Lake County
| Year | 100/20 Mbps | 1 Gbps |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #69 – 80.02% | #24 – 74.71% |
| 2024 | #56 – 82.54% | |
| 2023 | #29 – 88.56% | |
| 2022 | #36 – 84.15% | |
| 2021 | #19 – 93.32% | |
| 2020 | #15 – 93.39% | |
| 2019 | #14 – 93.4% | |
| 2018 | #11 – 94.3% | |
| 2017 | #13 – 94.32% |
Red dots represent unserved locations.
Lake County: Seems to be going backwards
Lake County seems to be losing ground. I’m sure this is part of a map correction but it’s disheartening. It is the reason they retain their Red status.
At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 1,360 locations in Lake County. However, the majority of 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. (Lake has not benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So perhaps that’s a strategy worth considering.)
Statewide, there have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.
Household Density
3.1
Number of Providers
10
As of 2025 · Source: MN DEED
Households with Device Access
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statewide
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Has Worked with Blandin Foundation
Yes
See Blandin Foundation’s matrix of community broadband adoption projects:
https://blandinfoundation.org/content/uploads/vy/BBC_2015-16_Project_Matrix.pdf
Has Received MN Grant(s)
Yes
In 2010, Lake County received an ARRA award of $66.3 million to improve broadband access in their area; about $10 million of the award was an outright grant; the rest was a low-interest loan. There were bumps along the road to getting fiber to the community but now they are well served.