Minnesota internet, where the north woods out-wire the suburbs
Fiber is available at 62.6% of the 2,127,358 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Minnesota, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 91.9%. 46.5% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 45.4% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Midwest region, West North Central division
Minnesota's fiber map runs against the usual pattern. Local telephone companies and cooperatives have wired whole counties in the north and the Red River Valley, while parts of the outer Twin Cities suburbs and much of St. Louis County still rely on cable or copper. The state also had gigabit offers early, and its gigabit share has grown less since 2022 than any other state's.
The providers Minnesotans can choose from
Ranked by how many homes and businesses they say they can serve, the two widest networks in Minnesota are radio networks. T-Mobile reports licensed fixed wireless service, the category that includes 5G home internet, at 68.3% of the state's 2,127,358 broadband serviceable locations, and Verizon at 61.2%. Each offers 100/20 Mbps at only about a fifth of them (20.8% and 20.2%1). All figures here are from the FCC's National Broadband Map as of June 30, 2026, revision of November 10, 2026; "available" means the provider reports it could install service within ten business days, and every listing can be challenged.
The wired networks are regional. Xfinity is the cable company of the Twin Cities: it reports service at 36.1% of the state's locations and is the only wired provider at 100/20 Mbps at 11.8%. Midco (22.8%), Spectrum (17.8%) and Mediacom (10.2%) are the other large cable companies. CenturyLink reports service at 42.0% of locations, almost all of it DSL, and offers 100/20 Mbps at 2.4%. Metronet, which reports only fiber, reaches 8.7%1.
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 68.3% | 20.8% | 100 Mbps | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 61.2% | 20.2% | 1 Gbps | – |
| AT&T | Fiber Licensed wireless | 45.7% | 22.5% | 8 Gbps | 0.0% |
| CenturyLink | Fiber DSL | 42.0% | 2.4% | 8 Gbps | 0.2% |
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 36.1% | 36.1% | 2 Gbps | 11.8% |
| Midco | Fiber Cable Licensed wireless | 22.8% | 22.8% | 5 Gbps | 5.2% |
| GigFire | Fiber Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 21.6% | 21.5% | 1 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 Gbps | 6.8% |
| Mediacom | Fiber Cable Licensed wireless | 10.2% | 10.1% | 5 Gbps | 3.4% |
| Metronet | Fiber | 8.7% | 8.7% | 5 Gbps | 0.9% |
| Frontier | Fiber DSL | 7.8% | 2.0% | 7 Gbps | 0.1% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Share of the area's broadband serviceable locations where the provider reports service as of June 30, 2026. "Only wired option" is the share of locations where it is the single wired provider at 100/20 Mbps. Provider-reported and challengeable; speeds are advertised maximums, not measured; no prices. Satellite providers (HughesNet, Starlink, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
The table stops at the large names. 80 companies report fiber somewhere in Minnesota, the 5th highest1 count among the states, up from 692 in June 2022. Many are local telephone companies and cooperatives that report service in only a few counties; several of them appear in the county sections below.
Quantum Fiber now appears under AT&T
AT&T did not appear on the Minnesota map in June 2022. As of June 2026 it reports service at 45.7% of locations and fiber at 18.8%, with advertised downloads of up to 8 Gbps1. Most of that fiber is not new construction. In the FCC's Minnesota fiber file for June 2026, most of AT&T's records carry the Quantum Fiber brand name; in the December 31, 2025 file the same brand was filed by CenturyLink. Lumen, CenturyLink's parent, completed the sale of its consumer fiber-to-the-home business, including Quantum Fiber, to AT&T on February 2, 2026, and kept its copper-based consumer services, according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The change matters most in the two largest cities. AT&T reports fiber at 91.9% of locations in Minneapolis and 91.6% in St. Paul, where Xfinity's cable reaches 99.8%. With fiber and cable side by side, two or more wired choices at 100/20 Mbps are reported at 92.0% of Minneapolis locations and 91.7% of St. Paul's. A second fiber network is rare: two or more fiber providers report service at 0.0% of Minneapolis locations and 0.0% of St. Paul's. Anyone who saw CenturyLink fiber listed for an address in an older version of the map should look it up again; CenturyLink now reports fiber at only 0.3%1 of the state's locations.
Gigabit came early, then the rest of the country caught up
In June 2022, 56.8% of Minnesota locations already had an advertised offer of at least 1,000 Mbps download and 100 Mbps upload, far above the national share of 29.3%2. By June 2026 the state's share was 70.8%. That rise of 14.0 percentage points ranks the lowest among the states, and the national share, now 72.3%, has passed Minnesota's. The state's gigabit share ranks 23rd lowest1.
