Colorado Internet Coverage & Availability in 2023
Colorado Internet Facts in 2023
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Colorado currently ranks among states in BroadbandNow’s annual rankings of internet coverage, speed and availability.
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This means that roughly in ten Colorado residents are not able to purchase an internet plan of at least 25Mbps download and 3Mbps upload.
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This means that nearly seven in ten residents are not able to purchase broadband at a price of $60/month or less (excluding promotions and government programs).
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This means that in ten residents are unable to purchase a fiber internet plan.
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The U.S. has more than 2,968 internet service providers, with most covering very small areas. It is worth searching by zip code to see who is available in your town.
At BroadbandNow, we advocate for a definition of broadband internet to be at least 100Mbps, as opposed to the FCC definition of 25Mbps, which would be considered slow for many internet-intensive activities.
Colorado, with 91% of people having access to 100Mbps broadband, ranks 28th (tying with Michigan, Minnesota, and Texas) among all states.
Internet Availability by County
100 Mbps Coverage By County, Highest and Lowest
| Highest | |
|---|---|
| Denver | 98.99% |
| Arapahoe | 98.18% |
| Broomfield | 98.00% |
| Jefferson | 96.95% |
| Adams | 96.33% |
| Douglas | 95.90% |
| Summit | 94.90% |
| Boulder | 94.83% |
| Mineral | 94.10% |
| El Paso | 93.79% |
| Lowest | |
|---|---|
| Cheyenne | 0% |
| Jackson | 0% |
| Hinsdale | 0.83% |
| Crowley | 1.56% |
| Custer | 3.06% |
| Lincoln | 3.20% |
| Kiowa | 3.43% |
| Baca | 4.41% |
| Bent | 6.05% |
| Washington | 13.59% |
In Colorado, 79.8% of people have access to 1G broadband, ranking 15th among all states.
Internet Coverage by Demographic in Colorado
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic (includes broadband and non-broadband packages)
Percentage of households with and without any type of internet access
- With: 91%
- Without: 9%
Type of internet connection
- Dialup only: <1%
- Broadband of any type: 91%
- Cellular data only: 10%
- Satellite: 8%
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic
- <18: 3%
- 18-64: 4%
- 65+ adults: 6%
- <$20,000: 29%
- $20,000-$74,999: 11%
- $75,000+: 3%
- Black: 5%
- Native American/Alaska Native: 8%
- Asian: 2%
- Mixed race: 5%
- Hispanic or Latino: 6%
- White: 3%
- Employed: 4%
- Unemployed: 5%
- Less than high school: 9%
- Some college or associate degree: 5%
- Bachelor’s degree: 3%
Internet Speed in Top Colorado Cities
| City | Avg. Download Speed | No. of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | 158.6 MBPS | 42 Providers |
| Colorado Springs | 178.3 MBPS | 29 Providers |
| Aurora | 161.2 MBPS | 25 Providers |
| Littleton | 203.0 MBPS | 26 Providers |
| Fort Collins | 199.9 MBPS | 23 Providers |
Fastest Major Providers in Colorado
| Provider | Avg. Download Speed |
|---|---|
| Xfinity | 213.1 MBPS |
| Aerux Broadband | 182.2 MBPS |
| CenturyLink | 144.9 MBPS |
| Spectrum | 110.1 MBPS |
| Rise Broadband | 27.8 MBPS |
Metro & Rural County Coverage
| County Name | % Broadband Coverage |
|---|---|
| Dolores | 79.2% |
| Kiowa | 54.1% |
| Ouray | 61.3% |
| Weld | 87.5% |
| Jefferson | 98.3% |
| Lake | 92.4% |
| Rio Blanco | 74.1% |
| Chaffee | 81.0% |
| Eagle | 90.5% |
| Routt | 84.3% |
| Arapahoe | 98.4% |
| Archuleta | 82.9% |
| Delta | 87.9% |
| Fremont | 87.9% |
| Morgan | 93.0% |
| Summit | 96.4% |
| Bent | 73.8% |
| Costilla | 62.0% |
| Moffat | 79.7% |
| Teller | 70.7% |
| Adams | 96.7% |
| Gunnison | 87.2% |
| Clear Creek | 84.1% |
| Conejos | 66.8% |
| Denver | 99.2% |
