Blue numbers are estimated
% households with a phone
1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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Total | 0.67 | 0.90 | 1.12 | 1.34 | 1.56 | 1.78 | 2.01 | 2.23 | 2.45 | 3.71 | 4.98 | 6.24 | 7.51 | 8.77 | 22.0 | 35.3 | 48.6 | 61.8 | 75.1 | 78.7 | 82.2 | 85.8 | 89.4 | 93.0 | 95.3 | 97.6 | ||
Urban | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 17.2 | 18.0 | 21.5 | 25.1 | 28.6 | 32.1 | 35.7 | 47.0 | 58.3 | 69.6 | 80.9 | 92.3 | 92.7 | 93.1 | 93.5 | 94.0 | 94.4 | 94.8 | 95.3 | ||
Rural | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 0.53 | 0.64 | 1.17 | 1.70 | 2.23 | 2.76 | 3.29 | 17.1 | 30.9 | 44.7 | 58.5 | 72.3 | 75.9 | 79.6 | 83.3 | 86.9 | 90.6 | 93.7 | 96.8 | ||
Poor | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 12.2 | 23.7 | 35.3 | 46.9 | 58.5 | 64.0 | 69.6 | 75.1 | 80.7 | 86.2 | 90.8 | 95.3 | ||
Nonpoor | 13.5 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 56.3 | 66.6 | 77.0 | 87.3 | 97.6 | 98.0 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 99.0 | 99.4 | 99.6 | 99.7 | ||
Lowest 25% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.64 | 13.3 | 19.9 | 26.5 | 33.2 | 42.5 | 51.8 | 61.1 | 70.5 | 79.8 | 86.5 | 93.2 | ||
Second 25% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 15.3 | 30.5 | 45.7 | 60.9 | 76.1 | 79.9 | 83.6 | 87.4 | 91.2 | 95.0 | 96.6 | 98.3 | ||
Third 25% | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.42 | 0.60 | 0.77 | 0.95 | 19.2 | 37.4 | 55.6 | 73.8 | 92.0 | 93.1 | 94.2 | 95.3 | 96.4 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 99.1 | ||
Highest 25% | 2.72 | 3.59 | 4.47 | 5.35 | 6.23 | 7.11 | 7.98 | 8.86 | 9.74 | 14.6 | 19.5 | 24.3 | 29.2 | 34.1 | 47.1 | 60.1 | 73.1 | 86.1 | 99.1 | 99.2 | 99.3 | 99.4 | 99.5 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 99.7 | ||
Central | 1.04 | 1.49 | 1.94 | 2.39 | 2.84 | 3.29 | 3.74 | 4.19 | 4.64 | 6.85 | 9.06 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 15.7 | 28.1 | 40.5 | 53.0 | 65.4 | 77.8 | 81.1 | 84.4 | 87.6 | 90.9 | 94.2 | 96.1 | 98.0 | ||
Eastern | 0.35 | 0.58 | 0.82 | 1.05 | 1.28 | 1.52 | 1.75 | 1.99 | 2.22 | 2.73 | 3.24 | 3.76 | 4.27 | 4.78 | 19.5 | 34.2 | 48.9 | 63.6 | 78.3 | 81.1 | 83.9 | 86.7 | 89.5 | 92.3 | 94.8 | 97.4 | ||
Far-western | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.89 | 1.30 | 1.72 | 2.13 | 2.55 | 13.5 | 24.5 | 35.4 | 46.4 | 57.4 | 63.5 | 69.7 | 75.9 | 82.0 | 88.2 | 92.1 | 96.0 | ||
Mid-western | 1.47 | 1.33 | 1.20 | 1.07 | 0.94 | 0.81 | 0.67 | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.87 | 1.33 | 1.79 | 2.25 | 2.71 | 14.3 | 26.0 | 37.6 | 49.2 | 60.9 | 66.9 | 72.9 | 78.9 | 84.9 | 90.9 | 93.9 | 96.9 | ||
Western | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.38 | 0.56 | 0.74 | 0.93 | 1.11 | 1.30 | 1.48 | 2.80 | 4.12 | 5.44 | 6.76 | 8.08 | 22.9 | 37.7 | 52.5 | 67.4 | 82.2 | 84.7 | 87.2 | 89.7 | 92.2 | 94.8 | 96.5 | 98.2 |