Texas Internet Coverage & Availability in 2023
Texas Internet Facts in 2023
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Texas 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 Texas 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 2,963 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.
Texas, with 91% of people having access to 100Mbps broadband, ranked 28th (tying with Colorado, Michigan and Minnesota) among all states.
Internet Availability by County
100 Mbps Coverage By County, Highest and Lowest
| Highest | |
|---|---|
| Dallam | 100% |
| Lampasas | 99.86% |
| Dallas | 99.80% |
| El Paso | 99.21% |
| Tarrant | 99.15% |
| Cottle | 99.07% |
| Bexar | 98.45% |
| Comal | 98.42% |
| Val Verde | 98.07% |
| Webb | 98.03% |
| Lowest | |
|---|---|
| Kenedy | 0% |
| Stephens | 0% |
| Kinney | 0% |
| Palo Pinto | 0% |
| Camp | 0.31% |
| Karnes | 0.37% |
| Jim Hogg | 0.43% |
| Scurry | 0.45% |
| Fisher | 0.70% |
| Crane | 0.80% |
Texas, with 55.9% of people having access to 1G broadband, ranked 38th among all states.
Internet Coverage by Demographic in Texas
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: 86%
- Without: 14%
Type of internet connection
- Dialup only: <1%
- Broadband of any type: 86%
- Cellular data only: 14%
- Satellite: 8%
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic
- <18: 7%
- 18-64: 7%
- 65+ adults: 9%
- <$20,000: 36%
- $20,000-$74,999: 16%
- $75,000+: 5%
- Black: 9%
- Native American/Alaska Native: 10%
- Asian: 3%
- Mixed race: 5%
- Hispanic or Latino: 10%
- White: 5%
- Employed: 6%
- Unemployed: 7%
- Less than high school: 14%
- Some college or associate degree: 8%
- Bachelor’s degree: 3%
Internet Speed in Top Texas Cities
| City | Avg. Download Speed | No. of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 202.2 MBPS | 48 Providers |
| San Antonio | 188.2 MBPS | 42 Providers |
| Dallas | 231.4 MBPS | 42 Providers |
| Austin | 226.6 MBPS | 41 Providers |
| Fort Worth | 144.6 MBPS | 37 Providers |
Fastest Major Providers in Texas
| Provider | Avg. Download Speed |
|---|---|
| AT&T Internet | 260.3 MBPS |
| Xfinity | 232.8 MBPS |
| Spectrum | 189.1 MBPS |
| Nextlink Internet | 46.3 MBPS |
| Rise Broadband | 23.6 MBPS |
Metro & Rural County Coverage
| County Name | % Broadband Coverage |
|---|---|
| Coleman | 46.1% |
| Comal | 98.4% |
| Galveston | 97.2% |
| Kaufman | 68.8% |
| Kenedy | 6.0% |
| Liberty | 65.6% |
| McCulloch | 27.1% |
| Marion | 60.5% |
| Nolan | 6.0% |
| Ochiltree | 91.4% |
| Rains | 12.3% |
| Roberts | 65.8% |
| Stephens | 1.0% |
| Trinity | 82.9% |
| Ward | 58.2% |
| Webb | 98.9% |
| Brazoria | 93.2% |
| Collingsworth | 85.3% |
| Ellis | 78.2% |
| Hidalgo | 91.2% |
| Kleberg | 84.9% |
| La Salle | 69.1% |
| Lipscomb | 85.4% |
| Orange | 88.9% |
| Potter | 29.3% |
| San Jacinto | 69.9% |
| San Saba | 82.4% |
| Somervell | 88.7% |
| Titus | 4.5% |
| Upshur | 81.4% |
| Brooks | 90.2% |
| Concho | 44.4% |
| Edwards | 48.5% |
