2.0% of locations in Minnesota have no fixed broadband at 25/3 Mbps. The state median rural county sits at 0.5% unserved and 66.0% fiber coverage. Pick your county below for the specific picture.
60 of Minnesota's 87 counties are classed as rural by the USDA. Across the whole state the FCC records 41,760 locations with no fixed broadband, out of 2,121,823.
| County | Locations | Unserved | Share unserved | Fiber share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koochiching County | 8,485 | 1,771 | 20.9% | 57.1% |
| Lake County | 8,037 | 1,113 | 13.8% | 77.9% |
| Cass County | 27,565 | 3,753 | 13.6% | 51.2% |
| Todd County | 13,789 | 1,359 | 9.9% | 56.3% |
| Kanabec County | 8,494 | 809 | 9.5% | 67.0% |
| Pine County | 18,246 | 1,678 | 9.2% | 63.9% |
| Mahnomen County | 2,813 | 256 | 9.1% | 67.5% |
| Lake of the Woods County | 3,974 | 317 | 8.0% | 67.3% |
| Aitkin County | 17,325 | 1,231 | 7.1% | 73.6% |
| Becker County | 20,484 | 905 | 4.4% | 72.7% |
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Low-earth-orbit satellite. Latency is low enough for video calls and most gaming, unlike older satellite services.
Home internet over T-Mobile’s cellular network. A gateway box you plug in yourself; no truck roll, no dish.
The same idea on Verizon’s network, offered as 5G Home or LTE Home depending on what reaches your address.
A regional operator beaming service from a tower or ridge to an antenna on your roof. In much of rural America this is the fastest thing available.
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