Tennessee Internet Coverage & Availability in 2023

Tennessee Internet Facts in 2023

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

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

  • 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).

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

  • The U.S. has more than 2,967 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.

Tennessee, with 93.5% of people having access to 100Mbps broadband, ranked 20th among all states.

Internet Availability by County

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Lake : 100% have access to 25 mbps

Internet Availability by County

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100 Mbps Coverage By County, Highest and Lowest

Highest
Lake 100%
Sullivan 100%
Scott 100%
Morgan 100%
Clay 100%
Hamblen 100%
Pickett 100%
Macon 100%
Humphreys 99.98%
Jackson 99.93%
Lowest
Cannon 38.85%
Benton 42.88%
McNairy 48.85%
Hardeman 51.66%
Moore 53.35%
Giles 54.38%
Meigs 58.49%
Hardin 61.32%
Henderson 65.19%
Bledsoe 66.17%

Tennessee, with 75.4% of people having access to 1G broadband, ranked 22nd among all states.

Internet Coverage by Demographic in Tennessee

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: 83%
  • Without: 17%

Type of internet connection

  • Dialup only: <1%
  • Broadband of any type: 83%
  • Cellular data only: 13%
  • Satellite: 7%

Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic

  • <18: 7%
  • 18-64: 7%
  • 65+ adults: 8%

  • <$20,000: 41%
  • $20,000-$74,999: 18%
  • $75,000+: 5%

  • Black: 10%
  • Native American/Alaska Native: 9%
  • Asian: 4%
  • Mixed race: 8%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 11%
  • White: 6%

  • Employed: 6%
  • Unemployed: 9%

  • Less than high school: 15%
  • Some college or associate degree: 8%
  • Bachelor’s degree: 3%

Internet Speed in Top Tennessee Cities

City Avg. Download Speed No. of Providers
Memphis 115.3 MBPS 24 Providers
Nashville 222.5 MBPS 29 Providers
Knoxville 176.9 MBPS 26 Providers
Murfreesboro 208.6 MBPS 18 Providers
Chattanooga 145.9 MBPS 20 Providers

Fastest Major Providers in Tennessee

Provider Avg. Download Speed
AT&T Internet 210.1 MBPS
Xfinity 198.4 MBPS
EPB 157.4 MBPS
Spectrum 134.0 MBPS
Frontier 5.5 MBPS

Metro & Rural County Coverage

County Name % Broadband Coverage
Grundy 90.0%
Stewart 96.6%
Fayette 88.1%
Gibson 90.2%
Obion 90.0%
Union 91.9%
Benton 43.4%
Lake 100.0%
Polk 85.0%
Sumner 99.5%
Bradley 97.9%
Carter 97.7%
Haywood 77.6%
Wayne 88.2%
Claiborne 98.1%
Davidson 99.4%
Decatur 82.0%
Hawkins 96.4%
Houston 97.3%
Lawrence 79.1%
Lewis 83.9%
Marion 98.5%
Meigs 60.5%
Weakley 74.1%
Anderson 98.7%
Carroll 73.0%
Humphreys 100.0%
Knox 99.3%
Madison 95.0%
Sullivan 100.0%
Wilson 99.1%
Blount 99.2%
Grainger 83.4%
Johnson 96.4%
Perry 83.2%
Shelby 99.5%
Warren 90.6%
Dyer 94.5%
Giles 55.1%
Scott 100.0%
Van Buren 80.5%
Bledsoe 66.2%
Chester 78.2%
Coffee 93.5%
Dickson 85.8%
Greene 96.7%
Hardeman 51.7%
McNairy 52.1%
Morgan 100.0%
Overton 96.7%
Robertson 96.2%
Sevier 94.8%
Campbell 89.2%
Cannon 99.7%
Clay 100.0%
Cumberland 74.3%
Hardin 68.3%
Hickman 68.5%
Lauderdale 86.8%
Lincoln 79.0%
Putnam 97.4%
Crockett 98.1%
Monroe 86.2%
Rutherford 98.3%
Tipton 97.9%
Fentress 99.8%
Franklin 79.2%
Hamblen 100.0%
Unicoi 97.8%
Cocke 83.9%
Hamilton 99.4%
Loudon 92.9%
Marshall 90.8%
Montgomery 99.5%
Pickett 100.0%
Rhea 91.9%
Smith 99.1%
Bedford 91.5%
Henry 92.3%
Jefferson 90.1%
Trousdale 96.8%
Washington 99.1%
Cheatham 97.5%
Henderson 67.9%
Maury 94.9%
Moore 56.8%
Sequatchie 82.3%
White 94.7%
DeKalb 99.9%
Hancock 98.8%
Jackson 99.9%
McMinn 87.0%
Macon 100.0%
Roane 96.1%
Williamson 98.2%