| Guadalupe | 89.5% |
| Harrison | 85.5% |
| Hopkins | 67.4% |
| Lubbock | 90.2% |
| Mason | 66.3% |
| Maverick | 97.4% |
| Parmer | 93.0% |
| Reeves | 75.9% |
| Rockwall | 98.2% |
| Anderson | 61.0% |
| Aransas | 96.8% |
| Castro | 84.0% |
| Culberson | 92.4% |
| DeWitt | 56.1% |
| Hamilton | 65.1% |
| Knox | 100.0% |
| Mitchell | 9.0% |
| Morris | 86.8% |
| Schleicher | 19.0% |
| Victoria | 9.5% |
| Wise | 51.5% |
| Zavala | 72.5% |
| Camp | 2.9% |
| Crane | 93.8% |
| Eastland | 37.9% |
| Fannin | 42.1% |
| Fort Bend | 95.6% |
| Glasscock | 83.0% |
| Goliad | 25.6% |
| Irion | 45.1% |
| Jeff Davis | 37.6% |
| Jefferson | 94.1% |
| Midland | 88.2% |
| Montgomery | 75.0% |
| Sterling | 50.5% |
| Wilbarger | 93.9% |
| Willacy | 94.3% |
| Williamson | 81.4% |
| Archer | 87.2% |
| Bexar | 98.5% |
| Brown | 64.3% |
| Cameron | 93.1% |
| Cherokee | 44.5% |
| Dawson | 77.3% |
| Grayson | 79.0% |
| Hansford | 61.9% |
| Hutchinson | 91.1% |
| Lee | 55.0% |
| Martin | 91.9% |
| Medina | 54.1% |
| Motley | 94.9% |
| Runnels | 82.9% |
| Shelby | 23.5% |
| Taylor | 17.2% |
| Van Zandt | 19.2% |
| Atascosa | 50.0% |
| Brazos | 9.5% |
| Brewster | 86.0% |
| Coryell | 81.8% |
| Gregg | 85.0% |
| Haskell | 97.1% |
| Howard | 9.1% |
| Llano | 84.6% |
| Oldham | 85.2% |
| Panola | 64.5% |
| Real | 74.6% |
| Rusk | 54.3% |
| Sabine | 83.3% |
| Shackelford | 20.9% |
| Sherman | 95.5% |
| Young | 84.0% |
| Bowie | 97.5% |
| Chambers | 88.4% |
| Colorado | 62.7% |
| Donley | 81.6% |
| Garza | 95.3% |
| Hale | 33.9% |
| Hudspeth | 75.0% |
| Lampasas | 99.9% |
| Live Oak | 64.9% |
| Parker | 62.7% |
| Refugio | 70.9% |
| San Augustine | 21.5% |
| Smith | 7.9% |
| Bandera | 55.6% |
| Calhoun | 92.9% |
| Coke | 44.6% |
| Dickens | 98.5% |
| Ector | 93.7% |
| El Paso | 99.3% |
| Fisher | 0.8% |
| Hays | 95.6% |
| Hockley | 85.5% |
| Houston | 77.7% |
| Kerr | 96.5% |
| Pecos | 82.2% |
| Reagan | 48.3% |
| Swisher | 86.6% |
| Wharton | 66.2% |
| Zapata | 92.4% |
| Burleson | 46.3% |
| Carson | 69.7% |
| Childress | 95.2% |
| Crockett | 41.0% |
| Dallam | 100.0% |
| Franklin | 38.0% |
| Hall | 80.2% |
| Hardeman | 10.4% |
| Hemphill | 83.4% |
| Jack | 18.2% |
| Menard | 35.4% |
| Wilson | 64.3% |
| Yoakum | 91.5% |
| Baylor | 99.8% |
| Borden | 64.1% |
| Callahan | 86.7% |
| Deaf Smith | 95.0% |
| Dimmit | 84.7% |
| Henderson | 47.5% |
| Kimble | 63.3% |
| Leon | 72.6% |
| Loving | 58.5% |
| Mills | 88.8% |
| Nacogdoches | 6.7% |
| Presidio | 47.1% |
| Tarrant | 99.5% |
| Throckmorton | 78.1% |
| Val Verde | 98.1% |
| Waller | 51.1% |
| Wood | 40.7% |
| Collin | 96.8% |
| Comanche | 49.9% |
| Gaines | 72.7% |
| Grimes | 69.6% |
| Karnes | 0.6% |
| Kendall | 94.1% |
| Kent | 90.7% |
| Kinney | 0.0% |
| McLennan | 88.7% |
| Madison | 58.1% |
| Navarro | 71.8% |
| Newton | 36.5% |
| Palo Pinto | 11.5% |
| Robertson | 65.2% |
| San Patricio | 90.7% |
| Starr | 94.5% |
| Tyler | 43.2% |
| Austin | 60.9% |
| Burnet | 86.8% |