| Douglas | 97.2% |
| La Plata | 82.4% |
| Pueblo | 94.4% |
| Yuma | 72.4% |
| Cheyenne | 74.4% |
| Garfield | 83.6% |
| Larimer | 92.4% |
| Logan | 88.4% |
| Rio Grande | 84.6% |
| San Juan | 92.6% |
| Alamosa | 84.5% |
| Crowley | 75.2% |
| Montezuma | 87.2% |
| Gilpin | 85.3% |
| Jackson | 58.3% |
| Mesa | 92.7% |
| Otero | 87.2% |
| San Miguel | 74.4% |
| Elbert | 66.1% |
| Kit Carson | 85.9% |
| Park | 50.5% |
| Washington | 47.7% |
| Boulder | 95.9% |
| Broomfield | 98.5% |
| Grand | 90.1% |
| Las Animas | 70.0% |
| Phillips | 92.1% |
| Saguache | 73.9% |
| Baca | 62.8% |
| Huerfano | 64.0% |
| Prowers | 83.5% |
| Custer | 75.2% |
| El Paso | 94.8% |
| Mineral | 96.1% |
| Montrose | 80.1% |
| Sedgwick | 80.6% |
| Hinsdale | 74.1% |
| Lincoln | 45.8% |
| Pitkin | 91.0% |
Internet Providers By City in Colorado
| Akron | 45.1% | 12 providers |
| Alamosa | 87.8% | 13 providers |
| Arvada | 99.4% | 25 providers |
| Aspen | 96.8% | 13 providers |
| Ault | 65.4% | 16 providers |
| Aurora | 98.5% | 25 providers |
| Austin | 96.3% | 12 providers |
| Avon | 91.5% | 14 providers |
| Bailey | 71.3% | 10 providers |
| Basalt | 86.1% | 15 providers |
| Bayfield | 81.5% | 17 providers |
| Bellvue | 68.2% | 11 providers |
| Bennett | 99.5% | 17 providers |
| Berthoud | 61.6% | 16 providers |
| Beulah | 90.0% | 10 providers |
| Black Hawk | 88.9% | 15 providers |
| Boulder | 96.5% | 25 providers |
| Breckenridge | 99.0% | 13 providers |
| Brighton | 96.8% | 20 providers |
| Broomfield | 99.3% | 21 providers |
| Brush | 93.2% | 14 providers |
| Buena Vista | 74.5% | 12 providers |
| Burlington | 90.1% | 13 providers |
| Byers | 40.6% | 15 providers |
| Calhan | 30.0% | 15 providers |
| Canon City | 87.9% | 15 providers |
| Carbondale | 85.9% | 16 providers |
| Castle Rock | 98.2% | 20 providers |
| Cedaredge | 98.5% | 12 providers |
| Center | 73.0% | 11 providers |
| Clifton | 97.0% | 13 providers |
| Collbran | 0.0% | 12 providers |
| Colorado City | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Colorado Springs | 96.9% | 29 providers |
| Commerce City | 98.5% | 17 providers |
| Conifer | 83.1% | 13 providers |
| Cortez | 93.9% | 16 providers |
| Craig | 82.1% | 14 providers |
| Crawford | 82.6% | 11 providers |
| Crested Butte | 98.0% | 13 providers |
| Crestone | 93.1% | 9 providers |
| Cripple Creek | 23.0% | 17 providers |
| Dacono | 98.6% | 16 providers |
| Deer Trail | 0.2% | 12 providers |
| Del Norte | 80.5% | 12 providers |
| Delta | 77.2% | 16 providers |
| Denver | 98.6% | 42 providers |
| Dillon | 98.3% | 11 providers |
| Divide | 75.3% | 15 providers |
| Dolores | 91.4% | 17 providers |
| Dove Creek | 70.7% | 11 providers |
| Durango | 84.7% | 20 providers |
| Eagle | 95.1% | 14 providers |
| Eaton | 72.4% | 16 providers |
| Eckert | 85.4% | 11 providers |
| Edwards | 84.5% | 14 providers |
| Elbert | 60.4% | 18 providers |
| Elizabeth | 74.6% | 18 providers |
| Englewood | 98.8% | 30 providers |
| Erie | 95.2% | 16 providers |
| Estes Park | 96.6% | 14 providers |
| Evans | 98.7% | 14 providers |
| Evergreen | 92.8% | 15 providers |
| Fairplay | 15.7% | 10 providers |
| Firestone | 99.3% | 13 providers |
| Florence | 95.6% | 12 providers |
| Florissant | 42.2% | 15 providers |
| Fort Collins | 94.6% | 23 providers |
| Fort Lupton | 65.9% | 15 providers |
| Fort Morgan | 95.6% | 16 providers |
| Fountain | 95.5% | 15 providers |
| Fowler | 75.9% | 10 providers |
| Franktown | 74.3% | 22 providers |
| Fraser | 92.9% | 11 providers |
| Frederick | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Frisco | 96.7% | 11 providers |
| Fruita | 91.0% | 14 providers |
| Georgetown | 98.7% | 10 providers |
| Glenwood Springs | 87.9% | 15 providers |
| Golden | 92.8% | 23 providers |
| Granby | 92.5% | 11 providers |
| Grand Junction | 98.3% | 19 providers |
| Grand Lake | 96.3% | 12 providers |
