AT&T Coverage Map

Stetson Doggett

Updated:

June 13, 2024

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*The Estimated Coverage Map is created with coverage data from the FCC

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AT&T Coverage Quick Stats

Here are fast facts about AT&T's coverage:

AT&T has the most coverage in the U.S.
Total coverage: 78.1%
Total square miles covered: 2,602,364
Total population covered: 330 million people (99.0%)
5G coverage: 43.3%
5G square miles covered: 1,444,381
Population covered by 5G: 300 million people (90.0%)

The above statistics come from our analysis of the FCC signal strength data as well as from AT&T directly.

AT&T Coverage Overview

AT&T is one of the major cell phone carriers in the United States.

AT&T is known as a mobile network operator, or MNO.

An MNO is any cell phone carrier that builds and operates its own network. MNOs put up cell towers, purchase spectrum licenses from the FCC, install networking equipment, and develop their own network cores.

AT&T has three main networks:

AT&T 4G LTE (sometimes will show as AT&T 5Ge in your phone's status bar)
AT&T 5G
AT&T 5G+

AT&T 4G LTE / 5Ge

The AT&T 4G LTE network is the largest network in the United States, covering 78.1% of the country and over 99% of Americans. AT&T brands its LTE network as "AT&T 5Ge" in some areas, which is misleading. Even though your phone's status bar will show "5Ge," in reality you are connected to LTE.

AT&T 5G

AT&T 5G is AT&T's low-band 5G network. It covers 43.3% of the country and reaches over 300 million people, about 90.0% of the U.S. population. Speeds on AT&T 5G are about the same as on AT&T LTE.

AT&T 5G+

AT&T 5G+ is the more impressive network AT&T offers. It uses C-band and mmWave 5G spectrum to deliver fast data speeds and exceptional performance. The fastest download speed ever reported on AT&T 5G+ on the crowd-sourced speed test map is 2,511 Mbps down.

The C-band and mmWave 5G radio waves do not travel as far as low-band 5G radio waves. As a result, AT&T 5G+ only covers about 175 million people right now. That is 52.7% of Americans.

How to Check AT&T Coverage

AT&T publishes its own coverage map of its 4G LTE and 5G networks.

However, sometimes AT&T’s map can be… overly optimistic.

Consider checking out our estimated AT&T coverage map and verified coverage AT&T coverage map at the top of this page to see what AT&T coverage and performance are truly like in your area.

You can also download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone and Android.

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What network does AT&T use?

AT&T uses their own nationwide 4G LTE and 5G networks to provide coverage.

AT&T 5G Coverage

AT&T has the most 5G coverage in the United States right now.

AT&T 5G covers 43.3% of the U.S., which is more than T-Mobile (36.0%) and well ahead of Verizon (14.5%).

Keep in mind that most of AT&T’s 5G coverage is their low-band 5G, which gets about the same speeds as LTE. Just over 290 million people are covered by AT&T's low-band 5G network.

AT&T’s 5G+ network is their faster network and uses new 5G technologies, such as C-Band spectrum and mmWave, to boast substantially faster speeds. Roughly 175 million people are covered by AT&T 5G+. It is also common to find AT&T 5G+ at airports and sports arenas because it has the capacity to handle many more people.

If you haven’t tried AT&T’s network in a while, it may be worth taking advantage of Cricket’s 7-day 3GB free trial offer to test the service in your area.

Cricket is owned by AT&T and uses AT&T network for service, so you’d get the same speeds and coverage you can expect from AT&T directly.

AT&T LTE Coverage

AT&T’s LTE network is nationwide and covers over 99% of the U.S. population.

AT&T Coverage by State

AT&T has a robust nationwide network that covers 78.1% of the United States.

But how good is the coverage in each state?

Here's a detailed look at how much of each state AT&T covers, as well as the excellent, great, and good coverage areas in each state. This data comes from the FCC.

