Washington Broadband Audit

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

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Washington broadband performance trends

Of the 3,242,737 broadband serviceable locations in Washington, 263,763 are unserved and 1,678,999 are underserved.

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

King county

40.1^%

out of 1,111,162 broadband serviceable locations

Okanogan county

99.4^%

out of 41,611 broadband serviceable locations

Lewis county

93.7^%

out of 45,041 broadband serviceable locations

Snohomish county

30.4^%

out of 369,415 broadband serviceable locations

Pierce county

67.1^%

out of 402,413 broadband serviceable locations

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Unserved and Underserved Anchor Institutions in Washington

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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 Washington 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.

Washington places of interest

Of the 207,603 places of interest in Washington, 14,512 are community anchor institutions.

Here is the breakdown of places of interest by category.

Commercial

193,091

All types of businesses.

Community

5,275

Includes community centers, etc.

Education

4,306

Includes schools, colleges, learning centers, etc

Government

2,495

Includes libraries, fire departments, etc.

Health

2,436

Includes clinics, public hospitals, etc.

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

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

Washington local providers

Of the 16 providers in Washington, 103 provide residential service.

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

Fiber

31.3^%

5 fiber providers

Wireless

31.3^%

5 wireless providers

Satellite

18.8^%

3 satellite providers

Other

18.8^%

3 other providers

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

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

Poverty threshold

16.8

Individuals with income below 150% poverty threshold

% with Internet

92.7

Households with an internet subscription

Education level

36.7

Population over age 25 with a bachelor degree

Household Income

$77,006.00

Median household income

Population breakdown

Population

7,512,465

Households

2,905,822

Housing units

3,150,194

2020 FCC estimate

Racial breakdown

Asian

8.8%

Black

3.9%

Native

1.2%

White

73.5%

Other

11.9%

ACS 5-year estimates (2015-2019)

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State Broadband Audits

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Top 39 Unserved Counties Broadband Audits

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Top 50 Unserved Tribal Areas Broadband Audits

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