Jackson County

Table of goal data by year

Year	Rank	100/20 Mbps
2021	#64 of 87	68.84%
2020	#59 of 87	68.84%
2019	#55 of 87	68.84%
2018	#33 of 87	68.79%
2017	#26 of 87	68.9%

Coverage Map

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

Jackson County has been stalled for as long as we’ve been tracking. They benefited from an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant in 2010. They benefited from a Border to Border grant in 2015.

Projected allocation of American Recovery Project ARP funds in Jackson is $1,909,571; broadband is one possible use.

Jackson may see an influx of funding in the future. This could jumpstart them back into being broadband leaders. For now, however, they remain at code red.

Past grants:

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

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