Internet access in Kansas

Fiber, gigabit, cable and 5G reach: Kansas vs. US
Fiber to the home
  • Kansas76.6%
  • US55.9%
Gigabit plans
  • Kansas84.6%
  • US69.2%
Cable
  • Kansas72.5%
  • US83.1%
5G (35/3 Mbps), by area
  • Kansas64.6%
  • US39.4%

Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.

  • Broadband subscription: 90.7% of 1,174,060 households (US 91%), 25th of 50 states (1 = highest).
  • How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 74.2%; cellular data only 11.7% (US 11.5%); satellite 7.2%; no subscription 9.2%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
  • Fiber to the home: available at 76.6% of 1,487,297 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 3rd highest of 50 states. Gigabit plans: 84.6%. Cable: 72.5%.
  • Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 64.6% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 12th of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 90.5% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
  • Cities we track: broadband is highest in Overland Park (95.8%) and lowest in Topeka (88.1%) of 4 Kansas cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
  • Fiber by city: Overland Park has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (99.4% of homes); Topeka the narrowest (63.6%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
  • Power behind the network: Kansas electric customers averaged 286 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 Kansas households get online
Broadband
  • Kansas90.7%
  • US91%
Cable, fiber, DSL
  • Kansas74.2%
  • US75.6%
Cellular only
  • Kansas11.7%
  • US11.5%
No internet
  • Kansas9.2%
  • US8.9%

Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.

Broadband subscription in Kansas cities
  • Overland Park95.8%
  • Wichita91.5%
  • Kansas overall90.7%
  • Kansas City88.6%
  • Topeka88.1%

Overland Park leads; Topeka trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.

Fiber availability, Kansas and nearby states
  • Nebraska77.9%
  • Kansas76.6%
  • Oklahoma64.1%
  • Missouri63.6%
  • Colorado51%

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

Checked September 2026.

Who to call in Kansas, city by city

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

Frequently asked questions

Is there an internet outage in Kansas right now?

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

How many homes in Kansas can get fiber internet?

FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 76.6% of 1,487,297 homes and businesses in Kansas, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 84.6%.

What share of Kansas households has no internet?

Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 9.2% of Kansas households without any internet subscription, and 11.7% online only through a cellular data plan.

Which Kansas city has the highest broadband rate?

Among the Kansas cities on this site, Overland Park has the highest share of households with broadband (95.8%) and Topeka the lowest (88.1%).

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

Cities in Kansas with Internet Outages Information

Kansas City

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 156,607

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Olathe

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 141,290

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Overland Park

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 195,494

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Topeka

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 125,310

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Wichita

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 397,532

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