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Fiber Internet Availability by State, Ranked (FCC December 2025)
Rhode Island leads the 51 states ranked here: providers report fiber internet at 100/20 Mbps or faster to 83.2% of its FCC-listed locations, while Alaska trails at 14.2%, a spread of 69.0 percentage points. Weighted by locations, fiber reaches 55.8% of homes and businesses in these states, per FCC filings as of December 30, 2025.
Key findings
What did we find?
- Rhode Island ranks first with fiber reported at 83.2% of its 530,201 FCC locations; Alaska is last at 14.2%.
- In 37 of the 51 states, fiber is reported to at least half of locations; the median state is at 60.1%.
- Weighted by locations, fiber at 100/20 Mbps reaches 55.8% of the 160,683,483 homes and businesses in these states.
The ranking
Which states have the most fiber internet availability?
Every state ranked by the share of FCC broadband-serviceable locations where at least one provider reports fiber service at 100/20 Mbps or faster. Each state links to its hub page with the providers behind the number.
| Rank | State | Fiber, 100/20 Mbps | Fiber, 1000/100 Mbps | Cable, 100/20 Mbps | FCC locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | 83.2% | 0.5% | 84.7% | 530,201 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 77.9% | 69.7% | 66.7% | 998,839 |
| 3 | Kansas | 76.6% | 75.5% | 72.2% | 1,487,297 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 74.0% | 73.8% | 81.6% | 3,526,181 |
| 5 | Iowa | 73.0% | 69.0% | 68.9% | 1,661,913 |
| 6 | Utah | 72.3% | 70.0% | 83.5% | 1,405,470 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 70.5% | 70.1% | 96.1% | 1,660,883 |
| 8 | North Dakota | 69.9% | 67.1% | 60.9% | 452,871 |
| 9 | New York | 69.8% | 57.9% | 92.5% | 9,267,668 |
| 10 | New Jersey | 67.2% | 54.6% | 96.3% | 4,146,970 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 66.3% | 66.2% | 70.2% | 2,278,158 |
| 12 | South Dakota | 65.6% | 63.5% | 56.4% | 498,516 |
| 13 | Mississippi | 64.4% | 64.3% | 59.6% | 1,612,924 |
| 14 | Hawaii | 64.2% | 62.9% | 91.8% | 603,504 |
| 15 | Texas | 64.1% | 63.7% | 79.3% | 13,947,589 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 64.1% | 60.8% | 61.5% | 2,056,192 |
| 17 | Vermont | 63.9% | 63.4% | 72.6% | 374,439 |
| 18 | Missouri | 63.5% | 60.9% | 71.4% | 3,140,991 |
| 19 | Indiana | 63.0% | 62.7% | 80.8% | 3,321,739 |
| 20 | Maryland | 63.0% | 29.0% | 94.9% | 2,754,300 |
| 21 | Virginia | 62.8% | 30.0% | 81.1% | 4,083,985 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | 62.7% | 62.6% | 89.0% | 717,969 |
| 23 | District of Columbia | 62.4% | 15.5% | 97.6% | 385,672 |
| 24 | Arkansas | 62.0% | 61.0% | 61.8% | 1,608,780 |
| 25 | Georgia | 60.5% | 59.8% | 83.9% | 5,078,917 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 60.1% | 59.6% | 77.0% | 2,774,232 |
| 27 | Maine | 59.4% | 58.1% | 80.6% | 816,527 |
| 28 | Alabama | 59.0% | 58.1% | 72.5% | 2,683,418 |
| 29 | North Carolina | 58.9% | 58.2% | 81.3% | 5,526,391 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | 58.4% | 36.9% | 90.3% | 6,356,781 |
| 31 | Florida | 57.2% | 55.6% | 88.1% | 11,477,157 |
| 32 | Delaware | 55.0% | 28.7% | 94.4% | 511,215 |
| 33 | Minnesota | 54.9% | 51.1% | 76.6% | 2,853,970 |
| 34 | Louisiana | 53.9% | 51.8% | 77.1% | 2,357,476 |
| 35 | Oregon | 51.7% | 47.9% | 85.2% | 2,072,052 |
| 36 | Ohio | 51.5% | 51.2% | 84.9% | 5,833,546 |
| 37 | Colorado | 51.0% | 45.3% | 84.1% | 2,894,616 |
| 38 | Massachusetts | 49.9% | 16.7% | 98.0% | 3,332,272 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 49.5% | 49.1% | 72.3% | 3,151,537 |
| 40 | Wyoming | 48.8% | 48.4% | 64.7% | 311,347 |
| 41 | Idaho | 44.3% | 41.8% | 67.5% | 918,136 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 40.6% | 38.9% | 69.6% | 996,362 |
| 43 | California | 40.6% | 40.0% | 90.3% | 16,283,265 |
| 44 | Montana | 40.4% | 35.3% | 55.8% | 616,912 |
| 45 | Illinois | 40.4% | 40.1% | 90.0% | 6,056,155 |
| 46 | Washington | 37.8% | 35.1% | 86.6% | 3,682,084 |
| 47 | Nevada | 36.5% | 27.1% | 78.5% | 1,454,275 |
| 48 | Michigan | 35.3% | 34.7% | 83.5% | 5,061,891 |
| 49 | Arizona | 35.1% | 23.4% | 69.5% | 3,594,796 |
| 50 | New Mexico | 28.2% | 26.7% | 73.4% | 1,081,272 |
| 51 | Alaska | 14.2% | 12.5% | 65.3% | 383,830 |
Cable is shown for contrast at the same 100/20 Mbps speed tier. The 1000/100 Mbps column is the share of locations where fiber is reported at gigabit speeds.
Context
How wide is the gap between states?
The gap between the top and bottom state is 69.0 percentage points. 37 states report fiber to at least half of their locations, and the median state sits at 60.1%. Because large states carry more locations, the location-weighted figure (55.8%) differs from the simple median; both are in the CSV so either can be cited.
Methodology
How we calculated this
Source. FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC) public summary data, provider filings as of December 30, 2025, as published on the FCC National Broadband Map. The fiber share is the FCC's "Fiber to the Premises" technology summary for the state at the 100/20 Mbps speed tier; the 1000/100 Mbps and cable columns are the same summary at other tiers and technologies.
Locations. A location is a broadband-serviceable location in the FCC's Fabric: a home or business where fixed internet service is or could be installed. Shares are the percentage of a state's locations with at least one provider reporting fiber at the stated speed; they describe availability, not subscriptions or actual speeds delivered.
Limits. BDC filings are self-reported by providers and have been challenged in many areas; a filing can overstate where service can actually be ordered. Figures change with each filing round, so cite the 2025 filing date shown above. States are ranked only where the FCC summary includes a fiber figure, and only states published on Broadband Trail are included. "States" here includes the District of Columbia, counted alongside the 50 states.
Use this data
Can I cite or republish these figures?
Yes. Everything on this page is free to cite, chart or republish with attribution to Broadband Trail and a link to this page. The underlying FCC and Census data are public.
Cite this study
Broadband Trail, "Fiber Internet Availability by State, Ranked (FCC December 2025)", December 2025, https://broadbandtrail.com/research/fiber-availability-by-state/
Download the full dataset (CSV, 51 rows)
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Sources
- FCC National Broadband Map — Broadband Data Collection public data (D25 filing, released 2026-09-29). Data as of December 30, 2025; retrieved October 9, 2026.
- FCC National Broadband Map: interactive map of the same filings, with per-location provider detail.