Alabama Broadband Audit

The map above shows the broadband reality of Alabama. It highlights the unserved and underserved broadband serviceable locations of Alabama by county. To learn more about what qualifies as an unserved or underserved location, click here.

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Alabama broadband performance trends

Of the 2,302,611 broadband serviceable locations in Alabama, 373,689 are unserved and 1,213,184 are underserved.

Here are the top 5 counties ranked by highest number of unserved and underserved locations

Baldwin county

71.3^%

out of 147,729 broadband serviceable locations

Mobile county

52.2^%

out of 205,868 broadband serviceable locations

Lawrence county

72.4^%

out of 20,109 broadband serviceable locations

Cullman county

71.9^%

out of 44,388 broadband serviceable locations

Madison county

23.0^%

out of 187,760 broadband serviceable locations

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Unserved and Underserved Anchor Institutions in Alabama

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Non-residential demand points

Commercial

Community

Education

Government

Health

Outdoor

Updated October 1, 2022

The map above shows the distribution of anchor institutions accross Alabama colored by type. Anchor institutions are crucial entities such as schools, hospitals, and more that require greater use of broadband services. They often cater to vulnerable populations and ensuring they receive high quality broadband coverage is a high priority.

Alabama places of interest

Of the 112,905 places of interest in Alabama, 13,241 are community anchor institutions.

Here is the breakdown of places of interest by category.

Commercial

99,664

All types of businesses.

Community

6,711

Includes community centers, etc.

Education

2,485

Includes schools, colleges, learning centers, etc

Government

2,769

Includes libraries, fire departments, etc.

Health

1,276

Includes clinics, public hospitals, etc.

The table below displays the list of place of interest in Alabama area alongwith their provider and current download and upload speeds.

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Place of interest	Industry	Provider	Rank	Download/Upload (mbps)
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Local Internet Service Providers and Types of Service Provided in Alabama

The bar chart below displays local internet service providers in Alabama and a breakdown of their broadband performance. The performance data is generated by combining multiple industry leading speed tests including MLab and Ookla. We have excluded performance data from national providers like AT&T, Comcast, T-mobile, and Cable One.

Alabama local providers

Of the 107 providers in Alabama, 75 provide residential service.

Here is the breakdown of providers by type of service provided.

Fiber

35.5^%

38 fiber providers

Wireless

24.3^%

26 wireless providers

Satellite

3.7^%

4 satellite providers

Other

36.4^%

39 other providers

The table below displays a list of providers in the Alabama area. Please enroll for free to see more.

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Provider	service type	Download/upload (mbps)	Performance breakdown
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Demographics in Alabama

Up-to-date information on the population of Alabama including broadband coverage, income, housing type, and more.

Poverty threshold

25.9

Individuals with income below 150% poverty threshold

% with Internet

83.1

Households with an internet subscription

Education level

26.2

Population over age 25 with a bachelor degree

Household Income

$52,035.00

Median household income

Population breakdown

Population

4,893,186

Households

1,888,504

Housing units

2,270,398

2020 FCC estimate

Racial breakdown

Asian

1.4%

Black

26.6%

Native

0.5%

White

67.5%

Other

4.0%

ACS 5-year estimates (2015-2019)

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State Broadband Audits

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Top 50 Unserved Counties Broadband Audits

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Top 9 Unserved Tribal Areas Broadband Audits

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