The neighbors show the reversal. Iowa went from 34.4% to 82.0% and South Dakota from 26.7%2 to 74.8%, both now above Minnesota; North Dakota, which started higher still, reports 95.2%. Only Wisconsin, at 55.8%1, remains below.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| Area | Gigabit (1,000/100) |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 95.2% |
| Iowa | 82.0% |
| South Dakota | 74.8% |
| United States | 72.3% |
| Minnesota | 70.8% |
| Wisconsin | 55.8% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Shares of broadband serviceable locations in each FCC release (latest revision of each); the small number is the change in percentage points since June 30, 2022. The FCC's count of locations is updated with each release, so shares are compared rather than counts.
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| Measure | June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 56.8% | 68.1% | 70.8% | 14.0 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 34.5% | 69.5% | 72.1% | 37.6 pts |
| Fiber available | 34.3% | 60.7% | 62.6% | 28.2 pts |
| DSL available | 68.3% | 55.9% | 54.1% | −14.2 pts |
| One wired choice | 58.8% | 46.1% | 45.4% | −13.4 pts |
The growth went into faster tiers and better uploads instead. In 2022 the fastest advertised download at 73.5% of locations was between 940 Mbps and 2 Gbps; by 2026 that share had fallen to 39.5%, and the share with a 2 Gbps or faster tier had risen from 8.7% to 51.2%. Wired service of at least 100 Mbps in both directions went from 34.5% of locations to 72.1%. Fiber itself rose by 28.2 percentage points, to 62.6%, a little more than the national rise of 25.4 percentage points, while DSL fell from 68.3%2 to 54.1%. Even after that fall, Minnesota's DSL share is the 7th highest in the country, and copper often sits beside newer lines: in Carver County, DSL is reported at 73.0% of locations and fiber at 87.4%1, so many locations have both.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Maximum advertised download speed (Mbps) of any wired or fixed wireless offer at the location, as reported by providers to the FCC; satellite excluded. Advertised, not measured.
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| Area | Under 25 Mbps or none | 25–99 | 100–249 | 250–499 | 500–939 | 940–1,999 | 2,000 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2.1% | 1.4% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | 39.5% | 51.2% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
Fiber reaches the north woods before the exurbs
Minnesota's fiber map does not follow population. Fiber is reported at 100.0% of locations in Red Lake County, in the northwest, where Garden Valley Technologies is the largest provider. In Kittson County, in the state's northwest corner on the Canadian border, Wikstrom Telephone Company Inc is the largest provider and fiber reaches 95.2%. In 691 of the state's 874 counties, fiber reaches half of all locations or more.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties are higher. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Two northern counties show how local the builders are. In Cook County, at the tip of the Arrowhead, Arrowhead Electric Co-Op reports fiber at 96.2% of locations. It is the only company reporting fiber in the county (1 fiber provider), and the main other wire is CenturyLink's DSL, at 47.6%. In Itasca County, around Grand Rapids, Paul Bunyan Communications reports service at 81.6% of locations and the county's fiber share is 93.3%. Fiber in Itasca rose by only 17.7 percentage points1 since 2022, so most of it was already on the first map.
Closer to the cities, the picture reverses. In Anoka County, north of Minneapolis, fiber reaches 43.0% of locations, and in neighboring Sherburne County 30.3%; cable covers most of both. St. Louis County, which includes Duluth and the Iron Range and counts 100,475 locations, has fiber at 28.5%, wired 100/20 service at 80.7% and an unserved share of 11.8%. The lowest fiber share is in Lyon County, around Marshall in the southwest, at 19.0%; there Midco, which reports cable or fixed wireless service at 100.0% of locations, is the largest provider, and at 24.1%1 of locations 100/20 Mbps comes only by fixed wireless.
