Rank: 83
Code: Red
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
Norman County: recent progress but needs more
Norman County ranks 83 for broadband access out of 87 counties. They have been hovering at 54.22 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up. They have 1181 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost $10.9 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 |
| Norman | 2.9 | 2,573 | 54.22 | 1181 | 10983300 |
Norman County has almost ubiquitous access to internet at speeds of 25 Mbps down and 3 up, which means county commissioners and maybe even incumbent providers are not hearing of greater need because people have what they need for email and web browsing but increased access and better use may open doors for the community but they will eventually.
Their coverage to 100 Mbps down and 10 up has decreased slightly in the last year, which is prob ably due to map challenges or corrections.
They are code red.
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 54.22 | 55.52 | 55 | 54.44 | 20.62 | 20.55 | 20.52 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 99.73 | 99.34 | 79.45 | 66.63 | 98.45 | 98.02 | 37.67 |
Past grants:
- none
Find more articles on broadband in Norman County (http://tinyurl.com/zs7nuqj)
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.
