Table 702.15.

Percentage of children ages 3 to 18 who use the internet from home, by selected child and family characteristics: Selected years, 2010 through 2021

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected child or family characteristic	2010			2011			2013			2015			2017			2019			2021
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8
Total	57.7		(0.46)	56.4		(0.46)	58.3		(0.49)	60.7		(0.47)	63.8		(0.46)	63.9		(0.45)	67.1		(0.46)
Sex
Male	57.3		(0.48)	55.7		(0.57)	58.4		(0.63)	61.0		(0.56)	63.7		(0.56)	64.0		(0.59)	66.3		(0.59)
Female	58.2		(0.58)	57.1		(0.54)	58.3		(0.61)	60.5		(0.57)	63.9		(0.60)	63.7		(0.54)	67.9		(0.58)
Race/ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native	37.8		(4.61)	47.8		(4.54)	44.3		(4.00)	49.3		(4.10)	44.9		(4.61)	59.0		(4.72)	63.5		(4.96)
Asian	65.8		(2.01)	65.4		(2.24)	65.4		(2.16)	63.5		(1.82)	64.9		(1.84)	60.6		(1.82)	66.2		(2.14)
Black	46.4		(1.32)	46.7		(1.34)	49.1		(1.44)	53.0		(1.29)	58.5		(1.35)	58.7		(1.53)	64.0		(1.64)
Hispanic	43.6		(1.00)	42.3		(1.01)	48.0		(1.11)	52.4		(1.10)	59.1		(1.00)	58.9		(0.99)	63.9		(1.09)
Pacific Islander	57.5		(9.00)	45.0		(6.43)	62.2		(7.76)	53.9		(9.07)	49.4		(9.03)	65.2		(8.61)	67.9		(7.01)
White	65.9		(0.52)	64.0		(0.59)	65.0		(0.65)	66.3		(0.58)	67.3		(0.59)	67.6		(0.62)	69.5		(0.67)
Two or more races	59.0		(2.44)	59.8		(2.37)	58.0		(2.76)	64.4		(2.40)	71.2		(1.94)	72.2		(2.12)	69.5		(2.35)
Age
3 and 4	19.2		(0.73)	24.1		(0.85)	31.1		(1.12)	38.8		(0.96)	45.1		(1.16)	43.8		(1.15)	48.6		(1.22)
5 to 10	48.8		(0.70)	47.1		(0.66)	50.0		(0.77)	54.2		(0.71)	57.5		(0.70)	56.5		(0.67)	62.8		(0.74)
11 to 14	71.9		(0.78)	66.6		(0.78)	65.2		(0.82)	65.1		(0.81)	68.0		(0.75)	69.2		(0.80)	69.4		(0.92)
15 to 18	77.9		(0.59)	76.9		(0.61)	76.9		(0.71)	76.1		(0.62)	77.6		(0.71)	78.5		(0.68)	79.2		(0.76)
Metropolitan status1
Metropolitan2	58.7		(0.52)	57.3		(0.50)	58.9		(0.54)	61.5		(0.50)	64.5		(0.48)	64.4		(0.49)	67.1		(0.53)
Nonmetropolitan3	52.6		(1.08)	50.5		(1.23)	55.9		(1.22)	56.1		(1.22)	59.2		(1.40)	60.8		(1.31)	66.7		(1.52)
Highest level of education attained by either parent4
Less than high school	29.3		(1.43)	29.1		(1.38)	36.7		(1.58)	42.2		(1.70)	46.2		(1.89)	49.1		(1.96)	55.6		(2.01)
High school diploma or equivalent	47.4		(0.99)	47.3		(1.00)	48.7		(1.13)	51.5		(1.04)	55.2		(0.93)	55.0		(1.11)	63.6		(1.05)
Some college	58.6		(1.08)	57.2		(1.05)	58.4		(1.31)	59.8		(1.12)	65.4		(1.26)	62.6		(1.38)	64.3		(1.46)
Associate's degree	63.1		(1.17)	61.2		(1.36)	62.4		(1.39)	63.2		(1.50)	65.4		(1.30)	67.4		(1.40)	68.9		(1.62)
Bachelor's or higher degree	71.5		(0.65)	68.8		(0.62)	70.0		(0.72)	70.6		(0.69)	72.2		(0.67)	70.7		(0.63)	71.0		(0.67)
Bachelor's degree	71.5		(0.85)	67.8		(0.87)	69.1		(0.92)	70.1		(0.93)	71.7		(0.88)	69.4		(0.91)	70.8		(1.00)
Master's or higher degree	71.5		(0.99)	70.1		(1.02)	71.2		(1.21)	71.3		(1.08)	72.8		(0.95)	72.1		(0.93)	71.1		(0.92)
