Rank: 1
Code: Green
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
Red Lake County: Two years of ubiquitous broadband
Red Lake County ranks 1 for broadband access out of 87 counties. They have 100 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up. They have 0 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost 0 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 |
| Red Lake | 3.5 | 1,533 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Red Lake County can bask in the glory of their second year with ubiquitous broadband. They share top ranking with Lincoln and Rock Counties.
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 100 | 100 | 93.85 | 83.18 | 83.17 | 83.17 | 48.01 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 100 | 100 | 99.99 | 99.86 | 99.99 | 99.99 | 99.99 |
Past grant:
- None
Find more articles on broadband in Red Lake County (http://tinyurl.com/gt8g24c)
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.
