When it comes to the Internet, Utah is one connected state! Just check out this new Census Bureau report, which names Utah as the No. 1 state for Internet access. According to the bureau, only 7.5 percent of Utah residents age 3 or older did not have the Internet available to them in their households in 2011. That’s significantly lower than the national average of 15.9 percent.
Utah is No. 1 by a significant margin. The second most-connected state is New Hampshire, where only 8.9 percent of residents age 3 or older did not have the Internet available to them in their households in 2011. No. 3 is Washington (9.1 percent.) The least-connected states are Mississippi, (26.8 percent) New Mexico (21.7 percent) and South Carolina (21.6 percent.)
There’s more: In Utah, nearly one-quarter of residents are considered to be “highly connected,” meaning that they access the Internet on multiple devices, including home computers, laptops, smart phones and tablets!
Want to see some other ways Utah stands out? Check out this list of Utah accolades!