AT&T Coverage Map

Does AT&T have good cell coverage?

Stetson Doggett

Updated:

December 6, 2023

Map Key:

Great coverage

Good coverage

Poor coverage

Great coverage = stream 4K videos, video call, use your phone to its fullest potential

Good coverage = stream 480p videos, browse social media, stream music, use the web

Poor coverage = make phone calls, send a text

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

If you’re looking for a new cell phone plan, you may be considering AT&T.

You may also find yourself wondering, how good is AT&T's coverage?

In this article we will cover:

AT&T coverage stats
AT&T coverage map
AT&T 5G coverage
AT&T LTE coverage
AT&T coverage by state
AT&T data speeds by state
AT&T vs. Verizon coverage
AT&T vs. T-Mobile coverage

Let's dive in!

AT&T Coverage Stats

Network: AT&T
Total area covered: 74.6%
Total square miles covered: 6,024,212
5G area covered: 41.4%
5G square miles covered: 3,345,127

The above statistics come from our analysis of the FCC signal strength data for the contiguous United States. The statistics ignore coverage data for Alaska and Hawaii. You can still see coverage data for Alaska and Hawaii in the interactive map below and in the table that shows cellular coverage by state.

AT&T Coverage Overview

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

MNOs, such as AT&T, build and operate their own cellular networks. They put up cell towers, purchase spectrum licenses from the FCC, install networking equipment, and develop their own 5G and LTE 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+

The AT&T 4G LTE network is the largest network in the United States, covering 74.6% of the land area in the country and over 99% of Americans. AT&T will brand this 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 is AT&T's low-band 5G network. It covers an impressive 290 million people, or 87.4% of the U.S. population. Speeds on AT&T 5G are about the same as on AT&T LTE.

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.

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 below to see what coverage looks like in your area.

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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 second most 5G coverage in the United States right now.

AT&T 5G covers 41.4% of the U.S., which is just a bit behind T-Mobile (49.0%) and well ahead of Verizon (14.7%).

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 74.6% of the contiguous U.S. land area.

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.

State	Total Coverage	Great Coverage	Good Coverage	Poor Coverage
Alabama	95.2%	31.0%	25.8%	38.5%
Alaska	8.4%	0.9%	1.5%	6.1%
Arizona	74.6%	13.3%	20.5%	40.9%
Arkansas	87.4%	21.2%	24.4%	41.8%
California	78.5%	32.5%	23.3%	22.7%
Colorado	85.1%	16.4%	25.0%	43.7%
Connecticut	99.8%	46.3%	35.6%	17.9%
Delaware	97.9%	54.6%	26.4%	16.9%
District of Columbia	100.0%	93.0%	7.1%	0.0%
Florida	93.4%	42.2%	23.8%	27.4%
Georgia	94.0%	30.3%	23.9%	39.8%
Hawaii	77.4%	20.4%	21.1%	35.9%
Idaho	56.7%	12.7%	16.1%	27.9%
Illinois	99.3%	40.6%	33.0%	25.7%
Indiana	99.1%	47.9%	28.5%	22.7%
Iowa	87.7%	23.9%	24.1%	39.6%
Kansas	98.6%	31.6%	33.8%	33.2%
Kentucky	90.0%	24.9%	24.5%	40.6%
Louisiana	95.7%	38.3%	24.8%	32.6%
Maine	63.2%	9.5%	16.5%	37.2%
Maryland	93.2%	45.7%	26.6%	20.9%
Massachusetts	99.6%	43.9%	35.0%	20.6%
Michigan	88.1%	33.2%	21.4%	33.5%
Minnesota	93.3%	30.3%	30.1%	32.9%
Mississippi	94.5%	30.5%	23.7%	40.3%
Missouri	98.1%	38.3%	29.5%	30.3%
Montana	69.5%	12.7%	19.6%	37.2%
Nebraska	94.1%	19.5%	34.0%	40.6%
Nevada	60.8%	10.0%	20.2%	30.6%
New Hampshire	96.6%	39.7%	36.7%	20.1%
New Jersey	98.9%	63.2%	19.5%	16.3%
New Mexico	84.7%	19.8%	27.6%	37.2%
New York	86.5%	26.7%	23.0%	36.7%
North Carolina	86.3%	26.1%	23.4%	36.8%
North Dakota	98.2%	27.2%	35.8%	35.2%
Ohio	98.1%	42.4%	29.4%	26.2%
Oklahoma	93.3%	30.8%	29.5%	33.1%
Oregon	58.4%	11.0%	14.2%	33.2%
Pennsylvania	92.4%	37.0%	26.5%	29.0%
Rhode Island	99.6%	74.3%	22.8%	2.5%
South Carolina	95.6%	39.0%	24.9%	31.7%
South Dakota	96.9%	27.7%	35.0%	34.2%
Tennessee	92.4%	31.1%	22.9%	38.4%
Texas	92.7%	27.7%	29.7%	35.3%
Utah	87.6%	23.0%	27.2%	37.4%
Vermont	96.0%	14.9%	31.0%	50.1%
Virginia	81.5%	22.3%	19.1%	40.1%
Washington	70.4%	20.0%	20.5%	29.9%
West Virginia	68.0%	14.8%	16.6%	36.7%
Wisconsin	78.3%	27.3%	18.4%	32.6%
Wyoming	70.8%	10.1%	19.7%	41.0%

