Michigan Broadband Audit

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

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Michigan broadband performance trends

Of the 4,098,143 broadband serviceable locations in Michigan, 368,065 are unserved and 1,652,269 are underserved.

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

Sanilac county

79.7^%

out of 23,589 broadband serviceable locations

Tuscola county

64.2^%

out of 26,176 broadband serviceable locations

Huron county

78.0^%

out of 24,090 broadband serviceable locations

Lake county

85.5^%

out of 13,334 broadband serviceable locations

St. Clair county

54.9^%

out of 68,679 broadband serviceable locations

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Unserved and Underserved Anchor Institutions in Michigan

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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 Michigan 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.

Michigan places of interest

Of the 536,671 places of interest in Michigan, 22,563 are community anchor institutions.

Here is the breakdown of places of interest by category.

Commercial

514,108

All types of businesses.

Community

12,079

Includes community centers, etc.

Education

4,553

Includes schools, colleges, learning centers, etc

Government

3,307

Includes libraries, fire departments, etc.

Health

2,624

Includes clinics, public hospitals, etc.

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

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

Michigan local providers

Of the 184 providers in Michigan, 129 provide residential service.

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

Fiber

32.6^%

60 fiber providers

Wireless

34.8^%

64 wireless providers

Satellite

2.2^%

4 satellite providers

Other

30.4^%

56 other providers

The table below displays a list of providers in the Michigan 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 Michigan

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

Poverty threshold

21.8

Individuals with income below 150% poverty threshold

% with Internet

87.5

Households with an internet subscription

Education level

30.0

Population over age 25 with a bachelor degree

Household Income

$59,234.00

Median household income

Population breakdown

Population

9,973,907

Households

3,980,408

Housing units

4,611,913

2020 FCC estimate

Racial breakdown

Asian

3.2%

Black

13.6%

Native

0.5%

White

77.6%

Other

5.1%

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 25 Unserved Tribal Areas Broadband Audits

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