Louisiana Internet Coverage & Availability in 2023
Louisiana Internet Facts in 2023
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Louisiana currently ranks 47th among states in BroadbandNow’s annual rankings of internet coverage, speed and availability.
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This means that roughly two in ten Louisiana 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 eight 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 seven in ten residents are unable to purchase a fiber internet plan.
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The U.S. has more than 2,860 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 Louisiana, 86.8% of people have access to 100Mbps broadband, ranking 40th among all states.
Internet Availability by County
100 Mbps Coverage By County, Highest and Lowest
| Highest | |
|---|---|
| Jefferson | 99.99% |
| St. Bernard | 99.97% |
| St. John the Baptist | 99.97% |
| St. James | 99.93% |
| Ascension | 99.90% |
| Terrebonne | 99.89% |
| Orleans | 99.83% |
| Lafourche | 99.64% |
| East Baton Rouge | 99.57% |
| Lafayette | 99.47% |
| Lowest | |
|---|---|
| Catahoula | 0% |
| La Salle | 0% |
| Sabine | 0% |
| Winn | 0% |
| Bienville | 0.03% |
| Tensas | 0.08% |
| Avoyelles | 0.14% |
| Jackson | 0.63% |
| Vernon | 1.74% |
| Beauregard | 2.98% |
In Louisiana, 70.8% of people have access to 1G broadband, ranking 28th among all states.
Internet Coverage by Demographic in Louisiana
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: 81%
- Without: 19%
Type of internet connection
- Dialup only: <1%
- Broadband of any type: 81%
- Cellular data only: 15%
- Satellite: 9%
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic
- <18: 9%
- 18-64: 9%
- 65+ adults: 9%
- <$20,000: 42%
- $20,000-$74,999: 19%
- $75,000+: 6%
- Black: 12%
- Native American/Alaska Native: 10%
- Asian: 5%
- Mixed race: 7%
- Hispanic or Latino: 11%
- White: 7%
- Employed: 8%
- Unemployed: 12%
- Less than high school: 15%
- Some college or associate degree: 10%
- Bachelor’s degree: 4%
Internet Speed in Top Louisiana Cities
| City | Avg. Download Speed | No. of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | 178.3 MBPS | 20 Providers |
| Baton Rouge | 202.8 MBPS | 20 Providers |
| Shreveport | 216.0 MBPS | 19 Providers |
| Lafayette | 188.6 MBPS | 17 Providers |
| Metairie | 181.6 MBPS | 16 Providers |
Fastest Major Providers in Louisiana
| Provider | Avg. Download Speed |
|---|---|
| Xfinity | 211.7 MBPS |
| Cox Communications | 189.7 MBPS |
| AT&T Internet | 158.9 MBPS |
| Spectrum | 156.6 MBPS |
| Optimum by Altice | 41.9 MBPS |
Metro & Rural County Coverage
| County Name | % Broadband Coverage |
|---|---|
| Acadia | 76.8% |
| Allen | 40.9% |
| Ascension | 99.9% |
| Assumption | 99.0% |
| Avoyelles | 23.2% |
| Beauregard | 19.8% |
| Bienville | 4.6% |
| Bossier | 66.9% |
| Caddo | 97.2% |
| Calcasieu | 61.0% |
| Caldwell | 55.8% |
| Cameron | 77.2% |
| Catahoula | 0.4% |
| Claiborne | 42.2% |
| Concordia | 21.6% |
| De Soto | 72.7% |
| East Baton Rouge | 99.7% |
| East Carroll | 64.4% |
| East Feliciana | 18.7% |
| Evangeline | 67.8% |
| Franklin | 36.8% |
| Grant | 4.7% |
| Iberia | 88.4% |
| Iberville | 92.1% |
| Jackson | 14.6% |
| Jefferson | 100.0% |
| Jefferson Davis | 76.7% |
| Lafayette | 99.5% |
| Lafourche | 99.6% |
| La Salle | 19.4% |
| Lincoln | 16.5% |
| Livingston | 99.2% |
| Madison | 69.7% |
| Morehouse | 22.9% |
| Natchitoches | 52.4% |
| Orleans | 99.8% |
| Ouachita | 97.9% |
| Plaquemines | 72.6% |
| Pointe Coupee | 85.4% |
| Rapides | 24.1% |
| Red River | 34.3% |
| Richland | 53.8% |
| Sabine | 6.5% |
| St. Bernard | 100.0% |
| St. Charles | 98.9% |
| St. Helena | 42.5% |
| St. James | 99.9% |
| St. John the Baptist | 100.0% |
| St. Landry | 87.9% |
| St. Martin | 95.5% |
| St. Mary | 96.9% |
| St. Tammany | 99.4% |
| Tangipahoa | 89.8% |
