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Racial Gap
Although many groups in society are affected by a lack of access to computers or the Internet, communities of color are specifically observed to be negatively affected by the digital divide. Pew research shows that as of 2021, home broadband rates are 81% for White households, 71% for Black households and 65% for Hispanic households. While 63% of Black adults find the lack of broadband to be a disadvantage, only 49% of White adults do. Smartphone and tablet ownership remains consistent with about 8 out of 10 Black, White, and Hispanic individuals reporting owning a smartphone and half owning a tablet. A 2021 survey found that a quarter of hispanics rely on their smartphone and do not have access to broadband.

It is known that people of color have a disadvantage of digital divide because of income status, people with color have a less percentage rate of internet services in their homes.

[https://www.bing.com/search?q=racial+gap+with+digital+divide&cvid=e83437c8aa424fea871774454efe584c&aqs=edge..69i57j0l8.30509j0j1&pglt=299&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=HCTS newsq=racial+gap+with+digital+divide&cvid=e83437c8aa424fea871774454efe584c&aqs=edge..69i57j0l8.30509j0j1&pglt=299&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=HCTSThe COVID-19 pandemic exposed the severity of the digital divide in the United States. During this time, lack of access to computers and the internet has been highlighted among individuals and families with limited monthly incomes in tribal, rural, and urban communities where broadband is neither available nor affordable. Decades of research has shown that this digital divide is further deepened along racial and ethnic lines. Wealthier, white, and more educated individuals consistently have higher rates of home computer and broadband ownership. Many without this societal privilege rely on their local public libraries and other community spaces to fill these gaps. The pandemic has also underscored just how significant public libraries have been in addressing people's need for computers and high-speed internet. Last year, for example, mainstream]