| Red Lake County, Minnesota | 2,154 | 100.0% | 30.5% | 0.1% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kittson County, Minnesota | 3,000 | 95.2% | 0.0% | 18.8% | 95.2% | 1.5% |
| Cook County, Minnesota | 5,817 | 96.2% | 12.9% | 47.6% | 96.2% | 3.6% |
| Itasca County, Minnesota | 28,286 | 93.3% | 35.3% | 55.0% | 97.2% | 2.5% |
| Anoka County, Minnesota | 120,742 | 43.0% | 95.4% | 67.5% | 98.6% | 0.3% |
| Sherburne County, Minnesota | 34,800 | 30.3% | 76.6% | 71.3% | 94.0% | 0.8% |
| St. Louis County, Minnesota | 100,475 | 28.5% | 57.4% | 71.9% | 80.7% | 11.8% |
| Lyon County, Minnesota | 10,724 | 19.0% | 62.2% | 57.2% | 75.9% | 0.0% |
| Minnesota | 2,127,358 | 62.6% | 70.9% | 54.1% | 91.9% | 2.2% |
| United States | 115,784,915 | 62.6% | 80.3% | 36.2% | 92.3% | 2.4% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
The four years since 2022 moved some counties a long way. Brown County, around New Ulm, gained +70.5 percentage points, the largest rise in the state; Nuvera Communications now reports service at 99.5% of its locations. Carver County, in the southwest metro, rose by 63.8 percentage points to 87.4%. At the other end, fiber's reported share in Norman County, in the Red River Valley, fell by 8.1 percentage points1.
One wire for almost half the state
Wired 100/20 Mbps service reaches 91.9% of Minnesota locations. At 45.4%, exactly one wired provider offers it, the 12th highest share among the states; two or more do at 46.5%, against 55.6% nationally. Where one local fiber network covers a county, a second wire is often missing. In Cook County, 83.3% of locations have exactly one wired choice at 100/20 Mbps, and in Kittson County, where Wikstrom Telephone's fiber is the main wire, the share with two or more is 0.0%1.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties are higher. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
The metro is different. In Carver County 76.8% of locations have two or more wired choices, the highest share of any county, and in Hennepin County 74.3%. Three or more wired choices are rare anywhere in the state, at 4.7%1 of locations.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Different wired providers (fiber, cable or DSL; FCC provider IDs) reporting 100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up or more at the same location. Fixed wireless and satellite are not counted.
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| Area | None | One | Two | Three or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 8.1% | 45.4% | 41.8% | 4.7% |
| Hennepin County | 0.4% | 25.3% | 67.5% | 6.9% |
| Itasca County | 2.8% | 63.4% | 33.7% | 0.0% |
| St. Louis County | 19.3% | 73.3% | 5.3% | 2.0% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Where service is still missing
As of June 30, 2026, 46,677 Minnesota locations (2.2%) were unserved under the BEAD definition, with no reliable wired or licensed fixed wireless service of 25/3 Mbps, down from 7.2%2 in June 2022. Another 41,849 were underserved. The share rose by 0.2 percentage points between the December 2025 and June 2026 releases, a change that ranks tied for 2nd highest1 among the states.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties have larger gaps. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
The gaps are in the forested northeast. Koochiching County, on the Canadian border around International Falls, has the highest unserved share, 20.7%, and satellite is the only service at 10.5% of its locations. In Lake County, on the North Shore, satellite is the only service at 12.5% and 16.9% is unserved, even though fiber reaches 77.3% of the county's locations. Statewide, 95,251 locations (4.5%1) can get 100/20 Mbps only from a fixed wireless provider.
Minnesota's BEAD plan
Most of Minnesota's remaining work goes to fiber. Of the $651.8 million5 allocated under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, the approved Final Proposal covers 74,739 locations at a BEAD cost of $378.9 million, or $5,069 per location, the 22nd highest among the states with a plan; providers committed a further $190.0 million6.
Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. Locations in the state's approved BEAD Final Proposal by technology of the selected projects, as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview; subject to NTIA and NIST final review and award.
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| Technology | Share of BEAD locations |
|---|---|
| Fiber | 57.7% |
| Cable | 0.1% |
| Fixed wireless | 17.3% |
| Low-Earth-orbit satellite | 25.0% |
43,098 of the plan's locations (57.7%) are assigned to fiber, 18,655 (25.0%) to low-Earth-orbit satellite and 12,931 (17.3%) to fixed wireless. $273.0 million6 of the allocation is not assigned to construction in the plan; how it may be used was not settled as of November 2026. The Department of Employment and Economic Development's BEAD page publishes the plan volumes.
Earlier federal money is listed below: the Capital Projects Fund allocation of $180.7 million7, and the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, under which 17,4558 Minnesota locations had been reported as deployed.
| Program | Amount | As of |
|---|---|---|
| BEAD allocation (NTIA, announced June 26, 2023) | $651,839,368 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: locations to be connected | 74,739 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: deployment cost | $378,864,147 | |
| BEAD cost per location | $5,069 | |
| BEAD allocation not assigned to deployment | $272,975,221 | |
| Treasury Capital Projects Fund allocation | $180,702,620 | |
| RDOF: locations built with support (cumulative) | 17,455 | |
| USDA ReConnect grants reported to USAspending | $50,835,286 | |
| Lifeline subscribers claimed | 45,191 | |
| Lifeline participation rate | 14.5% | |
| Households in the Affordable Connectivity Program, February 2024 | 244,916 |
Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs; Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data; Department of the Treasury, spending_by_award API for Assistance Listings 10.752; Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; USAC, Lifeline participation rate; USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024. BEAD figures are as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview, subject to final review; "not assigned to deployment" is the allocation minus the deployment cost (NTIA calls it savings; how it may be used is not settled). The ACP stopped taking applications on February 8, 2024 and ended on June 1, 2024.
