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Internet and Broadband in Minnesota
Households with a broadband subscription, by type. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Households with broadband
- 91.6%
- U.S. 91.0%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 76.9%
- U.S. 75.6%
- Cellular data plan only
- 10.6%
- U.S. 11.5%
- No internet access
- 5.5%
- U.S. 6.5%
Internet access by county
87 counties in Minnesota
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| County | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | 85.3% | 60.1% | 15.9% | 11.5% |
| Anoka County | 94.2% | 82.7% | 9.2% | 3.9% |
| Becker County | 88.8% | 66.9% | 15.8% | 8.8% |
| Beltrami County | 91.8% | 78.4% | 9.7% | 5.9% |
| Benton County | 91.1% | 73.4% | 12.8% | 5.0% |
| Big Stone County | 90.2% | 78.7% | 9.8% | 7.9% |
| Blue Earth County | 88.9% | 73.1% | 11.2% | 5.9% |
| Brown County | 86.8% | 71.4% | 11.1% | 10.9% |
| Carlton County | 88.0% | 58.4% | 18.1% | 9.3% |
| Carver County | 94.7% | 81.2% | 9.4% | 3.1% |
| Cass County | 89.3% | 69.9% | 13.4% | 8.6% |
| Chippewa County | 87.7% | 68.5% | 13.2% | 9.1% |
| Chisago County | 92.9% | 74.9% | 12.9% | 5.3% |
| Clay County | 89.8% | 75.5% | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| Clearwater County | 84.8% | 71.8% | 9.8% | 12.6% |
| Cook County | 92.7% | 83.1% | 7.6% | 3.7% |
| Cottonwood County | 85.3% | 69.2% | 8.2% | 12.2% |
| Crow Wing County | 89.9% | 73.5% | 11.3% | 6.6% |
| Dakota County | 94.4% | 83.4% | 8.6% | 3.6% |
| Dodge County | 90.7% | 71.5% | 12.5% | 6.4% |
| Douglas County | 88.8% | 71.8% | 11.2% | 8.5% |
| Faribault County | 84.8% | 72.9% | 8.4% | 11.6% |
| Fillmore County | 87.0% | 69.6% | 9.1% | 10.4% |
| Freeborn County | 86.3% | 65.7% | 14.4% | 10.5% |
| Goodhue County | 91.3% | 69.3% | 14.7% | 6.7% |
| Grant County | 88.7% | 77.8% | 7.8% | 8.2% |
| Hennepin County | 92.8% | 81.9% | 8.6% | 4.0% |
| Houston County | 87.6% | 74.0% | 9.3% | 9.7% |
| Hubbard County | 88.7% | 73.9% | 10.6% | 8.0% |
| Isanti County | 90.7% | 72.3% | 12.2% | 6.9% |
| Itasca County | 88.5% | 73.3% | 11.0% | 8.6% |
| Jackson County | 89.1% | 68.8% | 10.6% | 7.7% |
| Kanabec County | 84.8% | 52.7% | 21.6% | 13.3% |
| Kandiyohi County | 88.5% | 65.4% | 14.8% | 7.3% |
| Kittson County | 89.1% | 74.0% | 9.6% | 9.0% |
| Koochiching County | 89.3% | 71.3% | 11.9% | 7.7% |
| Lac qui Parle County | 85.4% | 70.1% | 10.2% | 11.8% |
| Lake County | 87.6% | 66.6% | 11.5% | 9.6% |
| Lake of the Woods County | 90.8% | 69.7% | 13.8% | 9.0% |
| Le Sueur County | 89.2% | 69.1% | 12.3% | 7.0% |
