Marshall County
| Year | 100/20 Mbps | 1 Gbps |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #23 – 96.95% | #13 – 92.25% |
| 2024 | #29 – 93.55% | |
| 2023 | #27 – 89.15% | |
| 2022 | #39 – 82.9% | |
| 2021 | #46 – 77.31% | |
| 2020 | #54 – 71.6% | |
| 2019 | #66 – 53.08% | |
| 2018 | #54 – 48.2% | |
| 2017 | #78 – 9.2% |
Red dots represent unserved locations.
Marshall County continued momentum into green ranking
Marshall County broadband coverage has been steady since 2018 and improvement continues, which is why their retain Green status.
At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 10 locations in Marshall County, but they will all get 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. (Marshall has benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So that may be a strategy worth considering.)
Statewide, there have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.
Given their proximity to 90 percent coverage, Marhsall County retains their green ranking.
Household Density
2.0
Number of Providers
11
As of 2025 · Source: MN DEED
Households with Device Access
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Has Worked with Blandin Foundation
No
Has Received MN Grant(s)
Yes
2014 – Wikstrom Telephone, Kittson, Marshall, Roseau Broadband Extension – Award $425,000
2016 – GARDEN VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY RURAL THIEF RIVER FALLS EAST – GRANT: $2,027,035
2016 – WIKSTROM TELEPHONE COMPANY (WITH BEAMCO, INC.) RURAL ALVARADO – GRANT: $43,481
2016 – WIKSTROM TELEPHONE COMPANY WIKTEL NW MN – GRANT: $950,823
2017 – Wikstrom Telephone – Wiktel NW MN Broadband – GRANT $1,307,785
Wikstrom Telephone – Wiktel NW MN Broadband Project – GRANT $1,151,526
There is a matrix of Minnesota broadband adoption projects.
MN State Grant awarded in 2021: Garden Valley Technologies – Northwest Thief River Falls and Euclid – GRANT $1,640,722 This middle and last mile project will serve 104 unserved and 22 underserved locations in portions of Marshall and Polk counties.
2022 – Garden Valley Technologies – Rural Warren East & Rural Oslo – GRANT $1,462,569 (serves Marshall and Polk)
2022 – Wikstrom Telephone Co. Inc – Wiktel NW MN Broadband 2022 – GRANT $665,699 (serves Kittson, Lake of the Woods, & Marshall)
2023 – Garden Valley Technologies – 2023 Rural Warren SW – GRANT $1,488,322