Who subscribes, and the cost question
In the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey, 93.0% of Minnesota households had a broadband subscription of any type (margin of error ±0.3 percentage points), the 16th lowest share by point estimate. 76.6% subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL, and 12.2%13 relied only on a cellular data plan. These are households, not locations, so they do not line up exactly with the FCC figures above.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Availability is a share of locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC); subscriptions are a share of households from the American Community Survey, 2025 (whiskers: 90% margin of error). Different units and dates: read the gap as a sign, not an exact number.
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| Measure | Share | MOE |
|---|---|---|
| Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations) | 91.9% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 76.6% | ±0.4 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 12.2% | ±0.4 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 6.8% | ±0.3 |
Subscription rates differ by income. 79.3% of households earning under $20,000 had a broadband subscription (margin of error ±1.9 percentage points), the 10th lowest share among the states, against 96.9%13 of households earning $75,000 or more. The FCC data have no prices. For low-income households the federal Lifeline program's $9.25 monthly discount continues, and USAC counted 45,19110 Minnesota subscribers. When the Affordable Connectivity Program stopped enrolling in February 2024, 244,91612 Minnesota households were signed up; the program ended on June 1, 2024.
Minnesota cities and counties
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Rochester have their own pages. In Rochester, Spectrum reports service at 96.2% of locations and fiber reaches 90.1%1. Every Minnesota city of 25,000 or more is below, followed by all 874 counties.
| Minneapolis | 430,324 | 92.0% | 98.9% | 92.0% | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul | 306,684 | 91.6% | 94.8% | 91.7% | 2 |
| Rochester | 124,292 | 90.1% | 99.3% | 87.6% | 6 |
| Bloomington | 89,034 | 79.1% | 95.4% | 80.0% | 5 |
| Duluth | 88,330 | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 5 |
| Brooklyn Park | 83,543 | 79.5% | 79.9% | 79.8% | 3 |
| Woodbury | 81,558 | 16.8% | 41.3% | 23.6% | 2 |
| Lakeville | 79,270 | 84.5% | 83.7% | 82.8% | 4 |
| Plymouth | 78,942 | 45.2% | 54.9% | 50.1% | 6 |
| Blaine | 76,603 | 61.6% | 79.4% | 68.2% | 3 |
| Maple Grove | 73,893 | 49.0% | 99.4% | 48.9% | 4 |
| St. Cloud | 72,647 | 69.7% | 69.7% | 69.3% | 8 |
| Eagan | 67,109 | 52.7% | 67.6% | 61.7% | 4 |
| Burnsville | 65,244 | 51.8% | 74.9% | 56.9% | 6 |
| Coon Rapids | 64,193 | 73.9% | 81.8% | 79.3% | 2 |
| Eden Prairie | 63,075 | 50.3% | 64.8% | 56.4% | 4 |
| Apple Valley | 55,248 | 78.3% | 78.3% | 77.2% | 5 |
| Edina | 54,356 | 66.9% | 99.7% | 67.4% | 3 |
| Minnetonka | 53,969 | 57.9% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 3 |
| St. Louis Park | 50,027 | 70.8% | 99.9% | 76.1% | 3 |
| Shakopee | 49,366 | 78.8% | 82.5% | 78.3% | 6 |
| Moorhead | 46,533 | 10.4% | 98.1% | 97.9% | 5 |
| Mankato | 46,529 | 72.4% | 72.3% | 71.5% | 3 |
| Cottage Grove | 43,604 | 38.5% | 53.3% | 40.5% | 4 |
