Internet Service Providers in Illinois
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Illinois Internet Coverage & Availability in 2026
Illinois Internet Facts in 2026
Illinois's Internet Ranking
Illinois currently ranks 8th among states in BroadbandNow’s annual rankings of internet coverage, speed and availability.
Access to Wired or Fixed Wireless Broadband: 96.1%
This means that roughly zero in ten Illinois residents are not able to purchase an internet plan of at least 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload.
Access to Wired Low-Priced Broadband Plan: 88.5%
This means that nearly one in ten residents are not able to purchase broadband at a price of $60/month or less (excluding promotions and government programs).
Access to Fiber-Optic Service: 39.6%
This means that six in ten residents are unable to purchase a fiber internet plan.
Number of Internet Providers in Illinois: 97
The U.S. has more than 2,877 internet service providers, with most covering very small areas. It is worth searching by zip code to see who is available in your town.
At BroadbandNow, we advocate for a definition of broadband internet to be at least 100 Mbps, as opposed to the FCC definition of 25 Mbps, which would be considered slow for many internet-intensive activities.
In Illinois, 93.1% of households have access to 1 Gbps wired or fixed wireless broadband, ranking 6th among all states.
2026 Illinois Broadband Market Analysis
Illinois ranks #8 nationwide (rising 7 spots from 2025) in BroadbandNow’s 2026 Best and Worst States for Broadband report, earning an overall grade of A- (Score: 92.16/100). The state’s standing is anchored by fundamental prerequisite connectivity, with 96.1% of residents having access to basic wired or fixed wireless broadband and 88.5% covered by affordable low-priced plans. Physical network architecture across the state features a 39.6% fiber-optic availability rate, which directly influences overall consumer reliability and quality scores.
In our evaluation of over 160 million speed tests, Illinois demonstrated network responsiveness with a median round-trip latency of 8.11 ms alongside median download speeds reaching 136.9 Mbps and upload speeds of 35.3 Mbps. Real-world network performance reveals noticeable variations between leading urban corridors and surrounding communities. Leading municipal markets like Chicago (ranking #14 nationwide with a Grade A) and Arlington Heights (#55) demonstrate the state’s highest urban performance, supported by fiber availability exceeding 26% in core neighborhoods.
Conversely, markets like Arlington Heights (#55 nationwide, Grade B+) face localized infrastructure hurdles, recording a 26% fiber availability rate and median upload speeds of 20.1 Mbps. Because infrastructure quality, plan pricing, and fiber availability shift dramatically from city to city across Illinois, checking address-level provider coverage remains essential for remote workers, competitive gamers, and everyday households.
Internet Coverage by Demographic in Illinois
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic (includes broadband and non-broadband packages)
Percentage of households with and without any type of internet access
- With: 95.3%
- Without: 4.7%
Type of internet connection
- Dialup only: <1%
- Broadband of any type: 92.9%
- Cellular data only: 14%
- Satellite: 6.9%
Age
- <18: 3%
- 18-64: 4.2%
- 65+ adults: 12.4%
Household Income
- <$20,000: 19.4%
- $20,000-$74,999: 9.2%
- $75,000+: 3%
Race
- Black: 7.4%
- Native American/Alaska Native: 9.1%
- Asian: 3.3%
- Mixed race: 3.9%
- Hispanic or Latino: 5.1%
- White: 5.2%
Employment Status
- Employed: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
Educational Attainment
- Less than high school: 13.6%
- HS grad, some college or associate's: 7.4%
- Bachelor's degree: 3.2%
Internet Providers in Illinois
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| Provider | Max. Download Speed | Connection | Availability | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | 2 Gbps | Cable | 78.2% | View Plans | |
