Florida Internet Coverage & Availability in 2023

Florida Internet Facts in 2023

  • Florida currently ranks 7th among states in BroadbandNow’s annual rankings of internet coverage, speed and availability.

  • This means that roughly zero in ten Florida residents are not able to purchase an internet plan of at least 25Mbps download and 3Mbps upload.

  • This means that nearly six in ten residents are not able to purchase broadband at a price of $60/month or less (excluding promotions and government programs).

  • This means that five in ten residents are unable to purchase a fiber internet plan.

  • The U.S. has more than 2,901 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.

In Florida, 96.3% of people have access to 100Mbps broadband, ranking 10th among all states.

Internet Availability by County

100 Mbps Coverage By County, Highest and Lowest

Highest
Pinellas 99.95%
Brevard 99.93%
Seminole 99.85%
Hillsborough 99.57%
Orange 99.57%
Manatee 99.43%
Broward 99.38%
Palm Beach 99.11%
Flagler 98.95%
Osceola 98.94%
Lowest
Liberty 0%
Calhoun 0.27%
Dixie 0.40%
Levy 7.96%
Jefferson 22.43%
Gilchrist 25.57%
Washington 31.31%
Holmes 32.89%
Glades 41.07%
Bradford 47.48%

In Florida, 61.9% of people have access to 1G broadband, ranking 34th among all states.

Internet Coverage by Demographic in Florida

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: 87%
  • Without: 13%

Type of internet connection

  • Dialup only: <1%
  • Broadband of any type: 87%
  • Cellular data only: 11%
  • Satellite: 6%

Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic

  • <18: 6%
  • 18-64: 7%
  • 65+ adults: 9%

  • <$20,000: 33%
  • $20,000-$74,999: 14%
  • $75,000+: 5%

  • Black: 12%
  • Native American/Alaska Native: 6%
  • Asian: 4%
  • Mixed race: 5%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 9%
  • White: 5%

  • Employed: 6%
  • Unemployed: 7%

  • Less than high school: 14%
  • Some college or associate degree: 8%
  • Bachelor’s degree: 4%

Internet Speed in Top Florida Cities

City Avg. Download Speed No. of Providers
Miami 189.2 MBPS 33 Providers
Orlando 150.0 MBPS 33 Providers
Jacksonville 184.5 MBPS 29 Providers
Fort Lauderdale 208.3 MBPS 26 Providers
Tampa 152.7 MBPS 27 Providers

Fastest Major Providers in Florida

Provider Avg. Download Speed
Xfinity 205.5 MBPS
AT&T Internet 175.9 MBPS
Spectrum 162.7 MBPS
Frontier 101.4 MBPS
CenturyLink 99.1 MBPS

Metro & Rural County Coverage

County Name % Broadband Coverage
Alachua 94.4%
Baker 87.0%
Bay 96.9%
Bradford 67.8%
Brevard 99.9%
Broward 99.4%
Calhoun 94.8%
Charlotte 95.2%
Citrus 96.2%
Clay 96.6%
Collier 99.0%
Columbia 90.3%
DeSoto 73.9%
Dixie 4.4%
Duval 100.0%
Escambia 98.1%
Flagler 99.0%
Franklin 85.4%
Gadsden 94.4%
Gilchrist 30.6%
Glades 79.7%
Gulf 90.3%
Hamilton 94.7%
Hardee 76.0%
Hendry 85.1%
Hernando 96.8%
Highlands 92.3%
Hillsborough 99.6%
Holmes 43.1%
Indian River 98.0%
Jackson 67.7%
Jefferson 55.6%
Lafayette 69.5%
Lake 95.6%
Lee 96.4%
Leon 96.5%
Levy 27.0%
Liberty 58.8%
Madison 70.0%
Manatee 99.4%
Marion 95.7%
Martin 98.7%
Miami-Dade 98.7%
Monroe 98.0%
Nassau 96.9%
Okaloosa 97.0%
Okeechobee 89.2%
Orange 99.6%
Osceola 99.2%
Palm Beach 99.2%
Pasco 99.1%
Pinellas 100.0%
Polk 96.6%
Putnam 87.2%
St. Johns 98.6%
St. Lucie 98.6%
Santa Rosa 93.9%
Sarasota 98.0%
Seminole 99.9%
Sumter 96.4%
Suwannee 95.5%
Taylor 72.7%
Union 79.5%
Volusia 98.5%
Wakulla 95.5%
Walton 85.9%
Washington 32.7%

