U.S. Home Broadband Adoption 2007

Pew Internet has updated broadband penetration statistics based on a recent survey of American adults

47% of all adult Americans have a broadband connection at home as of early
2007, a five percentage point increase from early 2006.
- Among individuals who use the internet at home, 70% have a broadband
connection while 23% use dialup.
- Home broadband adoption in rural areas, now 31%, continues to lag high speed
adoption in urban centers and suburbs.
- Internet usage in rural areas also trails the national average; 60% of rural
adults use the internet from any location, compared with the national
average of 71%.
- 40% of African Americans now have a broadband connection at home, a nine
percentage point increase from early 2006.
- Since 2005, the percentage of African American adults with a home
broadband connection has nearly tripled, from 14% in early 2005 to
40% in early 2007.

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