Where fiber is being built in Florida
As of Dec 31, 2025, FCC filings show fiber at 57.2% of Florida's 11.5 million homes, and the number of fiber homes grew 8.5% from June 30, 2025.
Fiber was filed in 830 of 876 Florida cities and towns with 250 or more homes. In 517 of them it reached more than half of homes, and in the typical one it reached 59.1%.
Nationally, fiber was filed at 55.8% of homes. FCC Broadband Data Collection, residential units, 25/3 Mbps or faster. Filed by the providers themselves. How this is computed
Florida counties
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| County | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | 160,735 | 47% | at least 33.6% | +26.4% |
| Baker County | 11,296 | 25.3% | at least 55.5% | -2.6% |
| Bay County | 123,201 | 36.6% | at least 59.9% | +7.2% |
| Bradford County | 12,399 | 29.4% | at least 37.3% | +597.3% |
| Brevard County | 334,890 | 52% | at least 43.1% | +13.5% |
| Broward County | 937,193 | 54.1% | at least 45% | +4.6% |
| Calhoun County | 6,775 | 18.6% | at least 23.3% | +167.4% |
| Charlotte County | 134,667 | 63.3% | at least 33.4% | +28.7% |
| Citrus County | 95,114 | 22.4% | at least 73.6% | +185.6% |
| Clay County | 99,596 | 69.3% | at least 23% | +9.3% |
| Collier County | 264,614 | 50% | at least 48.5% | +13.5% |
| Columbia County | 34,790 | 30.1% | at least 38.9% | +11.4% |
| DeSoto County | 17,620 | 39.4% | at least 45.5% | +11% |
| Dixie County | 10,240 | 98.4% | none filed | -1.2% |
| Duval County | 525,684 | 55.6% | at least 43% | +10.3% |
| Escambia County | 165,457 | 52.7% | at least 40.5% | +16.6% |
| Flagler County | 69,060 | 78.2% | at least 20% | +2.7% |
| Franklin County | 9,735 | 26.5% | at least 65.8% | +22.7% |
| Gadsden County | 21,419 | 34.7% | at least 38.1% | +3% |
| Gilchrist County | 8,988 | 97.9% | none filed | -1.8% |
| Glades County | 7,982 | 48.6% | at least 25% | -6.3% |
| Gulf County | 11,190 | 33.4% | at least 42.2% | -0.5% |
| Hamilton County | 6,773 | 87.7% | at least 0.2% | -4.1% |
| Hardee County | 11,502 | 19.2% | at least 55.7% | +22.6% |
| Hendry County | 19,348 | 21.9% | at least 57.4% | +9.5% |
| Hernando County | 101,233 | 68.1% | at least 28.8% | +4.8% |
| Highlands County | 65,885 | 14.7% | at least 76.5% | -4.6% |
| Hillsborough County | 701,594 | 75.9% | at least 19.2% | +3.2% |
| Holmes County | 9,795 | 7.9% | at least 21% | +6.2 points (small June base) |
| Indian River County | 99,854 | 39.9% | at least 57.5% | +14.5% |
| Jackson County | 24,319 | 1.9% | at least 52.2% | +1.5 points (small June base) |
| Jefferson County | 7,995 | 45.9% | at least 23.7% | -5.9% |
| Lafayette County | 3,924 | 61% | none filed | +34.6% |
| Lake County | 222,936 | 43% | at least 49.5% | +36.8% |
| Lee County | 479,649 | 63.1% | at least 34.4% | +5.3% |
| Leon County | 153,988 | 57.6% | at least 38.5% | +6.3% |
| Levy County | 24,787 | 73.8% | at least 0.6% | -6.9% |
| Liberty County | 3,712 | 13.6% | at least 33.8% | +13.3 points (small June base) |
| Madison County | 10,007 | 64.7% | at least 25.5% | -6.5% |
| Manatee County | 252,672 | 64.3% | at least 32.5% | +8.2% |
| Marion County | 213,818 | 46% | at least 43% | +32.6% |
| Martin County | 92,788 | 39.7% | at least 58.2% | +23.8% |
| Miami-Dade County | 1.2 million | 65.4% | at least 33.3% | +4.4% |
| Monroe County | 62,682 | 62.3% | at least 37.1% | +12.1% |
| Nassau County | 51,030 | 70.5% | at least 19.9% | +20.1% |
| Okaloosa County | 116,824 | 73.5% | at least 19.1% | -5.4% |
| Okeechobee County | 20,318 | 18.6% | at least 69.7% | +140.5% |
