Digital access is at an all-time high in California—and the digital divide has narrowed.
- A record-high 95% of Californians had access to internet—including satellite—at home in 2022, up from 92% in 2019. Internet access increased the most among historically marginalized communities: 94% of Black households had internet, up from 88% in 2019; increases were similar among Latino, low-income, and rural households, as well as households headed by non–college graduates.
- A lower share of California households have broadband/high-speed internet access (85%), and progress since 2019 has been more modest (1 percentage point). Black, Latino, and low-income households saw slightly larger increases (about 3 percentage points).
- The share of California households with a desktop, laptop, or other computing device increased by 2 percentage points, from 87% in 2019 to 89% in 2022. Device access increased 5 percentage points among Black, Latino, and low-income households. Despite widespread distribution of devices in schools during the pandemic, households with school-aged children saw only a modest increase in access, from 93% to 95%.