Smartphone ownership in the U.S. 2011-2023, by ethnicity

Published by
Federica Laricchia,
Mar 22, 2024
In 2023, 85 percent of the Hispanic population in the United States owned a smartphone. Approximately 97 percent of Asian respondents reported owning a smartphones, while 84 percent of Black adults reported the same in the last examined year.

Share of adults in the United States who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2023, by ethnicity

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Release date

January 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

May 19 - Sept. 5, 2023

Number of respondents

1,502 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

“Smartphone ownership” includes those who say their phone is a smartphone, or who describe their phone as running on the Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Palm or Windows platforms.
For 2011 data, n=2,277 adults ages 18 and older, including 755 interviews conducted on respondent’s cell phone.
For 2012 data, n=2,253 adults and survey includes 901 cell phone interviews. Both 2011 and 2012 data include Spanish-language interviews. Estimates for Asian respondents represent only the English speaking users.
For 2013 data, n=2,252 adults and survey includes 1,127 cell phone interviews in English and Spanish.
Source did not provide information for the number of respondents in 2016, 2017, and 2023

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