Internet access in Colorado

Fiber, gigabit, cable and 5G reach: Colorado vs. US
Fiber to the home
  • Colorado51%
  • US55.9%
Gigabit plans
  • Colorado79.1%
  • US69.2%
Cable
  • Colorado84.1%
  • US83.1%
5G (35/3 Mbps), by area
  • Colorado37.7%
  • US39.4%

Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.

  • Broadband subscription: 93.5% of 2,374,218 households (US 91%), 2nd highest of 50 states.
  • How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 80%; cellular data only 8.8% (US 11.5%); satellite 7.5%; no subscription 6.3%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
  • Fiber to the home: available at 51% of 2,894,616 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 36th of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 79.1%. Cable: 84.1%.
  • Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 37.7% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 37th of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 90.9% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
  • Cities we track: broadband is highest in Colorado Springs (94.4%) and lowest in Fort Collins (92.2%) of 5 Colorado cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
  • Fiber by city: Denver has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (64.3% of homes); Aurora the narrowest (36.7%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
  • Power behind the network: Colorado electric customers averaged 255 minutes without power in 2024. Outages that long outlast the backup batteries in cable nodes and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
How Colorado households get online
Broadband
  • Colorado93.5%
  • US91%
Cable, fiber, DSL
  • Colorado80%
  • US75.6%
Cellular only
  • Colorado8.8%
  • US11.5%
No internet
  • Colorado6.3%
  • US8.9%

Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.

Broadband subscription in Colorado cities
  • Colorado Springs94.4%
  • Aurora93.6%
  • Colorado overall93.5%
  • Lakewood93.2%
  • Denver92.9%
  • Fort Collins92.2%

Colorado Springs leads; Fort Collins trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.

Fiber availability, Colorado and nearby states
  • Nebraska77.9%
  • Kansas76.6%
  • Utah72.3%
  • Oklahoma64.1%
  • Colorado51%
  • Wyoming48.8%
  • Arizona35.1%
  • New Mexico28.2%

Colorado is 5th of 8 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.

Checked September 2026.

Who to call in Colorado, city by city

Listed for Colorado: CenturyLink, Google Fiber, Xfinity. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an internet outage in Colorado right now?

Not on this site: no reports from Colorado in the last 24 hours.

How many homes in Colorado can get fiber internet?

FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 51% of 2,894,616 homes and businesses in Colorado, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 79.1%.

What share of Colorado households has no internet?

Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 6.3% of Colorado households without any internet subscription, and 8.8% online only through a cellular data plan.

Which Colorado city has the highest broadband rate?

Among the Colorado cities on this site, Colorado Springs has the highest share of households with broadband (94.4%) and Fort Collins the lowest (92.2%).

Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works

Cities in Colorado with Internet Outages Information

Aurora

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 386,261

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Colorado Springs

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 478,961

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Denver

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 727,211

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Fort Collins

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 169,810

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Lakewood

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 155,984

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