Cricket Wireless Coverage Map

Stetson Doggett

Updated:

December 6, 2023

Does Cricket Wireless have good coverage?

Use the interactive maps below to check Cricket Wireless coverage in your area

You can also download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone and Android to compare cellular coverage between carriers.

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

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AT&T coverage

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10GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps

10GB priority

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Unlimited texts

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AT&T coverage

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tax included

Unlimited

high-speed

Deprioritized

No hotspot

480p SD video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

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AT&T coverage

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Unlimited minutes

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How good is Cricket Wireless coverage?

In this article we will cover:

Cricket Wireless coverage stats
Cricket Wireless coverage map
Cricket Wireless 5G coverage
Cricket Wireless 4G LTE coverage
Cricket Wireless vs. Verizon coverage
Cricket Wireless vs. T-Mobile coverage
Cricket Wireless vs. AT&T coverage

Let's dive in!

Cricket Wireless Coverage Quick Stats

Carrier: Cricket Wireless
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.

Cricket Wireless Coverage

Cricket Wireless is owned by AT&T and runs off of the AT&T 4G LTE and 5G networks.

Cricket Wireless covers 99% of Americans.

Check Cricket Wireless coverage in your area by using the two coverage maps below.

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What network does Cricket Wireless use?

Cricket Wireless uses AT&T’s network for coverage.

Cricket Wireless 5G Coverage

Cricket Wireless provides 5G coverage on AT&T’s 5G networks.

AT&T currently has the second largest 5G network in the United States right now.

AT&T 5G covers 295 million people, or over 85% of Americans.

Cricket Wireless gets full access to both AT&T’s 5G and 5G+ networks. AT&T’s regular 5G network boasts impressive coverage while using the new 5G technologies. The AT&T 5G+ network uses mid-band spectrum to deliver substantially faster cellular data speeds.

AT&T 5G+ covers 200 million people.

AT&T’s combination of a robust coverage footprint and reasonable data speeds have it ranking as the #1 best network in many states.

You can check what network ranks best in your area using our free Coverage Check tool.

Cricket Wireless LTE Coverage

Cricket Wireless provides nationwide LTE coverage on AT&T’s expansive LTE network.

AT&T LTE covers 99% of Americans.

It is also currently the network with the most coverage across the United States, covering just over 55% of the country.

Cricket Wireless Coverage by State

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%

Cricket Wireless 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%

Cricket Wireless Data Speeds by State

State	Cricket Wireless Median Download Speeds	Cricket Wireless Median Upload Speeds	Cricket Wireless 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

Cricket Wireless vs. Verizon Coverage

Cricket Wireless has a bit more coverage than Verizon.

Cricket Wireless covers 74.6% of the U.S. while Verizon covers 71.5% of the U.S.

Both networks are excellent and cover a huge amount of the country:

When it comes to 5G coverage, Cricket Wireless has substantially more 5G coverage than Verizon.

Cricket Wireless covers 41.4% of the U.S. and over 295 million people with 5G.

Verizon’s 5G network covers only 230 million people and just 14.7% of the U.S.:

Both Cricket Wireless and Verizon have similar data speeds.

According to data submitted by users, Cricket Wireless has a median download speed of 61.17 Mbps. Verizon has a median download speed of 61.23 Mbps. Both carriers have similar median upload speeds, too. Cricket Wireless got 11.29 Mbps for upload and Verizon got 11.65 Mbps.

Overall, both Cricket Wireless and Verizon have exceptional coverage across the United States.

You will likely get great service on both carriers in cities and in more rural areas.

You will find more 5G coverage on Cricket Wireless though, which could mean having slightly faster data speeds.

However, coverage can vary a lot from state to state or city to city. It may not be a bad idea to use the Coverage Check tool to see what carrier is better where you live.

It may also be worth checking the Verizon coverage map to see how it performs in your area.

Cricket Wireless vs. T-Mobile Coverage

Cricket Wireless has better coverage than T-Mobile does.

Even though both carriers cover over 99% of Americans, Cricket Wireless covers an impressive 74.6% of the land area in the United States.

T-Mobile, meanwhile, only covers 59.5% of the land area in the U.S.

If you travel to more rural areas or road trip across the country, you are more likely to have service on Cricket:

Cricket Wireless has a bit less 5G coverage than T-Mobile does.

Cricket Wireless covers 41.4% of the U.S. with 5G while T-Mobile covers 49.0% of the U.S. with 5G.

Cricket Wireless is a bit slower than T-Mobile.

Most of Cricket’s 5G coverage is made up of low-band 5G, which has about the same speeds as 4G LTE.

T-Mobile, on the other hand, has been rolling out their Ultra Capacity 5G network. This uses new mid-band 5G spectrum, which is way faster. T-Mobile Ultra Capacity 5G covers over 275 million people.

In terms of actual numbers, Cricket Wireless has median download speeds of 61.17 Mbps.

T-Mobile is 2.5x faster than Cricket with a median download speed of 152.34 Mbps.

Both carriers have similar median upload speeds ranging from 10 to 20 Mbps.

Overall, T-Mobile will likely deliver a better experience in cities and densely populated areas thanks to its faster 5G. However, Cricket Wireless will give you coverage in more locations thanks to its expansive coverage footprint. Cricket may be a better option if you travel outside of cities or do road trips across the U.S.

Of course, coverage and data speeds vary a lot from location to location, so check coverage in your area with our coverage check tool.

You can also check the T-Mobile coverage map to see what service looks like in your area.

Cricket Wireless vs. AT&T Coverage

Cricket Wireless has the exact same coverage as AT&T because Cricket is owned by AT&T and uses the AT&T network for coverage.

Cricket Wireless Coverage Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cricket Wireless coverage good?

Yes, Cricket Wireless coverage is good. It uses AT&T’s 4G LTE and 5G networks for coverage. The AT&T network is the largest network in the United States right now. It covers 99% of Americans and 55% of the land area in the U.S.

Does Cricket Wireless offer 5G?

Cricket Wireless customers can enjoy 5G coverage on AT&T’s 5G network.

Does Cricket Wireless have coverage in Canada?

Cricket Wireless’s two unlimited plans include unlimited talk, text, and data roaming in Canada at no extra charge.

Does Cricket Wireless have coverage in Mexico?

Cricket Wireless’s two unlimited plans include free unlimited talk, text, and data in Mexico.

Does Cricket Wireless have international coverage?

Cricket Wireless does not offer international data roaming.