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Wadena County

Table of goal data by year
Year Rank 100/20 Mbps
2023 #8 of 87 99.32%
2022 #7 of 87 98.88%
2021 #13 of 87 97.29%
2020 #13 of 87 95.53%
2019 #17 of 87 91.07%
2018 #53 of 87 49.91%
2017 #49 of 87 45.69%

Wadena County: Into the Iop 10!

Wadena County ranks 8 for broadband access out of 87 counties. They have 99.32 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up. They have 38 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost $353400 to get to ubiquitous broadband in the county.

Wadena County saw a great jump in access in 2019. There has bee incremental improvement since then and now they are 38 households away from ubiquitous coverage.

They retain their green ranking.

Household Density

10.4

Number of Providers

15

As of 2023 · Source: MN DEED

Households with Device Access

A Device 80.1% 95.5%
statewide
Desktop or Laptop 68.0% 83.2%
statewide
Smartphone 59.9% 90.1%
statewide
Tablet 45.0% 65.8%
statewide
Other 1.8% 2.3%
statewide

Has Worked with Blandin Foundation

Yes

Has Received MN Grant(s)

Yes

2015 – West Central Telephone Association Hwy 71 Wadena NORTH Expansion Project – Grant Award: $193,515

WCTA (West Central Telephone Association) – Rural Staples Phase I Project – GRANT $555,355

Government Districts

U.S. Congress: CD 7

MN Senate: 05

MN House: 05A, 05B

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