Tennessee

In Tennessee, approximately 98.20% of the state has internet service with speeds of 15 Mbps available for purchase through internet service providers; however, approximately 48.00% of the state’s residents have little to no internet connection readily available to them. Some of those with limited internet access have dial-up or legacy copper DSL internet service, but their internet is so slow that streaming, video conferencing, online gaming and other activities requiring high-speed internet are out of reach.

Wireless providers reach 99.60% of the state of Tennessee, but other forms of internet technology are less widely available in Tennessee than in other states. Only 90.70% of the population of Tennessee has access to DSL internet service. Cable internet is available to 86.90%, while only 25.10% have access to fiber internet. Less than 48.00% of Tennessee is served by three or more wired internet providers (DSL, cable and fiber internet).

18.10%

State residents with internet service up to 1Gbps available to them.

17.30%

State residents with 100 Mbps download speeds or less available to them.

15.30%

State residents with 25 Mbps speeds or less available to them.

38.00 Mbps

The average internet download speed across Tennessee.

4.30%

State residents with no wired internet access available to them.

96.30%

State residents with wired internet access available.

15.30%

Underserved state residents with very limited internet options.

B

Average broadband score in Tennessee

Broadband High Speed Internet in Tennessee

Largest Cities in Tennessee Providers Possible Speeds (down/up) Streaming Score
Arlington , TN 14 2.00 Gbps / 20.00 Mbps 24
Athens , TN 10 2.00 Gbps / 20.00 Mbps 21
Brentwood , TN 16 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 46
Bristol , TN 15 1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 67
Chattanooga , TN 18 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 52
Clarksville , TN 15 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 43
Cleveland , TN 17 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 55
Collierville , TN 17 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 28
Columbia , TN 16 1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 26
Cookeville , TN 15 1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 39
Crossville , TN 16 2.00 Gbps / 20.00 Mbps 30
Dickson , TN 13 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 43
Dyersburg , TN 16 1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 59
Elizabethton , TN 14 2.00 Gbps / 100.00 Mbps 27
Franklin , TN 15 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 40
Gallatin , TN 11 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 38
Germantown , TN 17 2.00 Gbps / 20.00 Mbps 28
Goodlettsville , TN 12 2.00 Gbps / 35.00 Mbps 37
Greeneville , TN 12 2.00 Gbps / 40.00 Mbps 21
Hendersonville , TN 12 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 39
Jackson , TN 17 1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 64
Johnson City , TN 16 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 69
Kingsport , TN 16 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 63
Knoxville , TN 21 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 53
La Vergne , TN 17 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 54
Lawrenceburg , TN 15 100.00 Mbps / 11.00 Mbps 22
Lebanon , TN 20 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 56
Lewisburg , TN 17 100.00 Mbps / 11.00 Mbps 28
Manchester , TN 16 100.00 Mbps / 11.00 Mbps 25
Martin , TN 16 100.00 Mbps / 11.00 Mbps 25
Maryville , TN 16 2.00 Gbps / 20.00 Mbps 26
Memphis , TN 24 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 56
Millington , TN 15 100.00 Mbps / 50.00 Mbps 25
Morristown , TN 17 2.00 Gbps / 20.00 Mbps 26
Mount Juliet , TN 15 2.00 Gbps / 120.00 Mbps 52
Murfreesboro , TN 20 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 39
Nashville , TN 21 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 81
Oak Ridge , TN 13 2.00 Gbps / 20.00 Mbps 21
Paris , TN 13 100.00 Mbps / 11.00 Mbps 35
Portland , TN 12 2.00 Gbps / 35.00 Mbps 43
Sevierville , TN 16 2.00 Gbps / 20.00 Mbps 27
Seymour , TN 12 100.00 Mbps / 11.00 Mbps 22
Shelbyville , TN 16 100.00 Mbps / 11.00 Mbps 29
Smyrna , TN 18 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 49
Spring Hill , TN 16 2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 49
Springfield , TN 11 2.00 Gbps / 35.00 Mbps 44
Telford , TN 9 2.00 Gbps / 40.00 Mbps 21
Tullahoma , TN 15 100.00 Mbps / 11.00 Mbps 25
Union City , TN 13 1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps 59
White House , TN 12 2.00 Gbps / 35.00 Mbps 43