| Maplewood | 40,717 | 58.3% | 73.7% | 63.7% | 2 |
| Inver Grove Heights | 36,873 | 25.8% | 95.3% | 34.1% | 2 |
| Richfield | 36,593 | 92.7% | 99.9% | 92.7% | 3 |
| Roseville | 35,663 | 56.8% | 99.7% | 60.8% | 1 |
| Andover | 33,874 | 7.7% | 41.3% | 23.2% | 2 |
| Savage | 32,970 | 48.7% | 43.7% | 50.7% | 5 |
| Rosemount | 31,881 | 77.2% | 77.2% | 73.5% | 5 |
| Brooklyn Center | 31,846 | 89.7% | 54.5% | 89.7% | 1 |
| Fridley | 30,829 | 68.8% | 86.6% | 72.2% | 1 |
| Oakdale | 30,588 | 65.7% | 83.1% | 72.3% | 3 |
| Chaska | 30,513 | 69.1% | 78.7% | 68.6% | 4 |
| Ramsey | 29,624 | 5.0% | 25.4% | 11.9% | 3 |
| Prior Lake | 28,140 | 81.6% | 73.3% | 79.5% | 5 |
| Elk River | 27,896 | 29.4% | 29.1% | 27.5% | 6 |
| Shoreview | 26,906 | 36.4% | 62.0% | 48.1% | 2 |
| Austin | 26,689 | 88.6% | 99.1% | 83.4% | 3 |
| Owatonna | 26,633 | 99.7% | 99.9% | 94.4% | 4 |
| Winona | 26,530 | 36.5% | 36.5% | 91.2% | 3 |
| Chanhassen | 25,748 | 92.3% | 92.2% | 90.9% | 5 |
| Farmington | 25,425 | 56.6% | 56.6% | 54.4% | 5 |
| Faribault | 25,040 | 85.6% | 99.0% | 81.9% | 4 |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files. Shares of broadband serviceable locations inside city limits (2020 census blocks), as of June 30, 2026. Population: July 1, 2025 estimate. Gigabit: 1,000/100 Mbps.
| Aitkin County | 17,316 | 72.4% | 88.4% | 4.9% | 7.6% | Midco | 60.1% ±1.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka County | 120,742 | 43.0% | 98.6% | 47.3% | 0.3% | Xfinity | 82.7% ±0.6 |
| Becker County | 20,560 | 73.3% | 85.6% | 26.6% | 3.7% | ARVIG | 66.9% ±1.8 |
| Beltrami County | 20,960 | 99.8% | 99.8% | 40.3% | 0.2% | PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS | 78.4% ±1.7 |
| Benton County | 15,013 | 50.7% | 95.6% | 9.9% | 0.3% | CenturyLink | 73.4% ±2.4 |
| Big Stone County | 3,375 | 49.1% | 98.2% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Midco | 78.7% ±2.8 |
| Blue Earth County | 23,886 | 61.7% | 77.1% | 51.9% | 0.2% | Midco | 73.1% ±1.8 |
| Brown County | 12,156 | 74.6% | 84.1% | 59.9% | 2.0% | Nuvera Communications | 71.4% ±2.1 |
| Carlton County | 16,514 | 33.8% | 72.7% | 2.2% | 15.2% | CenturyLink | 58.4% ±2.3 |
| Carver County | 37,212 | 87.4% | 98.5% | 76.8% | 0.1% | CenturyLink | 81.2% ±1.3 |
| Cass County | 27,557 | 57.4% | 72.1% | 8.3% | 10.8% | TDS | 69.9% ±1.1 |
| Chippewa County | 6,091 | 38.5% | 94.9% | 12.8% | 0.0% | CenturyLink | 68.5% ±3.7 |
| Chisago County | 23,309 | 60.5% | 86.7% | 40.1% | 6.8% | Midco | 74.9% ±2.0 |
| Clay County | 22,360 | 31.7% | 94.0% | 72.5% | 0.2% | Midco | 75.5% ±1.7 |
| Clearwater County | 4,906 | 98.7% | 98.7% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Garden Valley Technologies | 71.8% ±2.3 |
| Cook County | 5,817 | 96.2% | 96.2% | 12.9% | 3.6% | Arrowhead Electric Co-Op Inc | 83.1% ±3.9 |
| Cottonwood County | 5,978 | 52.7% | 68.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | CenturyLink | 69.2% ±2.7 |
| Crow Wing County | 44,076 | 69.8% | 95.0% | 27.8% | 1.9% | Spectrum | 73.5% ±1.8 |
| Dakota County | 138,094 | 62.8% | 96.9% | 63.9% | 0.1% | AT&T | 83.4% ±0.6 |
| Dodge County | 8,797 | 88.5% | 89.0% | 62.7% | 0.0% | Midco | 71.5% ±2.6 |
| Douglas County | 21,320 | 51.0% | 86.0% | 6.3% | 3.5% | CenturyLink | 71.8% ±1.6 |
| Faribault County | 8,060 | 94.7% | 94.7% | 23.6% | 0.1% | Bevcomm | 72.9% ±1.6 |
