Rank: 10
Code: Green
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
Swift County: Almost there
Swift County ranks 10 (up one point) for broadband access out of 87 counties. They have 98.94 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up. They have 45 households without access to broadband at that speed. There is a slight dip in access this year but it is within a margin of error and may simply reflect a more granular look at access. Estimates indicate that it will cost $418500 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 |
| Swift | 5.6 | 4,239 | 98.94 | 45 | 418500 |
Swift County benefited from Federated Telephone’s Border to Border grant in 2015. They have hovered between 97-99 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up since 2019. They are so close to goal; they retain their green ranking.
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 98.94 | 97.5 | 99.5 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 64.15 | 30.41 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 99.41 | 97.91 | 99.54 | 99.54 | 99.64 | 99.64 | 78.95 |
Past grants:
- 2015 – Federated Telephone Cooperative – Swift County FTTP 2015 – Grant award: $4,950,000
- 2015 – MVTV Wireless Middle Mile – Grant award: $808,080
Find more articles on broadband in Swift County (http://tinyurl.com/zfptnnz)
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.