| T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | 2 Gbps | Fixed Wireless, Fiber | 71.6% | View Plans | |
| Mint Mobile | 415 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 64.7% | View Plans | |
| XNET WiFi | 2 Gbps | Fixed Wireless | 61.1% | View Plans | |
| AT&T Internet | 5 Gbps | DSL, Fixed Wireless, Fiber | 48.8% | View Plans | |
| Verizon 5G Home Internet | 300 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 34.4% | View Plans | |
| Astound Broadband | 1.5 Gbps | Cable | 21.7% | View Plans | |
| UScellular | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 10.1% | View Plans | |
| Rise Internet | 400 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 8.6% | View Plans | |
| Astound Broadband | 2 Gbps | Fiber | 7.8% | View Plans | |
| Frontier | 7 Gbps | DSL, Fiber | 7.0% | View Plans | |
| Mediacom | 1 Gbps | Cable, Fixed Wireless | 6.5% | View Plans | |
| EarthLink | 5 Gbps | DSL, Fiber | 5.9% | View Plans | |
| Metronet | 5.12 Gbps | Fiber | 5.2% | View Plans | |
| Spectrum | 2 Gbps | Cable | 4.8% | View Plans | |
| i3 Broadband | 8 Gbps | Fiber | 4.2% | View Plans | |
| WATCH Communications | 400 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 4.1% | View Plans | |
| Wisper ISP | 800 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 3.9% | View Plans | |
| Nextlink Internet | 1 Gbps | Fixed Wireless | 3.7% | View Plans | |
| Bertram Internet | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 2.3% | View Plans | |
| Sparklight | 1 Gbps | Cable | 1.9% | View Plans | |
| Metro Communications | 5 Gbps | Fiber | 1.7% | View Plans | |
| Clearwave Fiber | 8 Gbps | Fiber | 1.6% | View Plans | |
| GigFire | 150 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 1.6% | View Plans | |
| Ezee Fiber | 8 Gbps | Fiber | 1.5% | View Plans | |
| E-Vergent Wireless | 2 Gbps | Fixed Wireless | 1.3% | View Plans | |
| Pavlov Media | 8 Gbps | Fiber | 1.1% | View Plans | |
| ClearSKY Systems | 25 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 1.0% | View Plans | |
| Surf Internet | 8 Gbps | Fiber | 0.8% | View Plans | |
| Fox Valley Internet | 300 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.8% | View Plans | |
| Geneseo Communications | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.6% | View Plans | |
| Consolidated Communications | 2 Gbps | DSL, Fiber | 0.6% | View Plans | |
| Royell Communications | 25 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.6% | View Plans | |
| Surf Internet | 25 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.6% | View Plans | |
| JCWIFI | 200 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| DNA Communications | 150 Mbps | DSL | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| Brightspeed | 940 Mbps | DSL, Fiber | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| CASSCOMM | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| Blast Communications | 300 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| CTI Fiber | 2 Gbps | Fiber | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| Illinois Net | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| Wabash Communications | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| Mid Century Communications | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| Harrisonville Telephone Company | 100 Mbps | DSL | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| Hamilton County Communications | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| ProTek Comunications | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| KNR Wireless | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| 4SIWI | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| Logonix | 90 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| MR Systems Wireless | 1 Gbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.2% | View Plans |
Internet Providers By City in Illinois
