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Technology & Internet Access
Owning a computing device and being able to access the Internet can be useful for maintaining one's health and finding relevant community resources, including employment. As school districts move towards virtual learning, children in households without internet access will lack critical academic and social-emotional opportunities.
Internet Access
Zip codes across our region have varying levels of internet access, resulting in many households lacking connectivity and technology supports necessary to thrive.
Households with an Internet Subscription
DETAILS: Number of Households without Internet Access
| Zip Code (City) | Total # of Households | Estimated # of Households without Internet Access |
| 23607 (Newport News) | 8,877 | 3,879 |
| 23704 (Portsmouth) | 7,625 | 2,409 |
| 23504 (Norfolk) | 8,173 | 2,247 |
| 23434 (Suffolk) | 18,701 | 4,899 |
Within these four zip codes, there are over 13,400 households without access to the internet.
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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
Significantly different than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
County: Norfolk City, VA
Health / Health Information Technology
Value
Compared to:
County: Norfolk City, VA Households with an Internet Subscription
County: Norfolk City, VA Households with an Internet Subscription
86.3%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
VA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 133 Virginia counties and county equivalents.
U.S. Counties
The distribution is based on data from 3,133 U.S. counties and county equivalents.
VA Value
(88.9%)
The regional value is compared to the Virginia State value.
US Value
(88.5%)
The regional value is compared to the national value.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
County: Norfolk City, VA Households with One or More Types of Computing Devices
County: Norfolk City, VA Households with One or More Types of Computing Devices
93.7%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
VA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 133 Virginia counties and county equivalents.
U.S. Counties
The distribution is based on data from 3,133 U.S. counties and county equivalents.
VA Value
(94.0%)
The regional value is compared to the Virginia State value.
US Value
(94.0%)
The regional value is compared to the national value.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
