of Minnesotans have access to wireline service.
of Minnesotans have access to fiber-optic service.
of Minnesotans have access to cable service.
of Minnesotans have access to DSL service.
of Minnesotans have access to mobile broadband service.
of Minnesotans have access to fixed wireless service.
89.4% of Minnesotans have access to wired broadband 25mbps or faster.
85.2% of Minnesotans have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
16.9% of Minnesotans have access to 1 gigabit broadband.
Since 2010, Connect Minnesota has been awarded $4,470,035 in federal grants for Minnesota's Broadband Initiative.
Another $36,200,630, accounting for 1.0% of all federal infrastructure grants, was awarded to broadband infrastructure projects in Minnesota.
Since 2011, access to a wired connection of at least 10mbps has improved from 86.4% to 94.2% of Minnesotans.
In total there are 259 internet providers in Minnesota.
There are 579,000 people in Minnesota without access to a wired connection capable of 25mbps download speeds.
There are 779,000 people in Minnesota that have access to only one wired provider, leaving them no options to switch.
Another 162,000 people in Minnesota don't have any wired internet providers available where they live.
| City | Broadband Coverage | # of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Inver Grove Heights | 99.9% | 19 |
| Andover | 99.8% | 15 |
| Hopkins | 99.7% | 23 |
| Saint Paul | 99.4% | 31 |
| Minneapolis | 99.3% | 33 |
| Cottage Grove | 98.9% | 14 |
| Osseo | 98.8% | 18 |
| Burnsville | 98.7% | 25 |
| Rochester | 98.6% | 23 |
| Shakopee | 98.0% | 18 |
| Stillwater | 96.3% | 13 |
| Anoka | 96.1% | 17 |
| Lakeville | 95.6% | 16 |
| Saint Cloud | 95.5% | 18 |
| Winona | 95.0% | 12 |
| Moorhead | 94.9% | 10 |
| Farmington | 94.4% | 13 |
| Mankato | 93.5% | 13 |
| Duluth | 93.0% | 23 |
| Elk River | 91.8% | 17 |
| Eden Prairie | 100.0% | 26 |
| Bemidji | 100.0% | 9 |
