Rank: 4
Code: Green
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
Ramsey County: nearly at 2026 goal already
Ramsey County ranks 4 (up one point) for broadband access out of 87 counties. They have had more than 99 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up. They have 28 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost $260400 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 |
| Ramsey | 815.5 | 138,699 | 99.98 | 28 | 260400 |
Ramsey County is a metro-based county where the market makes it feasible for broadband providers to serve broadband profitably. Even with coverage, they still get providers, such as WOW, building in the area.
Ramset County has also been working on Digital Inclusion. They held a digital inclusion summit in late 2022 and created a Connectivity Blueprint in 2023 to smooth a path to digital equity.
The have a green ranking.
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 99.98 | 99.63 | 99.84 | 99.84 | 99.84 | 99.82 | 99.39 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 99.98 | 99.88 | 99.86 | 99.86 | 99.86 | 99.84 | 99.75 |
Past grants:
None
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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.
