Green=served Purple=underesrved Red=unserved
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 63
Code: Red
Annually, Blandin Foundation pulls together data from the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development and broadband news to gauge progress toward the state broadband goals (25 megabits per second download/3 Mbps upload by 2022 and 100 Mbps/20 Mbps by 2026). Leaders can use this information to improve broadband access and use in their communities. To see how the state is doing overall, or to compare counties, visit the Blandin Foundation interactive map. Or check out past years’ reports: 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Wabasha County: stalled at 66 percent access
Wabasha County benefited from a state grant a few years ago. There hasn’t been much activity since then.
Broadband Access:
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 66.31 | 66.31 | 66.17 | 61.7 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 77.96 | 77.61 | 74.35 | 83.59 |
| County | Households with computer | …with desktop or laptop | …with a smartphone | …with a tablet et al | …with other |
| State of MN | 90.3% | 81.1% | 76.5% | 59.3% | 3.5% |
| Wabasha | 87.2% | 77.8% | 70.3% | 54.3% | 2.4% |
What we learned in the past:
Wabasha has benefited from a state broadband grant:
- 2016 – NEW ULM TELECOM, INC. MAZEPPA – GRANT: $ 317,761
Update from 2020:
No broadband news has been reported from Wabasha County since the last profile was posted.
Checklist:
- Find more articles on broadband in Wabasha County (http://tinyurl.com/gpllcg8)
- 100/20 Mbps ranking: 63 (down 3)
- Has worked with Blandin: no
- Has received a MN Broadband grant: yes
- Household density: 16
Details:
- Districts: CD 2
Senate: 21
House: 21A, 21B - Find your reps
I am doing the annual look at broadband in each county – based on maps from the Office of Broadband Development and news gathered from the last year. I’m looking at progress toward the 2022 (25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up) and 2026 (100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up) and will code each:
- Red (yikes)
- Yellow (warning)
- Green (good shape)