Nebraska Internet Coverage & Availability in 2023
Nebraska Internet Facts in 2023
-
Nebraska currently ranks 34th among states in BroadbandNow’s annual rankings of internet coverage, speed and availability.
-
This means that roughly one in ten Nebraska residents are not able to purchase an internet plan of at least 25Mbps download and 3Mbps upload.
-
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).
-
This means that five in ten residents are unable to purchase a fiber internet plan.
-
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 Nebraska, 87.8% of people have access to 100Mbps broadband, ranking 37th among all states.
Internet Availability by County
100 Mbps Coverage By County, Highest and Lowest
| Highest | |
|---|---|
| Douglas | 99.51% |
| Boyd | 99.48% |
| Lancaster | 99.18% |
| Sarpy | 99.17% |
| Keya Paha | 96.97% |
| Adams | 96.83% |
| Box Butte | 95.47% |
| Hall | 93.38% |
| Richardson | 92.55% |
| Madison | 90.86% |
| Lowest | |
|---|---|
| Banner | 0% |
| Deuel | 0% |
| Dundy | 0.30% |
| Garden | 3.40% |
| Hayes | 9.62% |
| Rock | 11.14% |
| Sioux | 13.50% |
| Holt | 16.33% |
| Washington | 19.39% |
| Thurston | 21.25% |
In Nebraska, 65.1% of people have access to 1G broadband, ranking 33rd among all states.
Internet Coverage by Demographic in Nebraska
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: 12%
- Satellite: 7%
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic
- <18: 3%
- 18-64: 4%
- 65+ adults: 8%
- <$20,000: 36%
- $20,000-$74,999: 15%
- $75,000+: 4%
- Black: 5%
- Native American/Alaska Native: 6%
- Asian: 3%
- Mixed race: 4%
- Hispanic or Latino: 5%
- White: 5%
- Employed: 4%
- Unemployed: 7%
- Less than high school: 8%
- Some college or associate degree: 6%
- Bachelor’s degree: 3%
Internet Speed in Top Nebraska Cities
| City | Avg. Download Speed | No. of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 152.8 MBPS | 30 Providers |
| Lincoln | 122.0 MBPS | 24 Providers |
| Bellevue | 192.3 MBPS | 14 Providers |
| Grand Island | 31.0 MBPS | 22 Providers |
| Kearney | 83.6 MBPS | 18 Providers |
Fastest Major Providers in Nebraska
| Provider | Avg. Download Speed |
|---|---|
| Cox Communications | 164.5 MBPS |
| CenturyLink | 120.7 MBPS |
| Spectrum | 89.0 MBPS |
| Windstream | 56.1 MBPS |
| Rise Broadband | 12.7 MBPS |
Metro & Rural County Coverage
| County Name | % Broadband Coverage |
|---|---|
| Adams | 98.2% |
| Antelope | 72.9% |
| Arthur | 97.4% |
| Banner | 20.4% |
| Blaine | 92.3% |
| Boone | 72.0% |
| Box Butte | 96.2% |
| Boyd | 100.0% |
| Brown | 87.6% |
| Buffalo | 90.7% |
| Burt | 76.6% |
| Butler | 70.5% |
| Cass | 91.8% |
| Cedar | 78.8% |
| Chase | 76.8% |
| Cherry | 78.7% |
| Cheyenne | 89.4% |
| Clay | 89.1% |
| Colfax | 76.8% |
| Cuming | 71.2% |
| Custer | 68.0% |
| Dakota | 90.3% |
| Dawes | 40.8% |
| Dawson | 88.1% |
| Deuel | 35.9% |
| Dixon | 90.4% |
| Dodge | 93.4% |
| Douglas | 99.7% |
| Dundy | 83.3% |
| Fillmore | 78.9% |
| Franklin | 75.0% |
| Frontier | 75.5% |
| Furnas | 88.6% |
| Gage | 85.9% |
| Garden | 66.4% |
| Garfield | 92.0% |
| Gosper | 64.4% |
| Grant | 79.6% |
| Greeley | 56.4% |
| Hall | 95.5% |
| Hamilton | 99.5% |
| Harlan | 79.2% |
| Hayes | 35.1% |
| Hitchcock | 75.7% |
| Holt | 75.8% |
| Hooker | 97.4% |
| Howard | 83.4% |
| Jefferson | 79.8% |
| Johnson | 54.1% |
| Kearney | 81.9% |
| Keith | 90.6% |
| Keya Paha | 97.0% |
| Kimball | 89.4% |
| Knox | 69.5% |
| Lancaster | 99.7% |
| Lincoln | 95.3% |
| Logan | 80.5% |
| Loup | 88.3% |
| McPherson | 72.2% |
