New Jersey has the second-fastest internet access

Most folk in New Jersey depend on their web connection to work remotely, attend college on-line and keep up a correspondence with family members.

So, it ought to be no shock that The Backyard State has the second quickest web pace within the nation, in line with a brand new report from HighSpeedInternet.com.

Employees researcher Laura Leininger stated that is an annual report the place they analyze a yr’s value of pace check outcomes (this yr, there have been 1.4 million pace check outcomes), then they take the common numbers from every metropolis and compile these numbers throughout the states to find out the quickest and slowest states.

“This yr, New Jersey’s common obtain pace is 144.72 megabits per second. Fascinating sufficient, New Jersey was really the second quickest state as properly. Final yr in 2021, their common pace was 120.4 megabits per second,” Leininger stated.

To present this some context, the common nationwide web pace this yr is 119.03 Mbps, so New Jersey is quicker than the nationwide common.

When COVID-19 hit, Leininger stated the nation relied closely on the web to attach with others on Zoom, to work remotely or attend college on-line, and even participate in telehealth appointments.

Because the pandemic normalized, she stated web pace elevated to comply with that as folks must be on-line for almost the whole lot.

Web speeds have been rising nationwide prior to now few years. This ongoing development displays the elevated demand for quicker speeds. In reality, many components of the U.S. have additionally seen expanded entry to expertise like fiber web and 5G, which additional contributes to boosted speeds.

A state’s web pace relies upon on the web choices out there in every state. Leininger stated the East Coast is residence to the quickest web speeds within the nation with common speeds greater than double the speeds present in rural states, which ranked on the backside of the listing.

Much less populated states, that lack the infrastructure, funding, and availability for web choices have slower web speeds, she added.

Delaware has the quickest web pace within the nation at 145.8 Mbps, simply barely greater than the second-place New Jersey. Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Texas, California, Georgia, and Florida spherical out the highest 10 states with the quickest web speeds.

West Virginia, a rural state with comparatively low inhabitants density has the slowest web pace in America at 60.7 Mbps. Montana, Wyoming, Maine, Idaho, Arkansas, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Iowa spherical out the highest 10 states with the slowest web speeds.

New Jersey’s neighbors, New York and Pennsylvania ranked fifteenth and seventeenth on the lists of speedy web service.

“Be certain that, particularly should you’re working remotely, that you just’re testing your web pace ceaselessly and also you’re completely satisfied together with your pace. If not, check out what you are able to do to get the web pace you want as a result of it is tremendous, tremendous vital to have good entry to the web today,” stated Leininger.

For a full report back to see the place every state ranks, go to www.highspeedinternet.com.

Jen Ursillo is a reporter and anchor for New Jersey 101.5. You may attain her at jennifer.ursillo@townsquaremedia.com

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