Census: Computer Ownership, Internet Connection Varies Widely Across U.S.

By: Lee Rainie and D’Vera Cohn | Pew Research Center

Nearly 25 years after the birth of the world wide web, most Americans have computers and internet access, but the nation remains a patchwork of connectivity, with some metro areas full of high-speed connections and other areas much less plugged in. That’s according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the Census Bureau’s first estimates of computer use and internet connections for local areas, released yesterday.