| Greeley | 94.4% | 15 providers |
| Gunnison | 86.4% | 17 providers |
| Gypsum | 90.1% | 16 providers |
| Hartsel | 2.4% | 8 providers |
| Haxtun | 68.4% | 10 providers |
| Hayden | 82.6% | 10 providers |
| Henderson | 90.3% | 19 providers |
| Hesperus | 69.0% | 16 providers |
| Holly | 59.9% | 12 providers |
| Holyoke | 99.4% | 7 providers |
| Hotchkiss | 90.8% | 12 providers |
| Hudson | 53.1% | 16 providers |
| Idaho Springs | 86.5% | 13 providers |
| Ignacio | 70.9% | 17 providers |
| Johnstown | 89.4% | 16 providers |
| Julesburg | 84.5% | 9 providers |
| Keenesburg | 60.4% | 13 providers |
| Kersey | 41.5% | 12 providers |
| Kiowa | 54.2% | 18 providers |
| Kremmling | 84.0% | 11 providers |
| La Jara | 65.8% | 10 providers |
| La Junta | 90.3% | 11 providers |
| La Salle | 59.4% | 14 providers |
| La Veta | 9.3% | 13 providers |
| Lafayette | 98.4% | 17 providers |
| Lamar | 89.8% | 12 providers |
| Laporte | 90.9% | 13 providers |
| Larkspur | 78.9% | 20 providers |
| Las Animas | 83.6% | 11 providers |
| Leadville | 94.2% | 13 providers |
| Limon | 35.9% | 11 providers |
| Littleton | 99.4% | 26 providers |
| Livermore | 59.4% | 10 providers |
| Loma | 43.6% | 13 providers |
| Lone Tree | 100.0% | 20 providers |
| Longmont | 97.4% | 22 providers |
| Louisville | 93.0% | 17 providers |
| Loveland | 94.6% | 19 providers |
| Lyons | 59.3% | 15 providers |
| Mancos | 61.9% | 16 providers |
| Manitou Springs | 93.0% | 14 providers |
| Mead | 91.3% | 15 providers |
| Meeker | 65.7% | 10 providers |
| Milliken | 93.0% | 17 providers |
| Monte Vista | 85.1% | 13 providers |
| Montrose | 83.4% | 16 providers |
| Monument | 99.1% | 19 providers |
| Morrison | 91.2% | 16 providers |
| Nederland | 63.6% | 14 providers |
| New Castle | 78.3% | 13 providers |
| Norwood | 44.1% | 14 providers |
| Nunn | 98.6% | 13 providers |
| Oak Creek | 45.3% | 11 providers |
| Olathe | 58.0% | 17 providers |
| Olney Springs | 86.8% | 10 providers |
| Ordway | 77.9% | 10 providers |
| Pagosa Springs | 84.2% | 14 providers |
| Palisade | 86.8% | 17 providers |
| Palmer Lake | 96.5% | 17 providers |
| Paonia | 98.2% | 11 providers |
| Parachute | 90.5% | 12 providers |
| Parker | 96.3% | 19 providers |
| Penrose | 86.3% | 13 providers |
| Peyton | 74.2% | 18 providers |
| Pierce | 82.5% | 16 providers |
| Pine | 59.8% | 12 providers |
| Platteville | 26.9% | 16 providers |
| Pueblo | 95.1% | 19 providers |
| Rangely | 86.1% | 8 providers |
| Ridgway | 70.5% | 12 providers |
| Rifle | 82.0% | 13 providers |
| Rocky Ford | 82.9% | 10 providers |
| Rye | 97.0% | 11 providers |
| Salida | 91.1% | 12 providers |
| San Luis | 47.2% | 10 providers |
| Sedalia | 62.0% | 19 providers |
| Silt | 65.1% | 11 providers |
| Silverthorne | 91.0% | 11 providers |
| Snowmass | 67.9% | 14 providers |
| Snowmass Village | 97.5% | 15 providers |
| South Fork | 93.1% | 11 providers |
| Springfield | 81.3% | 11 providers |
| Steamboat Springs | 93.3% | 16 providers |
| Sterling | 95.2% | 13 providers |
| Strasburg | 84.4% | 15 providers |
| Tabernash | 88.5% | 10 providers |
| Telluride | 95.5% | 14 providers |
| Thornton | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Timnath | 99.4% | 14 providers |
| Towaoc | 69.8% | 8 providers |
| Trinidad | 84.1% | 12 providers |
| U S A F Academy | 68.4% | 14 providers |
| Vail | 99.8% | 13 providers |
| Walsenburg | 84.7% | 12 providers |
| Watkins | 42.0% | 18 providers |
| Wellington | 82.2% | 12 providers |
| Westcliffe | 74.8% | 10 providers |
| Westminster | 99.9% | 17 providers |
| Wheat Ridge | 99.9% | 21 providers |
| Whitewater | 53.7% | 14 providers |
| Wiggins | 99.5% | 11 providers |
| Windsor | 92.7% | 17 providers |
| Winter Park | 96.1% | 11 providers |
| Woodland Park | 92.4% | 18 providers |
| Wray | 81.9% | 12 providers |
| Yuma | 59.4% | 10 providers |