More Californians are gaining broadband Internet access. But Black and Latino households still lag

A child attends an online class at a learning hub inside the Crenshaw Family YMCA during the Covid-19 pandemic in Los Angeles. — AFP/Getty Images/TNS

More Californians are gaining access to broadband Internet, but Black and Latino households still lag behind their white counterparts, according to an analysis of the latest available American Community Survey data.

The Public Policy Institute of California, which recently presented the findings, noted that the US Census Bureau survey paints a picture of expanding but unequal access to high-speed Internet service in the state at a time when reliable Internet service became a necessity for remote work and school.