| Cooke | 48.2% |
| Duval | 80.1% |
| Falls | 35.9% |
| Fayette | 79.3% |
| Frio | 88.5% |
| Gonzales | 51.0% |
| Hartley | 97.2% |
| Hood | 93.5% |
| Jim Hogg | 0.8% |
| Jones | 47.6% |
| Lynn | 96.1% |
| Red River | 85.5% |
| Tom Green | 32.0% |
| Uvalde | 85.8% |
| Walker | 52.5% |
| Angelina | 30.2% |
| Bee | 80.9% |
| Bosque | 47.3% |
| Briscoe | 89.1% |
| Clay | 51.5% |
| Delta | 57.5% |
| Hardin | 83.5% |
| King | 85.0% |
| Matagorda | 80.2% |
| Milam | 26.6% |
| Moore | 98.5% |
| Scurry | 0.5% |
| Terry | 93.0% |
| Andrews | 90.1% |
| Bailey | 83.6% |
| Bastrop | 71.8% |
| Cass | 62.9% |
| Crosby | 94.7% |
| Denton | 96.2% |
| Floyd | 0.9% |
| Foard | 100.0% |
| Gillespie | 82.4% |
| Harris | 96.8% |
| Jackson | 74.2% |
| Jasper | 37.6% |
| Lamar | 48.8% |
| Lamb | 89.7% |
| McMullen | 70.4% |
| Montague | 68.0% |
| Randall | 60.4% |
| Stonewall | 96.1% |
| Sutton | 79.3% |
| Wheeler | 39.1% |
| Wichita | 87.7% |
| Winkler | 60.5% |
| Armstrong | 86.6% |
| Bell | 96.6% |
| Blanco | 26.5% |
| Caldwell | 71.5% |
| Cochran | 84.0% |
| Cottle | 99.1% |
| Dallas | 99.8% |
| Erath | 75.3% |
| Freestone | 79.4% |
| Gray | 87.9% |
| Hill | 45.2% |
| Hunt | 53.3% |
| Jim Wells | 80.4% |
| Johnson | 91.4% |
| Lavaca | 48.0% |
| Limestone | 74.3% |
| Nueces | 97.8% |
| Polk | 84.5% |
| Terrell | 90.0% |
| Travis | 99.1% |
| Upton | 12.7% |
| Washington | 40.9% |
Internet Providers By City in Texas
| Abilene | 14.7% | 21 providers |
| Alamo | 98.1% | 17 providers |
| Alice | 86.5% | 14 providers |
| Allen | 99.7% | 25 providers |
| Alvarado | 87.1% | 20 providers |
| Alvin | 92.0% | 23 providers |
| Amarillo | 45.8% | 22 providers |
| Angleton | 85.7% | 20 providers |
| Argyle | 99.2% | 14 providers |
| Arlington | 100.0% | 26 providers |
| Athens | 40.7% | 14 providers |
| Aubrey | 90.3% | 20 providers |
| Austin | 99.9% | 41 providers |
| Azle | 61.1% | 19 providers |
| Balch Springs | 99.6% | 16 providers |
| Bastrop | 72.2% | 23 providers |
| Bay City | 84.7% | 15 providers |
| Baytown | 95.8% | 19 providers |
| Beaumont | 90.2% | 19 providers |
| Bedford | 100.0% | 18 providers |
| Beeville | 88.9% | 16 providers |
| Belton | 97.4% | 20 providers |
| Big Spring | 5.6% | 14 providers |
| Boerne | 98.7% | 16 providers |
| Brenham | 47.6% | 14 providers |
| Brownsville | 99.1% | 17 providers |
| Brownwood | 73.8% | 16 providers |
| Bryan | 4.6% | 23 providers |
| Buda | 94.7% | 19 providers |
| Burleson | 99.8% | 20 providers |
| Canyon | 30.4% | 14 providers |
| Carrollton | 99.9% | 23 providers |
| Cedar Hill | 100.0% | 17 providers |
| Cedar Park | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Channelview | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Cibolo | 99.5% | 16 providers |
| Cleburne | 88.9% | 23 providers |
| Cleveland | 76.0% | 18 providers |
| College Station | 12.6% | 22 providers |
| Colleyville | 100.0% | 19 providers |
| Conroe | 55.8% | 26 providers |
