Twin Cities Business is reporting on the MN Broadband County ranking – but I want to let careful readers know that this is based on the ranking I posted in December 2024. It’s still valuable, but again for folks who are long time readers, this isn’t an update, it’s just sharing the mainstream media coverage…

Rural businesses need access to fast, reliable broadband as much as metro-area firms do. Based on 2024 data gathered by the state, some Greater Minnesota counties are actually outpacing the Twin Cities region. The following rankings measure access to gig broadband, which is internet service with speeds of 1 gigabit per second (Gbps), the current standard for “high-speed.” Surprisingly, Anoka, a metro county, came in seventh from the bottom at 17%.