Wisconsin Internet Coverage & Availability in 2023
Wisconsin Internet Facts in 2023
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Wisconsin currently ranks 33rd among states in BroadbandNow’s annual rankings of internet coverage, speed and availability.
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This means that roughly one in ten Wisconsin 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 seven in ten residents are unable to purchase a fiber internet plan.
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The U.S. has more than 2,901 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.
Wisconsin, with 87.3% of people having access to 100Mbps broadband, ranked 38th among all states.
Internet Availability by County
100 Mbps Coverage By County, Highest and Lowest
| Highest | |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 100% |
| Waukesha | 99.88% |
| Kenosha | 98.62% |
| Ozaukee | 98.23% |
| Racine | 97.71% |
| La Crosse | 96.88% |
| Dane | 96.86% |
| Washington | 95.74% |
| Winnebago | 94.32% |
| Portage | 93.94% |
| Lowest | |
|---|---|
| Kewaunee | 33.76% |
| Price | 43.89% |
| Waushara | 45.88% |
| Washburn | 46.31% |
| Lafayette | 47.57% |
| Iron | 51.50% |
| Jackson | 52.53% |
| Menominee | 52.88% |
| Oconto | 53.06% |
| Rusk | 54.40% |
Wisconsin, with only 22.6% of people having access to 1G broadband, ranked 48th among all states.
Internet Coverage by Demographic in Wisconsin
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: 14%
Type of internet connection
- Dialup only: <1%
- Broadband of any type: 86%
- Cellular data only: 12%
- Satellite: 7%
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic
- <18: 4%
- 18-64: 5%
- 65+ adults: 7%
- <$20,000: 35%
- $20,000-$74,999: 16%
- $75,000+: 4%
- Black: 10%
- Native American/Alaska Native: 7%
- Asian: 7%
- Mixed race: 5%
- Hispanic or Latino: 7%
- White: 4%
- Employed: 4%
- Unemployed: 7%
- Less than high school: 9%
- Some college or associate degree: 6%
- Bachelor’s degree: 3%
Fastest Major Providers in Wisconsin
| Provider | Avg. Download Speed |
|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | 241.5 MBPS |
| AT&T Internet | 203.0 MBPS |
| Spectrum | 152.5 MBPS |
| Bertram Internet | 25.4 MBPS |
| Frontier | 7.0 MBPS |
Metro & Rural County Coverage
| County Name | % Broadband Coverage |
|---|---|
| Adams | 92.4% |
| Ashland | 85.0% |
| Barron | 92.5% |
| Bayfield | 94.6% |
| Brown | 97.0% |
| Buffalo | 83.6% |
| Burnett | 91.5% |
| Calumet | 92.1% |
| Chippewa | 90.7% |
| Clark | 82.1% |
| Columbia | 85.2% |
| Crawford | 92.2% |
| Dane | 97.6% |
| Dodge | 82.7% |
| Door | 70.2% |
| Douglas | 89.6% |
| Dunn | 84.5% |
| Eau Claire | 94.9% |
| Florence | 96.7% |
| Fond du Lac | 88.9% |
| Forest | 74.3% |
| Grant | 84.6% |
| Green | 90.2% |
| Green Lake | 77.9% |
| Iowa | 70.4% |
| Iron | 76.5% |
| Jackson | 73.3% |
| Jefferson | 88.9% |
| Juneau | 85.1% |
| Kenosha | 98.7% |
| Kewaunee | 56.9% |
| La Crosse | 97.9% |
| Lafayette | 61.9% |
| Langlade | 71.1% |
| Lincoln | 74.7% |
| Manitowoc | 91.2% |
| Marathon | 89.4% |
| Marinette | 87.6% |
| Marquette | 93.8% |
| Menominee | 53.7% |
| Milwaukee | 100.0% |
| Monroe | 86.2% |
| Oconto | 84.2% |
| Oneida | 88.3% |
| Outagamie | 96.2% |
| Ozaukee | 98.3% |
| Pepin | 87.7% |
| Pierce | 80.8% |
| Polk | 88.4% |
| Portage | 94.6% |
| Price | 67.0% |
| Racine | 97.8% |
| Richland | 74.1% |
| Rock | 93.5% |
| Rusk | 69.5% |
| St. Croix | 89.7% |
| Sauk | 93.8% |
| Sawyer | 84.9% |
| Shawano | 78.1% |
| Sheboygan | 92.6% |
| Taylor | 70.7% |
| Trempealeau | 90.0% |
| Vernon | 96.2% |
| Vilas | 79.5% |
| Walworth | 92.6% |
| Washburn | 81.9% |
| Washington | 96.7% |
| Waukesha | 99.9% |
| Waupaca | 81.5% |
| Waushara | 73.8% |
| Winnebago | 98.3% |
| Wood | 94.1% |
Internet Providers By City in Wisconsin
| Algoma | 67.0% | 15 providers |