| Orange County | 656,888 | 56.6% | at least 38.7% | +8.1% |
| Osceola County | 196,954 | 55.7% | at least 39.7% | +17.5% |
| Palm Beach County | 783,793 | 51.7% | at least 47.5% | +9.5% |
| Pasco County | 331,969 | 72% | at least 22.1% | +2% |
| Pinellas County | 562,671 | 45.4% | at least 49.9% | +13.8% |
| Polk County | 392,684 | 53.2% | at least 41.1% | +4.9% |
| Putnam County | 41,930 | 9.4% | at least 54% | -7.4% |
| Santa Rosa County | 88,146 | 69.5% | at least 27.9% | +13.9% |
| Sarasota County | 297,127 | 68.9% | at least 30.3% | +7.1% |
| Seminole County | 220,423 | 69.7% | at least 25.4% | +4.7% |
| St. Johns County | 155,681 | 73.8% | at least 24% | +5.5% |
| St. Lucie County | 181,358 | 55.5% | at least 42% | +10.9% |
| Sumter County | 95,656 | 40.5% | at least 54.2% | +13.6% |
| Suwannee County | 22,334 | 78.7% | at least 1.3% | -2.5% |
| Taylor County | 13,442 | 56.2% | at least 39.7% | -3.5% |
| Union County | 5,620 | 35.8% | at least 3.8% | -9.4% |
| Volusia County | 313,207 | 62.2% | at least 34.4% | +14.9% |
| Wakulla County | 16,705 | 3% | at least 73.3% | +8.8% |
| Walton County | 63,415 | 63% | at least 23.1% | +0.9% |
| Washington County | 12,378 | 0.2% | at least 25.3% | +0.1 points (small June base) |
The 30 largest places in Florida
By number of homes. Search above for any of the other 925 cities and towns.
| City or town | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 499,001 | 54.3% | at least 44.2% | +10.3% |
| Miami | 219,165 | 60.2% | at least 39.3% | +5.4% |
| Tampa | 187,804 | 75.4% | at least 17.6% | +4.4% |
| Orlando | 162,474 | 52.1% | at least 42.3% | +6.9% |
| St. Petersburg | 143,577 | 47% | at least 49.2% | +31% |
| Fort Lauderdale | 118,112 | 51.7% | at least 47.4% | +3.4% |
| Cape Coral | 113,284 | 90.9% | at least 8.7% | -1.7% |
| Port St. Lucie | 104,699 | 72.9% | at least 25.6% | +10.5% |
| Tallahassee | 104,223 | 64.5% | at least 35.3% | +7.7% |
| Gainesville | 85,128 | 45.2% | at least 40.9% | +23.4% |
| Hialeah | 82,404 | 60.2% | at least 39.7% | +7.9% |
| Pembroke Pines | 77,445 | 80.1% | at least 19.8% | +21.2% |
| Hollywood | 75,591 | 55.1% | at least 43.9% | +0.7% |
| Clearwater | 66,722 | 38.3% | at least 56.2% | +23.9% |
| Miami Beach | 66,596 | 62.2% | at least 36.3% | +3.8% |
| West Palm Beach | 64,450 | 47.1% | at least 52.3% | +5.7% |
| Pompano Beach | 63,517 | 45% | at least 54.8% | +12% |
| Lakeland | 63,083 | 47.4% | at least 46% | +9.9% |
| Palm Bay | 59,871 | 53.6% | at least 43.5% | +18.1% |
| Boca Raton | 59,736 | 43.8% | at least 55.4% | +10.9% |
| Fort Myers | 57,367 | 46.3% | at least 52.6% | +3.1% |
| Brandon | 56,945 | 76.7% | at least 18.4% | +3.1% |
| The Villages | 54,970 | 56.2% | at least 43.5% | +6.9% |
| Coral Springs | 51,844 | 62.7% | at least 28.6% | +7.1% |
| Spring Hill | 51,827 | 98% | at least 0.9% | +1.7% |
| Davie | 50,920 | 55.8% | at least 43.9% | -9.3% |
| Largo | 50,542 | 34.1% | at least 59.7% | +19% |
| Miramar | 49,527 | 71.2% | at least 28.1% | -3.8% |
| Palm Coast | 49,075 | 91.1% | at least 8% | +2% |
| Four Corners | 48,963 | 47% | at least 47.9% | +16.8% |
The data
Every number on this page traces to one cell in the download. Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Fixed Broadband Summary by Geography, filings as of June 30, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025. Census figures: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. Grants: FCC Broadband Funding Map and the state broadband office.
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