Rank: 47
Code: Yellow
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
Mahnomen: From red to yellow ranking with latest momentum
Mahnomen County ranks 47 (up 19 points) for broadband access out of 87 counties. They 82.54 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20. They have 304 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost $2.8 million to get to ubiquitous broadband in the county.
| County | Residential Location Density | number of residential locations | ≥ 100 Mbps Download/20 Mbps Upload Speeds | unserved households | Cost to close gap |
| Mahnomen | 3.0 | 1,741 | 82.54 | 304 | 2827200 |
They went from almost 19 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up in 2019 to 71 percent coverage in 2021 and a new jump to 82.54. Their had one of the great leaps in ranking from 66 to 47. It may be premature but given the recent momentum, they are getting upgraded from red to yellow ranking.
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 82.54 | 70.81 | 71.73 | 57.82 | 17.31 | 13.53 | 13.03 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 90.52 | 84.08 | 87.15 | 81.58 | 89.87 | 76.93 | 71.95 |
Past grant:
- 2017 – Garden Valley Telephone Company – Bejou – GRANT $1,304,421
Find more articles on broadband in Mahnomen County (https://tinyurl.com/4bfrr34x)
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)
The maps below on the left comes from the Office of Broadband Development interactive map, reflecting data updated on Oct 31, 2023. Red dots represent locations unserved with wireline broadband; the Orange dots represent underserved locations. The map on the right comes from the FCC National Broadband map showing access to wired and licensed fixed wireless access, the darker the color, the greater percentage of broadband coverage.