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| Addison | 99.6% | 11 providers |
| Algonquin | 99.9% | 14 providers |
| Alsip | 99.9% | 10 providers |
| Alton | 97.5% | 17 providers |
| Antioch | 99.5% | 12 providers |
| Arlington Heights | 99.6% | 13 providers |
| Aurora | 99.8% | 18 providers |
| Barrington | 99.7% | 12 providers |
| Bartlett | 99.5% | 14 providers |
| Batavia | 99.6% | 14 providers |
| Belleville | 98.2% | 13 providers |
| Bellwood | 99.9% | 10 providers |
| Belvidere | 98.2% | 18 providers |
| Bensenville | 97.8% | 15 providers |
| Berwyn | 99.8% | 10 providers |
| Bloomingdale | 98.0% | 13 providers |
| Bloomington | 97.2% | 20 providers |
| Blue Island | 99.3% | 10 providers |
| Bolingbrook | 100.0% | 16 providers |
| Bourbonnais | 92.7% | 14 providers |
| Bridgeview | 99.8% | 8 providers |
| Brookfield | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Buffalo Grove | 99.5% | 14 providers |
| Burbank | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Calumet City | 99.9% | 11 providers |
| Canton | 93.5% | 19 providers |
| Carbondale | 86.9% | 19 providers |
| Carol Stream | 99.9% | 13 providers |
| Carpentersville | 99.7% | 11 providers |
| Cary | 99.9% | 12 providers |
| Centralia | 77.6% | 16 providers |
| Champaign | 92.5% | 18 providers |
| Charleston | 89.3% | 19 providers |
| Chatham | 97.7% | 17 providers |
| Chicago | 99.0% | 16 providers |
| Chicago Heights | 100.0% | 14 providers |
| Chicago Ridge | 99.7% | 9 providers |
| Cicero | 99.6% | 11 providers |
| Collinsville | 98.2% | 13 providers |
| Columbia | 98.6% | 14 providers |
| Country Club Hills | 99.9% | 11 providers |
| Crest Hill | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Crete | 91.9% | 12 providers |
| Crystal Lake | 99.9% | 12 providers |
| Danville | 91.6% | 16 providers |
| Darien | 99.5% | 9 providers |
| Decatur | 97.3% | 20 providers |
| Deerfield | 96.9% | 11 providers |
| Dekalb | 90.3% | 24 providers |
| Des Plaines | 97.5% | 15 providers |
| Dixon | 84.3% | 17 providers |
| Dolton | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Downers Grove | 99.9% | 15 providers |
| Dundee | 99.8% | 13 providers |
| East Moline | 99.3% | 18 providers |
| East Peoria | 99.5% | 18 providers |
| East Saint Louis | 97.8% | 11 providers |
| Edwardsville | 88.0% | 17 providers |
| Effingham | 97.6% | 18 providers |
| Elgin | 99.2% | 19 providers |
| Elk Grove Village | 99.4% | 20 providers |
| Elmhurst | 98.0% | 13 providers |
| Elmwood Park | 99.8% | 12 providers |
| Evanston | 93.6% | 13 providers |
| Evergreen Park | 99.9% | 10 providers |
| Fairview Heights | 99.7% | 11 providers |
| Forest Park | 98.7% | 11 providers |
| Frankfort | 99.7% | 12 providers |
| Franklin Park | 99.1% | 13 providers |
| Freeport | 95.4% | 17 providers |
| Galesburg | 96.0% | 22 providers |
| Geneva | 99.7% | 14 providers |
| Glen Carbon | 99.2% | 12 providers |
| Glen Ellyn | 99.7% | 11 providers |
| Glendale Heights | 99.8% | 11 providers |
| Glenview | 98.5% | 11 providers |
| Godfrey | 92.8% | 16 providers |
| Granite City | 98.7% | 14 providers |
| Grayslake | 99.4% | 11 providers |
| Gurnee | 99.9% | 11 providers |
| Hampshire | 90.8% | 15 providers |
| Hanover Park | 99.9% | 13 providers |
| Harvey | 99.7% | 12 providers |
| Harwood Heights | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Hazel Crest | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Hickory Hills | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Highland | 97.8% | 18 providers |
| Highland Park | 97.7% | 10 providers |
| Hinsdale | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Hoffman Estates | 99.9% | 14 providers |
| Homer Glen | 99.9% | 11 providers |
| Homewood | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Huntley | 99.5% | 15 providers |
| Jacksonville | 98.7% | 20 providers |
| Joliet | 99.8% | 17 providers |
| Justice | 98.6% | 9 providers |
| Kankakee | 96.0% | 16 providers |
| La Grange | 99.7% | 14 providers |
| Lake Forest | 94.5% | 12 providers |
