As of November 2019, 40.1 percent of households of unemployed householders without internet did not have an online connection because it was too expensive. The national average of households not going online at home because it was too expensive was 18.8 percent.
Percentage of U.S. households without internet because it is too expensive as of November 2019, by employment status
Employment
Share of households
Employed
20%
Unemployed
40.1%
Not in labor force
16.9%
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