| Tensas | 0.1% |
| Terrebonne | 99.9% |
| Union | 41.8% |
| Vermilion | 97.2% |
| Vernon | 24.3% |
| Washington | 39.7% |
| Webster | 23.6% |
| West Baton Rouge | 97.1% |
| West Carroll | 35.4% |
| West Feliciana | 40.6% |
| Winn | 0.1% |
Internet Providers By City in Louisiana
| Abbeville | 98.6% | 14 providers |
| Abita Springs | 96.3% | 11 providers |
| Addis | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Albany | 99.8% | 9 providers |
| Alexandria | 30.3% | 13 providers |
| Amite | 78.5% | 12 providers |
| Arcadia | 0.1% | 10 providers |
| Arnaudville | 90.2% | 13 providers |
| Baker | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Ball | 4.3% | 8 providers |
| Basile | 70.2% | 9 providers |
| Bastrop | 11.8% | 11 providers |
| Baton Rouge | 99.7% | 20 providers |
| Belle Chasse | 98.0% | 14 providers |
| Benton | 49.2% | 10 providers |
| Bernice | 10.9% | 8 providers |
| Berwick | 99.9% | 11 providers |
| Bogalusa | 66.4% | 10 providers |
| Bossier City | 78.4% | 16 providers |
| Bourg | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Boyce | 0.0% | 9 providers |
| Breaux Bridge | 99.4% | 11 providers |
| Broussard | 92.8% | 15 providers |
| Brusly | 99.9% | 11 providers |
| Bunkie | 1.9% | 10 providers |
| Calhoun | 93.7% | 13 providers |
| Carencro | 99.9% | 14 providers |
| Chalmette | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Chauvin | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Choudrant | 67.3% | 12 providers |
| Church Point | 78.2% | 9 providers |
| Clinton | 15.1% | 9 providers |
| Colfax | 7.7% | 9 providers |
| Columbia | 53.2% | 10 providers |
| Cottonport | 50.2% | 6 providers |
| Coushatta | 40.0% | 8 providers |
| Covington | 99.8% | 12 providers |
| Crowley | 90.0% | 11 providers |
| Cut Off | 99.5% | 10 providers |
| Delhi | 56.3% | 10 providers |
| Denham Springs | 98.9% | 15 providers |
| Dequincy | 95.4% | 8 providers |
| Deridder | 3.6% | 10 providers |
| Des Allemands | 99.3% | 10 providers |
| Destrehan | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Deville | 11.7% | 10 providers |
| Donaldsonville | 99.9% | 11 providers |
| Downsville | 32.5% | 9 providers |
| Doyline | 0.0% | 10 providers |
| Dry Prong | 12.9% | 10 providers |
| Dubach | 5.4% | 9 providers |
| Duson | 95.9% | 12 providers |
| Ethel | 0.0% | 10 providers |
| Eunice | 90.4% | 9 providers |
| Farmerville | 60.5% | 11 providers |
| Ferriday | 0.2% | 11 providers |
| Florien | 0.4% | 9 providers |
| Folsom | 91.3% | 11 providers |
| Fort Polk | 90.0% | 9 providers |
| Franklin | 96.5% | 12 providers |
| Franklinton | 24.1% | 10 providers |
| Galliano | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Geismar | 99.1% | 11 providers |
| Glenmora | 51.5% | 8 providers |
| Gonzales | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Grambling | 2.7% | 9 providers |
| Gramercy | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Gray | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Grayson | 62.5% | 9 providers |
| Greensburg | 45.3% | 8 providers |
| Greenwell Springs | 99.1% | 13 providers |
| Greenwood | 95.0% | 8 providers |
| Gretna | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Gueydan | 85.0% | 13 providers |
| Hahnville | 89.0% | 10 providers |
| Hammond | 99.9% | 15 providers |
| Harvey | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Haughton | 50.1% | 9 providers |
| Haynesville | 65.9% | 8 providers |
| Holden | 95.2% | 10 providers |
| Homer | 42.3% | 9 providers |
| Houma | 99.9% | 18 providers |
| Independence | 99.4% | 11 providers |
| Iota | 64.1% | 11 providers |
| Iowa | 35.8% | 14 providers |
| Jackson | 11.6% | 11 providers |
| Jeanerette | 74.6% | 16 providers |
| Jena | 11.4% | 6 providers |
| Jennings | 85.7% | 13 providers |
| Jonesboro | 3.5% | 8 providers |
| Jonesville | 0.5% | 6 providers |
| Kaplan | 98.5% | 12 providers |