| Converse | 99.6% | 21 providers |
| Coppell | 100.0% | 18 providers |
| Copperas Cove | 99.9% | 16 providers |
| Corpus Christi | 99.6% | 24 providers |
| Corsicana | 81.6% | 16 providers |
| Crosby | 90.5% | 15 providers |
| Crowley | 99.4% | 22 providers |
| Cypress | 99.3% | 22 providers |
| Dallas | 100.0% | 42 providers |
| Dayton | 61.7% | 16 providers |
| Deer Park | 99.9% | 16 providers |
| Del Rio | 98.3% | 11 providers |
| Del Valle | 99.3% | 19 providers |
| Denison | 93.6% | 19 providers |
| Denton | 99.1% | 24 providers |
| Desoto | 100.0% | 18 providers |
| Dickinson | 97.0% | 17 providers |
| Donna | 87.8% | 16 providers |
| Duncanville | 98.5% | 17 providers |
| Eagle Pass | 97.9% | 12 providers |
| Edinburg | 86.2% | 21 providers |
| El Paso | 99.4% | 29 providers |
| Elgin | 65.8% | 17 providers |
| Ennis | 72.6% | 17 providers |
| Euless | 100.0% | 22 providers |
| Flower Mound | 100.0% | 20 providers |
| Forney | 97.4% | 19 providers |
| Fort Hood | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Fort Worth | 99.7% | 37 providers |
| Fredericksburg | 81.9% | 19 providers |
| Fresno | 88.4% | 15 providers |
| Friendswood | 98.0% | 21 providers |
| Frisco | 99.8% | 22 providers |
| Fulshear | 94.4% | 16 providers |
| Gainesville | 38.1% | 16 providers |
| Galveston | 98.0% | 18 providers |
| Garland | 100.0% | 19 providers |
| Gatesville | 51.2% | 13 providers |
| Georgetown | 7.8% | 24 providers |
| Gilmer | 96.3% | 15 providers |
| Granbury | 94.5% | 17 providers |
| Grand Prairie | 100.0% | 21 providers |
| Grapevine | 100.0% | 18 providers |
| Greenville | 80.1% | 26 providers |
| Haltom City | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Harker Heights | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Harlingen | 97.2% | 19 providers |
| Haslet | 94.9% | 16 providers |
| Helotes | 97.5% | 16 providers |
| Henderson | 36.2% | 20 providers |
| Houston | 97.4% | 48 providers |
| Humble | 95.6% | 21 providers |
| Huntsville | 55.7% | 19 providers |
| Hurst | 100.0% | 20 providers |
| Hutto | 88.6% | 15 providers |
| Irving | 100.0% | 26 providers |
| Jacksonville | 39.3% | 15 providers |
| Katy | 99.2% | 25 providers |
| Keller | 98.8% | 18 providers |
| Kerrville | 98.5% | 20 providers |
| Kilgore | 81.5% | 18 providers |
| Killeen | 99.7% | 20 providers |
| Kingsville | 88.1% | 17 providers |
| Kingwood | 56.4% | 19 providers |
| Kyle | 98.8% | 16 providers |
| La Porte | 99.1% | 19 providers |
| Lake Jackson | 99.9% | 16 providers |
| Lancaster | 98.2% | 17 providers |
| Laredo | 99.1% | 19 providers |
| League City | 98.7% | 17 providers |
| Leander | 98.5% | 20 providers |
| Lewisville | 100.0% | 25 providers |
| Little Elm | 98.3% | 17 providers |
| Livingston | 94.8% | 13 providers |
| Longview | 95.3% | 25 providers |
| Los Fresnos | 76.6% | 16 providers |
| Lubbock | 92.4% | 27 providers |
| Lufkin | 21.9% | 14 providers |
| Mabank | 39.9% | 15 providers |
