Table 702.35.

Percentage of home internet users age 3 and over and ages 3 to 18, by means of internet access from home and selected characteristics: 2010 and 2021

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected characteristic	2010															2021
	Dial-up service			High-speed internet service installed at home1			Satellite internet service			Mobile internet service or a data plan2			Some other service3			Dial-up service			High-speed internet service installed at home1			Satellite internet service			Mobile internet service or a data plan2			Some other service3
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11
Total, all persons age 3 and over	3.5		(0.12)	87.8		(0.24)	2.7		(0.13)	8.9		(0.20)	1.3		(0.07)	0.5		(0.06)	88.5		(0.23)	4.2		(0.15)	89.2		(0.25)	1.1		(0.08)
Sex
Male	3.3		(0.13)	88.2		(0.27)	2.7		(0.14)	9.0		(0.22)	1.3		(0.08)	0.6		(0.07)	88.6		(0.27)	4.2		(0.16)	89.7		(0.27)	1.1		(0.08)
Female	3.8		(0.13)	87.5		(0.25)	2.7		(0.14)	8.9		(0.20)	1.4		(0.08)	0.5		(0.05)	88.5		(0.25)	4.2		(0.17)	88.8		(0.28)	1.1		(0.09)
Race/ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native	7.9		(2.26)	75.7		(3.39)	3.0	!	(1.09)	13.2		(3.33)	2.2	!	(0.95)	‡		(†)	83.3		(2.30)	5.1		(1.31)	88.6		(1.64)	1.6	!	(0.76)
Asian	1.8		(0.42)	92.9		(0.72)	1.4		(0.33)	6.9		(0.72)	0.8		(0.20)	‡		(†)	90.9		(0.89)	3.0		(0.51)	92.0		(0.72)	1.0		(0.25)
Black	3.7		(0.41)	87.1		(0.68)	1.5		(0.25)	9.4		(0.61)	1.7		(0.23)	0.8		(0.20)	87.6		(0.64)	3.8		(0.40)	87.9		(0.71)	1.0		(0.25)
Hispanic	3.5		(0.38)	87.6		(0.71)	2.1		(0.31)	8.4		(0.61)	1.8		(0.26)	0.5		(0.12)	86.7		(0.61)	3.3		(0.34)	89.0		(0.62)	1.1		(0.18)
Pacific Islander	1.9	!	(0.92)	91.0		(2.45)	‡		(†)	7.2	!	(2.34)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	84.9		(4.04)	‡		(†)	88.7		(3.14)	‡		(†)
White	3.6		(0.13)	87.7		(0.29)	3.0		(0.18)	9.0		(0.23)	1.2		(0.08)	0.5		(0.06)	89.1		(0.27)	4.7		(0.19)	89.2		(0.28)	1.1		(0.09)
Two or more races	3.4		(0.78)	88.4		(1.50)	2.5		(0.60)	10.5		(1.40)	0.9	!	(0.33)	‡		(†)	89.1		(1.56)	2.9		(0.71)	93.3		(0.94)	0.7	!	(0.26)
Age
3 and 4	2.4	!	(0.74)	89.4		(1.44)	2.1		(0.62)	10.1		(1.26)	1.4	!	(0.60)	‡		(†)	92.8		(0.88)	2.9		(0.53)	92.2		(0.80)	0.8	!	(0.28)
5 to 10	2.2		(0.26)	90.1		(0.54)	2.5		(0.30)	9.4		(0.56)	1.3		(0.22)	0.3	!	(0.09)	90.3		(0.63)	3.7		(0.36)	91.1		(0.59)	1.3		(0.24)
11 to 14	2.8		(0.32)	88.5		(0.57)	2.7		(0.29)	9.3		(0.55)	1.0		(0.17)	0.4	!	(0.17)	89.9		(0.69)	4.2		(0.46)	90.5		(0.72)	1.5		(0.26)
15 to 18	3.2		(0.28)	88.1		(0.53)	2.9		(0.30)	8.6		(0.45)	1.1		(0.17)	0.6	!	(0.18)	89.7		(0.63)	3.9		(0.41)	89.6		(0.64)	0.9		(0.18)
19 to 24	3.0		(0.27)	86.8		(0.54)	2.7		(0.25)	9.9		(0.47)	1.8		(0.25)	0.7		(0.18)	87.8		(0.63)	4.0		(0.33)	91.2		(0.54)	1.0		(0.18)
25 to 29	2.1		(0.22)	87.0		(0.52)	2.6		(0.26)	11.3		(0.53)	2.0		(0.23)	0.6		(0.16)	88.1		(0.65)	3.2		(0.31)	92.2		(0.53)	1.4		(0.22)
