Internet Outages in Ohio by City
90.1% of Ohio households have broadband, below the 91% national figure.
Internet access in Ohio
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 90.1% of 4,863,191 households (US 91%), 30th of 50 states (1 = highest).
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 75.7%; cellular data only 10.7% (US 11.5%); satellite 5.8%; no subscription 9.7%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 51.6% of 5,833,546 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 35th of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 58.5%. Cable: 85%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 75.4% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 5th widest of 50 states; fixed wireless home internet reaches 93.2% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in Columbus (93.6%) and lowest in Canton (80.3%) of 10 Ohio cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: Lorain has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (87.9% of homes); Youngstown the narrowest (22.4%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: Ohio electric customers averaged 510 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.
Columbus leads; Canton trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Ohio is 4th of 6 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Ohio, city by city
Listed for Ohio: AT&T, Spectrum. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an internet outage in Ohio right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Ohio in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in Ohio can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 51.6% of 5,833,546 homes and businesses in Ohio, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 58.5%.
What share of Ohio households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 9.7% of Ohio households without any internet subscription, and 10.7% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which Ohio city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the Ohio cities on this site, Columbus has the highest share of households with broadband (93.6%) and Canton the lowest (80.3%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works