This statistic shows the household adoption rate for internet in the United States between 1997 and 2011 (selected survey periods). In 2003, 55 percent of U.S. households used the internet at home. By July 2011, the adoption rate had risen to 72 percent.
Household adoption rate of internet in the United States from 1997 to 2011
Characteristic
Percentage of households
Jul '11
72%
Oct '10
71%
Oct '09
69%
Oct '07
62%
Oct '03
55%
Sep '01
50%
Aug '00
42%
Dec '98
26%
Oct '97
19%
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Economics and Statistics Administration, & NTIA. (June 30, 2013). Household adoption rate of internet in the United States from 1997 to 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/214662/household-adoption-rate-of-internet-access-in-the-us-since-1997/
Economics and Statistics Administration, und NTIA. "Household adoption rate of internet in the United States from 1997 to 2011." Chart. June 30, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214662/household-adoption-rate-of-internet-access-in-the-us-since-1997/
Economics and Statistics Administration, NTIA. (2013). Household adoption rate of internet in the United States from 1997 to 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214662/household-adoption-rate-of-internet-access-in-the-us-since-1997/
Economics and Statistics Administration, and NTIA. "Household Adoption Rate of Internet in The United States from 1997 to 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214662/household-adoption-rate-of-internet-access-in-the-us-since-1997/
Economics and Statistics Administration & NTIA, Household adoption rate of internet in the United States from 1997 to 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214662/household-adoption-rate-of-internet-access-in-the-us-since-1997/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
Household adoption rate of internet in the United States from 1997 to 2011 [Graph], Economics and Statistics Administration, & NTIA, June 30, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/214662/household-adoption-rate-of-internet-access-in-the-us-since-1997/
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