2022 E-Insights Report
Black-White Digital Access Gap
- The Black-white digital access gap for most of the MSAs, including Tampa Bay has been declining.
- The Tampa Bay MSA’s competitive position declined from 2014 to 2017. It has been increasing since 2017.
- The Tampa Bay region remains at the No. 15 position among the comparison group.
About: This measures the Black-White gap in the share of households with a computer and
a dedicated physical broadband Internet subscription using a service such as cable,
fiber optic, or DSL. Calculated by subtracting the African-American households with
a computer and a dedicated physical broadband Internet subscription from White American
households with the same.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, table B28009.
Black-White Digital Access Gap
Black-White Digital Access Gap Trend
Competitive Position Trend