| Fillmore County | 11,167 | 71.7% | 85.8% | 28.0% | 6.1% | Mediacom | 69.6% ±1.6 |
| Freeborn County | 14,340 | 91.5% | 92.7% | 68.8% | 0.0% | Midco | 65.7% ±2.4 |
| Goodhue County | 20,392 | 66.3% | 80.0% | 49.5% | 3.3% | HiawathaBroadbandCommunicationsInc | 69.3% ±2.1 |
| Grant County | 3,621 | 97.0% | 97.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Runestone Telephone Association | 77.8% ±2.7 |
| Hennepin County | 347,007 | 73.0% | 99.6% | 74.3% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 81.9% ±0.4 |
| Houston County | 9,419 | 64.0% | 84.9% | 35.1% | 8.8% | Acentek | 74.0% ±2.6 |
| Hubbard County | 15,105 | 70.7% | 97.7% | 13.6% | 0.9% | PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS | 73.9% ±2.2 |
| Isanti County | 17,341 | 64.8% | 86.9% | 27.0% | 4.2% | CenturyLink | 72.3% ±1.8 |
| Itasca County | 28,286 | 93.3% | 97.2% | 33.7% | 2.5% | PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS | 73.3% ±1.4 |
| Jackson County | 5,633 | 73.6% | 73.6% | 1.0% | 1.5% | Federated Rural Electric Association | 68.8% ±2.4 |
| Kanabec County | 8,530 | 68.0% | 83.8% | 9.8% | 9.3% | CenturyLink | 52.7% ±2.1 |
| Kandiyohi County | 19,951 | 42.2% | 85.6% | 31.1% | 0.3% | Spectrum | 65.4% ±2.6 |
| Kittson County | 3,000 | 95.2% | 95.2% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Wikstrom Telephone Company Inc | 74.0% ±7.3 |
| Koochiching County | 8,508 | 54.9% | 76.0% | 32.1% | 20.7% | Midco | 71.3% ±3.0 |
| Lac qui Parle County | 4,224 | 99.8% | 99.8% | 37.8% | 0.1% | Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Company | 70.1% ±2.5 |
| Lake County | 8,080 | 77.3% | 80.0% | 33.9% | 16.9% | Zito Media | 66.6% ±3.0 |
| Lake of the Woods County | 3,962 | 69.0% | 90.7% | 0.4% | 7.4% | Wikstrom Telephone Company Inc | 69.7% ±7.0 |
| Le Sueur County | 14,008 | 70.4% | 84.2% | 49.6% | 0.6% | Netwave Broadband | 69.1% ±2.1 |
| Lincoln County | 3,525 | 99.3% | 99.3% | 39.2% | 0.3% | ITC | 72.5% ±3.1 |
| Lyon County | 10,724 | 19.0% | 75.9% | 43.8% | 0.0% | Midco | 74.7% ±2.3 |
| Mahnomen County | 2,816 | 68.4% | 86.3% | 1.6% | 8.6% | ARVIG | 60.4% ±2.8 |
| Marshall County | 5,898 | 91.2% | 94.3% | 14.9% | 1.9% | Wikstrom Telephone Company Inc | 70.7% ±1.8 |
| Martin County | 10,628 | 54.1% | 74.1% | 28.7% | 0.0% | Midco | 63.4% ±3.0 |
| McLeod County | 14,941 | 57.4% | 76.2% | 35.9% | 0.6% | Nuvera Communications | 68.7% ±2.3 |
| Meeker County | 11,608 | 80.9% | 83.3% | 62.3% | 2.9% | Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association | 65.0% ±2.3 |
| Mille Lacs County | 13,696 | 49.0% | 87.5% | 19.3% | 6.7% | Midco | 66.0% ±2.4 |
| Morrison County | 17,550 | 65.3% | 88.5% | 6.6% | 2.2% | CenturyLink | 65.2% ±2.1 |
| Mower County | 16,523 | 81.9% | 88.6% | 63.2% | 0.1% | Metronet | 67.4% ±1.9 |
| Murray County | 5,274 | 39.8% | 58.6% | 31.8% | 0.0% | Woodstock Telephone Company | 59.1% ±3.5 |
| Nicollet County | 12,532 | 64.5% | 80.2% | 59.1% | 2.0% | Consolidated Communications | 72.3% ±2.8 |
| Nobles County | 8,907 | 33.7% | 77.4% | 47.7% | 0.6% | Midco | 67.2% ±3.6 |
| Norman County | 3,656 | 68.1% | 78.6% | 0.2% | 2.5% | ARVIG | 73.6% ±2.1 |
| Olmsted County | 56,175 | 84.5% | 95.3% | 74.0% | 1.0% | GigFire | 79.3% ±0.9 |
| Otter Tail County | 39,907 | 59.9% | 90.5% | 2.4% | 1.8% | ARVIG | 69.3% ±1.3 |
| Pennington County | 6,355 | 97.6% | 98.6% | 66.0% | 0.0% | Garden Valley Technologies | 76.4% ±1.8 |
