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Internet use by community type


Internet use by community type

% of U.S. adults who say they use the internet, by community type

 YearUrbanSuburbanRural
200053%56%42%
200155%59%46%
200261%63%49%
200364%65%51%
200465%67%53%
200569%70%60%
200671%73%62%
200775%77%63%
200875%77%63%
200973%76%68%
201078%79%69%
201180%81%73%
201284%84%75%
201386%85%78%
201485%85%79%
201587%88%78%
201689%90%81%
201892%90%78%
201991%94%85%
202195%94%90%
202395%97%93%

Note: The vertical line indicates a change in mode. Polls from 2000-2021 were conducted via phone. In 2023, the poll was conducted via web and mail. For more details on this shift, please read our Q&A. Refer to the topline for more information on how question wording varied over the years. Respondents who did not give an answer are not shown.

Source: Surveys of U.S. adults conducted 2000-2023. Data for each year is based on a pooled analysis of all surveys conducted during that year.

PEW RESEARCH CENTER


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