Lyon County
| Year | 100/20 Mbps | 1 Gbps |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #51 – 85.89% | #86 – 12.97% |
| 2024 | #43 – 86.83% | |
| 2023 | #34 – 86.81% | |
| 2022 | #34 – 84.27% | |
| 2021 | #38 – 82.31% | |
| 2020 | #37 – 79.92% | |
| 2019 | #30 – 81.89% | |
| 2018 | #29 – 72.77% | |
| 2017 | #85 – 0% |
Red dots represent unserved locations.
Lyon County: Incremental upgrades
Lyon County’s broadband percentage has remained stagnant for four years, and has actually dipped this year, although within an acceptable margin. That and limited potential support from BEAD means they retain their Red status.
Lyon County has been in potentially precarious position because there is a big discrepancy between wireline access and wireline with fixed wireless, which impacts their BEAD eligibility.
At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 22 locations in Lyn County and that is all for satellite access, 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. (Lyon has benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards . So that seems hopeful for them as well.)
Statewide, there have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.
Household Density
11.9
Number of Providers
14
As of 2025 · Source: MN DEED
Households with Device Access
statewide
statewide
statewide
statewide
statewide
Has Worked with Blandin Foundation
Yes
Has Received MN Grant(s)
Yes
2015 – MVTV Wireless Middle Mile – Grant award: $808,080
2016 – MIDCO CANBY TO MARSHALL MIDDLE MILE AND LAST MILE – GRANT AMOUNT: $623,000
2017 – MVTC (Minnesota Valley Telephone Company, Inc.) – Milroy Broadband Project – GRANT $742,365
2017 – Woodstock Telephone Company – Balaton FTTP – GRANT $413,009
Woodstock Telephone Company – Lynd FTTP – GRANT $325,548 (Lyon County) – This middle and last mile project will serve 203 underserved households, three underserved businesses and three underserved anchor institutions in the City of Lynd in Lyon County.