of Washingtonians have access to wireline service.
of Washingtonians have access to fiber-optic service.
of Washingtonians have access to cable service.
of Washingtonians have access to DSL service.
of Washingtonians have access to mobile broadband service.
of Washingtonians have access to fixed wireless service.
94.8% of Washingtonians have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
92.0% of Washingtonians have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
11.9% of Washingtonians have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, Washington State Broadband Project has been awarded $7,314,042 in federal grants for
Another $166,058,182, accounting for 4.8% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Washington. Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 90.4% to 97.4% of Washingtonians.
In total there are 220 internet providers in Washington.
There are 370,000 people in Washington without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 501,000 people in Washington that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 120,000 people in Washington don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
| City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland | 99.9% | 16 |
| Walla Walla | 99.9% | 16 |
| Puyallup | 99.9% | 24 |
| Edmonds | 99.8% | 16 |
| Sammamish | 99.8% | 17 |
| Spanaway | 99.8% | 14 |
| Lynnwood | 99.7% | 18 |
| Bothell | 99.6% | 17 |
| Bellevue | 99.6% | 22 |
| Moses Lake | 99.6% | 14 |
| Kennewick | 99.6% | 19 |
| Vancouver | 99.5% | 26 |
| Issaquah | 99.5% | 17 |
| Auburn | 99.3% | 21 |
| Renton | 99.3% | 20 |
| Redmond | 99.3% | 18 |
| Woodinville | 99.3% | 18 |
| Bonney Lake | 99.3% | 12 |
| Maple Valley | 99.2% | 12 |
| Everett | 99.2% | 20 |
| Lacey | 99.1% | 13 |
| Bellingham | 99.1% | 16 |
| Richland | 99.1% | 21 |
| Kent | 99.0% | 20 |
| Federal Way | 99.0% | 17 |
| Lake Stevens | 98.9% | 10 |
| Bremerton | 98.9% | 20 |
| Lakewood | 98.9% | 15 |
| Wenatchee | 98.8% | 13 |
| Seattle | 98.7% | 28 |
| Olympia | 98.6% | 18 |
| Oak Harbor | 98.6% | 13 |
| Longview | 98.4% | 11 |
| Snohomish | 98.4% | 13 |
| Port Orchard | 98.2% | 15 |
| Tacoma | 98.2% | 23 |
| Spokane | 97.3% | 26 |
| Gig Harbor | 96.9% | 17 |
| Pasco | 96.5% | 17 |
| Yakima | 93.9% | 18 |
| Mount Vernon | 93.5% | 14 |
| Shelton | 93.2% | 13 |
| Marysville | 92.9% | 18 |
| Ellensburg | 92.8% | 12 |
| Battle Ground | 91.3% | 14 |
| Port Angeles | 89.2% | 13 |
| Pullman | 83.9% | 13 |
| Arlington | 81.3% | 14 |