of Kentuckians have access to wireline service.
of Kentuckians have access to fiber-optic service.
of Kentuckians have access to cable service.
of Kentuckians have access to DSL service.
of Kentuckians have access to mobile broadband service.
of Kentuckians have access to fixed wireless service.
88.3% of Kentuckians have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
29.5% of Kentuckians have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
12.9% of Kentuckians have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, Connect Kentucky has been awarded $5,302,717 in federal grants for Kentucky's Broadband Initiative.
Another $535,308, accounting for 0.0% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Kentucky.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 79.9% to 92.4% of Kentuckians.
In total there are 174 internet providers in Kentucky.
There are 524,000 people in Kentucky without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 813,000 people in Kentucky that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 187,000 people in Kentucky don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
| City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Ft Mitchell | 99.9% | 13 |
| Louisville | 99.9% | 24 |
| Ashland | 99.6% | 14 |
| Elizabethtown | 99.6% | 12 |
| Shepherdsville | 99.6% | 12 |
| Newport | 99.5% | 15 |
| Florence | 98.9% | 14 |
| Lexington | 98.5% | 17 |
| Nicholasville | 98.2% | 12 |
| Paducah | 98.1% | 16 |
| Frankfort | 97.5% | 15 |
| Owensboro | 97.5% | 13 |
| London | 97.4% | 12 |
| Somerset | 97.3% | 9 |
| Richmond | 94.0% | 17 |
| Bowling Green | 93.2% | 15 |
| Hopkinsville | 91.2% | 12 |
| Georgetown | 90.4% | 14 |
| Henderson | 90.3% | 14 |
| Winchester | 80.3% | 13 |
| Glasgow | 78.1% | 12 |
| Covington | 100.0% | 12 |
