Table I-A Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer, by State, 2000
(Numbers in Thousands.)

  State Total Households Percent with Computers 90% Confidence Interval
  Alabama     1,742   44.2   2.83
  Alaska     219   64.8   2.96
  Arizona     1,832   53.5   2.70
  Arkansas     1,041   37.3   2.72
  California     12,129   56.6   1.20
  Colorado     1,636   62.6   2.73
  Connecticut     1,235   60.4   3.29
  Delaware     290   58.6   3.21
  Florida     6,235   50.1   1.48
  Georgia     3,066   47.1   2.52
  Hawaii     386   52.4   3.61
  Idaho     491   54.5   2.71
  Illinois     4,566   50.2   1.74
  Indiana     2,347   48.8   2.86
  Iowa     1,136   53.6   2.95
  Kansas     1,010   55.8   2.96
  Kentucky     1,614   46.2   2.82
  Louisiana     1,650   41.2   2.78
  Maine     508   54.7   3.13
  Maryland     2,076   53.7   3.04
  Massachusetts     2,407   53.0   2.17
  Michigan     3,709   51.5   1.86
  Minnesota     1,799   57.0   2.91
  Mississippi     1,059   37.2   2.81
  Missouri     2,155   52.6   2.98
  Montana     360   51.5   2.79
  Nebraska     637   48.5   3.04
  Nevada     690   48.8   2.99
  New Jersey     3,091   54.3   1.92
  New Hampshire     474   63.7   3.22
  New Mexico     667   47.6   2.89
New York 6,971 48.7 1.34
  North Carolina     3,047   45.3   2.07
  North Dakota     246   47.5   3.01
  Ohio     4,351   49.5   1.81
  Oklahoma     1,338   41.5   2.69
  Oregon     1,280   61.1   2.99
  Pennsylvania     4,720   48.4   1.68
  Rhode Island     402   47.9   3.23
  South Carolina     1,557   43.3   2.98
  South Dakota     289   50.4   2.87
  Tennessee     2,220   45.7   2.90
  Texas     7,353   47.9   1.52
  Utah     707   66.1   2.76
  Vermont     242   53.7   3.21
  Virginia     2,722   53.9   2.74
  Washington     2,323   60.7   2.93
  Washington, DC     254   48.8   2.97
  West Virginia     744   42.8   2.65
  Wisconsin     2,031   50.9   2.86
  Wyoming     193   58.2   2.91


Table I-B. Percent of Households with Internet Access, by State: 2000
(Numbers in thousands.)

 State Total Households Percent with Internet 90% Confidence Interval
 Alabama   1,742   35.5   2.73
Alaska   219   55.6 3.08
Arizona   1,832   42.5   2.68
  Arkansas   1,041   26.5   2.49
  California   12,129   46.7   1.21
  Colorado   1,636   51.8   2.82
  Connecticut   1,235   51.2   3.37
  Delaware   290   50.7   3.26
  Florida   6,235   43.2   1.46
  Georgia   3,066   38.3   2.46
  Hawaii   386   43.0   3.58
  Idaho   491   42.3   2.69
  Illinois   4,566   40.1   1.71
  Indiana   2,347   39.4   2.79
  Iowa   1,136   39.0   2.88
  Kansas   1,010   43.9   2.96
  Kentucky   1,614   36.6   2.72
  Louisiana   1,650   30.2   2.59
  Maine   508   42.6   3.11
  Maryland   2,076   43.8   3.03
  Massachusetts   2,407   45.5   2.16
  Michigan   3,709   42.1   1.84
  Minnesota   1,799   43.0   2.91
  Mississippi   1,059   26.3   2.56
  Missouri   2,155   42.5   2.95
  Montana   360   40.6   2.74
  Nebraska   637   37.0   2.93
  Nevada   690   41.0   2.94
New Hampshire   474   56.0   3.33
  New Jersey   3,091   47.8   1.92
  New Mexico   667   35.7   2.78
New York 6,971 39.8 1.31
  North Carolina   3,047   35.3   1.99
  North Dakota   246   37.7   2.93
  Ohio   4,351   40.7   1.78
  Oklahoma   1,338   34.3   2.59
  Oregon   1,280   50.8   3.07
  Pennsylvania   4,720   40.1   1.64
  Rhode Island   402   38.8   3.15
  South Carolina   1,557   32.0   2.81
  South Dakota   289   37.9   2.78
  Tennessee   2,220   36.3   2.80
  Texas   7,353   38.3   1.48
  Utah   707   48.4   2.92
  Vermont   242   46.7   3.22
  Virginia   2,722   44.3   2.73
  Washington, DC   254   39.6   2.90
  Washington   2,323   49.7   3.00
  West Virginia   744   34.3   2.54
   Wisconsin   2,031   40.6   2.81
   Wyoming   193   44.1   2.93

