Only 72 percent of Philadelphia households had broadband internet in 2017, a rate far below the national average of 83 percent. Only one other city among the nation's 25 largest ranked lower. Philadelphia was also the only city in the group that saw a decline in broadband usage from 2016.
City | Pct. with broadband in 2016 | Pct. with broadband in 2017 | Pct.-point change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 88.4%0.884 | 91.5%0.915 | +3.1 |
| 2 | San Jose, Calif. | 90.5%0.905 | 91.4%0.914 | +1.0 |
| 3 | Seattle | 90.3%0.903 | 91.3%0.913 | +0.9 |
| 4 | Austin, Texas | 85.7%0.857 | 89.4%0.894 | +3.7 |
| 5 | San Francisco | 87.2%0.872 | 87.8%0.878 | +0.6 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 86.1%0.861 | 87.8%0.878 | +1.7 |
| 7 | Columbus, Ohio | 85.1%0.851 | 87.5%0.875 | +2.4 |
| 8 | Denver | 85.6%0.856 | 87.4%0.874 | +1.8 |
| 9 | Fort Worth, Texas | 84.0%0.84 | 86.4%0.864 | +2.4 |
| 10 | Nashville | 84.5%0.845 | 85.9%0.859 | +1.4 |
| 11 | Boston | 84.9%0.849 | 85.5%0.855 | +0.6 |
| 12 | Los Angeles | 80.8%0.808 | 84.6%0.846 | +3.8 |
| 13 | Phoenix | 82.0%0.82 | 84.6%0.846 | +2.6 |
| 14 | Houston | 77.5%0.775 | 83.4%0.834 | +5.9 |
| 15 | Washington | 79.8%0.798 | 82.7%0.827 | +2.9 |
| 16 | New York | 80.0%0.8 | 82.4%0.824 | +2.4 |
| 17 | Jacksonville, Fla. | 81.1%0.811 | 82.2%0.822 | +1.1 |
| 18 | Indianapolis | 79.2%0.792 | 80.8%0.808 | +1.6 |
| 19 | El Paso, Texas | 79.2%0.792 | 80.8%0.808 | +1.5 |
| 20 | Dallas | 74.9%0.749 | 80.3%0.803 | +5.4 |
| 21 | Chicago | 77.8%0.778 | 79.9%0.799 | +2.1 |
| 22 | San Antonio | 77.9%0.779 | 79.7%0.797 | +1.8 |
| 23 | Memphis | 68.3%0.683 | 71.8%0.718 | +3.5 |
| 24 | Philadelphia | 74.2%0.742 | 71.6%0.716 | -2.7 |
| 25 | Detroit | 60.9%0.609 | 67.5%0.675 | +6.7 |
