Editing Digital divide (section)

===Racial gap in the United States===
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.<ref name=":7"/> Pew research shows that as of 2021, home broadband rates are 81% for White households, 71% for Black households and 65% for Hispanic households.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Internet/Broadband Fact Sheet |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=[[Pew Research Center]] |language=en-US |archive-date=August 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151443/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While 63% of adults find the lack of broadband to be a disadvantage, only 49% of White adults do.<ref name=":7" /> 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.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last1=Atske |first1=Sara |last2=Perrin |first2=rew |title=Home broadband adoption, computer ownership vary by race, ethnicity in the U.S. |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/07/16/home-broadband-adoption-computer-ownership-vary-by-race-ethnicity-in-the-u-s/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=[[Pew Research Center]] |date=16 July 2021 |language=en-US |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926145413/https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/07/16/home-broadband-adoption-computer-ownership-vary-by-race-ethnicity-in-the-u-s/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A 2021 survey found that a quarter of Hispanics rely on their smartphone and do not have access to broadband.<ref name=":7" />