| Pine County | 18,354 | 60.2% | 78.3% | 17.6% | 15.1% | Midco | 52.0% ±1.9 |
| Pipestone County | 5,071 | 47.0% | 80.0% | 44.0% | 0.0% | Woodstock Telephone Company | 68.0% ±3.0 |
| Polk County | 15,399 | 65.4% | 98.9% | 4.5% | 0.2% | Midco | 72.9% ±1.8 |
| Pope County | 7,126 | 76.2% | 99.1% | 18.1% | 0.1% | TSC | 68.8% ±3.1 |
| Ramsey County | 143,392 | 70.8% | 99.8% | 74.3% | 0.0% | Xfinity | 78.6% ±0.5 |
| Red Lake County | 2,154 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 30.5% | 0.0% | Garden Valley Technologies | 72.3% ±2.8 |
| Redwood County | 7,867 | 68.6% | 87.7% | 10.7% | 3.4% | Nuvera Communications | 64.5% ±2.5 |
| Renville County | 7,899 | 50.3% | 71.7% | 40.4% | 0.7% | Midco | 59.2% ±2.0 |
| Rice County | 23,002 | 77.2% | 84.7% | 57.8% | 0.8% | CenturyLink | 73.3% ±2.1 |
| Rock County | 4,857 | 63.7% | 95.7% | 40.7% | 0.6% | Alliance Communications Cooperative Inc | 77.7% ±2.9 |
| Roseau County | 8,156 | 83.4% | 96.3% | 26.2% | 3.0% | Wikstrom Telephone Company Inc | 71.1% ±2.0 |
| Scott County | 49,568 | 70.5% | 94.9% | 62.9% | 0.5% | Netwave Broadband | 81.6% ±1.3 |
| Sherburne County | 34,800 | 30.3% | 94.0% | 23.7% | 0.8% | Midco | 77.7% ±1.7 |
| Sibley County | 7,147 | 59.6% | 63.2% | 45.5% | 5.2% | Mediacom | 61.2% ±2.3 |
| St. Louis County | 100,475 | 28.5% | 80.7% | 7.3% | 11.8% | CenturyLink | 68.8% ±0.9 |
| Stearns County | 56,942 | 67.9% | 93.8% | 49.1% | 1.1% | CenturyLink | 73.5% ±1.4 |
| Steele County | 14,895 | 86.5% | 86.7% | 73.6% | 0.0% | Midco | 70.7% ±2.0 |
| Stevens County | 4,235 | 99.8% | 99.8% | 57.3% | 0.0% | FederatedTelephoneCooperative | 75.9% ±2.6 |
| Swift County | 5,243 | 65.5% | 95.0% | 22.8% | 0.4% | FederatedTelephoneCooperative | 69.8% ±2.9 |
| Todd County | 13,831 | 57.6% | 68.2% | 11.6% | 11.8% | ARVIG | 52.0% ±2.2 |
| Traverse County | 2,320 | 86.1% | 86.1% | 36.5% | 0.0% | Runestone Telephone Association | 63.7% ±3.7 |
| Wabasha County | 11,358 | 63.7% | 71.6% | 50.3% | 11.2% | HiawathaBroadbandCommunicationsInc | 66.6% ±2.0 |
| Wadena County | 7,297 | 96.9% | 98.8% | 29.6% | 0.3% | West Central Telephone Association | 66.1% ±3.4 |
| Waseca County | 8,071 | 55.2% | 83.8% | 38.0% | 0.0% | Midco | 67.4% ±2.8 |
| Washington County | 90,510 | 36.4% | 97.1% | 36.7% | 0.6% | Xfinity | 83.1% ±0.8 |
| Watonwan County | 5,410 | 39.9% | 67.6% | 29.1% | 0.0% | Christensen Communications Company | 60.2% ±3.3 |
| Wilkin County | 3,286 | 95.0% | 95.0% | 45.0% | 0.0% | Red River Communications | 67.8% ±4.3 |
| Winona County | 19,189 | 41.0% | 87.4% | 66.5% | 4.6% | HiawathaBroadbandCommunicationsInc | 79.3% ±1.7 |
| Wright County | 56,652 | 40.5% | 87.2% | 34.2% | 1.8% | Spectrum | 73.8% ±1.4 |
| Yellow Medicine County | 5,464 | 23.9% | 69.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Midco | 66.1% ±1.8 |
| Minnesota | 2,127,358 | 62.6% | 91.9% | 46.5% | 2.2% | 76.9% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables. Shares of broadband serviceable locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC). 2+ wired choices: two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. Unserved: BEAD definition. Largest wired provider: reports fiber, cable or DSL at the most locations. Wired subscription: households with a cable, fiber or DSL subscription, American Community Survey 2020–2024 (± 90% margin of error).
