Cricket Wireless Coverage Map

Stetson Doggett

Updated:

June 4, 2024

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

Cricket Wireless Cell Phone Plans

5GB

AT&T coverage

1 Line

/mo

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tax included

2GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps

2GB priority

No hotspot

4K video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

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Unlimited 12 Months

AT&T coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

Unlimited

high-speed

Deprioritized

No hotspot

480p SD video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

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10GB

AT&T coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

10GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps

10GB priority

No hotspot

4K video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

See at Cricket Wireless →

Unlimited

AT&T coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

Unlimited

high-speed

Deprioritized

No hotspot

480p SD video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

See at Cricket Wireless →

Unlimited + 15GB Hotspot

AT&T coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

Unlimited

high-speed

Unlimited priority

15GB hotspot

480p SD video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

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Cricket Wireless Coverage Quick Stats

Here are fast facts about Cricket Wireless coverage:

Carrier: Cricket Wireless
Network: AT&T
Total coverage: 78.1%
Total square miles covered: 2,602,364
5G coverage: 43.3%
5G square miles covered: 1,444,381

The above statistics come from our analysis of the FCC signal strength data for the United States.

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 interactive coverage maps at the top of this page. You can also download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone and Android.

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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

Here is a breakdown of Cricket Wireless's great, good, and poor coverage areas in each state:

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%

Cricket Wireless 5G Coverage by State

Here is a breakdown of how good Cricket Wireless's 5G coverage is 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%

Cricket Wireless Data Speeds by State

These are the median download and upload speeds users have gotten on Cricket Wireless in each of the states:

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 roughly 10.7% more coverage than Verizon.

Cricket Wireless covers 78.1% of the U.S. while Verizon covers only 67.4% 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 43.3% of the U.S. and over 295 million people with 5G.

Verizon’s 5G network still covers an impressive 230 million people, however, it is available in just 14.5% 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 31.5% more coverage than T-Mobile.

Even though both carriers cover over 99% of Americans, Cricket Wireless covers an impressive 78.1% of the United States.

T-Mobile, meanwhile, only covers 46.6% of 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 also has more 5G coverage than T-Mobile.

You'll find Cricket Wireless 5G in 43.3% of the U.S.

T-Mobile 5G is only available in 36.0% of the U.S.:

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.