The statistic shows the penetration rate of desktop and laptop computers among adults in the United States between 2008 and 2019. As of February 2019, 74 percent of Americans owned a desktop or laptop computer.
Desktop/laptop ownership among adults in the United States from 2008 to 2019
Characteristic
Share of U.S. adults
February 2019
74%
January 2018
73%
November 2016
78%
April 2016
74%
April 2015
73%
January 2012
78%
December 2011
75%
June 2010
78%
January 2008
74%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of U.S. adults74%74%78%78%75%75%78%78%73%73%74%74%78%78%73%73%74%74%January 2008June 2010December 2011January 2012April 2015April 2016November 2016January 2018February 2019
73%74%75%76%77%78%79%
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Pew Research Center. (June 12, 2019). Desktop/laptop ownership among adults in the United States from 2008 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/756054/united-states-adults-desktop-laptop-ownership/
Pew Research Center. "Desktop/laptop ownership among adults in the United States from 2008 to 2019." Chart. June 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/756054/united-states-adults-desktop-laptop-ownership/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Desktop/laptop ownership among adults in the United States from 2008 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/756054/united-states-adults-desktop-laptop-ownership/
Pew Research Center. "Desktop/Laptop Ownership among Adults in The United States from 2008 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/756054/united-states-adults-desktop-laptop-ownership/
Pew Research Center, Desktop/laptop ownership among adults in the United States from 2008 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/756054/united-states-adults-desktop-laptop-ownership/ (last visited February 17, 2025)
Desktop/laptop ownership among adults in the United States from 2008 to 2019 [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/756054/united-states-adults-desktop-laptop-ownership/
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