Rankings · Updated April 2026

Slowest Internet in America

Broadband deserts: ZIP codes and counties with the slowest internet access in the country.

By ZIP Code

100 Slowest ZIP Codes

#	ZIP	Location	Grade	Download	Providers
1	83423	Clark, ID	C	25 Mbps	10
2	83446	Clark, ID	C	25 Mbps	10
3	80802	Cheyenne, CO	D	25 Mbps	10
4	80810	Cheyenne, CO	D	25 Mbps	10
5	80825	Cheyenne, CO	D	25 Mbps	10
6	80862	Cheyenne, CO	D	25 Mbps	10
7	38745	Issaquena, MS	D	25 Mbps	10
8	39113	Issaquena, MS	D	25 Mbps	10
9	39177	Issaquena, MS	D	25 Mbps	10
10	76841	Schleicher, TX	D	25 Mbps	10
11	76935	Schleicher, TX	D	25 Mbps	10
12	76936	Schleicher, TX	D	25 Mbps	10
13	78111	Karnes, TX	D	25 Mbps	10
14	78116	Karnes, TX	D	25 Mbps	10
15	78117	Karnes, TX	D	25 Mbps	10
16	78118	Karnes, TX	D	25 Mbps	10
17	78119	Karnes, TX	D	25 Mbps	10
18	78144	Karnes, TX	D	25 Mbps	10
19	78151	Karnes, TX	D	25 Mbps	10
20	83322	Camas, ID	D	25 Mbps	10
21	83327	Camas, ID	D	25 Mbps	10
22	76951	Sterling, TX	D	25 Mbps	10
23	99519	North Slope, AK	D	25 Mbps	10
24	99721	North Slope, AK	D	25 Mbps	10
25	99723	North Slope, AK	D	25 Mbps	10
26	99734	North Slope, AK	D	25 Mbps	10
27	99747	North Slope, AK	D	25 Mbps	10
28	99759	North Slope, AK	D	25 Mbps	10
29	99766	North Slope, AK	D	25 Mbps	10
30	99782	North Slope, AK	D	25 Mbps	10
31	99789	North Slope, AK	D	25 Mbps	10
32	99791	North Slope, AK	D	25 Mbps	10
33	39631	Wilkinson, MS	F	25 Mbps	10
34	39633	Wilkinson, MS	F	25 Mbps	10
35	39669	Wilkinson, MS	F	25 Mbps	10
36	64724	St. Clair, MO	F	25 Mbps	10
37	64738	St. Clair, MO	F	25 Mbps	10
38	64763	St. Clair, MO	F	25 Mbps	10
39	64776	St. Clair, MO	F	25 Mbps	10
40	64780	St. Clair, MO	F	25 Mbps	10
41	64781	St. Clair, MO	F	25 Mbps	10
42	89010	Esmeralda, NV	F	25 Mbps	10
43	89013	Esmeralda, NV	F	25 Mbps	10
44	89047	Esmeralda, NV	F	25 Mbps	10
45	99830	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
46	99836	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
47	99918	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
48	99919	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
49	99921	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
50	99922	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
51	99923	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
52	99925	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
53	99926	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
54	99927	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
55	32359	Dixie, FL	F	25 Mbps	10
56	32628	Dixie, FL	F	25 Mbps	10
57	32648	Dixie, FL	F	25 Mbps	10
58	32680	Dixie, FL	F	25 Mbps	10
59	32692	Dixie, FL	F	25 Mbps	10
60	31631	Echols, GA	F	25 Mbps	10
61	31636	Echols, GA	F	25 Mbps	10
62	31648	Echols, GA	F	25 Mbps	10
63	87820	Catron, NM	F	25 Mbps	10
64	87821	Catron, NM	F	25 Mbps	10
65	87824	Catron, NM	F	25 Mbps	10
66	87827	Catron, NM	F	25 Mbps	10
67	87829	Catron, NM	F	25 Mbps	10
68	87830	Catron, NM	F	25 Mbps	10
69	88039	Catron, NM	F	25 Mbps	10
70	30807	Warren, GA	F	25 Mbps	10
71	30821	Warren, GA	F	25 Mbps	10
72	30828	Warren, GA	F	25 Mbps	10
73	99503	Bethel, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
74	99546	Aleutians West, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
75	99547	Aleutians West, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
76	99548	Lake and Peninsula, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
77	99549	Lake and Peninsula, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
78	99551	Bethel, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
79	99552	Bethel, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
80	99553	Aleutians East, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
81	99554	Kusilvak, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
82	99555	Dillingham, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
83	99557	Bethel, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
84	99558	Yukon-Koyukuk, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
85	99559	Bethel, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
86	99561	Bethel, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
87	99563	Kusilvak, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
88	99564	Lake and Peninsula, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
89	99565	Lake and Peninsula, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
90	99569	Dillingham, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
91	99571	Aleutians East, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
92	99575	Bethel, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
93	99576	Dillingham, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
94	99578	Bethel, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
95	99579	Lake and Peninsula, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
96	99580	Dillingham, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
97	99581	Kusilvak, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
98	99583	Aleutians East, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
99	99585	Kusilvak, AK	F	25 Mbps	10
100	99589	Bethel, AK	F	25 Mbps	10

