Where Data Tells the Story
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The internet is so widely used today that for many, it’s hard to imagine life without it. Yet, despite its prevalence, there’s still a small fraction of Americans who aren’t online.
Who are these non-adopters? Using data from Pew Research Center, this graphic provides a demographic breakdown of the U.S. adults who don’t use the internet.
In the last two decades, internet adoption in the U.S. has skyrocketed, causing America’s offline population shrink to just 7%. That’s a significant drop from 2000, when almost half of the American population did not use the internet.
According to the data, age appears to be closely linked to non-internet use—25% of respondents aged 65+ claimed they do not use the internet, compared to just 4% of those aged 50-64.