Introduction
This is a series of three charts that contains original analysis by H. Steven Kaye, Ph.D, on household residents’ access to the internet by age group, age and disability, and age and race/ethnicity. Dr. Kaye’s source is the Community Living Policy Center’s analysis of 2019 data from the American Community Survey on household residents.
Percent without household access to broadband/cellular Internet, by age group
Source: Community Living Policy Center analysis of 2019 data from the American Community Survey on household residents
This chart presents the percent of household residents in the US who have broadband/cellular access to the internet according to age group. There are five categories of resident ages as follows: those under 18 years, those between 18-44 years, those between 45-64 years, those between 65 and 74 years, and those over 75 years. The first blue colored band in the chart shows that 5.6% of household residents under 18 years lack internet access. The next band shows that 5.3% of residents between 18-44 years lack access to the internet. The third band shows that 8.3% of residents between 45-64 years lack access to the internet. The fourth band shows that 13.5% of residents between 65 and 74 years lacks access to the internet. The fifth and final band shows that 28.8% of residents over 75 years lack access to the internet.
Percent without household access to broadband/cellular Internet, by age group & disability status
Source: Community Living Policy Center analysis of 2019 data from the American Community Survey on household residents
This chart examines the percent of household residents in the US that lack broadband/cellular access to the internet according to disability status and age. There are five categories of resident ages in which persons with and without disabilities are compared. For those under 18 years, 6% of both household residents with disabilities and those without disabilities lack internet access, though the bars on the graph illustrate that the absolute number of persons with disabilities in this age group that lack access is slightly greater For those between 18-44 years, 9% of household residents with disabilities lack internet access while 5% of those without disabilities lack access. The gap continues to wide for the next age group of 45-64 years, where 17% of residents with disabilities lack internet access while 7% of residents without disabilities lack access. In the 65-74 years group, 20% of household residents with disabilities lack internet access while 11% of residents without disabilities lack access. For those over 75 years, 34% of residents with disabilities lack internet access while 24% of residents without disabilities lack access.
Percent without household access to broadband/cellular Internet, by age group
Source: Community Living Policy Center analysis of 2019 data from the American Community Survey on household residents
This chart examines the percent of household residents in the US that lack broadband/cellular access to the internet according to race/ethnicity and age. In general, across all age ranges, Native non-Latinx household residents have the least access to internet access, followed by Black non-Latinx residents, Latino/a residents, White non-Latinx residents, and then Asian non-Latinx residents. The specific percentages of access for household residents in each age group are below, in order of increasing age.
- For those under 18 years, 13% of Native non-Latinx household residents lack internet access, 8% of both Black non-Latinx and Latino/a residents lack access, 4% of White non-Latinx residents lack access, and 2% of Asian non-Latinx residents lack access;
- For those between 18 and 44 years, 13% of Native non-Latinx household residents lack internet access, 9% of Black non-Latinx residents, 8% of Latino/a residents lack access, 4% of White non-Latinx residents lack access, and 2% of Asian non-Latinx residents lack access;
- For those between 45 and 64 years, 19% of Native non-Latinx household residents lack internet access, 15% of Black non-Latinx residents, 11% Latino/a residents lack access, 7% of White non-Latinx residents lack access, and 3% of Asian non-Latinx residents lack access;
- For those between 65 and 74 years, 27% of Native non-Latinx household residents lack internet access, 25% of Black non-Latinx residents, 22% Latino/a residents lack access, 11% of White non-Latinx residents lack access, and 9% of Asian non-Latinx residents lack access;
- For those over 75 years, 41% of both Native non-Latinx and Black non-Latinx household residents lack internet access, 33% of Latino/a residents lack access, 27% of White non-Latinx residents lack access, and 20% of Asian non-Latinx residents lack access.