Internet Providers By City in Tennessee
Adams 94.8% 13 providers
Adamsville 61.3% 9 providers
Alcoa 100.0% 15 providers
Antioch 98.9% 17 providers
Arlington 99.6% 15 providers
Ashland City 96.7% 13 providers
Athens 97.3% 14 providers
Atoka 99.7% 12 providers
Baxter 100.0% 11 providers
Bean Station 97.1% 16 providers
Bell Buckle 92.6% 14 providers
Bells 85.6% 13 providers
Bethpage 100.0% 12 providers
Blountville 100.0% 10 providers
Bluff City 100.0% 10 providers
Bolivar 80.0% 11 providers
Bon Aqua 95.1% 13 providers
Brentwood 99.8% 17 providers
Brighton 98.7% 14 providers
Bristol 100.0% 10 providers
Brownsville 80.1% 13 providers
Camden 60.3% 16 providers
Carthage 100.0% 13 providers
Centerville 63.2% 14 providers
Chapel Hill 99.3% 9 providers
Charlotte 75.3% 12 providers
Chattanooga 99.5% 20 providers
Christiana 96.2% 13 providers
Chuckey 96.9% 10 providers
Church Hill 97.3% 12 providers
Clarksville 99.8% 14 providers
Cleveland 98.7% 19 providers
Clinton 99.7% 15 providers
College Grove 88.1% 13 providers
Collierville 99.8% 12 providers
Columbia 98.4% 13 providers
Cookeville 98.6% 13 providers
Cordova 99.5% 15 providers
Corryton 99.5% 12 providers
Cosby 76.8% 14 providers
Cottontown 97.3% 11 providers
Covington 94.2% 16 providers
Crossville 75.5% 15 providers
Culleoka 85.1% 12 providers
Dandridge 83.0% 17 providers
Dayton 98.3% 14 providers
Decatur 52.7% 10 providers
Decherd 65.1% 16 providers
Dickson 95.3% 14 providers
Dover 97.2% 10 providers
Dresden 69.8% 12 providers
Drummonds 98.8% 12 providers
Dunlap 79.1% 9 providers
Dyersburg 99.1% 16 providers
Eads 98.4% 12 providers
Elizabethton 99.6% 11 providers
Englewood 90.8% 11 providers
Erwin 99.3% 12 providers
Estill Springs 98.8% 14 providers
Etowah 96.0% 11 providers
Fairview 97.9% 13 providers
Fayetteville 88.9% 14 providers
Franklin 98.7% 18 providers
Friendsville 98.4% 14 providers
Gainesboro 99.9% 9 providers
Gallatin 99.7% 13 providers
Germantown 99.8% 14 providers
Goodlettsville 99.6% 15 providers
Greenback 90.5% 12 providers
Greenbrier 99.5% 13 providers
Greeneville 97.4% 11 providers
Harriman 99.5% 12 providers
Harrison 98.4% 14 providers
Harrogate 99.6% 13 providers
Hartsville 99.1% 12 providers
Henderson 88.3% 11 providers
Hendersonville 99.6% 13 providers
Hermitage 99.7% 14 providers
Hixson 100.0% 14 providers
Hohenwald 86.4% 12 providers
Humboldt 98.7% 17 providers
Huntingdon 71.8% 12 providers
Jacksboro 99.8% 13 providers
Jackson 97.9% 14 providers
Jamestown 100.0% 9 providers
Jasper 100.0% 12 providers
Jefferson City 100.0% 14 providers
Joelton 98.4% 12 providers
Johnson City 99.7% 17 providers
Jonesborough 98.7% 13 providers
Kingsport 100.0% 16 providers
Kingston 98.3% 13 providers
Kingston Springs 97.5% 13 providers
Knoxville 99.4% 26 providers
Kodak 96.1% 16 providers
La Follette 93.4% 12 providers
La Vergne 100.0% 16 providers
Lafayette 100.0% 10 providers
Lake City 98.3% 12 providers
