Crow Wing County
| Year | 100/20 Mbps | 1 Gbps |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #32 – 94.83% | #28 – 72.21% |
| 2024 | #30 – 93.32% | |
| 2023 | #37 – 85.84% | |
| 2022 | #28 – 87.51% | |
| 2021 | #30 – 86.38% | |
| 2020 | #26 – 86.6% | |
| 2019 | #22 – 88.04% | |
| 2018 | #61 – 41.66% | |
| 2017 | #63 – 33.13% |
Red dots represent unserved locations.
Crow Wing County: Could be helped by BEAD funding
Crow Wing County has remained stagnant in 2025 but they are in line to get a lot of fiber connections when the BEAD funds are disbursed. Unfortunately, the locations that aren’t getting fiber and going to get satellite, which does not qualify to help them reach the MN State speed goals. That may cause a divide between based on access their locations.
Household Density
33.5
Number of Providers
15
As of 2025 · Source: MN DEED
Households with Device Access
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Has Worked with Blandin Foundation
Yes
For a list of community broadband adoption projects, see the Blandin matrix…https://blandinfoundation.org/content/uploads/vy/BBC_2015-16_Project_Matrix.pdf
Has Received MN Grant(s)
Yes
2014 – Consolidated Telephone Cooperative, Region 5 Virtual Highway Project – Amount $2 million
2015 – Consolidated Telecommunications Company – Fort Ripley Phase II
Grant award: $759,525
2016 – TDS TELECOM CASS & CROW WING COUNTIES — GRANT: $3,000,000
2020 – CTC (Consolidated Telephone Company) – Fort Ripley/Executive Acres Project – GRANT $830,587
Consolidated Telephone Company (CTC) – Stark-Ross Lake Area – GRANT $350,805 This last mile project will serve approximately 180 unserved locations in a portion of Ross Lake Township in Crow Wing County.
Crosslake Communications – O’Brien/Goodrich Lake Fiber Project – GRANT $618,970 This last mile O’Brien/Goodrich Lake Fiber Project will serve approximately 232 unserved households in Crow Wing County.
2022 – Tri-Co Technologies, LLC dba Crosslake Communications, $343,552.00
Government Districts
U.S. Congress: CD 8
MN Senate: 06, 10
MN House: 06A, 06B, 10A