"94% of U.S. households have internet access. This is the highest rate ever recorded by the Census Bureau. The U.S. "offline population" has fallen nearly 70% since 2015, from 26.9 million to 7.9 million households. This is the biggest decade of digital inclusion on record. Only 0.9% - about 100,000 households - still use dial-up Internet. This follows AOL's shutdown of its remaining service in August."
"Reviews.org, working from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) one-year estimates, found that almost eight million households in the United States lack connectivity and are not yet online. The analysts found that the number of offline Americans declined from 10.2 million in 2023 to 7.9 million in 2024, a drop of almost 20%. There was good news from beleaguered states. West Virginia had the greatest improvement of internet connectivity with a 2.55% increase, the report said."
Almost eight million U.S. households lacked internet connectivity in 2024, down from 10.2 million in 2023, representing a nearly 20% decrease. Internet access reached 94% of households, the highest rate recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey one-year estimates. The count of offline households has fallen nearly 70% since 2015, from 26.9 million to 7.9 million, constituting the largest decade of digital inclusion on record. Only about 0.9% of households still use dial-up, roughly 100,000 households. Southern and Appalachian states showed the largest gains, with some well-connected states also improving modestly.
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