Robertsdale	88.5%	13 providers
Rogersville	0.0%	8 providers
Russellville	76.8%	9 providers
Salem	92.3%	9 providers
Samson	42.5%	9 providers
Saraland	97.8%	14 providers
Satsuma	99.7%	13 providers
Scottsboro	93.5%	14 providers
Selma	89.7%	13 providers
Semmes	98.7%	15 providers
Sheffield	99.2%	8 providers
Slocomb	52.3%	9 providers
Smiths Station	98.4%	8 providers
Somerville	90.4%	11 providers
Spanish Fort	97.5%	13 providers
Springville	81.0%	11 providers
Sterrett	90.7%	8 providers
Stevenson	70.3%	10 providers
Summerdale	85.0%	9 providers
Sylacauga	88.7%	9 providers
Talladega	80.6%	13 providers
Tallassee	89.9%	11 providers
Theodore	98.7%	15 providers
Thomasville	65.4%	10 providers
Toney	98.3%	14 providers
Town Creek	0.0%	7 providers
Trinity	98.7%	11 providers
Troy	3.8%	16 providers
Trussville	98.5%	14 providers
Tuscaloosa	94.3%	15 providers
Tuscumbia	89.0%	12 providers
Tuskegee	79.0%	10 providers
Tuskegee Institute	100.0%	8 providers
Union Grove	46.3%	9 providers
Union Springs	0.0%	5 providers
Valley	99.7%	10 providers
Vinemont	76.1%	8 providers
Warrior	95.2%	11 providers
Weaver	100.0%	9 providers
West Blocton	54.0%	8 providers
Wetumpka	92.8%	11 providers
Wilmer	90.5%	14 providers
Wilsonville	60.1%	7 providers
Winfield	16.4%	7 providers

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Last Updated on 11/13/2018.

Internet Service in Alabama