| Lincoln County | 88.3% | 72.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| Lyon County | 91.2% | 74.7% | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| Mahnomen County | 85.5% | 60.4% | 14.9% | 11.9% |
| Marshall County | 87.4% | 70.7% | 10.9% | 10.4% |
| Martin County | 86.3% | 63.4% | 15.3% | 11.2% |
| McLeod County | 88.5% | 68.7% | 13.1% | 8.9% |
| Meeker County | 88.1% | 65.0% | 13.1% | 9.3% |
| Mille Lacs County | 87.4% | 66.0% | 14.5% | 9.7% |
| Morrison County | 86.9% | 65.2% | 12.5% | 10.1% |
| Mower County | 87.9% | 67.4% | 13.0% | 7.3% |
| Murray County | 85.1% | 59.1% | 11.1% | 12.4% |
| Nicollet County | 88.6% | 72.3% | 11.1% | 8.4% |
| Nobles County | 88.0% | 67.2% | 13.0% | 7.8% |
| Norman County | 88.3% | 73.6% | 10.7% | 9.1% |
| Olmsted County | 92.2% | 79.3% | 9.2% | 3.8% |
| Otter Tail County | 87.7% | 69.3% | 14.0% | 9.2% |
| Pennington County | 88.2% | 76.4% | 9.2% | 8.5% |
| Pine County | 86.2% | 52.0% | 20.0% | 10.4% |
| Pipestone County | 87.9% | 68.0% | 11.3% | 9.9% |
| Polk County | 90.4% | 72.9% | 12.4% | 6.8% |
| Pope County | 88.3% | 68.8% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| Ramsey County | 92.4% | 78.6% | 10.8% | 4.5% |
| Red Lake County | 83.3% | 72.3% | 8.3% | 13.2% |
| Redwood County | 87.0% | 64.5% | 10.9% | 10.5% |
| Renville County | 85.8% | 59.2% | 12.3% | 12.1% |
| Rice County | 91.8% | 73.3% | 12.9% | 6.1% |
| Rock County | 90.1% | 77.7% | 9.0% | 7.0% |
| Roseau County | 89.9% | 71.1% | 14.5% | 6.8% |
| Scott County | 95.0% | 81.6% | 9.5% | 3.2% |
| Sherburne County | 93.3% | 77.7% | 11.2% | 4.2% |
| Sibley County | 88.2% | 61.2% | 15.2% | 8.3% |
| St. Louis County | 88.6% | 68.8% | 13.1% | 8.1% |
| Stearns County | 90.6% | 73.5% | 12.3% | 6.1% |
| Steele County | 87.7% | 70.7% | 11.0% | 8.5% |
| Stevens County | 90.9% | 75.9% | 12.5% | 5.9% |
| Swift County | 84.3% | 69.8% | 11.2% | 11.8% |
| Todd County | 82.5% | 52.0% | 21.9% | 15.4% |
| Traverse County | 83.5% | 63.7% | 9.0% | 12.7% |
| Wabasha County | 85.9% | 66.6% | 8.8% | 11.4% |
| Wadena County | 84.8% | 66.1% | 16.2% | 12.2% |
| Waseca County | 88.0% | 67.4% | 12.2% | 9.0% |
| Washington County | 94.9% | 83.1% | 8.8% | 3.2% |
| Watonwan County | 83.5% | 60.2% | 13.6% | 13.3% |
| Wilkin County | 84.7% | 67.8% | 10.8% | 12.2% |
| Winona County | 91.0% | 79.3% | 7.1% | 5.4% |
| Wright County | 93.2% | 73.8% | 13.9% | 4.6% |
| Yellow Medicine County | 85.6% | 66.1% | 10.0% | 12.0% |
Internet access in the largest cities
Cities and towns with 5,000 or more people
