Chippewa County

Table of goal data by year

Year	25/3 Mbps	100/20 Mbps
2020	#42 of 87 85.23%	#29 of 87 83.55%
2019	#49 of 87 83.23%	#31 of 87 81.7%
2018	#61 of 87 72.33%	#77 of 87 24.8%
2017	#53 of 87 72.28%	#69 of 87 24.45%

Coverage Map

Rank: 29 (out of 87) for access to 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps)

Chippewa made great strides a few years ago when they went from 25 percent coverage to more than 80 percent. They have been stalled for a while but late in 2018, they completed a feasibility study and have been trying for a Border to Border grant since then. They likely will need funding but even having a plan in place can help initiate progress.

What we learned in the past:

In 2015, Chippewa was one of twenty counties in southwestern Minnesota to benefit from a state grant:

• 2015 – MVTV Wireless Middle Mile, Grant award: $808,080

With financial support from Blandin Foundation, in 2018, Chippewa County released a feasibility study that details a plan for the future, assuming they were able to get a state broadband grant. They did not get funding from the MN Border to Border program – at least not yet.

Update from 2020:

While hopeful, the county did not get their Border to Border project funded in the last round.

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