By County

50 Slowest Counties

#	County	State	Grade	Avg Download	Fiber
1	Warren	GA	F	25 Mbps	0%
2	Echols	GA	F	25 Mbps	0%
3	Dixie	FL	F	25 Mbps	0%
4	Issaquena	MS	D	25 Mbps	0%
5	Wilkinson	MS	F	25 Mbps	0%
6	St. Clair	MO	F	25 Mbps	0%
7	Schleicher	TX	D	25 Mbps	0%
8	Sterling	TX	D	25 Mbps	0%
9	Karnes	TX	D	25 Mbps	0%
10	Cheyenne	CO	D	25 Mbps	100%
11	Camas	ID	D	25 Mbps	0%
12	Clark	ID	C	25 Mbps	100%
13	Catron	NM	F	25 Mbps	0%
14	Esmeralda	NV	F	25 Mbps	0%
15	Bethel	AK	F	25 Mbps	0%
16	North Slope	AK	D	25 Mbps	100%
17	Aleutians West	AK	F	25 Mbps	0%
18	Lake and Peninsula	AK	F	25 Mbps	0%
19	Aleutians East	AK	F	25 Mbps	0%
20	Kusilvak	AK	F	25 Mbps	0%
21	Dillingham	AK	F	25 Mbps	0%
22	Yukon-Koyukuk	AK	F	25 Mbps	0%
23	Bristol Bay	AK	F	25 Mbps	0%
24	Nome	AK	F	25 Mbps	0%
25	Yakutat	AK	F	25 Mbps	0%
26	Northwest Arctic	AK	F	25 Mbps	0%
27	Prince of Wales-Hyder	AK	F	25 Mbps	100%
28	Bristol	MA	B	100 Mbps	100%
29	Nantucket	MA	B	100 Mbps	100%
30	Providence	RI	A	100 Mbps	100%
31	Washington	RI	A	100 Mbps	100%
32	Bristol	RI	B	100 Mbps	100%
33	Kent	RI	A	100 Mbps	100%
34	Newport	RI	B	100 Mbps	0%
35	Essex	VT	C	100 Mbps	0%
36	Windham	CT	B	100 Mbps	0%
37	Essex	NJ	A	100 Mbps	100%
38	Passaic	NJ	A	100 Mbps	100%
39	Union	NJ	A	100 Mbps	100%
40	Somerset	NJ	A	100 Mbps	100%
41	Monmouth	NJ	A	100 Mbps	100%
42	Hunterdon	NJ	B	100 Mbps	100%
43	Salem	NJ	B	100 Mbps	100%
44	Camden	NJ	A	100 Mbps	100%
45	Atlantic	NJ	B	100 Mbps	100%
46	Cape May	NJ	B	100 Mbps	100%
47	Cumberland	NJ	B	100 Mbps	100%
48	Tioga	NY	B	100 Mbps	100%
49	Genesee	NY	B	100 Mbps	100%
50	Niagara	NY	B	100 Mbps	100%

What areas have the worst internet in America?

ZIP code 83423 (Clark, ID) has one of the slowest broadband speeds in the country at 25 Mbps. Many broadband deserts are in rural and tribal areas.

What qualifies as a broadband desert?

A broadband desert is an area where residents cannot access internet speeds meeting the FCC broadband benchmark of 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload. These areas are often eligible for federal broadband funding through the BEAD program.

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection