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Big Stone County

Table of goal data by year
Year Rank 100/20 Mbps
2023 #6 of 87 99.71%
2022 #12 of 87 97.09%
2021 #9 of 87 98.6%
2020 #7 of 87 98.6%
2019 #5 of 87 98.91%
2018 #4 of 87 98.91%
2017 #25 of 87 70.12%

Big Stone County Almost There

Big Stone County ranks 6 for broadband access out of 87 counties a bump up from 12 last year. They are at 99.71 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up since 2018. They have 7 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost $65,000 to get to ubiquitous broadband in the county.

Big Stone is on the way to getting to goal coverage. They rank in the top 10 and that’s what they get a green rating. They got a great advantage when Federated Telephone got grant funding to building in the area in 2014.

Household Density

4.6

Number of Providers

13

As of 2023 · Source: MN DEED

Households with Device Access

A Device 78.6% 95.5%
statewide
Desktop or Laptop 69.3% 83.2%
statewide
Smartphone 58.4% 90.1%
statewide
Tablet 44.0% 65.8%
statewide
Other 2.8% 2.3%
statewide

Has Worked with Blandin Foundation

Yes

Has Received MN Grant(s)

Yes

2014 – Federated Telephone Cooperative, Big Stone County

Government Districts

U.S. Congress: CD 7

MN Senate: 12

MN House: 12A

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