"According to a new Broadband Fact Sheet published toward the end of 2025, only about 54% of people in this lowest-income group subscribed to broadband internet. That's down from 57% in both 2023 and 2024. In comparison, the report found 94% of households with incomes in the six-figure range subscribed to home internet in 2025, up from 92% in 2024."
"The Pew report didn't address funding or politics, but took a hard look at smartphone use. It found that almost everyone has a smartphone these days, with the following breakdown: Among people with smartphones, the report found about 16% lack a home internet subscription, a figure that's doubled since 2013. The report called these households smartphone-dependent, and found that people who make less are much more likely to be in this category."
About 54% of households earning less than $30,000 subscribed to broadband in 2025, down from 57% in 2023 and 2024. Households with six-figure incomes had 94% home internet subscription in 2025, up from 92% the prior year. Overall home internet subscription fell to about 78% in 2025, from 79% in 2024 and 80% in 2023. Smartphone ownership is nearly universal, but about 16% of smartphone owners lack home broadband, a share that has doubled since 2013. Smartphone dependence is concentrated among lower incomes: 34% under $30,000, 19% for $30,000–$69,000, 10% for $70,000–$99,000, and 4% for over $100,000. Federal reductions in broadband and Digital Equity Act funding coincided with the slight subscription decline.
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