Questions and answers
What internet providers serve Minnesota?
Leaving out satellite, the providers with the widest reported reach are T-Mobile (68.3% of locations) and Verizon (61.2%), both licensed fixed wireless, then AT&T (45.7%, fiber and licensed fixed wireless), CenturyLink (42.0%, mostly DSL) and Xfinity (36.1%, mostly cable). Behind them, 801 companies report fiber somewhere in the state.
How much of Minnesota has fiber internet?
As of June 30, 2026, at least one provider reported fiber at 62.6% of Minnesota's homes and businesses, level with the national share of 62.6%. County shares run from 100.0% in Red Lake County to 19.0%1 in Lyon County. Whether one address has fiber can only be checked on the FCC's National Broadband Map.
How many homes in Minnesota lack broadband?
2.2% of homes and businesses, 46,6771 locations in the FCC's count, had no reliable wired or licensed fixed wireless service of 25/3 Mbps as of June 30, 2026, down from 7.2%2 in 2022. The gaps are in the forested northeast: Koochiching, Lake and Carlton counties have the highest shares.
Is there cheap or low-income internet in Minnesota?
Prices are not in the FCC data and no official Minnesota price survey exists; each provider's broadband facts label lists plan prices and fees. The federal Lifeline discount, $9.25 a month for eligible low-income households, had 45,19110 Minnesota subscribers in USAC's count.
How much BEAD money does Minnesota get?
Minnesota's $651.8 million5 allocation funds 74,739 locations in the approved plan at a BEAD cost of $378.9 million, a mix of fiber, satellite and fixed wireless; $273.0 million6 remains unassigned.
Checking one address in Minnesota
The figures on this page describe the whole area. Which providers report service at a single home or apartment is shown only on the FCC's own map: search the address at broadbandmap.fcc.gov. If a provider is listed there but cannot actually connect you within ten business days, or the location is missing or misplaced, the map has a button to file a challenge; providers must respond, and corrections flow into later releases. Prices and plans are not part of the FCC data: each provider must show them on its broadband facts label at the point of sale.
More on internet in and around Minnesota
Large cities with their own page: Minneapolis, St. Paul and Rochester.
Neighboring states: Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Put Minnesota side by side with any state or large city in the comparison tool.
| Ranking | Value | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber internet availability by state | 62.6% | 30th of 51 |
| Internet speed by state: where gigabit service is offered | 70.8% | 29th of 51 |
| Broadband coverage by state | 91.9% | 26th of 51 |
| Internet provider competition by state | 46.5% | 36th of 51 |
| Unserved and underserved broadband locations by state | 2.2% | 26th of 51 |
| Where fiber has grown since 2022 | 28.2% | 27th of 51 |
| 5G home internet and licensed fixed wireless by state | 87.1% | 22nd of 51 |
| Households with an internet subscription by state | 93.0% | 36th of 51 |
| BEAD broadband funding by state | 5,069.0% | 22nd of 50 |
Sources
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Availability as of June 30, 2026; released November 10, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; Availability as of June 30, 2022; released May 10, 2024. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; Availability as of December 31, 2025; released November 3, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. www2.census.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; Allocations announced 2023-06-26; released June 26, 2023. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
- Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; Allocations under ARPA sec. 604 (awards announced 2022-06 to 2023). home.treasury.gov
- USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data. opendata.usac.org
- Department of the Treasury, spending_by_award API for Assistance Listings 10.752; Awards with action dates FY2008 to 2026-09-30. api.usaspending.gov
- Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; Support months 2018-01 to 2026-09. opendata.usac.org
- USAC, Lifeline participation rate; released August 17, 2026. www.usac.org
- USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024; Enrolled households as of 2024-02-08 (Data Month January 2024 file). www.usac.org
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; July 1, 2025; released May 14, 2026. www.census.gov
- Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files; released December 11, 2020. www2.census.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 29, 2026. api.census.gov
Margins of error (±) are at the 90% confidence level. A difference is called significant only when it passes the Census Bureau's test at that level. How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.