West Virginia Broadband Audit

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

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West Virginia broadband performance trends

Of the 926,402 broadband serviceable locations in West Virginia, 288,463 are unserved and 301,423 are underserved.

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

Monongalia county

32.9^%

out of 38,978 broadband serviceable locations

Hampshire county

87.4^%

out of 14,420 broadband serviceable locations

Kanawha county

48.3^%

out of 85,449 broadband serviceable locations

Preston county

66.6^%

out of 20,018 broadband serviceable locations

Pocahontas county

83.3^%

out of 7,920 broadband serviceable locations

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Unserved and Underserved Anchor Institutions in West Virginia

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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 West Virginia 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.

West Virginia places of interest

Of the 156,685 places of interest in West Virginia, 4,935 are community anchor institutions.

Here is the breakdown of places of interest by category.

Commercial

151,750

All types of businesses.

Community

2,536

Includes community centers, etc.

Education

889

Includes schools, colleges, learning centers, etc

Government

843

Includes libraries, fire departments, etc.

Health

667

Includes clinics, public hospitals, etc.

The table below displays the list of place of interest in West Virginia 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 West Virginia

The bar chart below displays local internet service providers in West Virginia 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.

West Virginia local providers

Of the 77 providers in West Virginia, 62 provide residential service.

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

Fiber

28.6^%

22 fiber providers

Wireless

32.5^%

25 wireless providers

Satellite

5.2^%

4 satellite providers

Other

33.8^%

26 other providers

The table below displays a list of providers in the West Virginia 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 West Virginia

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

Poverty threshold

27.4

Individuals with income below 150% poverty threshold

% with Internet

82.3

Households with an internet subscription

Education level

21.3

Population over age 25 with a bachelor degree

Household Income

$48,037.00

Median household income

Population breakdown

Population

1,807,426

Households

734,235

Housing units

893,615

2020 FCC estimate

Racial breakdown

Asian

0.8%

Black

3.6%

Native

0.2%

White

92.5%

Other

2.9%

ACS 5-year estimates (2015-2019)

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