50 U.S. States Broadband Speed Performance

Using Ookla Speedtest Intelligence data, this report identifies the states that currently have access to the minimum standard for fixed broadband speeds, as established by the Federal Communications Commission, to the highest percentage of Speedtest users. It also singles out the states that need the most improvement when it comes to delivering the minimum standard for broadband to their residents. Key findings include: 

• The digital divide narrowed significantly in the second half of 2025. Across 43 states, the gap between urban and rural users meeting the FCC’s minimum broadband speed standards decreased compared to the first half of the year. These findings are based on Ookla’s analysis, which uses the U.S. Census Bureau’s urban-rural classifications to categorize user data.
• The number of states with 70% or more of Speedtest users experiencing the FCC’s minimum standard for fixed broadband speeds of 100 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps upstream more than doubled from five states in the 1H of 2025 to 13 states in 2H 2025. Connecticut, New Jersey, and Delaware are the top-ranking states on the list. 
• Montana saw the biggest annual improvement in fixed broadband in 2H 2025 jumping from 41.09% of its users experiencing the minimum standard of fixed broadband speeds of 100/20 Mbps in 1H 2025 to 54.58% in 2H 2025. 
• In Nebraska, 58.31% of Starlink LEO satellite users receive minimum broadband speeds of 100/20 Mbps, which is the highest percentage of any of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for Starlink service. This is an increase over the 1H of 2025 when 32.16% of Starlink users in Nebraska were able to get the FCC’s minimum required broadband speeds. 
• Starlink turns the tables on the digital divide.  In 29 of the 50 states, rural Starlink users get better broadband speeds than urban users. In addition, based upon the number of Speedtest samples collected across the U.S., five states—Florida, Massachusetts, Hawaii, New Jersey and Connecticut—have more Starlink users in urban areas than rural areas.