---
title: "Broadband Adoption in Rural America"
description: "This slide show presents trends from 2002 to 2004 in adoption of high-speed internet connections at home among Americans living in rural parts of the country."
date: "2004-10-27"
authors:
  - name: "John B. Horrigan"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/john-b-horrigan/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2004/10/27/broadband-adoption-in-rural-america/"
categories:
  - "Digital Divide"
  - "Internet Connectivity"
  - "Rural Residents & Tech"
  - "Rural, Urban and Suburban Communities"
  - "Technology Adoption"
tags:
  - "Digital Divide"
---

# Broadband Adoption in Rural America

This slide show presents trends from 2002 to 2004 in adoption of high-speed internet connections at home among Americans living in rural parts of the country.