Rank: 18
Code: Green
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
Red Lake County: Well served and in a position to pull for more
Red Lake County has nearly ubiquitous access to 25/3, which means they didn’t need to think about broadband for a while. But they also just saw an increase from 83 to 93 percent access to 100/20. They have never received a state broadband grant. They have service providers that are engaged with providing service with minimal community support.
Projected allocation of American Recovery Project ARP funds in Red Lake is $786,442; broadband is one possible use.
They are in an enviable position with their providers but they are also in a position to use their ARP funding to invite providers to do more. They are code green.
Broadband Access:
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 93.85 | 83.18 | 83.17 | 83.17 | 48.01 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 99.99 | 99.86 | 99.99 | 99.99 | 99.99 |
| 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% |
| Red Lake | 84.9 | 69.3 | 5.8 | 58.9 |
Past grant:
none
Checklist:
- Find more articles on broadband in Red Lake County (http://tinyurl.com/gt8g24c)
- 100/20 ranking: 18 (up 8)
- 25/3 ranking: 1
- Has worked with Blandin: no
- Has received a MN Broadband grant: no
- Household density: 3.58
- Number of providers: 4
Details:
- Districts: CD 7
Senate: 01
House: 01B - 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 