of Ohioans have access to wireline service.
of Ohioans have access to fiber-optic service.
of Ohioans have access to cable service.
of Ohioans have access to DSL service.
of Ohioans have access to mobile broadband service.
of Ohioans have access to fixed wireless service.
92.5% of Ohioans have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
22.4% of Ohioans have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
9.4% of Ohioans have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, Connect Ohio has been awarded $7,025,762 in federal grants for Ohio's Broadband Initiative.
Another $141,300,142, accounting for 4.1% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Ohio.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 92.0% to 95.9% of Ohioans.
In total there are 256 internet providers in Ohio.
There are 871,000 people in Ohio without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 1.0 million people in Ohio that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 246,000 people in Ohio don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
| City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewood | 99.9% | 15 |
| Hilliard | 99.9% | 18 |
| Batavia | 99.9% | 12 |
| Cincinnati | 99.9% | 25 |
| Dayton | 99.8% | 26 |
| Painesville | 99.8% | 12 |
| Springfield | 99.8% | 15 |
| Pickerington | 99.7% | 17 |
| Lebanon | 99.7% | 18 |
| Akron | 99.6% | 22 |
| North Olmsted | 99.6% | 22 |
| Canal Winchester | 99.6% | 13 |
| Fairfield | 99.5% | 17 |
| Ashtabula | 99.5% | 10 |
| Sylvania | 99.4% | 13 |
| Middletown | 99.2% | 18 |
| Youngstown | 99.1% | 20 |
| Medina | 99.0% | 15 |
| Warren | 98.9% | 15 |
| Hamilton | 98.8% | 15 |
| North Canton | 98.6% | 16 |
| Troy | 98.6% | 14 |
| Newark | 98.5% | 9 |
| Findlay | 98.5% | 18 |
| Elyria | 98.4% | 14 |
| Toledo | 98.4% | 23 |
| Canton | 98.4% | 23 |
| Cleveland | 98.4% | 35 |
| Perrysburg | 98.2% | 18 |
| Alliance | 98.1% | 13 |
| Steubenville | 98.0% | 16 |
| Lima | 97.9% | 20 |
| Chillicothe | 97.7% | 9 |
| Sandusky | 97.6% | 16 |
| Zanesville | 97.1% | 11 |
| Delaware | 97.0% | 18 |
| Ravenna | 96.2% | 14 |
| Marion | 95.1% | 14 |
| Bowling Green | 94.6% | 17 |
| Fremont | 94.6% | 16 |
| Xenia | 93.8% | 17 |
| Lancaster | 93.4% | 12 |
| Sidney | 93.1% | 14 |
| Chagrin Falls | 92.5% | 17 |
| Mansfield | 92.3% | 21 |
| Athens | 91.5% | 12 |
| Marysville | 83.4% | 13 |
| Ashland | 82.2% | 14 |
| Massillon | 55.4% | 13 |
| Wooster | 27.6% | 13 |
| Reynoldsburg | 100.0% | 16 |
| North Royalton | 100.0% | 19 |
| Stow | 100.0% | 15 |
| Strongsville | 100.0% | 20 |
| Beachwood | 100.0% | 18 |
| Willoughby | 100.0% | 13 |
| Barberton | 100.0% | 13 |
| Westerville | 100.0% | 21 |
| Westlake | 100.0% | 21 |
| West Chester | 100.0% | 15 |
| Columbus | 100.0% | 25 |
| Loveland | 100.0% | 14 |
| Kent | 100.0% | 15 |
| Mason | 100.0% | 15 |
| Grove City | 100.0% | 16 |
| Mentor | 100.0% | 16 |
| Miamisburg | 100.0% | 17 |
| Milford | 100.0% | 12 |
| Fairborn | 100.0% | 16 |
| Euclid | 100.0% | 17 |
| Eastlake | 100.0% | 11 |
| Dublin | 100.0% | 20 |
| Brunswick | 100.0% | 17 |
| Portsmouth | 100.0% | 10 |
| Powell | 100.0% | 14 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 100.0% | 14 |
| Lorain | 100.0% | 12 |
