Clay County
| Year | 100/20 Mbps | 1 Gbps |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #34 – 93.61% | #85 – 19.91% |
| 2024 | #41 – 87.89% | |
| 2023 | #25 – 90.71% | |
| 2022 | #20 – 92.06% | |
| 2021 | #26 – 89.08% | |
| 2020 | #23 – 87.57% | |
| 2019 | #29 – 82.32% | |
| 2018 | #19 – 82.52% | |
| 2017 | #22 – 74.13% |
Red dots represent unserved locations.
Clay County: Continued improvement gets closer to the goal
Clay County has seen continued improvement in broadband access, most recent cause was probably their $5 million ReConnect award.
At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 30 locations in Clay County. Some of the locations will get fiber and some locations will get a satellite, which does not qualify as served in the MN statute.
There is still Line Extension funding yet to be distributed, which helps connect handfuls of houses just beyond existing infrastructure. (Clay has benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So that seems hopeful for them as well.) There have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.
Clay County retains green status due to continued progress.
Household Density
19.2
Number of Providers
14
As of 2025 · Source: MN DEED
Households with Device Access
statewide
statewide
statewide
statewide
statewide
Has Worked with Blandin Foundation
No
Has Received MN Grant(s)
Yes
2019 – Arvig (Loretel Systems, Inc.) – Cormorant Lakes Area Project – GRANT $430,780
2022 – 702 Communications – Western Clay County Kragnes Township– GRANT $2,624,830
2024:
- County: Clay
Red River Communications
Red River – Rural Hawley
Grant: $970,411
Local Match: $970,411
Total Budget: $1,940,822
Red River Rural Telephone Association (Red River Communications), seeks to build a fiber-to the-premise (FTTP) broadband project in Rural Hawley, located within Clay County, Minnesota. The proposed FTTP project would provide 54 currently unserved locations with access to 2.5 Gbps symmetrical broadband with a capacity of 10 Gbps per location. The rural farm centered community is located 27 miles east of the county seat of Moorhead, MN. Red River Rural Telephone Association is a progressive telecommunications Cooperative maintaining 2,400 miles of fiber with 4,700 customers. Clay County is committing $5,000 toward project costs.
Government Districts
U.S. Congress: CD 7
MN Senate: 01, 04
MN House: 01B, 04A, 04B