Rank: 9
Code: Green
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
| County | 25/3 (% covered) |
25/3 rank | 100/20 (% covered) |
100/20 rank | Gig (% covered) |
Gig rank |
| Swift | 99.45 | 9 | 99.34 | 9 | 64.67 | 30 |
Swift County: Almost there
Swift County ranks 9 (up one point) for broadband access out of 87 counties. They will benefit from 5 Line Extension grants, which might be a good way for them to get broadband to the last few houses. They are so close to goal; they retain their green ranking.
- Over the years, Swift County (or cities within) has not invested in matches for any successful MN Broadband grants.
- Swift County will not benefit from a 2024 MN Broadband grant.
- Swift County will benefit from 5 line extension awards (Rounds 1 and 2), which extend broadband to individual locations.
- Last years’ estimates indicated that it would cost $418,500 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, Swift ranked 64 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) | 99.34 | 98.94 | 97.5 | 99.5 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 64.15 | 30.41 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 99.45 | 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)
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)