30 to 39	2.5		(0.16)	87.4		(0.47)	2.4		(0.23)	11.3		(0.35)	1.7		(0.15)	0.3		(0.07)	90.3		(0.39)	3.1		(0.21)	91.4		(0.37)	0.9		(0.12)
40 to 49	2.9		(0.18)	88.3		(0.38)	2.8		(0.21)	9.1		(0.33)	1.2		(0.13)	0.5		(0.10)	89.2		(0.38)	3.9		(0.24)	91.1		(0.42)	1.0		(0.12)
50 to 59	4.4		(0.26)	88.6		(0.42)	2.8		(0.25)	7.3		(0.30)	0.9		(0.11)	0.6		(0.11)	87.9		(0.43)	4.6		(0.28)	89.2		(0.46)	1.1		(0.14)
60 to 69	6.0		(0.35)	87.3		(0.48)	2.9		(0.23)	6.1		(0.36)	1.0		(0.16)	0.7		(0.11)	86.4		(0.46)	5.2		(0.31)	87.5		(0.47)	1.2		(0.14)
70 or older	8.4		(0.50)	85.8		(0.69)	2.4		(0.30)	4.1		(0.43)	1.0		(0.19)	0.6		(0.10)	86.3		(0.53)	6.2		(0.39)	80.0		(0.62)	1.1		(0.15)
Metropolitan status4
Metropolitan5	3.0		(0.12)	89.2		(0.24)	2.1		(0.11)	8.8		(0.21)	1.3		(0.08)	0.5		(0.06)	90.1		(0.23)	3.4		(0.15)	89.7		(0.26)	1.0		(0.08)
Nonmetropolitan6	6.8		(0.37)	79.8		(0.86)	6.1		(0.64)	9.4		(0.65)	1.4		(0.21)	0.9		(0.19)	77.9		(0.95)	9.5		(0.66)	86.4		(0.64)	1.9		(0.28)
Family income (in current dollars)
Less than $10,000	5.5		(0.56)	84.8		(1.00)	1.9		(0.41)	9.3		(0.80)	2.2		(0.35)	‡		(†)	80.7		(1.24)	3.2		(0.60)	86.8		(1.19)	1.7		(0.44)
$10,000 to $19,999	6.4		(0.52)	83.3		(0.95)	2.3		(0.37)	8.7		(0.70)	1.5		(0.27)	1.2		(0.34)	78.9		(1.07)	4.0		(0.58)	82.7		(1.15)	2.3		(0.44)
$20,000 to $29,999	5.3		(0.44)	84.3		(0.82)	2.5		(0.38)	8.5		(0.60)	1.7		(0.26)	0.7	!	(0.22)	79.8		(1.02)	5.3		(0.56)	85.1		(0.86)	1.2		(0.22)
$30,000 to $39,999	4.8		(0.42)	85.2		(0.69)	2.8		(0.29)	8.5		(0.56)	1.6		(0.25)	0.7	!	(0.24)	83.3		(0.76)	4.2		(0.38)	86.3		(0.74)	1.9		(0.31)
$40,000 to $49,999	4.4		(0.40)	85.9		(0.75)	2.8		(0.35)	8.9		(0.60)	1.4		(0.23)	0.5		(0.14)	86.2		(0.90)	5.1		(0.51)	87.5		(0.76)	0.7		(0.17)
$50,000 to $74,999	3.3		(0.24)	88.5		(0.51)	2.9		(0.26)	8.2		(0.44)	1.1		(0.14)	0.7		(0.15)	87.9		(0.51)	5.3		(0.35)	88.8		(0.52)	0.9		(0.15)
$75,000 to $99,999	2.6		(0.28)	89.3		(0.54)	2.6		(0.28)	9.1		(0.47)	1.2		(0.17)	0.5		(0.10)	90.7		(0.57)	4.1		(0.36)	90.0		(0.62)	0.7		(0.12)
$100,000 or more	1.7		(0.17)	91.4		(0.44)	2.7		(0.26)	9.8		(0.41)	1.1		(0.14)	0.3		(0.06)	93.8		(0.30)	3.4		(0.22)	92.3		(0.35)	0.9		(0.12)
$100,000 to $149,999	2.0		(0.25)	90.9		(0.59)	2.6		(0.35)	8.8		(0.46)	1.0		(0.17)	0.3	!	(0.09)	92.7		(0.49)	4.0		(0.34)	91.6		(0.52)	1.0		(0.16)
$150,000 or more	1.3		(0.22)	92.0		(0.61)	2.8		(0.36)	11.3		(0.67)	1.2		(0.23)	0.4		(0.09)	94.8		(0.35)	3.0		(0.29)	93.0		(0.45)	0.9		(0.18)
Total, all 3- to 18-year-olds	2.7		(0.20)	88.9		(0.40)	2.7		(0.20)	9.1		(0.36)	1.2		(0.13)	0.4		(0.10)	90.2		(0.46)	3.8		(0.28)	90.6		(0.46)	1.2		(0.16)
Sex
Male	2.6		(0.24)	89.2		(0.50)	2.5		(0.23)	9.3		(0.42)	1.1		(0.15)	0.5	!	(0.16)	90.5		(0.54)	3.8		(0.37)	91.2		(0.48)	1.1		(0.17)
