Benton Institute for Broadband & Society reports on Ookla research…

The number of states with 60% or more users experiencing the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum standard for fixed broadband speeds of 100 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps upstream increased from nine states in the first half (1H) 2024 to 22 states (and the District of Columbia) in 2H 2024. Seven states have 65% of more users experiencing the FCC’s minimum standard for broadband of 100/20 Mbps. New Mexico, Colorado, and Minnesota had the biggest year-over-year increase in the percentage of Speedtest users that receive 100/20 Mbps broadband speeds. New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, North Dakota, and Maryland are the top five states with the highest percentage of Speedtest users with 100/20 Mbps speeds. Two U.S. states (Montana and Alaska) have fewer than 40% of Speedtest users that receive the minimum broadband speeds of 100/20 Mbps. These are also two of the least densely populated states in the country. Thirty-two states saw their digital divide increase between the 1H of 2024 to the 2H of 2024 and 17 states saw their digital divide decrease. Only one state, Kentucky, saw its digital divide remain the same.

The Ookla reports Minnesota has 58.93 percent access to speeds of 100 Mbps down and 20 up.