Chart: Black households are substantially less likely to have a computer or internet access at home than white households: Shares of black and white households with a computer and broadband internet access, 2018

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Black households are substantially less likely to have a computer or internet access at home than white households: Shares of black and white households with a computer and broadband internet access, 2018

	Black	White
Households with a computer	87.9%	92.2%
Households with a broadband internet subscription	77.9%	86.5%

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Note: White refers to non-Hispanic whites, black refers to blacks alone. Black households are households in which the head of household is black. White households are households in which the head of household is white.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2018 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table S0201.

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