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Olmsted County

Table of goal data by year
Year Rank 100/20 Mbps
2023 #19 of 87 95.42%
2022 #17 of 87 94.38%
2021 #17 of 87 93.9%
2020 #16 of 87 92.87%
2019 #15 of 87 92.66%
2018 #62 of 87 41.29%
2017 #62 of 87 34%

Olmsted County: Almost There

Olmsted County ranks 19 (down two points) for broadband access out of 87 counties. They have 95.42 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up. They have 2378 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost $22.1 million to get to ubiquitous broadband in the county.

Olmsted County is nearly there, which is why they retain the green code. They are the home of the Mayo Clinic, which acts as an anchor for providers looking to expand service.

In December 2022, Kasson & Mantorville Telephone got $1.6 million to serve 119 unserved households, 7 unserved businesses, and 82 unserved farms for a total of 208 serviceable addresses. In 2023, KM Telecom got almost $2 million to serve 221 households, businesses, farms, and community institutions.

Household Density

77.6

Number of Providers

21

As of 2023 · Source: MN DEED

Households with Device Access

A Device 92.4% 95.5%
statewide
Desktop or Laptop 85.5% 83.2%
statewide
Smartphone 78.3% 90.1%
statewide
Tablet 61.9% 65.8%
statewide
Other 3.0% 2.3%
statewide

Has Worked with Blandin Foundation

No

Has Received MN Grant(s)

Yes

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

2019 – BEVCOMM (Pine Island Telephone Company) – NE Pine Island Fiber Project Phase I – GRANT $222,222

MN State Grants awarded in 2021: Charter Communications (Spectrum) – Cambridge Hills – GRANT $28,950 This middle and last mile project will serve approximately 41 unserved households in Marion Township in Olmsted County.

KMTelecom – Rock Dell Northwest Fiber Build – GRANT $385,173 This last mile project will serve approximately 125 unserved locations in the rural Ashland and Vernon townships in Dodge County and Salem Township in Olmsted County.

2022 – Kasson & Mantorville Telephone Company, $1,620,007.00

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

Government Districts

U.S. Congress: CD 1

MN Senate: 20, 24, 25

MN House: 20B, 24A, 24B, 25A, 25B

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