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Hawaii Households with Broadband
Hawaii’s households with broadband was 93.0% in 2024, ranked #21 of 50 states.
View interactive chart →How states compare (2024)
| Rank | State | Households with Broadband |
|---|---|---|
| Best performing | ||
| #1 | New Hampshire | 95.3% |
| #2 | Nevada | 95.1% |
| #3 | California | 95.0% |
| #4 | Washington | 95.0% |
| #5 | Colorado | 94.9% |
| … | ||
| #21 | Hawaiʻi | 93.0% |
| … | ||
| Worst performing | ||
| #46 | New Mexico | 90.5% |
| #47 | Louisiana | 90.5% |
| #48 | Wyoming | 89.9% |
| #49 | West Virginia | 89.4% |
| #50 | Mississippi | 88.3% |
50-state median: 92.8%. #1 = best performing state; higher values are better. All 50 states →
By county (2024)
| County | Households with Broadband |
|---|---|
| Honolulu | 93.3% |
| Hawaiʻi | 92.9% |
| Maui | 91.0% |
| Kauaʻi | 94.7% |
Recent state trend
| Year | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 93.0% |
| 2023 | 92.6% |
| 2022 | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 91.3% |
| 2019 | 88.0% |
| 2018 | 85.7% |
Why this matters
Broadband access affects whether households can work remotely, do schoolwork, and access telehealth and government services. Hawaiʻi has about 493,000 households, so each percentage point on this rate represents roughly 5,000 households with or without broadband.
Related Hawaii data
Open the full interactive chart → for the historical series, US-state rankings, and rank history.
Source: Census ACS. Series covers 2016–2024.