Internet Providers By City in Florida

Alachua 97.9% 12 providers
Altamonte Springs 100.0% 18 providers
Apollo Beach 99.9% 10 providers
Apopka 99.6% 16 providers
Arcadia 74.1% 13 providers
Atlantic Beach 100.0% 13 providers
Auburndale 100.0% 11 providers
Avon Park 84.8% 12 providers
Bartow 97.8% 14 providers
Belle Glade 90.7% 10 providers
Belleview 100.0% 11 providers
Beverly Hills 99.9% 10 providers
Boca Raton 99.1% 21 providers
Bonifay 57.1% 11 providers
Bonita Springs 97.0% 20 providers
Boynton Beach 99.3% 15 providers
Bradenton 99.9% 23 providers
Brandon 100.0% 15 providers
Brooksville 93.1% 17 providers
Callahan 98.1% 9 providers
Cantonment 99.6% 13 providers
Cape Coral 97.2% 12 providers
Casselberry 100.0% 15 providers
Chipley 37.1% 11 providers
Clearwater 100.0% 20 providers
Clermont 96.6% 17 providers
Clewiston 77.6% 11 providers
Cocoa 100.0% 12 providers
Cocoa Beach 100.0% 11 providers
Crawfordville 97.1% 11 providers
Crestview 96.0% 13 providers
Crystal River 91.3% 12 providers
Dade City 91.8% 12 providers
Dania 99.9% 11 providers
Davenport 99.6% 19 providers
Daytona Beach 100.0% 20 providers
Debary 99.6% 15 providers
Deerfield Beach 99.9% 18 providers
Defuniak Springs 83.8% 13 providers
Deland 99.3% 13 providers
Delray Beach 99.6% 17 providers
Deltona 100.0% 13 providers
Destin 100.0% 17 providers
Dover 100.0% 13 providers
Dunedin 100.0% 15 providers
Dunnellon 84.8% 18 providers
Edgewater 100.0% 14 providers
Englewood 98.3% 16 providers
Estero 99.3% 14 providers
Eustis 95.0% 13 providers
Fernandina Beach 98.7% 10 providers
Fleming Island 98.4% 11 providers
Fort Lauderdale 99.5% 26 providers
Fort Myers 98.1% 25 providers
Fort Pierce 97.8% 19 providers
Fort Walton Beach 99.7% 16 providers
Gainesville 99.1% 17 providers
Gibsonton 99.9% 12 providers
Green Cove Springs 97.8% 10 providers
Groveland 87.6% 15 providers
Gulf Breeze 99.4% 18 providers
Haines City 99.8% 13 providers
Hallandale 98.1% 16 providers
Hernando 93.9% 13 providers
Hialeah 98.3% 18 providers
Hobe Sound 99.7% 14 providers
Holiday 100.0% 13 providers
Hollywood 99.1% 20 providers
Homestead 97.3% 16 providers
Homosassa 99.9% 10 providers
Hudson 99.9% 12 providers
Immokalee 97.8% 13 providers
Indialantic 100.0% 12 providers
Inverness 99.6% 11 providers
Jacksonville 99.9% 29 providers
Jacksonville Beach 100.0% 15 providers
Jensen Beach 98.5% 18 providers
Jupiter 99.0% 18 providers
Key Biscayne 99.7% 12 providers
Key West 97.1% 10 providers
Keystone Heights 74.3% 9 providers
Kissimmee 99.9% 22 providers
Labelle 91.0% 13 providers
Lady Lake 98.7% 13 providers
Lake City 91.0% 12 providers
Lake Mary 100.0% 14 providers
Lake Placid 92.1% 13 providers
Lake Wales 88.6% 14 providers
Lake Worth 99.5% 19 providers
Lakeland 99.7% 15 providers
Land O Lakes 100.0% 14 providers
Largo 99.8% 17 providers
Leesburg 96.5% 13 providers
Lehigh Acres 89.9% 14 providers
Lithia 82.8% 13 providers
Live Oak 96.2% 11 providers
Longwood 100.0% 16 providers
Loxahatchee 99.1% 12 providers
Lutz 100.0% 14 providers
Lynn Haven 99.9% 13 providers
