1.8% of locations in Ohio have no fixed broadband at 25/3 Mbps. The state median rural county sits at 1.9% unserved and 52.7% fiber coverage. Pick your county below for the specific picture.
47 of Ohio's 88 counties are classed as rural by the USDA. Across the whole state the FCC records 79,841 locations with no fixed broadband, out of 4,542,350.
Ohio at a glance
Share of addresses with no fixed broadband at 25/3 Mbps
0.0% to 0.5%
0.5% to 1.5%
1.5% to 2.7%
2.7% to 4.3%
4.3% to 6.5%
6.5% to 14%
14% and above
not published
Darker means a larger share of addresses with no fixed broadband. Select any county to open it.
The ten hardest-served rural counties in Ohio
Ranked by the share of locations with no fixed service at 25/3 Mbps or better.
Median of real speed tests run on each network during 2024, from M-Lab. This is measured performance, not an advertised plan speed, and not a customer review. The middle-half column shows how consistent a network is: a wide spread means your experience depends heavily on where and when.
Network
Median download
Middle half of tests
Median upload
Latency
Tests
Charter Communications
141 Mbps
54.7 Mbps to 300 Mbps
11.2 Mbps
31 ms
357,508
AT&T Enterprises
86.3 Mbps
27.3 Mbps to 300 Mbps
23.3 Mbps
26 ms
76,106
Verizon Business
35.7 Mbps
10.3 Mbps to 97.4 Mbps
6.3 Mbps
45 ms
70,906
Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company
132 Mbps
45.5 Mbps to 311 Mbps
90.2 Mbps
28 ms
48,615
Breezeline
128 Mbps
54.3 Mbps to 276 Mbps
21.1 Mbps
25 ms
28,569
Buckeye Cablevision
102 Mbps
49.7 Mbps to 201 Mbps
6.8 Mbps
28 ms
15,371
Armstrong
118 Mbps
51.8 Mbps to 256 Mbps
18.9 Mbps
26 ms
10,278
Frontier Communications of America
20.4 Mbps
6.7 Mbps to 110 Mbps
2.5 Mbps
40 ms
9,879
Windstream Communications
56.5 Mbps
16.1 Mbps to 191 Mbps
30.5 Mbps
32 ms
9,642
Cox Communications
115 Mbps
51.6 Mbps to 272 Mbps
21.2 Mbps
28 ms
7,325
Brightspeed
8.4 Mbps
2.3 Mbps to 28.8 Mbps
0.7 Mbps
49 ms
6,682
Massillon Cable Communications
90.3 Mbps
44.4 Mbps to 183 Mbps
14.7 Mbps
37 ms
6,368
Comcast Cable Communications
117 Mbps
56.3 Mbps to 294 Mbps
20.6 Mbps
26 ms
5,598
Metronet
191 Mbps
86.3 Mbps to 337 Mbps
141 Mbps
27 ms
4,168
Cellular networks, measured
The same measurement for the mobile networks behind 5G home internet. These tests come from phones as well as home gateways, so treat them as an indication of network health in the state rather than a home-internet plan speed.
Network
Median download
Middle half of tests
Median upload
Latency
Tests
T-Mobile USA
72.3 Mbps
19.6 Mbps to 166 Mbps
6.6 Mbps
48 ms
65,765
Latency is the number that decides whether video calls and gaming feel right, and it is where satellite differs most from everything else. Measured data is statewide: below county level there are usually too few tests to report an honest number.
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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