Wondering where internet speeds are the fastest? Or maybe you want to avoid the states where loading websites is like watching paint dry? We can help.
We analyzed over three million speed tests taken to find out which states have the fastest—and slowest—average internet speeds. Here’s what we found.
States with the fastest average internet speeds:
- Maryland – 84.1 Mbps
- Delaware – 80.9 Mbps
- New Jersey – 76.3 Mbps
- D.C. – 75.2 Mbps
- Virginia – 74.5 Mbps
- Rhode Island – 74.5 Mbps
- Massachusetts – 73.6 Mbps
- Colorado – 70.9 Mbps
- Washington – 67.3 Mbps
- California – 67.2 Mbps
States with the slowest average internet speeds:
- Alaska – 20.6 Mbps
- Montana – 30.1 Mbps
- Maine – 30.8 Mbps
- Idaho – 30.9 Mbps
- Wyoming – 33.3 Mbps
- South Dakota – 33.3 Mbps
- Iowa – 35.8 Mbps
- Arkansas – 37.3 Mbps
- Mississippi – 37.9 Mbps
- Hawaii – 38.1 Mbps
The 10 Fastest and Slowest Cities for Internet
Some US households have access to gigabit internet, which is fast enough to stream movies on 20 devices at the same time. Other households barely have enough bandwidth to stream a single YouTube video. So, which cities have the edge on speed? And which ones are lagging behind?
Cities with the fastest average internet speeds:
- Whitestone, NY – 138.4 Mbps
- Elkridge, MD – 114.0 Mbps
- Merrick, NY – 112.0 Mbps
- Odenton, MD – 109.9 Mbps
- Halethorpe, MD – 109.0 Mbps
- Pasadena, MD – 108.3 Mbps
- Somerset, NJ – 107.8 Mbps
- Pacifica, CA – 106.5 Mbps
- Merchantville, NJ – 106.4 Mbps
- Long Island City, NY – 105.8 Mbps
Cities with the slowest average internet speeds:
- Stowe, VT – 7.3 Mbps
- Española, NM – 7.7 Mbps
- Ville Platte, LA – 7.8 Mbps
- Oneonta, AL – 8.6 Mbps
- Kingston, WA – 9.2 Mbps
- Elko, NV – 9.5 Mbps
- Foley, AL – 10.1 Mbps
- New Richmond, WI – 10.2 Mbps
- Wasilla, AK – 10.4 Mbps
- Vashon, WA – 10.9 Mbps
Methodology
Our data analysts at HighSpeedInternet.com analyzed two million speed test results. They took the average of every city in the US and ranked them from fastest to slowest.