Macclenny 95.1% 11 providers
Maitland 100.0% 17 providers
Marco Island 100.0% 11 providers
Marianna 85.3% 13 providers
Melbourne 99.9% 17 providers
Merritt Island 100.0% 13 providers
Miami 98.8% 33 providers
Miami Beach 99.9% 22 providers
Miami Gardens 98.8% 13 providers
Middleburg 99.4% 10 providers
Milton 93.3% 14 providers
Monticello 56.8% 8 providers
Mount Dora 99.4% 18 providers
Mulberry 94.3% 14 providers
Naples 99.1% 20 providers
Navarre 99.9% 13 providers
New Port Richey 100.0% 13 providers
New Smyrna Beach 99.6% 13 providers
Niceville 100.0% 13 providers
Nokomis 96.4% 14 providers
North Fort Myers 96.4% 15 providers
North Miami Beach 98.8% 18 providers
North Palm Beach 99.5% 14 providers
North Port 95.9% 14 providers
Ocala 97.7% 23 providers
Ocoee 100.0% 15 providers
Odessa 100.0% 13 providers
Okeechobee 87.8% 16 providers
Oldsmar 100.0% 14 providers
Opa Locka 99.6% 13 providers
Orange City 100.0% 16 providers
Orange Park 99.5% 13 providers
Orlando 99.7% 33 providers
Ormond Beach 100.0% 14 providers
Oviedo 99.8% 17 providers
Palatka 95.6% 11 providers
Palm Bay 100.0% 15 providers
Palm Beach Gardens 99.1% 16 providers
Palm City 99.7% 16 providers
Palm Coast 100.0% 12 providers
Palm Harbor 100.0% 15 providers
Palmetto 99.9% 11 providers
Panama City 99.0% 16 providers
Panama City Beach 98.4% 15 providers
Parrish 94.7% 11 providers
Pembroke Pines 99.9% 17 providers
Pensacola 99.9% 21 providers
Perry 79.7% 10 providers
Pinellas Park 100.0% 15 providers
Plant City 98.9% 16 providers
Pompano Beach 99.6% 20 providers
Ponte Vedra Beach 99.6% 15 providers
Port Charlotte 95.4% 17 providers
Port Orange 100.0% 14 providers
Port Richey 100.0% 14 providers
Port Saint Lucie 99.2% 17 providers
Punta Gorda 93.5% 17 providers
Quincy 95.9% 12 providers
Riverview 100.0% 15 providers
Rockledge 100.0% 13 providers
Ruskin 100.0% 10 providers
Safety Harbor 100.0% 10 providers
Saint Augustine 99.6% 19 providers
Saint Cloud 98.3% 14 providers
Saint Johns 99.6% 14 providers
Saint Petersburg 99.9% 19 providers
Sanford 100.0% 15 providers
Sarasota 98.5% 21 providers
Satellite Beach 100.0% 10 providers
Sebastian 99.6% 13 providers
Sebring 95.2% 16 providers
Seffner 100.0% 15 providers
Seminole 100.0% 16 providers
Spring Hill 100.0% 12 providers
Starke 81.6% 12 providers
Stuart 98.5% 19 providers
Summerfield 94.6% 13 providers
Sun City Center 100.0% 11 providers
Tallahassee 96.5% 22 providers
Tampa 100.0% 27 providers
Tarpon Springs 100.0% 12 providers
Tavares 97.6% 14 providers
The Villages 99.6% 14 providers
Titusville 99.9% 12 providers
Valrico 100.0% 12 providers
Venice 98.2% 16 providers
Vero Beach 97.7% 17 providers
Wauchula 82.0% 11 providers
Wellington 99.8% 13 providers
Wesley Chapel 100.0% 14 providers
West Palm Beach 99.4% 20 providers
Wildwood 98.9% 10 providers
Wimauma 94.7% 13 providers
Windermere 100.0% 17 providers
Winter Garden 99.9% 13 providers
Winter Haven 100.0% 12 providers
Winter Park 100.0% 17 providers
Winter Springs 100.0% 14 providers
Yulee 96.7% 11 providers
Zephyrhills 98.3% 14 providers