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What percentage of American adults use the Internet?

Answer: 87 percent

According to a report released by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of American adults surveyed said they use the Internet. That figure is an all-time high as the trend has climbed upwards from 14 percent in 1995. For those with college degrees, the figure is 97 percent.

Colin wrote for Government Technology and Emergency Management from 2010 through most of 2016.