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Internet use by race/ethnicity


Internet use by race and ethnicity

% of U.S. adults who say they use the internet, by race and ethnicity

 YearWhiteBlackHispanicAsian*
200053%38% 
200157%40% 
200260%47% 
200363%50% 
200465%49% 
200570%55% 
200672%59% 
200775%64% 
200875%63% 
200979%69% 
201078%68%71%
201181%72%72%
201284%77%79%
201385%79%80%
201485%79%81%
201587%81%82%
201688%85%88%
201889%87%88%
201992%85%86%
202193%91%95%
202396%91%97%98%

* Estimates for Asian adults are representative of English speakers only. 
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. White, Black and Asian adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanic adults are of any race. 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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