Sate	Area Covered (sq km)	Total Percent Covered	Great Coverage	Good Coverage	Poor Coverage
Alabama	127,807	95.5%	31.8%	24.8%	39.0%
Alaska	76,215	8.4%	0.9%	1.5%	5.9%
Arizona	232,254	80.9%	17.9%	25.1%	38.0%
Arkansas	123,258	89.5%	23.4%	25.3%	40.8%
California	290,110	74.9%	23.1%	25.4%	26.5%
Colorado	233,583	86.7%	18.0%	26.3%	42.4%
Connecticut	12,825	99.5%	49.0%	28.4%	22.1%
Delaware	5,157	98.1%	65.8%	23.2%	9.1%
District of Columbia	177	100.0%	98.0%	2.0%	0.0%
Florida	129,902	93.7%	43.1%	24.0%	26.6%
Georgia	144,030	94.4%	31.2%	24.2%	39.0%
Hawaii	12,464	74.9%	19.6%	20.5%	34.8%
Idaho	122,556	56.8%	13.4%	16.2%	27.2%
Illinois	145,171	99.5%	44.4%	33.5%	21.6%
Indiana	93,150	99.4%	52.1%	28.1%	19.2%
Iowa	133,006	91.3%	30.9%	26.2%	34.1%
Kansas	211,410	99.2%	38.1%	35.2%	25.8%
Kentucky	95,928	91.7%	26.9%	25.7%	39.1%
Louisiana	115,463	95.6%	40.9%	24.1%	30.6%
Maine	41,902	69.9%	12.6%	19.6%	37.7%
Maryland	26,131	93.5%	51.1%	25.3%	17.2%
Massachusetts	20,836	99.0%	47.7%	29.1%	22.2%
Michigan	139,122	92.3%	43.0%	20.8%	28.6%
Minnesota	202,445	96.1%	38.2%	30.9%	27.0%
Mississippi	117,415	95.1%	33.1%	24.4%	37.6%
Missouri	177,952	98.5%	42.8%	28.8%	26.9%
Montana	267,968	70.4%	15.1%	20.8%	34.5%
Nebraska	190,094	94.9%	22.5%	37.7%	34.7%
Nevada	187,944	65.6%	11.7%	22.2%	31.7%
New Hampshire	20,917	88.9%	33.7%	30.7%	24.5%
New Jersey	19,585	99.6%	69.3%	17.9%	12.4%
New Mexico	274,060	87.8%	26.4%	28.9%	32.5%
New York	111,916	88.8%	31.0%	23.9%	33.9%
North Carolina	113,792	87.9%	27.4%	24.3%	36.2%
North Dakota	180,971	98.8%	34.8%	37.2%	26.8%
Ohio	105,666	98.9%	59.2%	24.7%	15.0%
Oklahoma	170,337	94.3%	41.1%	29.2%	24.0%
Oregon	159,645	64.7%	14.3%	16.1%	34.2%
Pennsylvania	109,967	93.7%	41.4%	25.3%	27.0%
Rhode Island	2,831	99.6%	60.5%	25.5%	13.7%
South Carolina	77,516	96.4%	40.1%	25.2%	31.1%
South Dakota	196,016	97.9%	35.7%	36.0%	26.2%
Tennessee	102,316	93.9%	32.9%	23.4%	37.6%
Texas	639,511	93.3%	29.5%	30.3%	33.5%
Utah	195,809	89.6%	27.4%	27.9%	34.2%
Vermont	21,497	86.3%	16.4%	28.7%	41.2%
Virginia	88,725	84.6%	24.8%	20.2%	39.6%
Washington	125,575	75.8%	25.5%	21.6%	28.7%
West Virginia	44,993	71.7%	15.6%	17.5%	38.6%
Wisconsin	123,924	85.3%	32.2%	20.3%	32.8%
Wyoming	178,252	70.5%	9.9%	20.0%	40.7%

AT&T 5G Coverage by State

Here is a table that breaks down AT&T's 5G coverage in each state:

