Fiber market lookup
Where fiber is being built in North Carolina
As of Dec 31, 2025, FCC filings show fiber at 58.9% of North Carolina's 5.5 million homes, and the number of fiber homes grew 10.1% from June 30, 2025.
Fiber was filed in 595 of 610 North Carolina cities and towns with 250 or more homes. In 368 of them it reached more than half of homes, and in the typical one it reached 67.7%.
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
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North Carolina counties
Pick a county for its full set of measures, grants and providers. Shares are of residential units, FCC filing as of Dec 31, 2025; growth is from June 30, 2025.
| County | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 86,785 | 57.7% | at least 37.5% | +19.5% |
| Alexander County | 18,127 | 19.6% | at least 67.4% | +126.7% |
| Alleghany County | 8,660 | 88.2% | at least 8.6% | -1.5% |
| Anson County | 11,616 | 55.4% | at least 23.7% | +6.4% |
| Ashe County | 19,417 | 99.3% | at least 0.4% | -2.2% |
| Avery County | 15,853 | 36.6% | at least 50.1% | +9.1% |
| Beaufort County | 29,263 | 65.1% | at least 21.9% | -2.3% |
| Bertie County | 10,560 | 64.8% | at least 17.1% | +9.4% |
| Bladen County | 19,593 | 61.4% | at least 26.5% | +12.7% |
| Brunswick County | 116,369 | 64% | at least 35.4% | +8.2% |
| Buncombe County | 150,197 | 36.2% | at least 58.4% | +27.6% |
| Burke County | 45,563 | 32.2% | at least 57.5% | +7% |
| Cabarrus County | 103,563 | 68% | at least 28.7% | +12.9% |
| Caldwell County | 40,718 | 33.9% | at least 60.7% | +78.1% |
| Camden County | 4,772 | 40.2% | at least 36.5% | +12.7% |
| Carteret County | 60,120 | 35% | at least 62.2% | +63.7% |
| Caswell County | 12,542 | 67.1% | at least 22.3% | +5.1% |
| Catawba County | 82,797 | 26.8% | at least 66.6% | +27.1% |
| Chatham County | 40,493 | 73.3% | at least 12.8% | +14.8% |
| Cherokee County | 21,253 | 37.5% | at least 20% | -5.8% |
| Chowan County | 8,287 | 81.5% | at least 17.5% | +0.9% |
| Clay County | 8,464 | 51.8% | at least 13% | -4.9% |
| Cleveland County | 49,505 | 29.8% | at least 62.8% | +4.4% |
| Columbus County | 30,292 | 79.7% | at least 16.1% | +3.7% |
| Craven County | 54,633 | 71.2% | at least 23.5% | +7.8% |
| Cumberland County | 155,596 | 65.5% | at least 31.8% | +5% |
| Currituck County | 19,114 | 59.3% | at least 29.8% | +13.4% |
| Dare County | 38,548 | 63.9% | at least 33.3% | +25.6% |
| Davidson County | 84,932 | 45% | at least 51.9% | +5.5% |
| Davie County | 21,599 | 99% | at least 0.7% | -5.5% |
| Duplin County | 29,307 | 52.2% | at least 30.8% | +3.5% |
| Durham County | 172,677 | 71.2% | at least 25.1% | +11.5% |
| Edgecombe County | 27,379 | 67.5% | at least 16% | +16.9% |
| Forsyth County | 193,666 | 57.9% | at least 38.4% | +8.8% |
| Franklin County | 36,616 | 46.4% | at least 38.3% | +46.2% |
| Gaston County | 113,088 | 51.6% | at least 43.3% | +6.7% |
| Gates County | 5,506 | 87.3% | at least 5% | -1.8% |
| Graham County | 6,058 | 56.1% | at least 0.5% | -3.9% |
| Granville County | 27,852 | 32.9% | at least 51.5% | +36.4% |
| Greene County | 9,012 | 82.2% | at least 0.3% | +30.2% |
| Guilford County | 263,554 | 61.8% | at least 33.9% | +7.3% |
| Halifax County | 28,124 | 59.3% | at least 16.7% | +18.2% |
| Harnett County | 62,058 | 42.3% | at least 45.8% | +16.9% |
| Haywood County | 38,478 | 30.8% | at least 62.9% | +14.1% |
| Henderson County | 64,194 | 40.8% | at least 48% | +3.7% |
| Hertford County | 11,052 | 71.3% | at least 18.7% | +34% |
| Hoke County | 23,245 | 75.6% | at least 17.9% | +1.9% |
| Hyde County | 4,022 | 64.2% | none filed | +117.1% |
| Iredell County | 97,044 | 57.4% | at least 39.2% | +14% |
| Jackson County | 32,826 | 35.8% | at least 30.8% | +14.8% |
| Johnston County | 106,835 | 57.9% | at least 33.5% | +38.3% |
| Jones County | 5,348 | 69% | at least 19.5% | +10.6% |
| Lee County | 31,272 | 35% | at least 55.7% | +7.5% |
| Lenoir County | 30,825 | 76.2% | at least 16.2% | +27.4% |
| Lincoln County | 44,814 | 27.4% | at least 64% | +7% |
| Macon County | 30,534 | 41% | at least 25.7% | +114% |
| Madison County | 13,498 | 96.7% | at least 2% | -5.2% |
| Martin County | 12,505 | 56.8% | at least 25.2% | +103.7% |
| McDowell County | 24,584 | 22.7% | at least 57.9% | +31.2% |
| Mecklenburg County | 557,788 | 70% | at least 27% | +4.9% |
