McLeod County
| Year | Rank | 100/20 Mbps |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #58 of 87 | 81.59% |
| 2023 | #58 of 87 | 77.21% |
| 2022 | #54 of 87 | 75.48% |
| 2021 | #73 of 87 | 58.09% |
| 2020 | #72 of 87 | 56.13% |
| 2019 | #63 of 87 | 58.59% |
| 2018 | #43 of 87 | 58.57% |
| 2017 | #36 of 87 | 56.92% |
Red dots represent unserved locations.
Wired (wireline) and wireless (fixed, non-mobile) served location percentage at various speeds.
McLeod County: Maybe the Tide Has Turned
McLeod County rank stays at 58 for broadband access out of 87 counties. McLeod County has seen steady but incremental improvement in broadband access through the years. They won’t benefit from 2024 grants or Line Extension. That’s disappointing. They need to get going but they retain their yellow ranking.
- Over the years, McLeod County (or cities within) has not invested in matches for any successful MN Broadband grants.
- McLeod County will not benefit a 2024 MN Broadband grant s.
- McLeod County will not benefit from any line extension awards.
- Last years’ estimates indicated that it would cost $27 million 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, McLeod ranked 32 using Microsoft’s Digital Equity Tool, which looks at various factors of a community.
Household Density
25.2
Number of Providers
21
As of 2023 · Source: MN DEED
Households with Device Access
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statewide
statewide
statewide
statewide
Has Worked with Blandin Foundation
No
Has Received MN Grant(s)
Yes
MN State Grants awarded in 2021: Nuvera Communications, Inc. – Hutchinson SE FTTP – GRANT $169,369 This last mile project will serve 42 unserved and five underserved locations in the Hutchinson area of McLeod County.
Winthrop Telephone Company, Inc. – Bismarck & Transit Township FTTP Project – GRANT $716,000 This last mile project will serve 148 unserved and six underserved locations, including homes, businesses and farms, in Bismarck, Transit and Round Grove townships in Sibley and McLeod counties.
2022 – Nuvera Communications, Inc. – Belle Lake and Hutchinson East FTTP – GRANT $1,840,250
2022 – Mediacom Minnesota LLC – Swan Lake – GRANT $99,156 (Learn more)