Brown County
Year | Rank | 100/20 Mbps |
---|---|---|
2023 | #54 of 87 | 78.4% |
2022 | #45 of 87 | 79.96% |
2021 | #50 of 87 | 75.99% |
2020 | #48 of 87 | 74.6% |
2019 | #45 of 87 | 74.5% |
2018 | #27 of 87 | 73.76% |
2017 | #24 of 87 | 72.89% |
Brown County: Maybe Some Deployment Will Spur More
Brown County rank drops from 45 to 54 for broadband access out of 87 counties. They have 78.4 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up. They have 2268 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost $21 million to get to ubiquitous broadband in the county.
Brown County seems to have taken a slight bump backwards. Their ranking dipped as the percentage of coverage of broadband. That may change if Hanson Communications gets funding in the latest (still in process) Border to Border grant round.
Brown gets a red ranking because they are going backwards and there hasn’t seen a big demonstration of wanting change.
Household Density
17.0
Number of Providers
19
As of 2023 · Source: MN DEED
Households with Device Access
statewide
statewide
statewide
statewide
statewide
Has Worked with Blandin Foundation
Yes
Has Received MN Grant(s)
Yes
2107 – New Ulm Telecom, Inc.– Hanska A&D FTTP – GRANT $324,894
2016 – New Ulm Telecom, Inc. – Hanska – GRANT: $ 200,397
2019 – Nuvera Communications, Inc. – New Ulm SW Project – GRANT $385,600
2021 – Minnesota Valley Telephone Company (MVTC) – Rural Franklin Fiber Project – GRANT $226,800. This middle and last mile project will serve approximately 45 unserved locations in the City of Franklin and the townships of Sherman, Eden, Camp and Birch Cooley in Redwood, Renville and Brown counties.
Government Districts
U.S. Congress: CD 1, CD 7
MN Senate: 15
MN House: 15B