Internet Access in Louisiana: Stats & Figures

INTERNET ACCESS IN Louisiana

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COVERAGE BY COUNTY

Louisiana Interactive SVG Map showing broadband coverage by county.

75.0%

TERRESTRIAL BROADBAND COVERAGE

56.4%

WIRED LOW-PRICE PLAN ACCESS

63.0

MBPS AVERAGE
STATE-WIDE SPEED

33rd

STATE BROADBAND ACCESS RANKING

BROADBAND SPEEDS

89.3%

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

86.9%

of Louisianians have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.

25.0%

of Louisianians have access to 1 gigabit broadband.

WIRED COVERAGE

94.3%

of Louisianians have access to wireline service.

19.9%

of Louisianians have access to fiber-optic service.

86.6%

of Louisianians have access to cable service.

85.7%

of Louisianians have access to DSL service.

Largest Competing Providers In Louisiana

AT&T Internet vs Cox

AT&T Internet vs Spectrum

AT&T Internet vs Xfinity

AT&T Internet vs Suddenlink

CenturyLink vs Suddenlink

Coverage by County in Louisiana

County Name	% Broadband Coverage
Acadia	72.9%
Allen	27.3%
Ascension	99.9%
Assumption	99.0%
Avoyelles	26.2%
Beauregard	51.0%
Bienville	28.1%
Bossier	93.1%
Caddo	96.7%
Calcasieu	92.7%
Caldwell	55.9%
Cameron	14.0%
Catahoula	1.1%
Claiborne	59.1%
Concordia	67.5%
De Soto	69.9%
East Baton Rouge	98.5%
East Carroll	70.4%
East Feliciana	61.5%
Evangeline	47.5%
Franklin	56.3%
Grant	37.5%
Iberia	96.8%
Iberville	88.4%
Jackson	62.3%
Jefferson	98.8%
Jefferson Davis	77.7%
Lafayette	98.8%
Lafourche	90.5%
La Salle	2.7%
Lincoln	86.6%
Livingston	98.8%
Madison	68.3%
Morehouse	92.3%
Natchitoches	70.8%
Orleans	98.1%
Ouachita	97.7%
Plaquemines	85.0%
Pointe Coupee	67.6%
Rapides	87.3%
Red River	67.7%
Richland	46.9%
Sabine	27.8%
St. Bernard	99.6%
St. Charles	98.4%
St. Helena	29.3%
St. James	99.8%
St. John the Baptist	100.0%
St. Landry	85.0%
St. Martin	95.4%
St. Mary	93.6%
St. Tammany	99.3%
Tangipahoa	89.8%
Tensas	0.0%
Terrebonne	99.9%
Union	40.4%
Vermilion	96.5%
Vernon	74.8%
Washington	68.9%
Webster	79.5%
West Baton Rouge	94.7%
West Carroll	45.4%
West Feliciana	84.5%
Winn	51.3%

Internet Speed in Top Louisiana Cities

	City	Avg. Download Speed	No. of Providers
1.	New Orleans	56.3 MBPS	23 Providers
2.	Baton Rouge	81.8 MBPS	20 Providers
3.	Shreveport	70.1 MBPS	19 Providers
4.	Lafayette	51.2 MBPS	21 Providers
5.	Metairie	81.5 MBPS	17 Providers

Speeds for Major Providers in Louisiana

Provider	Avg. Download Speed
Cox Communications	82.7 MBPS
XFINITY from Comcast	71.8 MBPS
AT&T Internet	67.3 MBPS
Charter Spectrum	62.6 MBPS
Suddenlink Communications	58.4 MBPS

GOV'T FUNDING

Since 2010, Louisiana Broadband Initiative has been awarded $6,649,679 in federal grants for Louisiana's Broadband Initiative.
Another $89,759,799, accounting for 2.6% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Louisiana.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 86.6% to 93.6% of Louisianians.

QUICK STATS

In total there are 126 internet providers in Louisiana.
There are 404,000 people in Louisiana without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 439,000 people in Louisiana that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 262,000 people in Louisiana 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.

