Rank: 76
Code: Red
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
Norman County: recent progress but needs more
Norman County has spent most of its time near the bottom ranking. In 2020, they climbed their way out of the top 10 with a great increase in coverage. Unfortunately, they have remained stagnant since then.
Projected allocation of American Recovery Project ARP funds in Norman is $1,236,392; broadband is one possible use.
Norman County may benefit from intervention, such as the Blandin Accelerate program, a process to spur community acquisition and deployment of federal and state broadband funds, to find an alternative solution. They are code red.
Broadband Access:
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 55 | 54.44 | 20.62 | 20.55 | 20.52 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 79.45 | 66.63 | 98.45 | 98.02 | 37.67 |
| County | Households with computer | …with desktop or laptop | …with ONLY smartphone | …with a tablet et al |
| State of MN | 93.6% | 80.6% | 7.7% | 63.8% |
| Norman | 83.4 | 70.1 | 6.6 | 53.3 |
Past grants:
none
Checklist:
- Find more articles on broadband in Norman County (http://tinyurl.com/zs7nuqj)
- 100/20 Mbps ranking: 76 (down 3)
- Has worked with Blandin: no
- Has received a MN Broadband grant: no
- Household density: 2.90
Details:
- Districts: CD 7
Senate: 04
House: 04B - 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)
Blandin on Broadband 