| Altoona | 99.9% | 11 providers |
| Amery | 98.6% | 11 providers |
| Antigo | 79.0% | 12 providers |
| Appleton | 99.8% | 21 providers |
| Arcadia | 83.3% | 8 providers |
| Ashland | 91.8% | 11 providers |
| Athens | 63.5% | 14 providers |
| Baldwin | 84.9% | 10 providers |
| Baraboo | 94.9% | 14 providers |
| Barron | 91.0% | 11 providers |
| Beaver Dam | 93.6% | 12 providers |
| Belleville | 93.3% | 15 providers |
| Beloit | 97.1% | 19 providers |
| Berlin | 77.1% | 13 providers |
| Black Creek | 71.7% | 15 providers |
| Black River Falls | 82.5% | 10 providers |
| Bloomer | 99.6% | 13 providers |
| Brillion | 76.0% | 15 providers |
| Bristol | 93.8% | 15 providers |
| Brodhead | 84.4% | 16 providers |
| Brookfield | 100.0% | 18 providers |
| Burlington | 98.6% | 19 providers |
| Cadott | 54.1% | 13 providers |
| Cambridge | 84.9% | 15 providers |
| Campbellsport | 64.9% | 16 providers |
| Cedarburg | 99.5% | 13 providers |
| Chetek | 89.3% | 11 providers |
| Chilton | 83.7% | 16 providers |
| Chippewa Falls | 96.3% | 14 providers |
| Clintonville | 88.0% | 13 providers |
| Colgate | 99.8% | 14 providers |
| Columbus | 70.5% | 15 providers |
| Cottage Grove | 93.0% | 19 providers |
| Crivitz | 84.0% | 8 providers |
| Cross Plains | 97.0% | 13 providers |
| Cudahy | 100.0% | 14 providers |
| Cumberland | 84.0% | 10 providers |
| De Forest | 97.0% | 15 providers |
| De Pere | 95.4% | 20 providers |
| Delafield | 100.0% | 14 providers |
| Delavan | 87.2% | 17 providers |
| Denmark | 75.0% | 16 providers |
| Dodgeville | 77.2% | 10 providers |
| Dousman | 99.6% | 12 providers |
| Eagle | 98.7% | 12 providers |
| Eagle River | 84.1% | 13 providers |
| East Troy | 99.5% | 11 providers |
| Eau Claire | 99.1% | 16 providers |
| Edgerton | 91.6% | 14 providers |
| Elk Mound | 88.6% | 12 providers |
| Elkhorn | 94.7% | 17 providers |
| Ellsworth | 67.6% | 15 providers |
| Elm Grove | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Evansville | 77.8% | 17 providers |
| Fond Du Lac | 98.7% | 17 providers |
| Fort Atkinson | 87.1% | 17 providers |
| Franklin | 99.9% | 16 providers |
| Franksville | 61.6% | 15 providers |
| Genoa City | 93.9% | 18 providers |
| Germantown | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Grafton | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Green Bay | 99.3% | 19 providers |
| Greendale | 100.0% | 16 providers |
| Greenville | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Hales Corners | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Hartford | 94.8% | 14 providers |
| Hartland | 100.0% | 14 providers |
| Hayward | 92.3% | 12 providers |
| Holmen | 96.7% | 12 providers |
| Hortonville | 88.1% | 12 providers |
| Hudson | 98.5% | 14 providers |
| Jackson | 99.5% | 14 providers |
| Janesville | 96.3% | 20 providers |
| Jefferson | 86.0% | 16 providers |
| Kaukauna | 95.4% | 15 providers |
| Kenosha | 99.7% | 18 providers |
| Kewaskum | 80.2% | 17 providers |
| Kewaunee | 57.8% | 16 providers |
| Kiel | 94.3% | 14 providers |
| Kimberly | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| La Crosse | 99.6% | 15 providers |
| Ladysmith | 84.9% | 10 providers |
| Lake Geneva | 94.2% | 19 providers |
| Lake Mills | 96.5% | 16 providers |
| Lancaster | 84.3% | 10 providers |
| Little Chute | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Lodi | 91.1% | 13 providers |
| Luxemburg | 52.7% | 15 providers |
| Madison | 99.5% | 32 providers |
| Manitowoc | 97.5% | 17 providers |
| Marinette | 98.1% | 11 providers |
| Marshall | 88.1% | 14 providers |
| Marshfield | 92.3% | 17 providers |
| Mauston | 77.5% | 13 providers |
| Mayville | 82.9% | 14 providers |
| Mc Farland | 99.7% | 18 providers |
| Medford | 94.0% | 11 providers |
| Menasha | 99.3% | 17 providers |
| Menomonee Falls | 100.0% | 16 providers |
| Menomonie | 92.4% | 15 providers |
