Internet Service in West Virginia

Only 83% of West Virginia residents have the ability to get wired or wireless high speed Internet at rates of up to 10 Mbps, making it the worst place to live for high speed Internet access.

In West Virginia, only 88.5% has DSL access; 70.6% has cable Internet, 97.2% has wireless Internet and a mere 1.9% of the Mountain State has fiber Internet, the lowest rate in the nation.

In addition, only 15.3% has the choice of 3 or more Internet service providers, giving users little choice in whom they go with.

Not surprisingly, 35.9% of those living in West Virginia are without Internet service, one of the highest rates in the school.

58.50%

Population with only 100.00 mbps speeds or less available.

32.50%

Population with only 25.00 mbps speeds or less available.

31.10 mbps

Average internet download speed across the state

6.70%

Population with no wired internet access available.

93.30%

Population with wired internet access available.

28.00%

Population underserved with minimum service options available

Average broadband score for West Virginia

Broadband in West Virginia

Largest Cities in West Virginia	Providers					Broadband Score
Barboursville, WV	13	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	113.26 mbps	33.52 mbps	70
Beckley, WV	11	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	55.48 mbps	41.33 mbps	56
Bluefield, WV	15	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	134.58 mbps	52.71 mbps	76
Bridgeport, WV	13	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	26.47 mbps	7.10 mbps	50
Buckhannon, WV	11	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	45.30 mbps	30.28 mbps	46
Charles Town, WV	9	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	28.24 mbps	2.72 mbps	24
Charleston, WV	13	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	94.94 mbps	32.66 mbps	62
Chester, WV	9	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	26.67 mbps	2.27 mbps	26
Clarksburg, WV	13	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	33.12 mbps	14.37 mbps	54
Crab Orchard, WV	10	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	47.30 mbps	29.67 mbps	46
Culloden, WV	11	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	108.59 mbps	27.40 mbps	61
Dunbar, WV	11	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	98.41 mbps	30.43 mbps	55
Elkins, WV	12	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	40.19 mbps	26.45 mbps	45
Fairmont, WV	14	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	29.77 mbps	2.88 mbps	46
Fayetteville, WV	9	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	53.98 mbps	34.51 mbps	47
Follansbee, WV	11	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	13.15 mbps	1.95 mbps	22
Grafton, WV	9	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	26.56 mbps	2.27 mbps	26
Hinton, WV	9	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	52.70 mbps	33.12 mbps	46
Huntington, WV	14	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	70.29 mbps	12.12 mbps	65
Hurricane, WV	13	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	95.38 mbps	28.36 mbps	65
Inwood, WV	10	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	24.35 mbps	2.15 mbps	32
Kenova, WV	10	400.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	47.73 mbps	3.44 mbps	38
Keyser, WV	10	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	26.22 mbps	3.15 mbps	35
Kingwood, WV	8	120.00 mbps	3.00 mbps	26.15 mbps	1.69 mbps	24
Lewisburg, WV	11	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	50.40 mbps	35.58 mbps	52
Madison, WV	11	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	108.59 mbps	31.30 mbps	64
Martinsburg, WV	11	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	32.96 mbps	2.86 mbps	37
Moorefield, WV	8	100.00 mbps	100.00 mbps	16.96 mbps	6.63 mbps	27
Morgantown, WV	15	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	26.44 mbps	2.00 mbps	50
Moundsville, WV	11	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	22.57 mbps	2.05 mbps	31
New Martinsville, WV	12	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	91.11 mbps	29.52 mbps	56
Nitro, WV	11	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	111.32 mbps	31.34 mbps	55
Oak Hill, WV	11	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	49.47 mbps	24.77 mbps	55
Paden City, WV	10	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	109.20 mbps	22.39 mbps	51
Parkersburg, WV	14	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	141.46 mbps	25.99 mbps	75
Philippi, WV	10	30.00 mbps	4.00 mbps	11.42 mbps	1.44 mbps	17
Pinch, WV	9	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	121.20 mbps	24.59 mbps	51
Point Pleasant, WV	11	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	99.42 mbps	33.98 mbps	57
Princeton, WV	11	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	62.31 mbps	31.95 mbps	47
Ravenswood, WV	13	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	122.68 mbps	19.99 mbps	61
Ripley, WV	12	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	132.74 mbps	42.33 mbps	67
Shady Spring, WV	10	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	53.17 mbps	36.63 mbps	51
Summersville, WV	10	101.00 mbps	10.00 mbps	19.52 mbps	2.18 mbps	41
Vienna, WV	14	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	113.31 mbps	24.67 mbps	65
Weirton, WV	13	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	20.73 mbps	2.12 mbps	35
Wellsburg, WV	12	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	26.22 mbps	2.04 mbps	28
Weston, WV	12	101.00 mbps	10.00 mbps	18.20 mbps	2.13 mbps	37
Wheeling, WV	13	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	19.18 mbps	1.75 mbps	34
Williamson, WV	10	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	52.93 mbps	35.79 mbps	46
Williamstown, WV	11	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	143.13 mbps	27.08 mbps	60
* availability only includes locations with greater than 50,000 residents

Top 10 Providers (by Coverage) in West Virginia

Provider	Avg. Speeds
Viasat		25.00 mbps
Exede		25.00 mbps
HughesNet		25.00 mbps
Frontier		13.19 mbps
King Street Wireless		1.00 mbps
Suddenlink Communications		613.14 mbps
Xfinity from Comcast		142.62 mbps
Micrologic		25.00 mbps
Shentel Telecom		97.67 mbps
Spectrum		50.00 mbps