| Magnolia | 98.6% | 18 providers |
| Manor | 89.0% | 15 providers |
| Mansfield | 99.8% | 16 providers |
| Manvel | 99.6% | 16 providers |
| Marshall | 84.4% | 18 providers |
| Mcallen | 99.9% | 22 providers |
| Mckinney | 99.2% | 27 providers |
| Mercedes | 71.7% | 17 providers |
| Mesquite | 99.9% | 21 providers |
| Midland | 88.1% | 27 providers |
| Midlothian | 96.2% | 19 providers |
| Mission | 89.3% | 18 providers |
| Missouri City | 99.8% | 21 providers |
| Montgomery | 68.6% | 18 providers |
| Mount Pleasant | 2.2% | 16 providers |
| Nacogdoches | 1.1% | 17 providers |
| Nederland | 99.8% | 12 providers |
| New Braunfels | 99.3% | 20 providers |
| New Caney | 70.7% | 15 providers |
| North Richland Hills | 100.0% | 17 providers |
| Odessa | 95.2% | 22 providers |
| Orange | 79.3% | 12 providers |
| Palestine | 68.9% | 14 providers |
| Paris | 64.0% | 19 providers |
| Pasadena | 95.7% | 23 providers |
| Pearland | 99.6% | 22 providers |
| Pflugerville | 98.3% | 20 providers |
| Pharr | 99.7% | 18 providers |
| Plainview | 22.7% | 17 providers |
| Plano | 100.0% | 28 providers |
| Port Arthur | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Porter | 75.9% | 15 providers |
| Princeton | 71.0% | 21 providers |
| Prosper | 99.1% | 21 providers |
| Red Oak | 94.9% | 19 providers |
| Richardson | 100.0% | 26 providers |
| Richmond | 95.2% | 22 providers |
| Rio Grande City | 95.9% | 13 providers |
| Roanoke | 98.7% | 20 providers |
| Robstown | 77.6% | 18 providers |
| Rockwall | 98.8% | 26 providers |
| Rosenberg | 95.3% | 19 providers |
| Rosharon | 54.9% | 18 providers |
| Round Rock | 100.0% | 22 providers |
| Rowlett | 100.0% | 21 providers |
| Royse City | 86.3% | 20 providers |
| Sachse | 100.0% | 18 providers |
| San Angelo | 31.7% | 17 providers |
| San Antonio | 99.4% | 42 providers |
| San Benito | 80.2% | 15 providers |
| San Juan | 99.6% | 17 providers |
| San Marcos | 98.3% | 20 providers |
| Schertz | 99.6% | 22 providers |
| Seabrook | 99.8% | 19 providers |
| Seguin | 83.5% | 15 providers |
| Sherman | 93.1% | 21 providers |
| Southlake | 100.0% | 16 providers |
| Spring | 99.9% | 27 providers |
| Stafford | 98.1% | 21 providers |
| Stephenville | 79.9% | 15 providers |
| Sugar Land | 98.7% | 26 providers |
| Sulphur Springs | 76.6% | 20 providers |
| Temple | 94.7% | 18 providers |
| Terrell | 49.8% | 22 providers |
| Texarkana | 99.5% | 14 providers |
| Texas City | 98.3% | 15 providers |
| The Colony | 99.4% | 18 providers |
| Tomball | 99.2% | 19 providers |
| Tyler | 1.4% | 25 providers |
| Victoria | 6.6% | 27 providers |
| Vidor | 93.4% | 12 providers |
| Waco | 96.5% | 22 providers |
| Waxahachie | 83.1% | 23 providers |
| Weatherford | 75.8% | 21 providers |
| Webster | 94.7% | 20 providers |
| Weslaco | 93.0% | 17 providers |
| Wichita Falls | 95.5% | 25 providers |
| Willis | 6.8% | 21 providers |
| Woodway | 100.0% | 17 providers |
| Wylie | 99.6% | 18 providers |