Internet Service in Illinois

Illinois offers extensive Internet options to most of its residents, especially those in urban and sub-urban areas. Wireless Internet is available everyone in Illinois. Cable Internet is available to 92.8% of the population. DSL is an option for 94.1% of people in Illinois. Fiber Internet is a choice for only 14.3% of them.

More than 95% of the population of Illinois has access to high speed wired or wireless Internet. Over 68% of residents of Illinois have the choice of 3 or more Internet providers. Because of this level of accessibility, there’s no surprise that 79.3% of residents of Illinois have high speed Internet at home. But there are still 5.5% of Illinois residents who have no Internet connection available.

11.90%

Population with faster than 1.00 gbps available.

10.30%

Population with only 100.00 mbps speeds or less available.

6.80%

Population with only 25.00 mbps speeds or less available.

31.20 mbps

Average internet download speed across the state

2.20%

Population with no wired internet access available.

97.80%

Population with wired internet access available.

7.00%

Population underserved with minimum service options available

Average broadband score for Illinois

Broadband in Illinois

Largest Cities in Illinois	Providers					Broadband Score
Addison, IL	24	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	13.93 mbps	2.61 mbps	30
Arlington Heights, IL	33	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	11.84 mbps	2.12 mbps	33
Aurora, IL	38	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	14.54 mbps	3.33 mbps	40
Bartlett, IL	36	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	11.12 mbps	1.91 mbps	30
Belleville, IL	24	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	14.27 mbps	2.05 mbps	41
Berwyn, IL	31	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	9.18 mbps	1.49 mbps	26
Bloomington, IL	22	2.00 gbps	30.00 mbps	23.09 mbps	4.76 mbps	36
Bolingbrook, IL	37	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	11.58 mbps	3.24 mbps	34
Buffalo Grove, IL	25	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	16.17 mbps	2.68 mbps	31
Carol Stream, IL	22	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	17.76 mbps	3.07 mbps	30
Carpentersville, IL	33	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	10.61 mbps	2.36 mbps	24
Champaign, IL	26	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	24.87 mbps	7.08 mbps	42
Chicago, IL	42	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	19.15 mbps	3.61 mbps	63
Cicero, IL	30	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	9.62 mbps	1.64 mbps	27
Crystal Lake, IL	24	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	15.00 mbps	3.34 mbps	26
Decatur, IL	23	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	14.65 mbps	2.47 mbps	28
DeKalb, IL	18	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	25.36 mbps	3.64 mbps	25
Des Plaines, IL	31	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	15.12 mbps	6.16 mbps	38
Downers Grove, IL	26	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	12.25 mbps	2.15 mbps	26
Elgin, IL	39	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	17.95 mbps	6.06 mbps	44
Elmhurst, IL	24	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	13.39 mbps	2.44 mbps	23
Evanston, IL	32	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	12.53 mbps	4.75 mbps	40
Glenview, IL	34	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	10.66 mbps	1.95 mbps	31
Hoffman Estates, IL	35	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	12.06 mbps	2.42 mbps	31
Joliet, IL	37	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	10.38 mbps	3.07 mbps	26
Lombard, IL	21	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	17.19 mbps	2.97 mbps	31
Moline, IL	22	150.00 mbps	50.00 mbps	14.47 mbps	4.29 mbps	29
Mount Prospect, IL	31	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	11.41 mbps	1.81 mbps	31
Naperville, IL	39	2.00 gbps	30.00 mbps	10.65 mbps	2.69 mbps	33
Normal, IL	20	2.00 gbps	30.00 mbps	16.62 mbps	3.90 mbps	29
Oak Lawn, IL	30	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	10.01 mbps	1.65 mbps	27
Oak Park, IL	32	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	10.54 mbps	2.75 mbps	27
Orland Park, IL	36	2.00 gbps	30.00 mbps	11.75 mbps	2.77 mbps	35
Palatine, IL	33	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	10.91 mbps	1.79 mbps	32
Park Ridge, IL	34	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	9.80 mbps	1.73 mbps	31
Peoria, IL	26	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	23.91 mbps	4.60 mbps	43
Plainfield, IL	34	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	41.28 mbps	5.40 mbps	49
Quincy, IL	12	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	42.50 mbps	23.84 mbps	47
Rock Island, IL	24	150.00 mbps	50.00 mbps	14.09 mbps	4.23 mbps	35
Rockford, IL	22	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	20.71 mbps	3.65 mbps	33
Romeoville, IL	34	2.00 gbps	30.00 mbps	10.55 mbps	2.75 mbps	30
Schaumburg, IL	35	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	10.37 mbps	1.82 mbps	31
Skokie, IL	32	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	18.28 mbps	7.65 mbps	43
Springfield, IL	30	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	16.55 mbps	2.81 mbps	34
Streamwood, IL	34	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	11.71 mbps	2.01 mbps	31
Tinley Park, IL	30	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	10.93 mbps	2.10 mbps	27
Urbana, IL	25	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	34.84 mbps	14.68 mbps	54
Waukegan, IL	27	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	11.61 mbps	1.93 mbps	24
Wheaton, IL	22	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	16.16 mbps	2.85 mbps	30
Wheeling, IL	33	2.00 gbps	20.00 mbps	12.19 mbps	2.02 mbps	31
* availability only includes locations with greater than 50,000 residents

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Top 10 Providers (by Coverage) in Illinois

Provider	Avg. Speeds
Viasat		25.00 mbps
Exede		25.00 mbps
HughesNet		25.00 mbps
Bundle AT&T Internet and DirecTV		23.63 mbps
AT&T U-verse		23.63 mbps
Cyberonic		11.00 mbps
Xfinity from Comcast		150.00 mbps
JAB Broadband		7.99 mbps
Frontier		12.78 mbps
E-Vergent.com		14.86 mbps