% of Households with Broadband Internet, by Zip Code (ZCTA5) — Tennessee

NOTE: Gray indicates insufficient data or a suppressed estimate.

Broadband adoption rates across Tennessee exhibit a clear urban-rural divide, with zip codes in the Nashville metropolitan area, the Memphis suburbs, and the Knoxville-Chattanooga corridor consistently reaching 85–95%+ coverage, while rural areas in the Cumberland Plateau, southern middle Tennessee, and parts of Appalachian east Tennessee frequently fall below 65%. A notable cluster of very low broadband penetration (under 50%) appears in scattered zip codes along the southern border and in isolated pockets of the western highlands. The southwest corner near Memphis shows stark intra-metropolitan contrast, with affluent suburban zip codes in bright yellow immediately adjacent to deeply underserved areas registering among the state's lowest connectivity rates.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ACS

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