| Madison | 94.3% |
| Merrick | 77.2% |
| Morrill | 64.7% |
| Nance | 71.5% |
| Nemaha | 78.1% |
| Nuckolls | 80.2% |
| Otoe | 85.2% |
| Pawnee | 63.6% |
| Perkins | 73.1% |
| Phelps | 88.1% |
| Pierce | 80.1% |
| Platte | 88.8% |
| Polk | 64.3% |
| Red Willow | 49.8% |
| Richardson | 93.1% |
| Rock | 94.7% |
| Saline | 93.7% |
| Sarpy | 99.6% |
| Saunders | 87.1% |
| Scotts Bluff | 88.9% |
| Seward | 94.2% |
| Sheridan | 59.2% |
| Sherman | 78.4% |
| Sioux | 17.4% |
| Stanton | 80.4% |
| Thayer | 80.0% |
| Thomas | 91.5% |
| Thurston | 91.0% |
| Valley | 80.6% |
| Washington | 84.2% |
| Wayne | 82.5% |
| Webster | 88.3% |
| Wheeler | 80.7% |
| York | 92.9% |
Internet Providers By City in Nebraska
| Ainsworth | 85.0% | 10 providers |
| Albion | 73.5% | 9 providers |
| Alliance | 94.4% | 12 providers |
| Alma | 93.6% | 14 providers |
| Arapahoe | 90.9% | 10 providers |
| Arlington | 78.1% | 11 providers |
| Ashland | 90.3% | 16 providers |
| Atkinson | 65.4% | 13 providers |
| Auburn | 81.8% | 11 providers |
| Aurora | 99.9% | 17 providers |
| Bassett | 97.7% | 11 providers |
| Battle Creek | 88.4% | 13 providers |
| Beatrice | 94.9% | 8 providers |
| Beemer | 76.6% | 14 providers |
| Bellevue | 99.9% | 14 providers |
| Benkelman | 87.5% | 10 providers |
| Bennet | 97.8% | 16 providers |
| Bennington | 96.4% | 16 providers |
| Bertrand | 74.0% | 12 providers |
| Blair | 93.9% | 11 providers |
| Bloomfield | 61.4% | 9 providers |
| Blue Hill | 98.4% | 10 providers |
| Brady | 74.7% | 11 providers |
| Bridgeport | 67.6% | 12 providers |
| Broken Bow | 56.1% | 10 providers |
| Burwell | 91.6% | 9 providers |
| Cairo | 58.6% | 16 providers |
| Callaway | 65.9% | 7 providers |
| Cambridge | 94.8% | 9 providers |
| Central City | 88.8% | 12 providers |
| Ceresco | 81.7% | 13 providers |
| Chadron | 30.7% | 11 providers |
| Chappell | 51.0% | 13 providers |
| Clay Center | 92.0% | 13 providers |
| Columbus | 92.1% | 16 providers |
| Cortland | 63.6% | 12 providers |
| Cozad | 86.9% | 13 providers |
| Crawford | 85.4% | 8 providers |
| Creighton | 75.5% | 9 providers |
| Crete | 98.8% | 13 providers |
| Crofton | 67.4% | 11 providers |
| Culbertson | 62.6% | 11 providers |
| Curtis | 80.7% | 10 providers |
| David City | 80.9% | 11 providers |
| De Witt | 55.1% | 10 providers |
| Denton | 99.2% | 13 providers |
| Deshler | 81.5% | 12 providers |
| Dodge | 47.3% | 12 providers |
| Doniphan | 98.9% | 15 providers |
| Dorchester | 93.8% | 12 providers |
| Eagle | 98.5% | 15 providers |
| Elgin | 62.8% | 9 providers |
| Elkhorn | 98.7% | 14 providers |
| Elm Creek | 73.8% | 15 providers |
| Elmwood | 95.2% | 11 providers |
| Elwood | 89.8% | 13 providers |
| Emerson | 70.1% | 11 providers |
| Fairbury | 83.1% | 9 providers |
| Falls City | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Firth | 96.3% | 13 providers |
| Fort Calhoun | 64.2% | 12 providers |
| Franklin | 84.3% | 11 providers |
| Fremont | 97.0% | 17 providers |
| Friend | 80.8% | 15 providers |
| Geneva | 90.9% | 14 providers |
| Genoa | 76.3% | 12 providers |
| Gering | 93.3% | 10 providers |
| Gibbon | 86.9% | 16 providers |
| Gordon | 62.0% | 11 providers |
| Gothenburg | 85.0% | 14 providers |
| Grand Island | 97.8% | 22 providers |
| Grant | 76.0% | 11 providers |
| Greenwood | 87.6% | 15 providers |
| Gretna | 96.7% | 15 providers |
| Hartington | 98.4% | 12 providers |
| Harvard | 94.3% | 12 providers |
| Hastings | 99.0% | 14 providers |
| Hay Springs | 47.7% | 10 providers |
| Hebron | 88.0% | 12 providers |