Family income (in current dollars)
Less than $10,000	26.2		(1.41)	30.2		(1.52)	31.3		(1.77)	39.0		(2.03)	45.5		(2.17)	47.0		(2.33)	58.0		(2.50)
$10,000 to $19,999	39.7		(1.52)	37.7		(1.31)	42.9		(1.70)	40.3		(1.80)	49.4		(1.71)	53.1		(1.89)	56.6		(2.19)
$20,000 to $29,999	43.8		(1.31)	44.1		(1.43)	48.1		(1.63)	52.0		(1.56)	54.2		(1.59)	53.2		(1.95)	60.5		(1.76)
$30,000 to $39,999	52.3		(1.51)	48.6		(1.49)	49.6		(1.59)	54.6		(1.55)	56.4		(1.41)	56.8		(1.45)	62.4		(1.92)
$40,000 to $49,999	62.2		(1.50)	55.7		(1.60)	58.7		(1.64)	58.9		(1.79)	62.2		(1.56)	62.7		(1.99)	66.1		(1.83)
$50,000 to $74,999	64.3		(0.91)	64.6		(0.98)	63.4		(1.22)	65.8		(1.01)	65.7		(1.11)	62.6		(1.19)	68.3		(1.19)
$75,000 to $99,999	68.8		(1.23)	70.0		(1.10)	69.7		(1.30)	69.8		(1.23)	70.0		(1.07)	68.7		(1.34)	68.8		(1.38)
$100,000 or more	76.9		(0.77)	72.7		(0.89)	73.4		(0.97)	71.9		(0.91)	73.2		(0.71)	72.0		(0.80)	71.8		(0.82)
$100,000 to $149,999	75.0		(1.08)	74.0		(1.09)	72.3		(1.35)	71.5		(1.20)	72.1		(1.14)	70.2		(1.04)	72.2		(1.15)
$150,000 or more	79.5		(1.15)	70.9		(1.35)	75.0		(1.41)	72.4		(1.37)	74.3		(1.06)	73.7		(1.09)	71.6		(1.03)

1Children living in areas whose metropolitan status was not identified are excluded from this analysis. From 2010 through 2021, less than 1 percent of children ages 3 to 18 lived in an area with non-identified metropolitan status.

2Refers to metropolitan statistical areas, which contain at least one urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more.

3Refers to areas that are outside of metropolitan statistical areas.

4Highest education level of any parent residing with the child (including an adoptive or stepparent). Includes only children who resided with at least one of their parents.

NOTE: Data exclude children living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities). Data for 2011, 2013, and 2015 were collected in the July supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS); data for 2010 were collected in the October supplement; and data for 2017, 2019, and 2021 were collected in the November supplement. The July and November supplements consist solely of questions about computer and internet use. The October supplement focuses on school enrollment, but also included questions about computer and internet use in 2010. Measurable differences in estimates across years could reflect actual changes in the population; however, differences could also reflect seasonal variations in data collection or differences between the content of the July, October, and November supplements. Therefore, caution should be used when making year-to-year comparisons. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2010; July 2011, 2013, and 2015; and November 2017, 2019, and 2021. (This table was prepared February 2023.)