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Dodge County

Table of goal data by year
Year Rank 100/20 Mbps
2023 #30 of 87 88.5%
2022 #35 of 87 84.2%
2021 #41 of 87 80.62%
2020 #44 of 87 77.37%
2019 #42 of 87 77.08%
2018 #26 of 87 74.59%
2017 #10 of 87 94.9%

Dodge County: Steady Progress

Dodge County ranks 30 (up 11 places) for access to broadband at 100 Mbps down and 20 up. They have 88.5 percent access. There are 905 unserved household and the cost to getting them connected is $8,416,500.

Dodge County has seen slow but steady increase in access since 2020. In 2023, KM Telecom got almost $2 million in a Border to Border grant to serve towns in Olmsted and Dodge Counties.

While the progress is undeniable, Dodge will retain its yellow ranking.

Household Density

17.9

Number of Providers

19

As of 2023 · Source: MN DEED

Households with Device Access

A Device 90.8% 95.5%
statewide
Desktop or Laptop 83.9% 83.2%
statewide
Smartphone 74.5% 90.1%
statewide
Tablet 61.0% 65.8%
statewide
Other 5.6% 2.3%
statewide

Has Worked with Blandin Foundation

No

Has Received MN Grant(s)

Yes

2017 – KMTelecom – Rural Kasson Fiber Build – GRANT $606,108

2016 – KMTELECOM RURAL MANTORVILLE – GRANT: $764,663

2021 – KMTelecom – Rock Dell Northwest Fiber Build – GRANT $385,173

2021 – KMTelecom – Rock Dell Southwest Fiber Build – GRANT $404,709

2023 – KM Telecom – Rural Byron & Salem Corners Fiber Build – GRANT $1,931,046

Government Districts

U.S. Congress: CD 1

MN Senate: 24

MN House: 24A

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