AT&T 5G Coverage by State

State	Total 5G Coverage	Great 5G Coverage	Good 5G Coverage	Poor 5G Coverage
Alabama	59.4%	24.5%	22.1%	12.9%
Alaska	2.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.9%
Arizona	21.1%	7.1%	7.4%	6.5%
Arkansas	68.8%	22.1%	25.4%	21.3%
California	54.2%	28.5%	17.2%	8.6%
Colorado	40.9%	9.6%	14.2%	17.1%
Connecticut	89.6%	47.8%	35.5%	6.3%
Delaware	93.4%	56.6%	27.0%	9.7%
District of Columbia	100.0%	94.2%	5.8%	0.0%
Florida	85.2%	41.2%	24.1%	19.9%
Georgia	61.8%	27.3%	20.8%	13.7%
Hawaii	53.4%	21.6%	20.7%	11.2%
Idaho	18.4%	5.2%	7.3%	5.9%
Illinois	76.1%	33.6%	27.3%	15.1%
Indiana	92.9%	48.1%	29.6%	15.2%
Iowa	10.6%	4.2%	3.7%	2.7%
Kansas	51.4%	18.5%	18.7%	14.3%
Kentucky	58.6%	22.0%	21.4%	15.2%
Louisiana	77.7%	35.5%	22.6%	19.6%
Maine	32.2%	8.1%	11.6%	12.4%
Maryland	88.7%	46.3%	28.7%	13.8%
Massachusetts	86.7%	44.8%	34.0%	7.9%
Michigan	67.2%	30.4%	21.1%	15.7%
Minnesota	76.9%	26.8%	27.0%	23.2%
Mississippi	32.8%	12.0%	10.2%	10.7%
Missouri	75.8%	34.8%	26.4%	14.6%
Montana	31.7%	8.7%	13.0%	10.1%
Nebraska	6.4%	1.8%	2.9%	1.7%
Nevada	27.8%	7.1%	11.3%	9.4%
New Hampshire	18.4%	10.8%	6.8%	0.8%
New Jersey	90.4%	63.9%	19.4%	7.1%
New Mexico	45.7%	13.0%	18.0%	14.7%
New York	63.5%	28.2%	24.7%	10.6%
North Carolina	22.4%	9.9%	8.3%	4.2%
North Dakota	82.2%	24.0%	31.9%	26.4%
Ohio	89.8%	41.8%	31.3%	16.7%
Oklahoma	64.6%	26.1%	23.7%	14.8%
Oregon	16.2%	5.9%	5.6%	4.8%
Pennsylvania	77.7%	38.5%	26.4%	12.7%
Rhode Island	93.1%	71.5%	20.2%	1.4%
South Carolina	30.3%	16.1%	10.2%	4.0%
South Dakota	81.3%	25.0%	31.3%	25.0%
Tennessee	51.6%	20.0%	16.6%	15.0%
Texas	72.6%	24.7%	25.2%	22.6%
Utah	53.5%	19.9%	21.6%	12.0%
Vermont	13.4%	3.6%	6.6%	3.2%
Virginia	41.1%	15.5%	13.5%	12.1%
Washington	49.8%	19.0%	19.1%	11.7%
West Virginia	45.4%	15.6%	16.4%	13.4%
Wisconsin	38.8%	19.4%	12.3%	7.1%
Wyoming	33.4%	8.2%	14.3%	10.9%

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 and Verizon have similar coverage.

AT&T covers 74.6% of the contiguous United States and Verizon covers 71.5%.

5G coverage is a different story. AT&T has substantially more 5G coverage than Verizon. AT&T boasts 41.4% 5G coverage compared to only 14.7% 5G coverage on Verizon.

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 a measurably better than T-Mobile coverage.

AT&T covers more of the United States than T-Mobile.

74.6% of the U.S. is covered by AT&T compared to only 59.5% being covered by T-Mobile.

AT&T has a bit less 5G coverage overall compared to T-Mobile. 41.4% of the continuous United States is covered by AT&T 5G, compared to 49.0% covered by T-Mobile 5G.

However, T-Mobile has substantially faster download speeds than AT&T.

Median download speeds on T-Mobile are 152.34 Mbps, according to data from our crowd-sourced speed test map.

AT&T's median download speeds are just 61.17 Mbps.

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.