Broadband Adoption Statistics		National	Louisiana	State Rank
Households using high-speed broadband access		68%	60.5%	41 of 50
Urban Adoption Rate		70%	62.1%	44 of 50
Rural Adoption Rate		60%	56.1%	40 of 50

Reasons for Not Adopting Broadband		National
Don't Need / Not interested		45.6%
Too Expensive		25.3%
No Computer / Indadequate Skills		14.2%
Other		6.9%
Can Use Elsewhere		4.9%
Broadband Not Available in my area		3.1%

Broadband Demographics		National
Broadband Use by Education
Elementary (0–8 years)		15.2%
Some High School (no diploma)		29.5%
High School Diploma / g e d		51.4%
Some College		71.8%
Bachelor's Degree or More		84.2%
Broadband Use by Family Income
< $15,000		32.1%
$15,000–$24,999		42.6%
$25,000–$34,999		50.6%
$35,000–$49,999		63.4%
$50,000–$74,999		73.6%
$75,000–$99,999		80.8%
$100,000–$149,999		80.8%
$150,000+		89.6%
Broadband Use by Age
5–17		60.6%
18–24		80.5%
25–34		71.5%
35–44		73.7%
45–54		68.5%
55+		50.1%
Broadband Use by Race
Asian, non-Hispanic		68.8%
White, non-Hispanic		68.3%
Black, non-Hispanic		49.9%
American Indian / Alaskan Native / Non-Hispanic		46.1%
Hispanic		45.2%

You may view the NTIA February 2011 report for more detailed statistics by viewing the PDF here.

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