Jackson County

Table of goal data by year

Year	25/3 Mbps	100/20 Mbps
2020	#74 of 87 70.05%	#59 of 87 68.84%
2019	#76 of 87 70.42%	#55 of 87 68.84%
2018	#68 of 87 68.83%	#33 of 87 68.79%
2017	#59 of 87 68.9%	#26 of 87 68.9%

Coverage Map

Rank: 58 (out of 87) for access to 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps)

Jackson County benefited from an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant in 2010. They benefited from a Border to Border grant in 2015. Since then they have been stalled at 69 percent access. Jackson County needs a renewed interest in improved broadband if they want to close the broadband gap in the county.

What we learned in the past:

In 2010, Southwest Minnesota Broadband Services (SMBS) received ARRA funds to deploy fiber to the home in Jackson and other counties. Through SMBS, Jackson County was also part of the Blandin Broadband Communities initiative in 2015-2016

Jackson County benefited from a MN state broadband grant:

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

Update from 2020:

No broadband reports from Jackson County since the last broadband profile.

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