New MN broadband map are out; see which counties rank highest?

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The Office of Broadband Development has posted new maps and stats on broadband access on their site. You can download an Excel spreadsheet with the info from the site. (Want a comparison? I tracked the same info last September when the maps and data came out.)

Here are the top ranking counties for access to 25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up (25/3):

  • 1              Red Lake              99.99
  • 2              Rock      99.93
  • 3              Ramsey 99.74
  • 4              Clearwater          99.58
  • 5              Beltrami               99.38
  • 6              Stevens 99.22
  • 7              Lac qui Parle       99.14
  • 8              Swift      98.88
  • 9              Hennepin            98.86
  • 10           Dakota  97.48

And bottom ranking:

  • 78           Traverse              44.68
  • 79           Todd      44.22
  • 80           Fillmore                43.76
  • 81           Redwood            41.80
  • 82           Pine       39.70
  • 83           Norman               37.67
  • 84           Kanabec               34.48
  • 85           Marshall               33.49
  • 86           Aitkin    28.01
  • 87           Yellow Medicine               20.58

And here’s the full table, looking at access by speed and rank based on 25/3 stats: (Hard to format on the blog – you can also access as a spreadsheet):

Rank at 25/3 goal County Name Percent Broadband (1Gbps/1Gbps) Percent Wireline Broadband (25Mbps/3Mbps) Percent Wireline Broadband (100Mbps/20Mbps)
1 Red Lake 48.01 99.99 83.00
2 Rock 0.00 99.93 99.93
3 Ramsey 16.79 99.74 99.33
4 Clearwater 89.30 99.58 89.30
5 Beltrami 82.25 99.38 95.87
6 Stevens 6.74 99.22 96.74
7 Lac qui Parle 0.00 99.14 99.14
8 Swift 0.00 98.88 53.63
9 Hennepin 29.29 98.86 98.31
10 Dakota 15.48 97.48 64.10
11 Big Stone 0.00 97.44 97.44
12 Anoka 9.38 97.30 95.55
13 Brown 0.00 96.28 72.55
14 Washington 5.79 95.99 94.33
15 Cook 0.00 94.50 94.50
16 Lake 94.12 94.30 94.30
17 Scott 4.80 93.77 87.27
18 Olmsted 3.69 93.27 33.20
19 Pennington 11.48 91.78 90.75
20 Polk 34.15 91.74 84.88
21 Wadena 47.43 88.66 47.43
22 Carver 0.36 88.28 80.64
23 Crow Wing 35.33 87.76 39.69
24 Clay 36.37 87.49 82.17
25 Rice 0.00 87.37 29.81
26 Hubbard 45.99 87.36 46.37
27 Benton 0.00 86.99 13.29
28 Steele 0.00 86.42 49.54
29 Winona 80.70 85.71 81.83
30 Wright 14.34 85.62 29.75
31 Sherburne 0.17 84.55 28.17
32 Nicollet 1.79 83.42 32.06
33 Stearns 4.66 83.20 37.61
34 McLeod 0.00 83.10 58.03
35 Freeborn 9.49 82.99 34.54
36 St. Louis 5.87 82.33 38.44
37 Wilkin 72.21 80.84 80.84
38 Pipestone 12.47 79.73 79.73
39 Itasca 55.68 78.73 76.30
40 Mower 0.00 78.39 23.79
41 Faribault 0.09 77.71 41.05
42 Blue Earth 0.00 77.51 16.70
43 Goodhue 50.42 76.74 55.43
44 Douglas 28.52 76.33 28.60
45 Nobles 0.00 76.19 72.31
46 Grant 39.89 75.73 39.93
47 Kandiyohi 0.00 75.34 8.05
48 Waseca 0.00 73.30 73.07
49 Mahnomen 8.60 72.42 13.01
50 Dodge 40.45 72.24 69.54
51 Lyon 4.14 71.91 65.49
52 Chippewa 0.00 71.77 24.80
53 Houston 33.34 71.28 66.63
54 Le Sueur 0.00 71.16 68.67
55 Wabasha 59.56 70.45 61.59
56 Becker 5.78 69.52 6.66
57 Morrison 32.89 69.24 40.93
58 Cass 26.74 68.94 34.02
59 Jackson 0.00 68.79 68.79
60 Koochiching 7.50 68.56 68.55
61 Watonwan 0.00 65.76 64.80
62 Kittson 3.46 65.62 3.46
63 Chisago 0.00 65.15 62.32
64 Cottonwood 0.00 62.03 19.12
65 Roseau 0.00 61.85 49.69
66 Carlton 0.00 61.27 52.52
67 Pope 10.15 60.54 23.66
68 Martin 0.00 55.64 54.06
69 Otter Tail 1.25 55.43 2.07
70 Isanti 0.02 54.33 49.28
71 Sibley 31.97 53.60 53.15
72 Lincoln 0.11 53.44 39.21
73 Renville 0.00 53.10 49.94
74 Murray 1.88 50.90 50.76
75 Meeker 0.00 49.50 37.75
76 Lake of the Woods 0.00 48.08 48.08
77 Mille Lacs 0.00 47.57 47.07
78 Traverse 4.08 44.68 44.68
79 Todd 2.84 44.22 2.86
80 Fillmore 6.70 43.76 42.81
81 Redwood 0.00 41.80 33.54
82 Pine 0.00 39.70 36.95
83 Norman 20.52 37.67 20.52
84 Kanabec 0.00 34.48 26.59
85 Marshall 5.97 33.49 28.10
86 Aitkin 2.66 28.01 14.17
87 Yellow Medicine 0.00 20.58 19.44
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Librarian who follows rural broadband in MN and good uses of new technology (blandinonbroadband.org), hosts a radio show on MN music (mostlyminnesota.com), supports people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota (elimstrongtowershelters.org) and helps with social justice issues through Women’s March MN.

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