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| City | Households with broadband | Cable, fiber or DSL | Cell data only | No internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 90.8% | 79.3% | 9.2% | 5.0% |
| St. Paul | 91.7% | 76.3% | 12.1% | 5.1% |
| Rochester | 92.1% | 80.6% | 9.0% | 3.5% |
| Bloomington | 92.6% | 80.6% | 10.2% | 4.3% |
| Duluth | 90.3% | 78.6% | 9.7% | 5.7% |
| Brooklyn Park | 92.1% | 79.2% | 10.3% | 4.6% |
| Plymouth | 96.1% | 87.4% | 6.1% | 2.2% |
| Woodbury | 98.0% | 89.1% | 7.2% | 0.9% |
| Lakeville | 96.2% | 86.7% | 7.8% | 2.2% |
| Blaine | 95.3% | 85.5% | 7.9% | 2.8% |
| Maple Grove | 97.5% | 88.7% | 6.5% | 1.5% |
| St. Cloud | 91.6% | 73.7% | 15.1% | 4.7% |
| Eagan | 94.9% | 85.6% | 7.8% | 3.2% |
| Burnsville | 95.1% | 81.9% | 10.4% | 3.1% |
| Coon Rapids | 92.8% | 81.6% | 9.3% | 5.1% |
| Eden Prairie | 95.4% | 87.9% | 6.2% | 1.8% |
| Apple Valley | 94.8% | 84.1% | 8.7% | 2.3% |
| Edina | 93.4% | 83.6% | 8.4% | 3.6% |
| Minnetonka | 95.5% | 86.2% | 7.6% | 2.2% |
| St. Louis Park | 96.0% | 86.9% | 6.2% | 2.9% |
| Shakopee | 95.7% | 82.3% | 10.1% | 3.3% |
| Mankato | 87.6% | 74.8% | 10.1% | 5.7% |
| Moorhead | 89.1% | 77.1% | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| Cottage Grove | 94.4% | 83.5% | 7.8% | 3.8% |
| Maplewood | 92.0% | 77.9% | 10.7% | 4.7% |
| Richfield | 91.6% | 79.0% | 10.4% | 6.4% |
| Inver Grove Heights | 93.5% | 84.7% | 6.3% | 4.6% |
| Roseville | 91.8% | 80.7% | 7.7% | 4.2% |
| Andover | 96.3% | 88.4% | 6.3% | 1.4% |
| Savage | 96.2% | 84.2% | 8.9% | 1.2% |
| Brooklyn Center | 91.4% | 75.6% | 13.4% | 4.2% |
| Fridley | 95.6% | 80.3% | 13.6% | 3.4% |
| Chaska | 95.5% | 84.4% | 8.2% | 2.0% |
| Oakdale | 94.1% | 77.2% | 14.2% | 3.9% |
| Ramsey | 94.9% | 84.3% | 7.3% | 2.8% |
| Prior Lake | 96.0% | 86.3% | 7.9% | 1.9% |
| Rosemount | 96.2% | 85.3% | 8.9% | 1.5% |
| Elk River | 92.7% | 80.7% | 9.5% | 3.7% |
| Shoreview | 95.9% | 86.4% | 8.4% | 1.9% |
| Owatonna | 87.9% | 75.4% | 9.8% | 7.8% |
| Austin | 88.0% | 70.8% | 13.0% | 6.5% |
| Winona | 93.4% | 83.7% | 7.5% | 2.8% |
| Chanhassen | 96.5% | 86.5% | 7.5% | 1.6% |
| Faribault | 89.5% | 70.3% | 16.4% | 8.3% |
| White Bear Lake | 95.5% | 84.3% | 8.7% | 3.4% |
| Farmington | 97.4% | 86.6% | 9.1% | 1.7% |
| Champlin | 96.1% | 84.5% | 9.5% | 1.3% |
| New Brighton | 93.3% | 83.5% | 8.1% | 4.1% |
| Crystal | 92.4% | 83.0% | 7.4% | 5.4% |
| Otsego | 95.2% | 83.5% | 9.4% | 3.8% |
| Columbia Heights | 90.3% | 79.6% | 8.6% | 7.5% |
| Hastings | 90.9% | 78.8% | 9.4% | 6.7% |
| Lino Lakes | 95.4% | 86.1% | 7.0% | 3.6% |
| Golden Valley | 94.7% | 86.6% | 6.1% | 3.5% |
| West St. Paul | 86.8% | 76.8% | 8.6% | 11.5% |
| Willmar | 88.2% | 68.4% | 15.9% | 6.2% |
