State rankings

Average Internet Speed by State

Maryland has the highest Avg. Internet Speed (506.7), followed by Virginia (505.6) and District of Columbia (473.8). California has the lowest (93).

Tech & Business51 states · 1 metricUpdated Apr 29, 2023Original page
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Avg. Internet Speed

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
322.3
Middle half 271.6 – 396.9
Average
322.84
51 states
Highest
506.7
Maryland
Lowest
93
California

Data

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51 states · # = rank by Avg. Internet Speed
#
1Maryland506.7
2Virginia505.6
3District of Columbia473.8
4Delaware469.7
5Washington451
6Rhode Island433.3
7Pennsylvania430.8
8New Jersey427.8
9Texas425.9
10Georgia414.9
11Vermont408.2
12Massachusetts401.2
13New York397.7
14Arizona396.1
15South Carolina373.4
16Tennessee351.1
17Oklahoma351
18Colorado347
19Alabama344.6
20Nevada334.6
21Michigan334.1
22Indiana331
23Kansas325.7
24Illinois324.9
24Louisiana324.9
26Florida322.3
27New Hampshire317.9
28Oregon316.9
29Connecticut314.6
30Utah314.1
31North Carolina312.5
32Minnesota304.2
33Missouri293.4
34New Mexico288.7
35Alaska285.1
36Ohio278.3
37Wisconsin277.1
38West Virginia273.2
39Nebraska270
40Kentucky261.8
41North Dakota244.3
42Arkansas230.4
43Idaho230.1
44Mississippi226
45Hawaii221.4
46Maine205.2
47Wyoming203.2
48Iowa193.9
49South Dakota191.7
50Montana110.5
51California93

What correlates with Avg. Internet Speed?

Pearson r against 2,096 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Avg. Internet Speed tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Average (Minutes)Commute Time by State
    r = +0.60 · strong · n = 51
    Plot
  2. Average Commute Time (Minutes)Single Mom Friendly States
    r = +0.59 · strong · n = 51
    Plot
  3. Restricted License AgeDriving Age by State
    r = +0.58 · strong · n = 51
    Plot
  4. Chat GPT Messages per Capita RankChatGPT Usage by StateA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.58 · strong · n = 51
    Plot
  5. Average Commute (Minutes)Housing, Income and Commutes by State (Census)
    r = +0.58 · strong · n = 51
    Plot
  6. Educational Attainment DiversityMost Diverse US StatesA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.58 · strong · n = 50
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Avg. Internet Speed tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. InternetUtility Rates by State
    r = −0.54 · strong · n = 50
    Plot
  2. % of Pop. with Associates DegreeMost Educated U.S. States
    r = −0.54 · strong · n = 51
    Plot
  3. BBQ Ribs Search Volume IndexBest BBQ by State
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 50
    Plot
  4. Motorhome LengthMaximum RV Length by State
    r = −0.50 · strong · n = 49
    Plot
  5. % of Registered RepublicansRegistered Voters by Party
    r = −0.50 · strong · n = 31
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  6. Employment per 1k JobsOptometrist Salary by State
    r = −0.49 · moderate · n = 47
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Quick answers

Which state has the highest Avg. Internet Speed?
Maryland has the highest Avg. Internet Speed, at 506.7, followed by Virginia (505.6) and District of Columbia (473.8).
Which state has the lowest Avg. Internet Speed?
California has the lowest Avg. Internet Speed, at 93.
What is the median Avg. Internet Speed across US states?
The median is 322.3 across the 51 US states with data.
Where does this average internet speed by state data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Wise Voter.