Rank: 1
Code: Green
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
| county | 25/3 | 253 rank | 100/20 | 10020 rank | Gig | gig rank | Providers |
| Red Lake | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 8 |
Red Lake County: Four years of ubiquitous broadband
Red Lake County ranks 1 for broadband access out of 87 counties. They have 100 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up. They haven’t invested local government funding, nor have they benefited from Line Extension but they got there.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 2025 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 93.85 | 83.18 | 83.17 | 83.17 | 48.01 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 2025 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99.99 | 99.86 | 99.99 | 99.99 | 99.99 |
Possible BEAD support
The Minnesota BEAD Final Proposal has not yet been approved so the information below is subject to change; it includes the number of locations by county specifying provider and broadband type. (Learn more.)
Locations in Red Lake: 0
Local Government Match for State Broadband Grants:
Over the years, many local governments (County, Municipal, Tribal) have invested in broadband deployment. This year, I have tracked how much local investment has been used to match MN State Grants. Local governments invest in other ways too, but this was one number I could realistically find and quantify investment by county, which means investment in that county, whether by county, cities or other local government entity.
In Red Lake 0 was invested over the years.
Highlights from Past Reports
- 2023 estimates indicated that it would cost 0 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, Ramsey ranked 13 using Microsoft’s Digital Equity Tool, which looks at various factors of a community.
Past grant:
- None
Find more articles on broadband in Red Lake County (http://tinyurl.com/gt8g24c)
The maps below come from the
- Office of Broadband Development interactive map, reflecting data updated on December 16, 2025 – tracking wireline access.
- The FCC National Broadband Maps, reflecting data updated November 28, 2025 – tracking fixed wireless access.
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- Redwood County (MN Map)
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- Red Lake County (MN Map)
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)