| New Hope | 89.8% | 78.0% | 9.2% | 6.4% |
| Northfield | 93.7% | 79.5% | 9.4% | 3.0% |
| Forest Lake | 92.6% | 78.9% | 9.2% | 4.3% |
| South St. Paul | 93.3% | 82.5% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| St. Michael | 94.6% | 79.6% | 10.7% | 3.6% |
| Sartell | 91.9% | 82.2% | 6.7% | 2.9% |
| Stillwater | 93.4% | 82.9% | 8.9% | 3.5% |
| Hopkins | 90.4% | 78.3% | 10.3% | 4.7% |
| Albert Lea | 85.1% | 65.1% | 16.5% | 11.3% |
| Anoka | 92.3% | 78.1% | 11.0% | 5.4% |
| Red Wing | 93.0% | 77.6% | 13.0% | 5.7% |
| Ham Lake | 94.6% | 83.5% | 9.2% | 4.2% |
| Buffalo | 92.8% | 73.0% | 16.1% | 5.3% |
| Hugo | 95.1% | 86.5% | 6.9% | 2.3% |
| Hibbing | 90.1% | 66.5% | 15.3% | 7.5% |
| Bemidji | 90.8% | 74.9% | 11.6% | 6.5% |
| Monticello | 94.0% | 75.8% | 14.9% | 4.0% |
| Alexandria | 85.9% | 68.9% | 12.5% | 9.8% |
| Hutchinson | 88.3% | 72.9% | 11.7% | 8.1% |
| Brainerd | 87.3% | 68.1% | 14.0% | 6.1% |
| Robbinsdale | 91.7% | 79.3% | 10.6% | 5.0% |
| North Mankato | 91.7% | 78.9% | 10.5% | 6.3% |
| Fergus Falls | 84.1% | 68.9% | 13.1% | 10.4% |
| New Ulm | 86.1% | 72.3% | 11.2% | 11.1% |
| Marshall | 92.6% | 81.7% | 8.3% | 5.9% |
| Sauk Rapids | 92.6% | 79.9% | 9.2% | 2.3% |
| Worthington | 87.6% | 70.7% | 13.0% | 7.4% |
| Rogers | 96.8% | 85.4% | 9.0% | 1.0% |
| Waconia | 93.4% | 76.3% | 11.9% | 4.8% |
| Lake Elmo | 94.9% | 81.1% | 9.7% | 2.3% |
| Mounds View | 91.3% | 76.1% | 12.6% | 4.1% |
| Vadnais Heights | 95.4% | 81.4% | 11.4% | 2.7% |
| North St. Paul | 94.6% | 82.5% | 9.3% | 4.6% |
| Cloquet | 87.5% | 63.5% | 18.3% | 10.1% |
| Big Lake | 95.9% | 80.1% | 9.9% | 2.6% |
| St. Peter | 84.2% | 70.6% | 12.0% | 11.1% |
| East Bethel | 93.6% | 79.6% | 11.1% | 4.2% |
| Mendota Heights | 96.5% | 89.0% | 6.7% | 2.6% |
| North Branch | 92.3% | 75.4% | 13.6% | 6.5% |
| Victoria | 98.2% | 88.3% | 6.9% | 0.3% |
| Grand Rapids | 88.4% | 74.7% | 9.4% | 6.4% |
| Little Canada | 90.9% | 76.7% | 11.6% | 3.5% |
| Cambridge | 86.9% | 77.4% | 8.1% | 8.8% |
| Fairmont | 85.1% | 65.6% | 15.5% | 12.4% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the broadband subscription rate in Minnesota?
- 91.6% of households in Minnesota have a broadband internet subscription, and 5.5% have no internet access.
- Which Minnesota counties have the highest broadband subscription rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Scott County (95.0%), Washington County (94.9%), Carver County (94.7%).
- Which Minnesota counties have the lowest broadband subscription rate?
- The lowest are Todd County (82.5%), Watonwan County (83.5%), Wadena County (84.8%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates