Smartphone ownership in the US by ethnicity 2021

The statistic shows the penetration rate of smartphones in the United States by ethnicity from 2011 to 2021. In 2021, 85 percent of the Hispanic population in the United States owned a smartphone.

Share of adults in the United States who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2021, by ethnicity

Ethnicity	White	Black	Hispanic
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Release date

April 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

Jan 25 - Feb 8, 2021

Number of respondents

1,502 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

“Smartphone ownership” includes those who say their phone is a smartphone, or who describe their phone as running on the Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Palm or Windows platforms.
For 2011 data, n=2,277 adults ages 18 and older, including 755 interviews conducted on respondent’s cell phone.
For 2012 data, n=2,253 adults and survey includes 901 cell phone interviews. Both 2011 and 2012 data include Spanish-language interviews.
For 2013 data, n=2,252 adults and survey includes 1,127 cell phone interviews in English and Spanish.
Source did not provide information for the number of respondents in 2016 and 2017

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