Internet access in Indiana

Fiber, gigabit, cable and 5G reach: Indiana vs. US
Fiber to the home
  • Indiana63%
  • US55.9%
Gigabit plans
  • Indiana75.2%
  • US69.2%
Cable
  • Indiana80.9%
  • US83.1%
5G (35/3 Mbps), by area
  • Indiana73.4%
  • US39.4%

Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.

  • Broadband subscription: 89.9% of 2,716,009 households (US 91%), 32nd of 50 states (1 = highest).
  • How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 71.8%; cellular data only 13.3% (US 11.5%); satellite 7%; no subscription 10%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
  • Fiber to the home: available at 63% of 3,321,739 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 21st of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 75.2%. Cable: 80.9%.
  • Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 73.4% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 6th of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 90.3% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
  • Cities we track: broadband is highest in Carmel (97.1%) and lowest in South Bend (88.9%) of 5 Indiana cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
  • Fiber by city: Carmel has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (79.4% of homes); Evansville the narrowest (49.2%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
  • Power behind the network: Indiana electric customers averaged 312 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 Indiana households get online
Broadband
  • Indiana89.9%
  • US91%
Cable, fiber, DSL
  • Indiana71.8%
  • US75.6%
Cellular only
  • Indiana13.3%
  • US11.5%
No internet
  • Indiana10%
  • US8.9%

Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.

Broadband subscription in Indiana cities
  • Carmel97.1%
  • Indianapolis91.8%
  • Fort Wayne90.6%
  • Indiana overall89.9%
  • Evansville89.5%
  • South Bend88.9%

Carmel leads; South Bend trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.

Fiber availability, Indiana and nearby states
  • Kentucky66.3%
  • Indiana63%
  • Ohio51.6%
  • Illinois40.4%
  • Michigan35.3%

Indiana is 2nd of 5 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.

Checked September 2026.

Who to call in Indiana, city by city

Listed for Indiana: AT&T, Xfinity. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an internet outage in Indiana right now?

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

How many homes in Indiana can get fiber internet?

FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 63% of 3,321,739 homes and businesses in Indiana, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 75.2%.

What share of Indiana households has no internet?

Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 10% of Indiana households without any internet subscription, and 13.3% online only through a cellular data plan.

Which Indiana city has the highest broadband rate?

Among the Indiana cities on this site, Carmel has the highest share of households with broadband (97.1%) and South Bend the lowest (88.9%).

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

Cities in Indiana with Internet Outages Information

Carmel

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 99,157

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Evansville

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 117,979

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Fort Wayne

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 267,927

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Indianapolis

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 887,642

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South Bend

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 103,353

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