Internet Outages in Michigan by City
Only 35.3% of Michigan homes and businesses can get fiber, among the lowest shares of any state, so most wired service runs over cable or DSL.
Internet access in Michigan
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 90.5% of 4,076,369 households (US 91%), 27th of 50 states (1 = highest).
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 73%; cellular data only 12.9% (US 11.5%); satellite 6.4%; no subscription 9.3%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 35.3% of 5,061,891 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 4th lowest of 50 states. Gigabit plans: 54.1%. Cable: 83.6%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 34.7% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 39th of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 85.2% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in Livonia (94.5%) and lowest in Flint (83.1%) of 9 Michigan cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: Lansing has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (73.6% of homes); Flint the narrowest (1.4%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: Michigan electric customers averaged 470 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
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Livonia leads; Flint trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Michigan is 4th of 4 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Michigan, city by city
Listed for Michigan: 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 Michigan right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Michigan in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in Michigan can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 35.3% of 5,061,891 homes and businesses in Michigan, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 54.1%.
What share of Michigan households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 9.3% of Michigan households without any internet subscription, and 12.9% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which Michigan city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the Michigan cities on this site, Livonia has the highest share of households with broadband (94.5%) and Flint the lowest (83.1%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works