On the basis of data from cloud services provider Akamai's recently-released annual State of the Internet report, new "infographic" has been presented by Broadview Networks to show 'Internet speeds by State.'

The "infographic" has revealed that Virginia ranks at the top spot among the US states in terms of fastest average Internet speed. With the average Internet speed in Virginia being 13.7 megabits per second (mbps), the state boasts the speediest Internet access in the country.

Following Virginia on the fastest average Internet speed list are the state of Delaware and Massachusetts, which are tied at the second spot. The US capital, DC, is placed fifth, just below fourth-ranking Rhode Island.

Washington, New Hampshire, Utah, Michigan, and Connecticut rank in the sixth-to-tenth spots respectively when it comes to high average Internet speeds. Alaska, with an average Internet speed of 7.0 mbps, ranks as having the slowest Internet speed in the country.

With the "infographic" clearly showing that average Internet speed varies in every state of the US, the map has also revealed that the average speeds in at least 26 states are higher than 10 mbps, which is Akamai's cut off criterion for "high broadband."