| Keithville | 87.2% | 8 providers |
| Kenner | 100.0% | 17 providers |
| Kentwood | 2.3% | 9 providers |
| Kinder | 75.6% | 9 providers |
| La Place | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Lacombe | 98.3% | 11 providers |
| Lafayette | 100.0% | 17 providers |
| Lake Arthur | 88.2% | 9 providers |
| Lake Charles | 48.4% | 18 providers |
| Lake Providence | 73.9% | 9 providers |
| Larose | 99.9% | 7 providers |
| Leesville | 4.6% | 9 providers |
| Livingston | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Lockport | 99.5% | 9 providers |
| Logansport | 64.0% | 9 providers |
| Loranger | 86.9% | 11 providers |
| Luling | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Lutcher | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Madisonville | 98.8% | 12 providers |
| Mamou | 72.3% | 6 providers |
| Mandeville | 99.9% | 12 providers |
| Mansfield | 84.9% | 11 providers |
| Mansura | 46.1% | 8 providers |
| Many | 16.2% | 10 providers |
| Marksville | 0.0% | 11 providers |
| Marrero | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Maurice | 97.2% | 11 providers |
| Meraux | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Metairie | 100.0% | 16 providers |
| Minden | 1.6% | 11 providers |
| Monroe | 98.4% | 15 providers |
| Montegut | 99.2% | 9 providers |
| Morgan City | 99.9% | 13 providers |
| Napoleonville | 97.9% | 11 providers |
| Natchitoches | 66.6% | 12 providers |
| New Iberia | 91.8% | 15 providers |
| New Orleans | 99.9% | 20 providers |
| New Roads | 99.9% | 12 providers |
| Oak Grove | 48.1% | 10 providers |
| Oakdale | 3.8% | 9 providers |
| Opelousas | 95.8% | 12 providers |
| Patterson | 99.9% | 12 providers |
| Paulina | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Pearl River | 99.4% | 11 providers |
| Pierre Part | 99.8% | 12 providers |
| Pineville | 21.6% | 11 providers |
| Pitkin | 21.9% | 8 providers |
| Plain Dealing | 69.2% | 7 providers |
| Plaquemine | 99.7% | 10 providers |
| Pollock | 3.3% | 9 providers |
| Ponchatoula | 99.8% | 12 providers |
| Port Allen | 95.6% | 12 providers |
| Port Barre | 92.9% | 11 providers |
| Prairieville | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Raceland | 98.4% | 11 providers |
| Ragley | 81.2% | 11 providers |
| Rayne | 80.6% | 12 providers |
| Rayville | 50.9% | 11 providers |
| Reserve | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Ruston | 16.7% | 10 providers |
| Saint Amant | 99.9% | 12 providers |
| Saint Bernard | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Saint Francisville | 43.1% | 11 providers |
| Saint Gabriel | 68.1% | 11 providers |
| Saint Martinville | 90.6% | 13 providers |
| Saint Rose | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Schriever | 99.7% | 13 providers |
| Scott | 96.0% | 14 providers |
| Shreveport | 99.0% | 19 providers |
| Slidell | 100.0% | 14 providers |
| Springfield | 96.9% | 11 providers |
| Springhill | 98.1% | 6 providers |
| Sterlington | 91.1% | 9 providers |
| Stonewall | 98.5% | 9 providers |
| Sulphur | 92.8% | 16 providers |
| Sunset | 94.7% | 12 providers |
| Tallulah | 76.2% | 12 providers |
| Thibodaux | 100.0% | 14 providers |
| Tickfaw | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Vacherie | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Vidalia | 60.8% | 12 providers |
| Ville Platte | 69.7% | 9 providers |
| Vinton | 80.5% | 13 providers |
| Violet | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Walker | 99.1% | 12 providers |
| Washington | 56.5% | 11 providers |
| Welsh | 76.5% | 10 providers |
| West Monroe | 98.5% | 14 providers |
| Westlake | 94.6% | 12 providers |
| Westwego | 99.9% | 12 providers |
| White Castle | 97.7% | 13 providers |
| Winnfield | 0.2% | 10 providers |
| Winnsboro | 43.8% | 9 providers |
| Youngsville | 98.2% | 14 providers |
| Zachary | 99.6% | 14 providers |
| Zwolle | 0.0% | 9 providers |