Blue Earth County

Table of goal data by year

Year	100/20 Mbps	1 Gbps
2025	#68 – 80.52%	#42 – 61.94%
2024	#63 – 79.55%
2023	#61 – 76.46%
2022	#41 – 81.88%
2021	#40 – 80.76%
2020	#43 – 77.81%
2019	#40 – 77.91%
2018	#83 – 14.13%
2017	#37 – 55.6%

Red dots represent unserved locations.

Blue Earth County: Middle of the pack and dropping

Blue Earth County seems to be stuck or slipping in the last couple years but providers keep investing in the area. There was a 2024 MN State grant awarded last year and the impact of that should emerge soon. Mediacom also invested in the last year.

At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 782 locations in Blue Earth County. The majority of locations will get a fiber, which is going to help the county.

Statewide factors: There is still Line Extension funding yet to be distributed, which helps connect handfuls of  houses just beyond existing infrastructure. There have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.

While Blue Earth seems a little stuck, local providers continue to engage and assuming that the BEAD funding is disbursed in the next year, they should find themselves getting closer to goal.