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Unserved And Underserved Broadband Serviceable Locations In California

Unserved And Underserved Anchor Institutions In California

Local Internet Service Providers And Types Of Service Provided In California

Demographics In California

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Unserved and Underserved Broadband Serviceable Locations in California

% of serviceable locations by performance rank

Unserved

More than 80% unserved

Underserved

More than 80% un(der)served

Served

Updated February 2024

The map above shows the broadband reality of California. It highlights the unserved and underserved broadband serviceable locations of California by county.

California broadband performance trends

Of the 10,195,200 broadband serviceable locations in California, 289,888 are unserved and 146,778 are underserved.

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

San Bernardino county

3.9^%

out of 630,720 broadband serviceable locations

San Diego county

2.8^%

out of 777,208 broadband serviceable locations

Riverside county

2.4^%

out of 739,822 broadband serviceable locations

Mendocino county

30.7^%

out of 37,485 broadband serviceable locations

Shasta county

15.3^%

out of 71,486 broadband serviceable locations

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Unserved and Underserved Anchor Institutions in California

Non-residential demand points

Community Support

Education

Government

Health

Updated February 2024

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.

Anchor Institutions in California

There are 53,534 community anchor institutions in California.

Here is the breakdown of places of interest by category.

Community Support

25,009

Includes community support organizations, etc.

Education

14,598

Includes schools, colleges, learning centers, etc

Government

11,386

Includes libraries, fire departments, public housing organizations, etc.

Health

2,541

Includes clinics, public hospitals, etc.

Local Internet Service Providers and Types of Service Provided in California

Provider DensityFiberWirelessSatellite

Updated February 2024

California Local Broadband Service Providers

Of the 180 providers in California, 160 provide residential service.

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

Fiber

40.6^%

73 fiber providers

Wireless

65.6^%

118 wireless providers

Satellite

1.7^%

3 satellite providers

Other

48.9^%

88 other providers

Demographics in California

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

Poverty threshold

20.3

Individuals with income below 150% poverty threshold

% with Internet

97.5

Households with an internet subscription

Education level

21.9

Population over age 25 with a bachelor degree

Household Income

$84,097.00

Median household income

Population breakdown

Population

39,455,353

Housing units

14,328,539

ACS 5-year estimates (2018-2022)

Racial breakdown

Asian

14.9%

Black

5.7%

Native

1.3%

White

52.1%

Other

15.3%

ACS 5-year estimates (2018-2022)

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California Broadband Audit

Unserved and Underserved Broadband Serviceable Locations in California

California broadband performance trends

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Unserved and Underserved Anchor Institutions in California

Anchor Institutions in California

Local Internet Service Providers and Types of Service Provided in California

California Local Broadband Service Providers

Demographics in California

Population

Housing units

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