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Wilkin County

Table of goal data by year
Year Rank 100/20 Mbps
2023 #49 of 87 81.97%
2022 #52 of 87 77.48%
2021 #47 of 87 77.06%
2020 #45 of 87 77.06%
2019 #34 of 87 80.84%
2018 #20 of 87 82.08%
2017 #20 of 87 80.84%

Wilkin County: Going the Wrong Way – Need to Focus

Wilkin County ranks 49 for broadband access out of 87 counties. They have 81.97 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up. They have 464 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost $4.3 million to get to ubiquitous broadband in the county.

They have hovered around 77 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up since 2020 but recent grants may change that.

In December 2022, Red River Rural Telephone received $2.1 million to upgrade approximately 315 underserved locations near the Breckenridge, Doran and Foxhome area of Wilkin County. In 2023, Red River got two more grants: one for $2.2 million to serve 128 locations in North Wilkin County, located near Breckenridge and Foxhome and $2 million to upgrade approximately 86 unserved locations near the rural Doran and Campbell areas of Wilkin County.

The recent grants help Wilkin County shift from red to yellow ranking.

Household Density

3.4

Number of Providers

15

As of 2023 · Source: MN DEED

Households with Device Access

A Device 84.0% 95.5%
statewide
Desktop or Laptop 75.5% 83.2%
statewide
Smartphone 65.5% 90.1%
statewide
Tablet 54.1% 65.8%
statewide
Other 5.4% 2.3%
statewide

Has Worked with Blandin Foundation

No

Has Received MN Grant(s)

Yes

2023 – Red River Rural Telephone Association – Rural Campbell – GRANT $2,035,500

2023 – Red River Rural Telephone Association – North Wilkin County – GRANT $2,227,363

2022 – Red River Rural Telephone Association, $2,157,663

2017 – Advantenon – Rural Grant, Stevens and Wilkin Counties – Grant $316,554

Government Districts

U.S. Congress: CD 7

MN Senate: 09

MN House: 09A

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