Sate	Area Covered (sq km)	Total 5G Coverage	Great 5G Coverage	Good 5G Coverage	Poor 5G Coverage
Alabama	73,443	54.9%	12.5%	13.6%	28.8%
Alaska	26,233	2.9%	0.4%	0.4%	2.1%
Arizona	52,570	18.3%	4.2%	2.8%	11.3%
Arkansas	100,108	72.7%	16.3%	14.8%	41.6%
California	208,469	53.8%	15.5%	10.6%	27.8%
Colorado	79,728	29.6%	4.1%	4.2%	21.3%
Connecticut	10,358	80.4%	16.5%	20.1%	43.7%
Delaware	4,763	90.6%	29.1%	20.5%	41.1%
District of Columbia	177	100.0%	87.9%	10.9%	1.2%
Florida	115,370	83.2%	30.8%	14.9%	37.5%
Georgia	99,537	65.3%	13.1%	12.3%	39.9%
Hawaii	10,118	60.8%	15.9%	12.5%	32.4%
Idaho	34,843	16.1%	2.4%	2.5%	11.3%
Illinois	96,602	66.2%	19.1%	9.1%	38.1%
Indiana	81,754	87.2%	26.9%	17.0%	43.3%
Iowa	15,985	11.0%	1.6%	1.7%	7.7%
Kansas	110,343	51.8%	8.5%	8.5%	34.8%
Kentucky	51,619	49.4%	9.5%	8.9%	30.9%
Louisiana	91,822	76.0%	26.9%	12.1%	37.0%
Maine	28,424	47.4%	4.5%	9.8%	33.1%
Maryland	24,791	88.7%	29.3%	23.0%	36.4%
Massachusetts	17,207	81.8%	17.3%	19.7%	44.8%
Michigan	99,955	66.3%	17.9%	11.3%	37.1%
Minnesota	137,021	65.1%	14.4%	10.2%	40.4%
Mississippi	47,197	38.2%	6.4%	5.8%	26.0%
Missouri	118,436	65.6%	15.3%	14.3%	36.0%
Montana	122,991	32.3%	4.6%	5.7%	22.0%
Nebraska	13,816	6.9%	0.8%	0.8%	5.4%
Nevada	82,257	28.7%	6.5%	4.9%	17.3%
New Hampshire	4,621	19.7%	2.1%	3.6%	14.0%
New Jersey	17,850	90.8%	45.1%	18.2%	27.5%
New Mexico	110,624	35.4%	5.3%	5.0%	25.1%
New York	91,276	72.4%	16.6%	15.7%	40.1%
North Carolina	34,924	27.0%	2.9%	4.9%	19.1%
North Dakota	123,464	67.4%	12.5%	10.9%	44.0%
Ohio	99,346	93.0%	36.7%	23.9%	32.3%
Oklahoma	113,312	62.7%	18.8%	15.6%	28.3%
Oregon	40,174	16.3%	3.7%	3.1%	9.5%
Pennsylvania	92,557	78.9%	21.7%	21.8%	35.4%
Rhode Island	2,403	84.6%	23.6%	17.7%	43.3%
South Carolina	38,295	47.6%	9.8%	10.0%	27.8%
South Dakota	136,398	68.1%	14.2%	13.0%	40.9%
Tennessee	50,788	46.6%	8.9%	8.5%	29.3%
Texas	422,042	61.6%	15.6%	10.8%	35.2%
Utah	116,991	53.5%	9.5%	9.0%	35.0%
Vermont	3,052	12.3%	0.8%	1.4%	10.1%
Virginia	44,891	42.8%	7.6%	8.3%	26.9%
Washington	83,926	50.6%	12.0%	10.3%	28.4%
West Virginia	28,996	46.2%	8.4%	10.6%	27.2%
Wisconsin	49,537	34.1%	7.2%	6.5%	20.4%
Wyoming	79,528	31.5%	3.3%	5.7%	22.5%

AT&T Data Speeds by State

AT&T's median data download speeds ranged from 15.7 Mbps in Wyoming to up to 122.3 Mbps in Rhode Island. The median download speeds were between 7 Mbps in Mississippi to 15.4 Mbps in the District of Columbia. Median latency performance on AT&T's network ranged from 26 ms to 78 ms.

