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Landline use has declined sharply across America since the advent of cell phones, but a newly released study shows that old-fashioned landlines are still widely used in the U.S. 

According to data from Chamber of Commerce, more than 70% of American adults – about 183 million – now rely solely on mobile phones to make calls, and while that seems like a lot, what may come as more of a surprise is that 68.9 million Americans — more than 25% — still regularly use their landlines. 

Upwards of 3.3 million people are “phoneless” in America, the study also found. 

As for the Golden State, just over 35% of residents still use landlines, which equates to approximately 10.6 million Californians.  

Those without landlines make up 64.2% of California phone owners, or around 19.4 million people. 

On a national level, the Chamber of Commerce found that New York is the “landline capital” of America; over half of New York residents still have a landline phone (8.1 million) compared to 47% of New Yorkers who only have cell phones. 

The study also found that the Northeast is where the most landlines remain; all 10 states with the highest percentage of landline users were on the eastern seaboard. 

Meanwhile, several states in the Midwest and southern U.S. have all but gotten rid of their old-school landlines; less than a quarter of residents in states such as Oklahoma, Mississippi and Wyoming have one. 

A table outlining data for all 50 states’ landline and wireless phone usage can be viewed below: 

State% without landline (wireless only)Total # of people without landline% with landlineTotal # of people with landline% phonelessTotal # of phoneless people
Alabama68.3%2,581,65430.6%1,156,6411.1%41,579
Alaska67.9%375,26631.1%171,1821.0%5,527
Arizona71.9%3,893,35327.1%1,467,4531.0%54,150
Arkansas69.9%1,604,27629.1%667,8751.0%22,951
California64.2%19,427,78735.1%10,621,7340.7%211,829
Colorado71.6%3,114,13027.8%1,209,1180.6%26,096
Connecticut51.7%1,463,75247.7%1,350,5020.6%16,987
Delaware53.5%403,15746.1%347,3930.4%3,014
Florida65.6%10,967,77833.4%203,0451.0%167,192
Georgia66.0%5,213,08133.2%2,622,3380.8%63,189
Hawaii54.2%605,66145.1%503,9730.7%7,822
Idaho78.6%1,003,41020.7%264,2570.7%8,936
Illinois66.2%6,539,96833.0%3,260,1050.8%79,033
Indiana69.1%3,519,40929.9%1,522,8701.0%50,932
Iowa70.2%1,692,36129.0%699,1240.8%19,286
Kansas69.8%1,535,30829.4%646,6770.8%17,597
Kentucky67.9%2,335,58831.0%1,066,3211.1%37,837
Louisiana69.3%2,467,78129.7%1,057,6211.0%35,610
Maine55.2%597,81343.6%472,1851.2%12,996
Maryland48.5%2,268,42650.8%2,376,0000.7%32,740
Massachusetts47.2%2,586,22652.1%2,854,7120.7%38,355
Michigan63.7%4,960,56635.7%1,523,5080.6%46,724
Minnesota63.8%2,722,68435.7%1,523,5080.5%21,338
Mississippi75.5%1,714,54823.3%529,1261.2%27,251
Missouri69.8%3,296,86229.3%1,383,9260.9%42,510
Montana64.6%531,18234.3%282,0361.1%9,045
Nebraska67.8%976,63531.6%455,1870.6%8,643
Nevada73.4%1,681,84425.6%586.5831.0%22,913
New Hampshire49.9%542,99249.5%538,6390.6%6,529
New Jersey48.8%3,375,48750.5%3,493,0760.7%48,419
New Mexico76.5%1,227,04322.3%357,6871.2%19,248
New York46.7%7,221,60452.4%8,103,0420.9%139,174
North Carolina64.7%5,155,46634.5%2,749,0500.8%63,746
North Dakota58.2%338,12641.3%239,9420.5%2,905
Ohio65.6%5,937,05433.6%3,040,9300.8%72,403
Oklahoma77.5%2,306,32721.8%648,7480.7%20,831
Oregon66.6%2,172,39932.8%1,069,8900.6%19,571
Pennsylvania51.4%5,206,37747.7%4,831,5990.9%91,162
Rhode Island53.9%458,08945.5%386,6990.6%5,099
South Carolina61.9%2,425,43037.2%1,457,6090.9%35,265
South Dakota71.7%470,73227.0%177,6231.3%8,535
Tennessee68.0%3,539,01630.9%1,608,1711.1%57,249
Texas71.5%14,959,52427.7%5,795,5080.8%167,379
Utah72.8%1,582,19726.6%578,0880.6%13,040
Vermont51.0%258,90647.9%243,1691.1%5,584
Virginia56.4%3,716,36543.0%2,833,1690.6%39,533
Washington65.0%3,744,36534.3%1,975,8720.7%40,324
West Virginia63.4%917,94835.3%511,0971.3%18,822
Wisconsin62.2%2,805,10437.0%1,668,6310.8%36,079
Wyoming77.2%343,27222.2%98,7130.6%2,668
Washington, D.C.63.7%362,29635.7%203,0450.6%3,413
Source: Chamber of Commerce

The number of landlines in American homes has been steadily decreasing since 2008, when nearly 63% of U.S. families had one in their residence, the study found.

Wireless phone ownership in America has increased by 67% since 2003, the Chamber of Commerce data indicates.

To read the full study, click here.