Female	2.9		(0.27)	88.6		(0.48)	2.9		(0.24)	8.9		(0.44)	1.2		(0.16)	0.3		(0.09)	89.9		(0.56)	3.8		(0.35)	89.9		(0.59)	1.3		(0.20)
Race/ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native	9.0	!	(3.79)	80.2		(5.18)	‡		(†)	11.0	!	(4.28)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	88.4		(3.35)	‡		(†)	92.2		(2.41)	‡		(†)
Asian	2.1	!	(0.89)	92.9		(1.42)	‡		(†)	6.8		(1.18)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	90.9		(2.08)	3.0	!	(1.08)	91.6		(1.71)	‡		(†)
Black	3.4		(0.72)	87.1		(1.23)	1.6		(0.44)	9.5		(1.15)	1.5	!	(0.46)	‡		(†)	90.3		(1.29)	2.7		(0.74)	88.5		(1.50)	1.5	!	(0.53)
Hispanic	3.3		(0.48)	88.2		(1.02)	2.3		(0.43)	7.3		(0.85)	1.7		(0.45)	0.2	!	(0.10)	88.2		(0.92)	3.3		(0.58)	87.8		(0.98)	1.5		(0.33)
Pacific Islander	‡		(†)	93.2		(3.77)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	97.8		(2.19)	‡		(†)	86.5		(6.63)	‡		(†)
White	2.5		(0.21)	89.1		(0.52)	3.2		(0.28)	9.6		(0.45)	1.0		(0.15)	0.5		(0.13)	91.1		(0.53)	4.6		(0.38)	91.9		(0.55)	1.2		(0.20)
Two or more races	2.6	!	(0.88)	89.5		(2.21)	1.6	!	(0.64)	11.7		(2.16)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	90.0		(1.86)	3.1	!	(1.15)	95.0		(1.29)	‡		(†)
Metropolitan status4
Metropolitan5	2.3		(0.21)	90.3		(0.39)	2.1		(0.19)	8.9		(0.37)	1.1		(0.14)	0.4		(0.08)	91.6		(0.47)	3.0		(0.26)	90.4		(0.50)	1.1		(0.17)
Nonmetropolitan6	5.0		(0.66)	81.1		(1.46)	6.1		(0.95)	10.7		(1.19)	1.4		(0.37)	‡		(†)	81.5		(1.62)	8.6		(1.22)	91.2		(0.97)	1.9		(0.54)
Highest level of education attained by either parent7
Less than high school	5.0		(1.14)	83.9		(1.96)	3.4		(0.92)	8.4		(1.52)	2.0	!	(0.85)	1.2	!	(0.52)	77.9		(2.63)	4.7	!	(1.57)	87.8		(1.99)	2.7		(0.76)
High school diploma or equivalent	4.4		(0.70)	86.4		(1.01)	2.5		(0.43)	8.2		(0.79)	1.3		(0.31)	0.6	!	(0.32)	86.7		(1.13)	3.9		(0.75)	87.2		(1.23)	1.2		(0.34)
Some college	2.8		(0.50)	88.1		(1.04)	2.3		(0.46)	10.0		(0.93)	1.2		(0.28)	‡		(†)	90.1		(1.14)	3.5		(0.77)	91.0		(1.15)	1.7	!	(0.52)
Associate's degree	3.7		(0.57)	86.8		(1.13)	3.7		(0.64)	10.1		(1.01)	1.2		(0.28)	‡		(†)	90.6		(1.22)	5.5		(1.04)	91.1		(1.35)	1.4	!	(0.51)
Bachelor's or higher degree	1.4		(0.20)	91.8		(0.53)	2.5		(0.32)	9.2		(0.53)	0.8		(0.18)	0.3	!	(0.10)	93.5		(0.50)	3.1		(0.31)	92.5		(0.55)	0.9		(0.21)
Bachelor's degree	1.7		(0.30)	91.7		(0.70)	2.3		(0.39)	8.8		(0.65)	0.8	!	(0.25)	0.4	!	(0.17)	92.1		(0.81)	3.8		(0.51)	90.8		(0.76)	1.1	!	(0.36)
Master's or higher degree	0.9		(0.27)	92.0		(0.83)	2.7		(0.52)	9.8		(0.89)	0.9		(0.26)	‡		(†)	95.0		(0.57)	2.4		(0.44)	94.3		(0.70)	0.8		(0.22)
Family income (in current dollars)
Less than $10,000	4.7		(1.24)	86.3		(2.01)	2.2	!	(0.80)	8.4		(1.63)	2.0	!	(0.75)	‡		(†)	85.4		(2.18)	‡		(†)	88.8		(2.25)	1.9	!	(0.87)
$10,000 to $19,999	4.0		(0.89)	85.2		(1.90)	2.2	!	(0.66)	8.9		(1.32)	1.4	!	(0.53)	‡		(†)	84.0		(2.31)	3.3	!	(1.20)	81.2		(3.27)	3.0	!	(1.03)
