Ookla: U.S. Digital Divide Narrows in 43 States
Aggressive broadband expansion in late 2025 extended fiber access to 60 percent of U.S. homes.
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2026 – Forty-three states reduced the gap between urban and rural broadband performance in the second half of 2025, according to a broadband speed report released by Ookla Wednesday.
The number of states where at least 60 percent of users achieve speeds of 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) download and 20 Mbps upload rose from 38 to 45 in six months, according millions of user-submitted Speedtests by Ookla.
The number of states where at least 70 percent of users meet that benchmark increased from five to 13, Ookla found.
