of Missourians have access to wireline service.
of Missourians have access to fiber-optic service.
of Missourians have access to cable service.
of Missourians have access to DSL service.
of Missourians have access to mobile broadband service.
of Missourians have access to fixed wireless service.
81.3% of Missourians have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
77.0% of Missourians have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
19.0% of Missourians have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, MoBroadbandNow has been awarded $6,573,382 in federal grants for Missouri's Broadband Initiative.
Another $71,745,250, accounting for 2.1% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Missouri.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 86.6% to 88.5% of Missourians.
In total there are 234 internet providers in Missouri.
There are 1.1 million people in Missouri without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 1.0 million people in Missouri that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 420,000 people in Missouri don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
| City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Florissant | 99.9% | 17 |
| Ballwin | 99.8% | 17 |
| Saint Louis | 99.8% | 31 |
| Fenton | 99.8% | 15 |
| Arnold | 99.7% | 17 |
| Kansas City | 99.6% | 33 |
| Saint Peters | 99.5% | 18 |
| Lees Summit | 99.3% | 24 |
| Saint Charles | 99.1% | 19 |
| Blue Springs | 98.9% | 17 |
| Chesterfield | 98.6% | 19 |
| Independence | 97.9% | 24 |
| O Fallon | 97.3% | 20 |
| Saint Joseph | 97.3% | 20 |
| Springfield | 95.7% | 16 |
| Cape Girardeau | 95.3% | 12 |
| Columbia | 92.5% | 18 |
| Liberty | 91.7% | 18 |
| Wentzville | 91.0% | 17 |
| Joplin | 90.0% | 17 |
| Jefferson City | 84.1% | 15 |
| Poplar Bluff | 80.8% | 15 |
| Sedalia | 79.9% | 12 |
| Rolla | 75.7% | 10 |
