Internet Outages in Delaware by City
92.4% of Delaware households have broadband, above the 91% national figure.
Internet access in Delaware
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 92.4% of 402,038 households (US 91%), 10th of 50 states (1 = highest).
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 79.4%; cellular data only 10.3% (US 11.5%); satellite 4.5%; no subscription 7.5%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 55% of 511,215 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 31st of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 62.2%. Cable: 94.4%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 80.6% of the state's area (US 39.4%), the widest of the 50 states; fixed wireless home internet reaches 95.1% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in Newark (91.9%) and lowest in Wilmington (87.1%) of 2 Delaware cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: Newark has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (75.7% of homes); Wilmington the narrowest (59.2%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: Delaware electric customers averaged 116 minutes without power in 2024. Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Delaware is 4th of 4 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Delaware, city by city
Listed for Delaware: Verizon Fios, Xfinity. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an internet outage in Delaware right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Delaware in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in Delaware can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 55% of 511,215 homes and businesses in Delaware, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 62.2%.
What share of Delaware households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 7.5% of Delaware households without any internet subscription, and 10.3% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which Delaware city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the Delaware cities on this site, Newark has the highest share of households with broadband (91.9%) and Wilmington the lowest (87.1%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works