California Broadband Audit

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

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California broadband performance trends

Of the 10,328,889 broadband serviceable locations in California, 358,909 are unserved and 3,751,650 are underserved.

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

Los Angeles county

30.7^%

out of 2,103,943 broadband serviceable locations

San Bernardino county

35.5^%

out of 627,341 broadband serviceable locations

San Diego county

48.2^%

out of 794,153 broadband serviceable locations

Riverside county

27.8^%

out of 738,576 broadband serviceable locations

Kern county

48.4^%

out of 270,292 broadband serviceable locations

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Unserved and Underserved Anchor Institutions in California

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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 California 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.

California places of interest

Of the 977,851 places of interest in California, 59,734 are community anchor institutions.

Here is the breakdown of places of interest by category.

Commercial

918,117

All types of businesses.

Community

26,035

Includes community centers, etc.

Education

19,564

Includes schools, colleges, learning centers, etc

Government

7,367

Includes libraries, fire departments, etc.

Health

6,768

Includes clinics, public hospitals, etc.

The table below displays the list of place of interest in California 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 California

The bar chart below displays local internet service providers in California 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.

California local providers

Of the 257 providers in California, 191 provide residential service.

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

Fiber

23.0^%

59 fiber providers

Wireless

51.4^%

132 wireless providers

Satellite

1.6^%

4 satellite providers

Other

24.1^%

62 other providers

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

AllWirelessFiberOther

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

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

Poverty threshold

20.9

Individuals with income below 150% poverty threshold

% with Internet

91.3

Households with an internet subscription

Education level

34.7

Population over age 25 with a bachelor degree

Household Income

$78,672.00

Median household income

Population breakdown

Population

39,346,023

Households

13,103,114

Housing units

14,210,945

2020 FCC estimate

Racial breakdown

Asian

14.8%

Black

5.7%

Native

0.8%

White

56.0%

Other

22.2%

ACS 5-year estimates (2015-2019)

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