Louisiana CITIES


Abbeville	98.2%	13 providers
Abita Springs	96.4%	10 providers
Albany	99.9%	10 providers
Alexandria	96.9%	16 providers
Amite	77.2%	14 providers
Anacoco	58.2%	9 providers
Angie	63.2%	8 providers
Arcadia	74.6%	9 providers
Arnaudville	76.4%	16 providers
Baker	99.8%	12 providers
Ball	100.0%	8 providers
Basile	28.1%	12 providers
Bastrop	94.3%	9 providers
Baton Rouge	98.5%	20 providers
Belle Chasse	99.0%	13 providers
Belle Rose	98.2%	13 providers
Benton	83.7%	11 providers
Berwick	100.0%	10 providers
Bogalusa	89.8%	9 providers
Bossier City	99.6%	18 providers
Bourg	100.0%	12 providers
Boyce	85.4%	9 providers
Breaux Bridge	98.2%	12 providers
Broussard	98.0%	15 providers
Brusly	99.5%	11 providers
Bunkie	78.7%	11 providers
Bush	99.4%	10 providers
Calhoun	91.4%	13 providers
Carencro	99.8%	16 providers
Chalmette	99.8%	10 providers
Chauvin	100.0%	11 providers
Church Point	76.0%	12 providers
Clinton	71.9%	8 providers
Colfax	0.0%	8 providers
Columbia	59.0%	9 providers
Cottonport	3.9%	8 providers
Coushatta	75.7%	11 providers
Covington	99.8%	14 providers
Crowley	85.1%	13 providers
Cut Off	61.3%	10 providers
Delhi	53.5%	8 providers
Denham Springs	98.2%	18 providers
Dequincy	89.0%	10 providers
Deridder	60.5%	12 providers
Des Allemands	95.6%	10 providers
Destrehan	99.7%	12 providers
Deville	90.5%	8 providers
Donaldsonville	99.8%	11 providers
Downsville	23.1%	9 providers
Dry Prong	42.6%	8 providers
Dubach	62.0%	9 providers
Duson	96.0%	12 providers
Erath	96.0%	14 providers
Eunice	90.7%	11 providers
Farmerville	67.7%	11 providers
Ferriday	76.5%	8 providers
Folsom	91.3%	12 providers
Fort Polk	93.3%	10 providers
Franklin	94.5%	9 providers
Franklinton	59.9%	12 providers
Galliano	84.4%	9 providers
Geismar	99.1%	9 providers
Glenmora	21.5%	9 providers
Gonzales	100.0%	14 providers
Grambling	96.6%	8 providers
Gramercy	100.0%	12 providers
Gray	100.0%	15 providers
Grayson	49.9%	9 providers
Greensburg	23.0%	6 providers
Greenwell Springs	99.0%	13 providers
Gretna	98.1%	14 providers
Hahnville	88.9%	9 providers
Hammond	99.9%	15 providers
Harvey	99.9%	14 providers
Haughton	91.7%	11 providers
Haynesville	70.9%	8 providers
Holden	95.1%	12 providers
Homer	69.1%	9 providers
Houma	99.9%	18 providers
Independence	99.5%	11 providers
Iota	64.1%	13 providers
Iowa	70.6%	13 providers
Jackson	88.7%	10 providers
Jeanerette	81.5%	14 providers
Jena	1.5%	8 providers
Jennings	87.7%	15 providers
Jonesboro	68.9%	7 providers
Jonesville	1.5%	9 providers
Kaplan	97.3%	13 providers
Keithville	87.3%	10 providers
Kenner	97.4%	16 providers
Kentwood	0.5%	10 providers
Kinder	47.4%	10 providers
La Place	100.0%	14 providers
Lacombe	98.3%	10 providers
Lafayette	99.4%	21 providers
Lake Arthur	85.5%	16 providers
Lake Charles	95.8%	19 providers
Lake Providence	80.8%	7 providers
Larose	59.8%	10 providers
Leesville	79.6%	10 providers
Livingston	100.0%	15 providers
Lockport	93.9%	11 providers
Loranger	90.0%	10 providers
Luling	99.9%	10 providers
Madisonville	98.8%	12 providers
Mamou	46.6%	10 providers
Mandeville	99.9%	14 providers
Mansfield	79.7%	12 providers
Mansura	58.0%	11 providers
Many	53.3%	9 providers
Marksville	0.9%	11 providers
Marrero	99.0%	16 providers
Maurice	96.0%	12 providers
Meraux	99.7%	9 providers
Metairie	99.5%	17 providers
Minden	86.2%	9 providers
Monroe	98.4%	14 providers
Montegut	99.0%	10 providers
Morgan City	99.8%	13 providers
Napoleonville	97.9%	11 providers
Natchitoches	94.0%	11 providers
New Iberia	97.2%	15 providers
New Orleans	98.2%	23 providers
New Roads	99.8%	12 providers
Oak Grove	48.7%	7 providers
Oakdale	0.9%	12 providers
Opelousas	96.7%	14 providers
Patterson	99.8%	14 providers
Paulina	100.0%	10 providers
Pearl River	99.2%	12 providers
Pierre Part	99.7%	11 providers
Pineville	97.0%	13 providers
Pitkin	0.6%	9 providers
Plain Dealing	44.3%	7 providers
Plaquemine	99.2%	13 providers
Pollock	74.3%	9 providers
Ponchatoula	99.9%	12 providers
Port Allen	92.6%	13 providers
Port Barre	77.6%	11 providers
Prairieville	100.0%	11 providers
Raceland	97.4%	14 providers
Ragley	58.6%	12 providers
Rayne	76.3%	11 providers
Rayville	48.9%	9 providers
Reserve	100.0%	10 providers
Ruston	93.7%	9 providers
Saint Amant	99.9%	10 providers
Saint Bernard	98.9%	9 providers
Saint Francisville	89.7%	8 providers
Saint Gabriel	69.4%	10 providers
Saint Martinville	95.0%	13 providers
Saint Rose	100.0%	13 providers
Schriever	99.7%	14 providers
Scott	90.3%	14 providers
Shreveport	99.0%	19 providers
Slaughter	89.8%	11 providers
Slidell	99.9%	17 providers
Springfield	96.9%	12 providers
Springhill	97.5%	6 providers
Stonewall	98.4%	9 providers
Sulphur	83.9%	17 providers
Sunset	85.4%	14 providers
Tallulah	74.6%	10 providers
Thibodaux	100.0%	15 providers
Tickfaw	100.0%	10 providers
Vacherie	100.0%	12 providers
Vidalia	88.7%	11 providers
Ville Platte	54.2%	10 providers
Vinton	80.6%	14 providers
Violet	99.6%	10 providers
Vivian	88.2%	8 providers
Walker	98.8%	15 providers
Welsh	73.4%	12 providers
West Monroe	98.5%	12 providers
Westlake	98.7%	13 providers
Westwego	99.9%	10 providers
White Castle	94.1%	11 providers
Winnfield	68.9%	8 providers
Winnsboro	65.3%	9 providers
Youngsville	99.1%	13 providers
Zachary	97.9%	16 providers
Zwolle	0.0%	10 providers

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Last Updated on 2/6/2020.

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