Rank: 10
Code: Green
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
| county | 25/3 | 253 rank | 100/20 | 10020 rank | Gig | gig rank | Providers |
| Rock | 99.91 | 5 | 99.91 | 4 | 43.18 | 61 | 14 |
Rock County: Nearly Perfect
Rock County’s broadband coverage is almost perfect. They had 100 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up in 2023 but now the maps show 99.91 percent. It is a map correction, but they are still very close and retain the Green status.
At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 48 locations in Rock County. However, those locations will get a satellite, which does not qualify as served in the MN statute.
There is still Line Extension funding yet to be distributed, which helps connect handfuls of houses just beyond existing infrastructure. (Rock has not benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So that might be a strategy worth considering for the last few households.)
Statewide, there have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.
Broadband Access:
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 99.91 | 99.34 | 100 | 99.9 | 99.93 | 99.93 | 99.93 | 99.93 | 66.32 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 99.91 | 99.34 | 100 | 99.9 | 99.93 | 99.93 | 99.93 | 99.93 | 68.17 |
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 Rock: 48
The locations include satellite only.
| County | Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC | Locations Grand Total | County |
| Technology Type | Low Earth Orbit Satellite | ||
| Rock | 48 | 48 | Rock |
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 Rock 0 was invested over the years.
No New Posts from 2025
Highlights from Past Reports
- In 2022, Rock ranked 21 using Microsoft’s Digital Equity Tool, which looks at various factors of a community.
Past Grants:
- 2015 – MVTV Wireless Middle Mile – Grant award: $808,080
- 2014 – Rock County Broadband Alliance (RCBA), FTTP Project – Award: $5 million.
Find more articles on broadband in Rock County (http://tinyurl.com/jjeesst)
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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- Rock County (MN Map)
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- Rock County (National 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)