This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who used a computer at least occasionally from 2000 to 2010. In 2009, 78 percent of U.S. adults were said to use a computer at least occasionally.
Share of adults who used a computer in the U.S. from 2000 to 2010
Characteristic
Share of respondents
2010
77%
2009
78%
2005
71%
2000
65%
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Represents persons who use a computer or the internet at a workplace, school, home, or anywhere else, on at least an occasional basis.
For 2000, internet users include persons who have ever gone online to accesss the internet or world wide web or to send and receive e-mail. For 2005, 2009 and 2010, internet users include those who at least occasionally use the internet or send and receive an e-mail.
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US Census Bureau. (January 1, 2011). Share of adults who used a computer in the U.S. from 2000 to 2010 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184400/percentage-of-adult-computer-users-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Census Bureau. "Share of adults who used a computer in the U.S. from 2000 to 2010." Chart. January 1, 2011. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184400/percentage-of-adult-computer-users-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Census Bureau. (2011). Share of adults who used a computer in the U.S. from 2000 to 2010. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184400/percentage-of-adult-computer-users-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Census Bureau. "Share of Adults Who Used a Computer in The U.S. from 2000 to 2010." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184400/percentage-of-adult-computer-users-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Census Bureau, Share of adults who used a computer in the U.S. from 2000 to 2010 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184400/percentage-of-adult-computer-users-in-the-us-since-2000/ (last visited May 12, 2025)
Share of adults who used a computer in the U.S. from 2000 to 2010 [Graph], US Census Bureau, January 1, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184400/percentage-of-adult-computer-users-in-the-us-since-2000/
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