Fiber optic internet, it is the buzzword that is on the minds of both consumers shopping for broadband and providers deploying infrastructure, but with so many providers promising to deploy fiber, we thought it worth taking a look to see where fiber currently is and isn’t available in the US.
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Fiber Optic Internet Map
Below you’ll find a map of fiber availability in the US based on the latest data set released by the FCC/NTIA.
To view reported fiber coverage in your area, click on your state and zoom into your county.
Fiber Coverage
States With the Highest Fiber Optic Penetration
| State | Fiber Coverage | PopCovered | # Fiber Providers | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 12.38% | 607947 | 14 | 29 |
| Alaska | 1.94% | 14528 | 3 | 48 |
| Arizona | 2.91% | 199786 | 12 | 47 |
| Arkansas | 6.56% | 197773 | 8 | 42 |
| California | 15.68% | 6062038 | 14 | 27 |
| Colorado | 9.86% | 525700 | 23 | 35 |
| Connecticut | 44.09% | 1600993 | 7 | 12 |
| Delaware | 55.09% | 518752 | 2 | 7 |
| District of Columbia | 46.21% | 288419 | 6 | — |
| Florida | 39.37% | 7831819 | 17 | 15 |
| Georgia | 16.87% | 1732828 | 37 | 25 |
| Hawaii | 6.91% | 98163 | 3 | 41 |
| Idaho | 5.39% | 90081 | 17 | 43 |
| Illinois | 14.31% | 1858926 | 38 | 28 |
| Indiana | 46.17% | 3065895 | 25 | 11 |
| Iowa | 30.03% | 930829 | 85 | 16 |
| Kansas | 19.94% | 582914 | 40 | 22 |
| Kentucky | 10.61% | 473434 | 23 | 32 |
| Louisiana | 9.44% | 433622 | 15 | 37 |
| Maine | 1.69% | 22720 | 10 | 50 |
| Maryland | 59.95% | 3578702 | 14 | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 39.39% | 2615001 | 8 | 14 |
| Michigan | 3.2% | 315008 | 21 | 46 |
| Minnesota | 16.52% | 901633 | 53 | 26 |
| Mississippi | 21.5% | 648452 | 13 | 20 |
| Missouri | 8.31% | 509912 | 26 | 39 |
| Montana | 3.4% | 34859 | 11 | 45 |
| Nebraska | 28.07% | 526895 | 32 | 18 |
| Nevada | 9.91% | 291308 | 9 | 34 |
| New Hampshire | 17.06% | 228722 | 11 | 24 |
| New Jersey | 62.57% | 5589292 | 10 | 3 |
| New Mexico | 7.45% | 160937 | 14 | 40 |
| New York | 61.54% | 12042982 | 28 | 4 |
| North Carolina | 9.47% | 958111 | 26 | 36 |
| North Dakota | 59.46% | 412087 | 18 | 6 |
| Ohio | 10.22% | 1185374 | 21 | 33 |
| Oklahoma | 8.47% | 329014 | 23 | 38 |
| Oregon | 76.72% | 3065968 | 44 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 50.59% | 6515019 | 22 | 8 |
| Puerto Rico | 0.74% | 26786 | 2 | — |
| Rhode Island | 97.88% | 1027958 | 8 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 20.03% | 975317 | 10 | 21 |
| South Dakota | 40.55% | 341439 | 23 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 24.76% | 1636527 | 19 | 19 |
| Texas | 10.97% | 2958351 | 36 | 30 |
| Utah | 49.48% | 1476103 | 21 | 9 |
| Vermont | 18.64% | 117668 | 8 | 23 |
| Virginia | 47.78% | 4001507 | 13 | 10 |
| Washington | 29.84% | 2111779 | 35 | 17 |
| West Virginia | 1.89% | 35405 | 3 | 49 |
| Wisconsin | 4.94% | 287048 | 33 | 44 |
| Wyoming | 10.89% | 64418 | 8 | 31 |
Lessons From the Data
As we compiled this map and dataset, it was easy to notice the effect of Verizon Fios and municipal broadband networks have on the fiber availability in each state, including major tech areas such as New York.