| Mitchell County | 10,232 | 80.7% | at least 12.7% | -1.9% |
| Montgomery County | 16,926 | 78.8% | at least 12.1% | +16.4% |
| Moore County | 59,264 | 59.3% | at least 31.3% | +16.7% |
| Nash County | 50,140 | 60.5% | at least 22.3% | +14.3% |
| New Hanover County | 135,596 | 57.6% | at least 39.2% | +36.2% |
| Northampton County | 12,201 | 52.7% | at least 32.5% | +18.4% |
| Onslow County | 95,623 | 45.5% | at least 51.9% | +13% |
| Orange County | 68,361 | 67.8% | at least 27.6% | +8% |
| Pamlico County | 8,716 | 21.9% | at least 64.1% | +6.2% |
| Pasquotank County | 20,108 | 60.1% | at least 34.6% | +16.1% |
| Pender County | 36,506 | 42% | at least 54.2% | +12.1% |
| Perquimans County | 7,835 | 73.6% | at least 25.2% | +6.9% |
| Person County | 21,266 | 37.4% | at least 43.3% | +23.7% |
| Pitt County | 93,467 | 59.4% | at least 34.5% | +7.6% |
| Polk County | 13,539 | 57.7% | at least 19.2% | +43.4% |
| Randolph County | 69,621 | 78.1% | at least 16.9% | +4.1% |
| Richmond County | 22,343 | 23.8% | at least 67.5% | +4.8% |
| Robeson County | 61,243 | 61.9% | at least 31.3% | -0.5% |
| Rockingham County | 48,134 | 40.3% | at least 54.6% | +14.3% |
| Rowan County | 72,278 | 52.5% | at least 41.6% | -0.6% |
| Rutherford County | 38,189 | 50.7% | at least 28.5% | +10% |
| Sampson County | 31,497 | 86.2% | at least 5.4% | -0.4% |
| Scotland County | 16,583 | 16.1% | at least 74.3% | +27.1% |
| Stanly County | 32,517 | 38.6% | at least 47.4% | +4.3% |
| Stokes County | 23,805 | 29.1% | at least 57.1% | -8.7% |
| Surry County | 39,792 | 64.7% | at least 32.4% | -6.2% |
| Swain County | 10,531 | 31.7% | at least 19.8% | +10.9% |
| Transylvania County | 21,924 | 21.8% | at least 67.2% | +4.6% |
| Tyrrell County | 2,306 | 62.4% | at least 9.3% | +18.6% |
| Union County | 101,706 | 56.8% | at least 36.8% | +8.1% |
| Vance County | 21,910 | 49.3% | at least 38.6% | +8.2% |
| Wake County | 558,013 | 75.8% | at least 21% | +6.5% |
| Warren County | 14,369 | 55.3% | at least 23.5% | +43.5% |
| Washington County | 6,995 | 51.5% | at least 29.6% | +35.1% |
| Watauga County | 37,590 | 56% | at least 40.1% | +0.1% |
| Wayne County | 60,384 | 45.1% | at least 45.9% | +28.3% |
| Wilkes County | 37,430 | 71.9% | at least 20.4% | -1.2% |
| Wilson County | 41,507 | 84.3% | at least 12.9% | +0.9% |
| Yadkin County | 20,112 | 95% | at least 4.6% | -3.6% |
| Yancey County | 12,840 | 82.5% | at least 13.2% | -3.6% |
Largest cities and towns
The 30 largest places in North Carolina
By number of homes. Search above for any of the other 746 cities and towns.
| City or town | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 438,377 | 68.5% | at least 28.3% | +5% |
| Raleigh | 239,777 | 73.2% | at least 23.1% | +4.8% |
| Durham | 151,544 | 70.2% | at least 26.1% | +11.1% |
| Greensboro | 149,148 | 60% | at least 36.1% | +2.9% |
| Winston-Salem | 123,989 | 56.7% | at least 39.1% | +7.4% |
| Fayetteville | 97,719 | 70.5% | at least 28.1% | +4.3% |
| Cary | 78,906 | 83.5% | at least 13.8% | +5% |
| Wilmington | 71,165 | 57% | at least 39.5% | +24% |
| Asheville | 55,997 | 49.1% | at least 46% | +12.8% |
| High Point | 55,005 | 85.2% | at least 8.9% | +15% |
| Greenville | 50,032 | 59.9% | at least 38% | +6.2% |
| Concord | 47,882 | 78.5% | at least 19.6% | +4.1% |
| Gastonia | 39,421 | 64.8% | at least 30.6% | +5.1% |
| Burlington | 30,929 | 67.7% | at least 28.2% | +23.1% |
| Rocky Mount | 29,826 | 82.7% | at least 15.9% | +10% |
| Huntersville | 28,325 | 80.9% | at least 16.3% | +4.9% |
| Chapel Hill | 27,122 | 69.6% | at least 27.7% | +8.8% |
| Apex | 26,994 | 87.8% | at least 10.5% | +3% |
| Jacksonville | 26,817 | 72.9% | at least 25.8% | +6.6% |
| Mooresville | 26,499 | 72.3% | at least 27.5% | +11.9% |
| Kannapolis | 26,216 | 71.5% | at least 27.6% | +2.8% |
| Wilson | 25,717 | 97.4% | at least 2.6% | -1% |
| Hickory | 24,295 | 49% | at least 46.3% | +7.4% |
| Wake Forest | 22,651 | 73.8% | at least 24% | +4.7% |
| Fuquay-Varina | 19,541 | 88% | at least 10.6% | +4.2% |
| New Bern | 19,395 | 77.4% | at least 19.9% | +5.8% |
| Goldsboro | 18,522 | 70.7% | at least 20.8% | +33.7% |
| Holly Springs | 18,060 | 94.3% | at least 5.1% | +6.8% |
| Salisbury | 18,009 | 78.8% | at least 14.9% | +1.3% |
| Monroe | 17,826 | 31.8% | at least 58.5% | +84.4% |
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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