State	AT&T Median Download Speeds	AT&T Median Upload Speeds	AT&T Median Latency
Alabama	47.0 Mbps	7.3 Mbps	40 ms
Alaska	16.9 Mbps	10.6 Mbps	67 ms
Arizona	42.2 Mbps	7.5 Mbps	43 ms
Arkansas	36.8 Mbps	9.3 Mbps	45 ms
California	52.3 Mbps	11.3 Mbps	35 ms
Colorado	55.1 Mbps	11.0 Mbps	45 ms
Connecticut	62.9 Mbps	9.1 Mbps	33 ms
Delaware	87.0 Mbps	8.4 Mbps	34 ms
District of Columbia	76.1 Mbps	15.4 Mbps	30 ms
Florida	82.2 Mbps	12.6 Mbps	34 ms
Georgia	52.3 Mbps	10.2 Mbps	30 ms
Hawaii	42.4 Mbps	10.5 Mbps	26 ms
Idaho	23.6 Mbps	7.2 Mbps	42 ms
Illinois	98.3 Mbps	13.0 Mbps	30 ms
Indiana	82.3 Mbps	11.8 Mbps	37 ms
Iowa	60.7 Mbps	7.2 Mbps	42 ms
Kansas	66.2 Mbps	9.3 Mbps	38 ms
Kentucky	51.1 Mbps	10.5 Mbps	58 ms
Louisiana	48.4 Mbps	10.4 Mbps	49 ms
Maine	36.6 Mbps	7.5 Mbps	47 ms
Maryland	68.4 Mbps	10.5 Mbps	30 ms
Massachusetts	74.6 Mbps	11.0 Mbps	33 ms
Michigan	101.2 Mbps	8.2 Mbps	32 ms
Minnesota	41.5 Mbps	9.3 Mbps	47 ms
Mississippi	30.6 Mbps	7.0 Mbps	58 ms
Missouri	51.4 Mbps	8.4 Mbps	38 ms
Montana	76.2 Mbps	11.1 Mbps	68 ms
Nebraska	66.8 Mbps	7.8 Mbps	51 ms
Nevada	114.9 Mbps	14.3 Mbps	29 ms
New Hampshire	45.0 Mbps	8.9 Mbps	42 ms
New Jersey	61.2 Mbps	10.4 Mbps	44 ms
New Mexico	20.6 Mbps	9.8 Mbps	55 ms
New York	67.7 Mbps	13.1 Mbps	38 ms
North Carolina	55.3 Mbps	8.2 Mbps	40 ms
North Dakota	74.7 Mbps	11.3 Mbps	59 ms
Ohio	72.8 Mbps	11.5 Mbps	40 ms
Oklahoma	37.7 Mbps	9.8 Mbps	40 ms
Oregon	38.3 Mbps	7.5 Mbps	41 ms
Pennsylvania	67.6 Mbps	11.1 Mbps	43 ms
Rhode Island	122.3 Mbps	13.0 Mbps	30 ms
South Carolina	76.9 Mbps	11.0 Mbps	40 ms
South Dakota	73.0 Mbps	8.4 Mbps	46 ms
Tennessee	49.5 Mbps	9.5 Mbps	43 ms
Texas	44.1 Mbps	12.0 Mbps	34 ms
Utah	74.5 Mbps	10.6 Mbps	33 ms
Vermont	39.5 Mbps	8.4 Mbps	42 ms
Virginia	63.8 Mbps	11.9 Mbps	38 ms
Washington	46.6 Mbps	9.4 Mbps	34 ms
West Virginia	64.0 Mbps	13.7 Mbps	65 ms
Wisconsin	54.4 Mbps	8.5 Mbps	46 ms
Wyoming	15.7 Mbps	8.3 Mbps	78 ms

AT&T vs. Verizon Coverage

AT&T has more coverage than Verizon does.

AT&T covers 78.1% of the U.S. while Verizon only covers 67.4%.

AT&T also has substantially more 5G coverage than Verizon does. AT&T has rolled out 5G service in 43.3% of the country. Verizon's 5G network is available in just 14.5% of the country.

Data speeds are about the same on the two carriers.

Using data from our crowd-sourced speed test map, AT&T has median speeds of 61.17 Mbps for download and 11.29 Mbps for upload.

Verizon’s median speeds are 61.23 Mbps for download and 11.65 Mbps for upload.

Both carriers will likely offer very similar coverage and data speeds to one another in your area. AT&T and Verizon are some of the best networks in the United States.

If you'd like a more granular look at coverage, consider checking Verizon coverage and data speeds in your area using our Verizon coverage map.

AT&T vs. T-Mobile Coverage

AT&T coverage is better than T-Mobile coverage and more widely available.

AT&T covers 78.1% of the U.S. compared to T-Mobile, which only covers 46.6%.

AT&T also has more 5G coverage than T-Mobile. You'll find AT&T's 5G network spanning 43.3% of the country. T-Mobile's 5G network covers just 36.0% of the country.

That said, AT&T's network is generally slower than T-Mobile's network.

According to data from our crowdsourced speed test map, AT&T's median download speeds are just 61.17 Mbps. T-Mobile's median download speeds are an impressive 152.34 Mbps, or roughly 2.5x faster than AT&T.

Upload speeds on both carriers are pretty similar. AT&T has median upload speeds of 11.29 Mbps, and T-Mobile has median upload speeds of 17.34 Mbps.

Both AT&T and T-Mobile will likely perform well in cities with T-Mobile delivering slightly faster speeds. But when it comes to getting service in rural areas, AT&T’s bigger coverage area may make it a better option.

Check T-Mobile coverage and speeds in your area using our T-Mobile coverage map.

AT&T Coverage Frequently Asked Questions

Is AT&T coverage good?

Yes, AT&T coverage is good. It has a robust nationwide LTE network that covers over 99% of Americans, and AT&T currently is the largest 5G network footprint in America.

Does AT&T offer 5G?

Yes, AT&T offers 5G and covers 41.4% of the United States with its 5G network.

Does AT&T have coverage in Canada?

Yes. All off AT&T's postpaid plans include free unlimited talk, text and data roaming in Canada.

Does AT&T have coverage in Mexico?

Yes. All of AT&T's postpaid plans include free unlimited talk, text, and data roaming in Mexico.

Does AT&T have international coverage?

AT&T offers international coverage starting at $10 per day. When you pay for international data, you get unlimited talk, text, and data roaming for a period of 24 hours.