| Mequon | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Merrill | 78.7% | 14 providers |
| Middleton | 99.9% | 18 providers |
| Milton | 98.2% | 18 providers |
| Milwaukee | 100.0% | 30 providers |
| Mondovi | 89.4% | 11 providers |
| Monroe | 94.3% | 15 providers |
| Montello | 91.8% | 11 providers |
| Mosinee | 95.0% | 18 providers |
| Mount Horeb | 97.2% | 16 providers |
| Mukwonago | 100.0% | 14 providers |
| Muskego | 100.0% | 14 providers |
| Neenah | 99.9% | 17 providers |
| Neillsville | 92.6% | 12 providers |
| Nekoosa | 84.1% | 13 providers |
| New Berlin | 100.0% | 19 providers |
| New Holstein | 87.6% | 13 providers |
| New Lisbon | 97.9% | 12 providers |
| New London | 85.0% | 16 providers |
| New Richmond | 85.2% | 13 providers |
| Oak Creek | 100.0% | 16 providers |
| Oconomowoc | 98.0% | 14 providers |
| Oconto | 87.7% | 12 providers |
| Oconto Falls | 89.1% | 14 providers |
| Omro | 98.9% | 13 providers |
| Onalaska | 99.4% | 11 providers |
| Oneida | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Oregon | 92.3% | 17 providers |
| Osceola | 92.4% | 13 providers |
| Oshkosh | 99.3% | 20 providers |
| Pardeeville | 78.0% | 13 providers |
| Peshtigo | 90.3% | 8 providers |
| Pewaukee | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Platteville | 84.2% | 11 providers |
| Pleasant Prairie | 99.6% | 18 providers |
| Plover | 99.2% | 15 providers |
| Plymouth | 86.7% | 15 providers |
| Port Washington | 98.7% | 14 providers |
| Portage | 94.9% | 14 providers |
| Poynette | 86.1% | 13 providers |
| Prairie Du Chien | 95.6% | 11 providers |
| Prairie Du Sac | 98.4% | 12 providers |
| Prescott | 97.0% | 14 providers |
| Pulaski | 94.5% | 14 providers |
| Racine | 100.0% | 20 providers |
| Reedsburg | 98.9% | 14 providers |
| Rhinelander | 93.3% | 13 providers |
| Rice Lake | 96.3% | 13 providers |
| Richland Center | 71.4% | 13 providers |
| Ripon | 89.6% | 13 providers |
| River Falls | 81.2% | 15 providers |
| Saint Francis | 100.0% | 16 providers |
| Salem | 98.1% | 17 providers |
| Sauk City | 94.0% | 11 providers |
| Saukville | 99.1% | 15 providers |
| Schofield | 99.1% | 14 providers |
| Seymour | 73.9% | 13 providers |
| Shawano | 89.9% | 14 providers |
| Sheboygan | 99.3% | 17 providers |
| Sheboygan Falls | 87.0% | 17 providers |
| Slinger | 98.8% | 15 providers |
| Somerset | 98.9% | 11 providers |
| South Milwaukee | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Sparta | 88.6% | 12 providers |
| Spooner | 84.3% | 11 providers |
| Stanley | 90.6% | 11 providers |
| Stevens Point | 96.9% | 15 providers |
| Stoughton | 87.1% | 17 providers |
| Stratford | 78.2% | 15 providers |
| Sturgeon Bay | 79.5% | 16 providers |
| Sturtevant | 98.4% | 16 providers |
| Sun Prairie | 97.7% | 16 providers |
| Superior | 97.3% | 13 providers |
| Sussex | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Thiensville | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Tomah | 90.7% | 11 providers |
| Tomahawk | 77.3% | 10 providers |
| Trevor | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Twin Lakes | 99.4% | 18 providers |
| Two Rivers | 95.1% | 16 providers |
| Union Grove | 86.2% | 15 providers |
| Verona | 99.6% | 17 providers |
| Viroqua | 91.8% | 10 providers |
| Waterford | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Waterloo | 87.1% | 14 providers |
| Watertown | 88.3% | 17 providers |
| Waukesha | 100.0% | 16 providers |
| Waunakee | 98.3% | 15 providers |
| Waupaca | 84.8% | 17 providers |
| Waupun | 85.3% | 13 providers |
| Wausau | 95.1% | 19 providers |
| Wautoma | 93.3% | 13 providers |
| West Bend | 98.6% | 18 providers |
| West Salem | 96.9% | 11 providers |
| Whitewater | 80.8% | 16 providers |
| Wisconsin Dells | 94.4% | 16 providers |
| Wisconsin Rapids | 97.4% | 12 providers |
| Woodruff | 87.2% | 11 providers |