31% of American households have no internet connection

"Just 31 percent of American households lacked an Internet connection as of October 2009, down from 38 percent in 2007. The vast majority of those homes use a broadband connection, with the share of households with a dial-up connection slipping below 5 percent, according to data released by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the U.S. Census Bureau"
Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the U.S. Census Bureau, reported in Mercury News, 19th February 2010