Rural internet in New Hampshire
1.4% of locations in New Hampshire have no fixed broadband at 25/3 Mbps. The state median rural county sits at 1.6% unserved and 71.8% fiber coverage. Pick your county below for the specific picture.
7 of New Hampshire's 10 counties are classed as rural by the USDA. Across the whole state the FCC records 7,481 locations with no fixed broadband, out of 519,713.
The ten hardest-served rural counties in New Hampshire
Ranked by the share of locations with no fixed service at 25/3 Mbps or better.
| County | Locations | Unserved | Share unserved | Fiber share |
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| Coos County | 19,183 | 1,372 | 7.2% | 80.1% |
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| Sullivan County | 20,607 | 868 | 4.2% | 57.4% |
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| Cheshire County | 30,980 | 1,167 | 3.8% | 86.0% |
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| Grafton County | 42,427 | 1,508 | 3.6% | 63.8% |
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| Carroll County | 38,323 | 914 | 2.4% | 67.1% |
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| Merrimack County | 55,213 | 452 | 0.8% | 75.3% |
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| Belknap County | 33,828 | 187 | 0.6% | 51.7% |
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Every rural county in New Hampshire
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Options that work statewide
Satellite
Starlink
Low-earth-orbit satellite. Latency is low enough for video calls and most gaming, unlike older satellite services.
- Best for
- Anywhere with a clear view of the sky and no wired option
- Watch out
- Hardware costs money up front, and heavy tree cover or a north-facing obstruction will cost you throughput
See Starlink
5G home internet
T-Mobile Home Internet
Home internet over T-Mobile’s cellular network. A gateway box you plug in yourself; no truck roll, no dish.
- Best for
- Rural addresses that still get a usable T-Mobile signal, often near a highway or a town
- Watch out
- Availability is decided address by address, not by town. Speed varies with how busy the local tower is.
See T-Mobile Home Internet
5G home internet
Verizon Home Internet
The same idea on Verizon’s network, offered as 5G Home or LTE Home depending on what reaches your address.
- Best for
- Addresses with Verizon coverage where T-Mobile is weak
- Watch out
- LTE Home and 5G Home behave very differently. Confirm which one your address actually qualifies for.
See Verizon Home Internet
Fixed wireless
A local fixed-wireless provider
A regional operator beaming service from a tower or ridge to an antenna on your roof. In much of rural America this is the fastest thing available.
- Best for
- Counties where the FCC data shows large licensed fixed-wireless coverage, which this page tells you
- Watch out
- Needs line of sight. Quality varies enormously between operators; ask neighbours, not the sales page.
Sources
Page last updated 2026-09-01. The date moves when the underlying data moves, not when the site is rebuilt.