Rank: 67
Code: Red
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
| County | 25/3 (% covered) |
25/3 rank | 100/20 (% covered) |
100/20 rank | Gig (% covered) |
Gig rank |
| Grant | 92.38 | 38 | 75.14 | 67 | 75.14 | 23 |
Grant County: code changes from yellow to red
Grant County ranks 67 (down 8 places) for broadband access out of 87 counties. Growth has been stagnant in Grant County for years. One potential problem is the difference between coverage of 25/3 access and 100/20. Some residence may be currently satisfied with 25/3 but that will be less satisfactory as more applications go online and more online applications are being built for faster connections.
- Over the years, Grant County (or cities within) has invested $202,963 (total) for matches for 1 successful MN Broadband grant. This is an indicator of local government that is engaged and (literally) invested in better, local broadband.
- Grant County will not benefit from a MN Broadband grant.
- Grant County will not benefit from any line extension awards.
- Last years’ estimates indicated that it would cost $6.4 million to get ubiquitous broadband in the county. (I haven’t updated the number because recent report offers scenarios of costs based on BEAD funding rules that make current estimates less predictable than in the past. Yet, I think the number is still helpful.)
- In 2022, Grant ranked 49 using Microsoft’s Digital Equity Tool, which looks at various factors of a community.
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 75.14 | 77.18 | 77.71 | 71.99 | 60.3 | 43.02 | 39.93 | 39.93 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 92 | 92.15 | 96 | 95.44 | 88.22 | 87.85 | 87.85 | 75.73 |
Past Grants:
- Runestone Telephone Association, $2,493,637.00 (to serve Grant, Stevens and Traverse counties)
Find more articles on broadband in Grant County. (http://tinyurl.com/z9n7ea6)
The maps below on the left comes from the Office of Broadband Development interactive map, reflecting data updated on December 16, 2024. Red dots represent locations unserved locations. Above I have tracked wireline access because that is the Minnesota definition of broadband. The info below includes wired and wireless. BEAD includes fixed wireless connections as served locations. (I wrote more on the distinction between the two last year, which may be if interest in the numbers range greatly for your county.)
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)