Tennessee Internet Coverage & Availability in 2023
Tennessee Internet Facts in 2023
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Tennessee currently ranks among states in BroadbandNow’s annual rankings of internet coverage, speed and availability.
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This means that roughly in ten Tennessee 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 seven 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 in ten residents are unable to purchase a fiber internet plan.
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The U.S. has more than 2,966 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
100 Mbps Coverage By County, Highest and Lowest
Highest | |
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Lake | 100% |
Sullivan | 100% |
Scott | 100% |
Morgan | 100% |
Clay | 100% |
Hamblen | 100% |
Pickett | 100% |
Macon | 100% |
Humphreys | 99.98% |
Jackson | 99.93% |
Lowest | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |