Minnesota Broadband Audit

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Unserved And Underserved Broadband Serviceable Locations In Minnesota

Unserved And Underserved Anchor Institutions In Minnesota

Local Internet Service Providers And Types Of Service Provided In Minnesota

Demographics In Minnesota

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Unserved and Underserved Broadband Serviceable Locations in Minnesota

% of serviceable locations by performance rank

Unserved

More than 80% unserved

Underserved

More than 80% un(der)served

Served

Updated February 2024

The map above shows the broadband reality of Minnesota. It highlights the unserved and underserved broadband serviceable locations of Minnesota by county.

Minnesota broadband performance trends

Of the 2,094,478 broadband serviceable locations in Minnesota, 125,571 are unserved and 70,324 are underserved.

Here are the top 5 counties ranked by highest number of unserved locations

St. Louis county

20.3^%

out of 99,108 broadband serviceable locations

Pine county

45.8^%

out of 17,998 broadband serviceable locations

Otter Tail county

14.8^%

out of 39,427 broadband serviceable locations

Isanti county

28.1^%

out of 16,948 broadband serviceable locations

Todd county

33.3^%

out of 13,773 broadband serviceable locations

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Unserved and Underserved Anchor Institutions in Minnesota

Non-residential demand points

Community Support

Education

Government

Health

Updated February 2024

The map above shows the distribution of anchor institutions accross Minnesota colored by type. Anchor institutions are crucial entities such as schools, hospitals, and more that require greater use of broadband services. They often cater to vulnerable populations and ensuring they receive high quality broadband coverage is a high priority.

Anchor Institutions in Minnesota

There are 14,228 community anchor institutions in Minnesota.

Here is the breakdown of places of interest by category.

Community Support

5,971

Includes community support organizations, etc.

Education

3,689

Includes schools, colleges, learning centers, etc

Government

4,017

Includes libraries, fire departments, public housing organizations, etc.

Health

551

Includes clinics, public hospitals, etc.

Local Internet Service Providers and Types of Service Provided in Minnesota

Provider DensityFiberWirelessSatellite

Updated February 2024

Minnesota Local Broadband Service Providers

Of the 119 providers in Minnesota, 106 provide residential service.

Here is the breakdown of providers by type of service provided.

Fiber

73.9^%

88 fiber providers

Wireless

42.0^%

50 wireless providers

Satellite

2.5^%

3 satellite providers

Other

79.8^%

95 other providers

Demographics in Minnesota

Up-to-date information on the population of Minnesota including broadband coverage, income, housing type, and more.

Poverty threshold

15.6

Individuals with income below 150% poverty threshold

% with Internet

96.7

Households with an internet subscription

Education level

24.6

Population over age 25 with a bachelor degree

Household Income

$77,706.00

Median household income

Population breakdown

Population

5,670,472

Housing units

2,470,483

ACS 5-year estimates (2018-2022)

Racial breakdown

Asian

5.0%

Black

6.6%

Native

1.0%

White

80.7%

Other

2.1%

ACS 5-year estimates (2018-2022)

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Minnesota Broadband Audit

Unserved and Underserved Broadband Serviceable Locations in Minnesota

Minnesota broadband performance trends

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Unserved and Underserved Anchor Institutions in Minnesota

Anchor Institutions in Minnesota

Local Internet Service Providers and Types of Service Provided in Minnesota

Minnesota Local Broadband Service Providers

Demographics in Minnesota

Population

Housing units

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State Broadband Audits

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