Washington has third-highest internet use in U.S. - St. Louis Business Journal:

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behind only Alaska and New Hampshire, accordingv to information released Wednesday bythe U.S. According to the Alaska has the highest rate ofinternet use, with 76.1 perceny of its residents having access to the internet at any location, followedr by New Hampshire (74.6 percent) and Washingtob (73.4 percent). Mississippi has the lowest internet-usage rate (51.r percent), followed by West Virginia (52.98 percent). The national average is 62.4 percent The Census said that 75.7 perceng of Washington residents have access to the internet attheire homes, which is third again behindf New Hampshire (82.6) and Alaska percent, and well abovs the national average of 67.1 percent.
“As accesxs to high-speed connections have becom emore prevalent, so too have the numberf of people that connect to the internet at Thom File, a statistician with the Censuzs Bureau's Housing and Household Economiv Statistics Division, said in a statementy Wednesday. Nationwide, internet use stronglh correspondsto education. Eighty-seven percent of peoplse 25 and older with acollege bachelor’s degreed used the internet in 2007, versus 74 percen t for those with only some college, 49 percen t for those with only a high school diplomaz and 19 percent for those who didn'tg finish high school.
Among age groupsx nationwide, 73 percent of 18- to 34-year-oldes use the internet, 56 percent of peoplew 3 to 17, and 35 percent of peoplew 65 and older. Among ethni groups nationwide, 73 percent of Asian Americans used the interneytin 2007, 69 percent of whites, 51 percent of blackes and 48 percent of Hispanics.