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Persons in Low-Income Households Have Less Access to Internet Services

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This factsheet presents estimates of access to internet services for low-income families, as well as differences by demographic characteristics and geography. Key takeaways include:

  • In 2019, more than 1 in 6 poor persons had no internet access.
  • Access to the internet varied by race and ethnicity, with Asians and Whites more likely to have access than Blacks, Hispanics, and American Indians/Alaska Natives.
  • Persons living in nonmetropolitan areas have less access to the Internet than those in metropolitan areas.
  • Internet access is less common among older poor persons.
  • Access to the internet among poor persons varies across states.

This content is in the process of Section 508 review. If you need immediate assistance accessing this content, please submit a request to Kendall Swenson, kendall.swenson@hhs.gov. Content will be updated pending the outcome of the Section 508 review.

A prior version of this brief with data for 2018 is also available:

To download the Tableau workbook or the data used to tabulate the visuals visit: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/kendall.swenson

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