Internet Providers in California

In California, approximately 80.80% of the state has internet service with speeds of 15 Mbps available for purchase through internet service providers; however, approximately 5.90% 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 99.70% of the state of California, but other forms of internet technology are less widely available in California than in other states. Only 91.90% of the population of California has access to DSL internet service. Cable internet is available to 94.60%, while only 16.00% have access to fiber internet. Less than 60.30% of California is served by three or more wired internet providers (DSL, cable and fiber internet).

0.90%

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

38.50%

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

6.50%

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

42.90 Mbps

The average internet download speed across California.

2.40%

State residents with no wired internet access available to them.

98.20%

State residents with wired internet access available.

6.30%

Underserved state residents with very limited internet options.

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Average broadband score in California

Broadband High Speed Internet in California

Largest Cities in California	Providers	Possible Speeds (down/up)	Streaming Score
Anaheim , CA	23	300.00 Mbps / 20.00 Mbps	36
Bakersfield , CA	17	90.00 Mbps / 11.00 Mbps	21
Chula Vista , CA	20	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	30
Concord , CA	22	2.00 Gbps / 25.00 Mbps	33
Corona , CA	19	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	36
Elk Grove , CA	26	2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	47
Escondido , CA	22	2.00 Gbps / 35.00 Mbps	41
Fontana , CA	22	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	60
Fremont , CA	21	2.00 Gbps / 100.00 Mbps	29
Fresno , CA	18	2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	27
Fullerton , CA	23	300.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	32
Garden Grove , CA	23	300.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	32
Glendale , CA	26	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	43
Hayward , CA	21	2.00 Gbps / 100.00 Mbps	29
Huntington Beach , CA	22	300.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	28
Irvine , CA	24	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	41
Lancaster , CA	23	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	36
Long Beach , CA	25	100.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	39
Los Angeles , CA	31	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	71
Modesto , CA	19	2.00 Gbps / 25.00 Mbps	29
Moreno Valley , CA	19	300.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	29
Oakland , CA	23	2.00 Gbps / 100.00 Mbps	30
Oceanside , CA	19	300.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	32
Ontario , CA	22	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	59
Orange , CA	23	300.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	36
Oxnard , CA	18	300.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	27
Palmdale , CA	24	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	29
Pasadena , CA	26	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	41
Pomona , CA	23	100.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	36
Rancho Cucamonga , CA	19	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	36
Riverside , CA	19	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	62
Roseville , CA	24	2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	40
Sacramento , CA	29	2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	47
Salinas , CA	16	2.00 Gbps / 25.00 Mbps	21
San Bernardino , CA	21	100.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	35
San Diego , CA	27	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	41
San Francisco , CA	24	2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	55
San Jose , CA	28	2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	43
Santa Ana , CA	24	300.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	35
Santa Clara , CA	23	2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	30
Santa Clarita , CA	22	1.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	26
Santa Rosa , CA	24	2.00 Gbps / 100.00 Mbps	24
Simi Valley , CA	18	300.00 Mbps / 20.00 Mbps	26
Stockton , CA	24	2.00 Gbps / 25.00 Mbps	19
Sunnyvale , CA	20	2.00 Gbps / 30.00 Mbps	26
Thousand Oaks , CA	20	300.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	29
Torrance , CA	24	300.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	38
Vallejo , CA	19	2.00 Gbps / 25.00 Mbps	26
Victorville , CA	19	100.00 Mbps / 30.00 Mbps	22
Visalia , CA	16	2.00 Gbps / 1.00 Gbps	21