| Hemingford | 97.8% | 7 providers |
| Henderson | 98.2% | 16 providers |
| Hershey | 88.8% | 10 providers |
| Hickman | 99.6% | 15 providers |
| Holdrege | 92.0% | 12 providers |
| Hooper | 99.2% | 11 providers |
| Humphrey | 58.4% | 16 providers |
| Imperial | 85.1% | 11 providers |
| Kearney | 93.7% | 18 providers |
| Kimball | 89.6% | 12 providers |
| La Vista | 100.0% | 16 providers |
| Laurel | 74.1% | 12 providers |
| Lexington | 89.6% | 15 providers |
| Lincoln | 99.9% | 24 providers |
| Louisville | 90.9% | 12 providers |
| Loup City | 86.3% | 10 providers |
| Lyons | 67.0% | 12 providers |
| Macy | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Madison | 83.0% | 14 providers |
| Malcolm | 99.6% | 13 providers |
| Mc Cook | 43.4% | 15 providers |
| Mead | 76.4% | 10 providers |
| Milford | 97.1% | 14 providers |
| Minden | 83.8% | 15 providers |
| Mitchell | 69.0% | 10 providers |
| Morrill | 65.3% | 10 providers |
| Nebraska City | 92.2% | 12 providers |
| Neligh | 82.0% | 13 providers |
| Newman Grove | 67.1% | 12 providers |
| Niobrara | 87.6% | 9 providers |
| Norfolk | 96.1% | 15 providers |
| North Bend | 83.4% | 11 providers |
| North Platte | 98.8% | 15 providers |
| Oakland | 72.9% | 13 providers |
| Ogallala | 94.3% | 15 providers |
| Omaha | 99.8% | 30 providers |
| Oneill | 82.9% | 13 providers |
| Ord | 80.2% | 11 providers |
| Oshkosh | 73.7% | 11 providers |
| Osmond | 97.5% | 11 providers |
| Palmer | 48.8% | 15 providers |
| Palmyra | 96.3% | 13 providers |
| Papillion | 99.9% | 15 providers |
| Pawnee City | 75.8% | 10 providers |
| Paxton | 69.9% | 14 providers |
| Pender | 65.2% | 12 providers |
| Peru | 92.1% | 8 providers |
| Pierce | 70.2% | 10 providers |
| Plainview | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Plattsmouth | 94.8% | 13 providers |
| Ponca | 93.1% | 10 providers |
| Ravenna | 77.9% | 12 providers |
| Raymond | 97.4% | 13 providers |
| Red Cloud | 75.3% | 9 providers |
| Roca | 95.2% | 18 providers |
| Rushville | 67.5% | 11 providers |
| Saint Edward | 74.4% | 11 providers |
| Saint Paul | 92.8% | 13 providers |
| Sargent | 99.1% | 7 providers |
| Schuyler | 84.7% | 12 providers |
| Scottsbluff | 96.8% | 11 providers |
| Scribner | 63.7% | 13 providers |
| Seward | 98.4% | 17 providers |
| Shelby | 65.9% | 14 providers |
| Sidney | 90.7% | 14 providers |
| South Sioux City | 93.8% | 12 providers |
| Spalding | 67.8% | 9 providers |
| Springfield | 97.6% | 14 providers |
| Stanton | 95.3% | 15 providers |
| Stromsburg | 82.1% | 12 providers |
| Stuart | 93.4% | 12 providers |
| Superior | 91.5% | 11 providers |
| Sutherland | 92.1% | 12 providers |
| Sutton | 92.5% | 14 providers |
| Syracuse | 82.5% | 14 providers |
| Tecumseh | 55.8% | 10 providers |
| Tekamah | 72.6% | 15 providers |
| Tilden | 77.5% | 13 providers |
| Utica | 81.5% | 13 providers |
| Valentine | 82.2% | 14 providers |
| Valley | 88.6% | 17 providers |
| Valparaiso | 83.4% | 13 providers |
| Verdigre | 73.5% | 8 providers |
| Wahoo | 87.9% | 11 providers |
| Wakefield | 71.9% | 11 providers |
| Walthill | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Wauneta | 80.6% | 12 providers |
| Wausa | 53.3% | 8 providers |
| Waverly | 99.1% | 18 providers |
| Wayne | 87.4% | 9 providers |
| Weeping Water | 83.7% | 9 providers |
| West Point | 77.1% | 16 providers |
| Wilber | 96.3% | 11 providers |
| Winnebago | 99.7% | 8 providers |
| Wood River | 61.9% | 18 providers |
| York | 98.1% | 16 providers |
| Yutan | 78.7% | 11 providers |