| Lake In The Hills | 99.9% | 13 providers |
| Lake Villa | 99.9% | 12 providers |
| Lake Zurich | 99.8% | 14 providers |
| Lansing | 99.9% | 9 providers |
| Lemont | 99.6% | 10 providers |
| Libertyville | 99.3% | 10 providers |
| Lincoln | 93.4% | 17 providers |
| Lisle | 99.3% | 14 providers |
| Lockport | 99.8% | 13 providers |
| Lombard | 99.6% | 15 providers |
| Loves Park | 99.6% | 21 providers |
| Machesney Park | 99.7% | 19 providers |
| Macomb | 86.8% | 15 providers |
| Mahomet | 96.1% | 15 providers |
| Marion | 88.8% | 18 providers |
| Matteson | 99.9% | 10 providers |
| Mattoon | 94.4% | 18 providers |
| Maywood | 99.6% | 10 providers |
| Mchenry | 99.7% | 13 providers |
| Melrose Park | 99.9% | 13 providers |
| Midlothian | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Minooka | 91.2% | 15 providers |
| Mokena | 99.9% | 14 providers |
| Moline | 99.8% | 18 providers |
| Montgomery | 99.9% | 13 providers |
| Morris | 90.5% | 16 providers |
| Morton | 97.8% | 23 providers |
| Morton Grove | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Mount Prospect | 99.7% | 15 providers |
| Mount Vernon | 84.7% | 17 providers |
| Mundelein | 99.9% | 12 providers |
| Murphysboro | 92.8% | 16 providers |
| Naperville | 99.5% | 18 providers |
| New Lenox | 98.5% | 12 providers |
| Niles | 99.8% | 11 providers |
| Normal | 84.8% | 19 providers |
| North Aurora | 99.8% | 11 providers |
| North Chicago | 97.2% | 11 providers |
| Northbrook | 99.8% | 15 providers |
| O Fallon | 99.3% | 12 providers |
| Oak Forest | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Oak Lawn | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Oak Park | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Orland Park | 99.9% | 13 providers |
| Oswego | 99.2% | 16 providers |
| Ottawa | 98.1% | 20 providers |
| Palatine | 100.0% | 14 providers |
| Palos Heights | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Palos Hills | 99.5% | 8 providers |
| Park Forest | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Park Ridge | 99.6% | 13 providers |
| Pekin | 98.4% | 20 providers |
| Peoria | 97.2% | 20 providers |
| Plainfield | 99.8% | 18 providers |
| Prospect Heights | 99.9% | 11 providers |
| Quincy | 98.3% | 13 providers |
| Riverdale | 96.7% | 10 providers |
| Riverside | 99.9% | 10 providers |
| Rochelle | 92.7% | 20 providers |
| Rock Island | 95.3% | 18 providers |
| Rockford | 98.5% | 22 providers |
| Rolling Meadows | 99.9% | 15 providers |
| Romeoville | 98.9% | 16 providers |
| Roscoe | 98.8% | 19 providers |
| Roselle | 99.8% | 13 providers |
| Round Lake | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Saint Charles | 99.8% | 15 providers |
| Schaumburg | 99.6% | 14 providers |
| Shorewood | 99.5% | 12 providers |
| Skokie | 99.9% | 13 providers |
| South Elgin | 99.9% | 14 providers |
| South Holland | 99.9% | 10 providers |
| Springfield | 98.7% | 19 providers |
| Sterling | 92.0% | 17 providers |
| Streamwood | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Streator | 92.9% | 22 providers |
| Sycamore | 96.9% | 20 providers |
| Taylorville | 81.3% | 16 providers |
| Tinley Park | 99.9% | 16 providers |
| Troy | 97.8% | 16 providers |
| Urbana | 84.2% | 18 providers |
| Vernon Hills | 99.7% | 11 providers |
| Villa Park | 99.7% | 12 providers |
| Washington | 99.5% | 21 providers |
| Waterloo | 92.9% | 15 providers |
| Wauconda | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Waukegan | 99.6% | 11 providers |
| West Chicago | 99.4% | 20 providers |
| Westchester | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Westmont | 99.9% | 13 providers |
| Wheaton | 97.3% | 13 providers |
| Wheeling | 99.7% | 14 providers |
| Willowbrook | 99.5% | 10 providers |
| Wilmette | 99.9% | 12 providers |
| Winnetka | 99.3% | 11 providers |
| Wood Dale | 99.7% | 14 providers |
| Woodridge | 97.7% | 12 providers |
| Woodstock | 96.7% | 14 providers |
| Yorkville | 96.9% | 15 providers |
| Zion | 99.2% | 11 providers |