Table I-1

Percent of Households with a Computer, 1998 and 2000

December 1998 August 2000 Point change Expansion rate
All 42.1 51.0 8.9 21.1
White Non-Hispanic 46.6 55.7 9.1  19.5
Black Non-Hispanic 23.2 32.6 9.4 40.5
 Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 55.0 65.6 10.6  19.3
Hispanic 25.5 33.7 8.2 32.2
Less than $15,000 14.5 19.2 4.7 32.4
 $15,000 - 24,999 23.7 30.1 6.4 27.0
 $25,000 - 34.999 35.8 44.6 8.8 24.6
 $35,000 - 49,999 50.2 58.6 8.4 16.7
$50,000 - 74,999 66.3 73.2 6.9 10.4
$75,000 and above 79.9 86.3 6.4 8.0
Less than High School 12.5 18.2 5.7 45.6
 High School Graduate 31.2 39.6 8.4 26.9
 Some College 49.3 60.3 11.0 22.3
 College Graduate 66.9 74.0 7.1 10.6
Post Graduate 72.2 79.0 6.8 9.4
Rural 39.9 50.4 10.5 26.3
Urban 42.9 51.5 8.6 20.0
Central City 38.5 53.7 15.2 39.5
Bold indicates above the national average 8.9 point change and 21.1 % expansion rate.

Table I-2

Percent of Households with Internet Access, 1998 and 2000

December 1998 August 2000 Point change Expansion rate
All 26.2 41.5 15.3 58.4
White Non-Hispanic 29.8 46.1 16.3 54.7
Black Non-Hispanic 11.2 23.5 12.3 109.8
Asian Amer. & Pac. Isl. 36.0 56.8 20.8 57.8
Hispanic 12.6 23.6 11.0 87.3
Less than $15,000 7.1 12.7 5.6 78.9
 $15,000 - 24,999 11.0 21.3 10.3 93.6
 $25,000 - 34.999 19.1 34.0 14.9 78.0
 $35,000 - 49,999 29.5 46.1 16.6  56.3
$50,000 - 74,999 43.9 60.9 17.0  38.7
$75,000 and above 60.3 77.7 17.4  28.9
Less than High School 5.0 11.7 6.7 134.0
 High School Graduate 16.3 29.9 13.6 83.4
 Some College 30.2 49.0 18.8 62.3
 College Graduate 46.8 64.0 17.2 36.8
 Post Graduate 53.0 69.9 16.9 31.9
     Rural 22.2 38.9 16.7 75.2
Urban 27.5 42.3 14.8 53.8
Central City 24.5 37.7 13.2 53.9
Bold indicates above the average 15.3 point change and 58.4 % expansion rate. 

Table II-9

Reconciliation of Household Access and Individual Internet Use Rates for 2000



 White

Black		 Asian Amer. & Pac.Isl.

Hispanic 

 Total 
1  Percent of households with Internet 46.1 23.5 56.8 23.6 41.5
      Average household size:
     2 Households with Internet 2.74 2.92 3.16 3.42 2.81
3 All households 2.37 2.55 3.07 3.23 2.49
4 Ratio (Row 2 / Row 3) 1.16 1.15 1.03 1.06 1.13
      5 Access rate for persons who live in a household with Internet access (Row 1 x Row 4) 53.3 26.9 58.6 25.0 46.7
6 Percent of persons living in a household with Internet who use it 78.2 70.4 71.4 64.4 76.4
      7 Use rate for persons who have Internet at home (Row 5 x Row 6) 41.7 18.9 41.8 16.1 35.7
8 Percent of persons who use Internet only outside the home 8.6 10.4 7.5 7.6 8.6
9 Access rate for persons who use Internet from any location (Row 7 + Row 8) 50.3 29.3 49.3 23.7 44.4
  Notes: Group quarters for households and persons are excluded. Numbers may not add exactly because of rounding.

Table II-1 
 Internet Use By Individuals Age 3 and Older, 1998 and 2000
Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000 Internet Use  

Percentage
Point
Difference 		 

Growth in
Use Rate
Internet

Users

 Total Internet

Users

 Total Dec. 1998 Aug. 2000
Total Population 84,587 258,453 116,480 262,620 32.7 44.4 11.6 36
Male 43,033 125,932