This graph shows the percentage of adult internet users in the United Sates since 2000, sorted by educational background. In 2019, 84 percent of high school graduates used the internet at least occasionally.
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Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2019, by educational background
Characteristic
Less than high school
High school graduate
Some college
College graduate or higher
2019
71%
84%
95%
98%
2018
65%
84%
93%
97%
2016
71%
84%
94%
98%
2015
68%
77%
93%
97%
2013
59%
78%
92%
96%
2010
52%
67%
90%
96%
2009
50%
69%
88%
94%
2005
35%
59%
80%
88%
2000
19%
41%
69%
79%
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ProQuest. (December 5, 2019). Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2019, by educational background [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184419/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-education-since-2000/
ProQuest. "Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2019, by educational background." Chart. December 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184419/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-education-since-2000/
ProQuest. (2019). Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2019, by educational background. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184419/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-education-since-2000/
ProQuest. "Adult Internet Usage Penetration in The United States from 2000 to 2019, by Educational Background." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184419/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-education-since-2000/
ProQuest, Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2019, by educational background Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184419/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-education-since-2000/ (last visited July 11, 2025)
Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2019, by educational background [Graph], ProQuest, December 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184419/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-education-since-2000/
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