Internet Service in Nebraska

99.6% of Nebraska residents have the option of high speed Internet at 10 Mbps download speeds from wired or wireless Internet service to their home. In fact, an incredible 78% of the population has the choice of 3 Internet service providers or more serving their address.

In the Cornhusker State, wireless Internet is available to 99.9% of the population, DSL to 93.8%, cable to 83.3% and fiber Internet to 28.1%. For a largely rural state, Nebraska has impressive Internet connectivity that ensures most people have the option to get high speed Internet. However, there is still 25.9% of those living in Nebraska are who do not have Internet access personally.

14.50%

Population with faster than 1.00 gbps available.

37.30%

Population with only 100.00 mbps speeds or less available.

20.70%

Population with only 25.00 mbps speeds or less available.

27.00 mbps

Average internet download speed across the state

3.00%

Population with no wired internet access available.

97.00%

Population with wired internet access available.

13.00%

Population underserved with minimum service options available

Average broadband score for Nebraska

Broadband in Nebraska

Largest Cities in Nebraska	Providers					Broadband Score
Alliance, NE	17	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	43.64 mbps	31.21 mbps	50
Ashland, NE	13	100.00 mbps	8.00 mbps	19.36 mbps	2.01 mbps	25
Auburn, NE	12	100.00 mbps	8.00 mbps	14.62 mbps	1.66 mbps	24
Aurora, NE	14	30.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	10.79 mbps	2.00 mbps	11
Beatrice, NE	14	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	15.48 mbps	2.06 mbps	31
Bellevue, NE	21	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	45.71 mbps	28.93 mbps	62
Blair, NE	13	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	17.49 mbps	9.62 mbps	25
Broken Bow, NE	14	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	43.45 mbps	36.86 mbps	53
Central City, NE	20	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	36.30 mbps	26.96 mbps	54
Chadron, NE	16	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	39.44 mbps	32.47 mbps	53
Columbus, NE	20	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	16.28 mbps	2.36 mbps	31
Cozad, NE	18	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	41.91 mbps	30.02 mbps	59
Crete, NE	14	100.00 mbps	8.00 mbps	13.21 mbps	1.69 mbps	30
David City, NE	19	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	11.03 mbps	1.95 mbps	24
Fairbury, NE	11	100.00 mbps	8.00 mbps	16.55 mbps	1.97 mbps	34
Falls City, NE	16	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	15.53 mbps	2.35 mbps	31
Fremont, NE	21	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	80.97 mbps	73.22 mbps	100
Geneva, NE	17	100.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	15.19 mbps	2.27 mbps	25
Gering, NE	21	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	35.50 mbps	25.89 mbps	52
Gothenburg, NE	18	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	48.31 mbps	35.11 mbps	63
Grand Island, NE	26	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	30.97 mbps	21.49 mbps	56
Gretna, NE	21	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	55.62 mbps	33.51 mbps	59
Hastings, NE	18	100.00 mbps	100.00 mbps	17.67 mbps	4.27 mbps	33
Holdrege, NE	17	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	44.57 mbps	32.63 mbps	58
Kearney, NE	21	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	40.30 mbps	30.51 mbps	63
Kimball, NE	16	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	45.37 mbps	32.98 mbps	45
La Vista, NE	21	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	49.46 mbps	31.28 mbps	62
Lexington, NE	18	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	47.77 mbps	35.00 mbps	62
Lincoln, NE	28	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	32.67 mbps	21.94 mbps	61
Madison, NE	10	1.00 gbps	50.00 mbps	109.20 mbps	6.06 mbps	58
Milford, NE	11	100.00 mbps	10.00 mbps	21.34 mbps	2.35 mbps	22
Minden, NE	12	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	60.04 mbps	43.75 mbps	58
Nebraska City, NE	17	1.00 gbps	250.00 mbps	29.50 mbps	7.04 mbps	36
Norfolk, NE	15	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	60.70 mbps	35.36 mbps	56
North Platte, NE	24	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	32.05 mbps	22.43 mbps	64
Ogallala, NE	18	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	41.26 mbps	29.64 mbps	52
Omaha, NE	26	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	49.28 mbps	33.51 mbps	76
Papillion, NE	20	1.00 gbps	40.00 mbps	30.27 mbps	12.09 mbps	41
Plattsmouth, NE	15	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	18.04 mbps	2.92 mbps	28
Schuyler, NE	16	80.00 mbps	10.00 mbps	11.37 mbps	1.58 mbps	17
Scottsbluff, NE	20	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	38.49 mbps	27.51 mbps	45
Seward, NE	12	100.00 mbps	8.00 mbps	15.56 mbps	1.97 mbps	24
Sidney, NE	24	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	33.71 mbps	23.66 mbps	59
South Sioux City, NE	18	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	70.97 mbps	12.10 mbps	47
Valentine, NE	15	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	42.34 mbps	34.48 mbps	56
Wahoo, NE	15	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	17.25 mbps	2.49 mbps	25
Waverly, NE	19	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	40.17 mbps	27.76 mbps	54
Wayne, NE	15	30.00 mbps	3.00 mbps	8.94 mbps	1.17 mbps	29
West Point, NE	18	200.00 mbps	40.00 mbps	19.01 mbps	1.99 mbps	31
York, NE	21	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	37.79 mbps	25.70 mbps	55
* availability only includes locations with greater than 50,000 residents

Top 10 Providers (by Coverage) in Nebraska

Provider	Avg. Speeds
Viasat		25.00 mbps
Exede		25.00 mbps
HughesNet		25.00 mbps
Future Technologies		17.07 mbps
Rise Broadband		11.25 mbps
CenturyLink		27.25 mbps
Viaero Wireless		15.00 mbps
Windstream		44.05 mbps
Charter		100.00 mbps
Cox		345.16 mbps