Lascassas 99.5% 12 providers
Lawrenceburg 87.5% 15 providers
Lebanon 98.2% 15 providers
Lenoir City 97.7% 16 providers
Leoma 64.9% 13 providers
Lewisburg 92.6% 14 providers
Lexington 78.8% 13 providers
Limestone 89.7% 10 providers
Linden 86.2% 11 providers
Livingston 100.0% 10 providers
Loudon 92.6% 11 providers
Louisville 99.9% 14 providers
Lyles 93.5% 13 providers
Madison 100.0% 14 providers
Madisonville 86.6% 14 providers
Manchester 93.3% 12 providers
Martin 84.5% 12 providers
Maryville 99.7% 17 providers
Maynardville 93.8% 12 providers
Mc Donald 95.9% 13 providers
Mc Kenzie 83.5% 11 providers
Mcminnville 95.0% 13 providers
Medina 98.9% 11 providers
Memphis 99.5% 24 providers
Milan 96.8% 15 providers
Millington 98.2% 14 providers
Monterey 77.8% 12 providers
Morrison 65.1% 13 providers
Morristown 100.0% 14 providers
Mount Carmel 100.0% 11 providers
Mount Juliet 99.3% 17 providers
Mount Pleasant 92.6% 13 providers
Mountain City 97.9% 9 providers
Munford 99.8% 12 providers
Murfreesboro 97.8% 18 providers
Nashville 99.4% 29 providers
New Market 98.4% 13 providers
New Tazewell 99.6% 12 providers
Newbern 77.9% 16 providers
Newport 96.0% 14 providers
Nolensville 99.4% 13 providers
Oak Ridge 99.6% 14 providers
Oakland 97.7% 10 providers
Old Hickory 99.9% 12 providers
Oliver Springs 99.4% 13 providers
Oneida 100.0% 11 providers
Ooltewah 99.7% 14 providers
Paris 97.1% 10 providers
Parsons 89.6% 10 providers
Pigeon Forge 98.4% 16 providers
Pikeville 67.2% 8 providers
Piney Flats 100.0% 11 providers
Pleasant View 99.8% 12 providers
Portland 99.4% 12 providers
Powell 99.4% 17 providers
Pulaski 70.5% 13 providers
Ripley 97.5% 13 providers
Rockwood 95.5% 11 providers
Rogersville 94.5% 12 providers
Rutledge 73.7% 12 providers
Savannah 78.3% 11 providers
Selmer 72.1% 10 providers
Sevierville 93.1% 19 providers
Seymour 94.5% 16 providers
Shelbyville 96.8% 13 providers
Signal Mountain 99.0% 13 providers
Smithville 97.3% 13 providers
Smyrna 99.4% 16 providers
Soddy Daisy 99.3% 13 providers
Somerville 82.9% 12 providers
South Pittsburg 99.7% 14 providers
Sparta 97.2% 13 providers
Spring City 89.6% 11 providers
Spring Hill 99.6% 12 providers
Springfield 97.7% 14 providers
Strawberry Plains 97.9% 14 providers
Summertown 84.3% 14 providers
Sweetwater 75.0% 14 providers
Talbott 88.3% 14 providers
Tazewell 99.2% 12 providers
Tellico Plains 85.8% 11 providers
Thompsons Station 94.2% 13 providers
Trenton 54.0% 16 providers
Tullahoma 99.0% 13 providers
Union City 92.9% 12 providers
Vonore 88.3% 15 providers
Wartburg 100.0% 9 providers
Watertown 99.7% 13 providers
Waverly 100.0% 14 providers
Waynesboro 90.4% 12 providers
Westmoreland 100.0% 11 providers
White Bluff 96.6% 11 providers
White House 98.8% 13 providers
White Pine 87.6% 15 providers
Whiteville 38.1% 11 providers
Whitwell 92.5% 12 providers
Winchester 91.4% 12 providers
Woodbury 99.3% 12 providers