$20,000 to $29,999	5.4		(0.99)	83.0		(1.76)	2.9		(0.76)	9.1		(1.21)	1.4	!	(0.51)	‡		(†)	81.7		(2.44)	5.7		(1.33)	90.1		(1.52)	1.7	!	(0.59)
$30,000 to $39,999	3.1		(0.63)	87.8		(1.31)	2.1		(0.46)	8.5		(1.11)	2.1	!	(0.65)	‡		(†)	86.8		(1.46)	2.9		(0.86)	89.7		(1.60)	2.1	!	(0.66)
$40,000 to $49,999	4.9		(0.85)	87.3		(1.35)	2.9		(0.65)	7.1		(0.97)	1.0	!	(0.35)	‡		(†)	87.6		(1.80)	5.1		(1.03)	89.7		(1.82)	‡		(†)
$50,000 to $74,999	2.3		(0.42)	89.8		(0.90)	2.9		(0.46)	8.7		(0.84)	0.9		(0.27)	0.6	!	(0.24)	89.3		(1.01)	5.0		(0.81)	89.0		(1.16)	1.0	!	(0.37)
$75,000 to $99,999	1.7		(0.34)	90.4		(0.85)	2.6		(0.49)	10.5		(1.01)	0.8	!	(0.26)	0.3	!	(0.10)	91.4		(1.11)	4.6		(0.77)	90.6		(1.23)	0.4	!	(0.19)
$100,000 or more	1.2		(0.26)	91.8		(0.76)	2.9		(0.43)	9.8		(0.74)	0.9		(0.24)	0.2	!	(0.07)	94.5		(0.49)	2.8		(0.33)	93.2		(0.52)	1.1		(0.24)
$100,000 to $149,999	1.3		(0.35)	91.9		(0.83)	2.9		(0.58)	8.2		(0.81)	0.8		(0.25)	‡		(†)	93.3		(0.79)	3.5		(0.54)	92.5		(0.83)	1.2		(0.34)
$150,000 or more	1.0	!	(0.39)	91.6		(1.25)	3.0		(0.67)	11.9		(1.26)	1.1	!	(0.42)	0.3	!	(0.13)	95.3		(0.57)	2.4		(0.41)	93.7		(0.72)	1.0	!	(0.32)

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1Includes cable, DSL, or fiber-optic service.

2Includes data plan for a cellular phone, smartphone, tablet, laptop, or other device.

3Respondents were asked whether they accessed the internet at home using "some other service." Examples of other services were not provided to respondents.

4Persons living in areas whose metropolitan status was not identified are excluded from this analysis. In 2010 and 2021, less than 1 percent of persons lived in an area with non-identified metropolitan status.

5Refers to metropolitan statistical areas, which contain at least one urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more.

6Refers to areas that are outside of metropolitan statistical areas.

7Highest 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: Includes only persons who use the internet from home. The different types of internet access may sum to more than 100 percent because a single home internet user can have more than one type of access (e.g., high-speed internet service plus a mobile phone data plan). Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons in the military and persons living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities). Data for 2021 were collected in the November supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS), while data for 2010 were collected in the October supplement. The November supplement consists 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 differences between the content of the 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 and November 2021. (This table was prepared February 2023.)