McLeod County

Table of goal data by year

Year	25/3 Mbps	100/20 Mbps
2020	#36 of 87 87.32%	#72 of 87 56.13%
2019	#55 of 87 81.01%	#63 of 87 58.59%
2018	#41 of 87 83.53%	#43 of 87 58.57%
2017	#13 of 87 98.58%	#36 of 87 56.92%

Coverage Map

Rank: 70 (out of 87) for access to 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps)

McLeod County’s ranking has been slipping over the years. Their percentage covered has dipped as well. They have never received a MN Border to Border grant. Looking at recent history it appears as if their greatest strides forward have been through RS Fiber and Meeker Coop expanding service. If they want to meet the 2026 goal, they will likely need to mobilize to make a plan for better service.

What we learned in the past:

In summer 2019, RS Fiber announced completed construction of gigabit Fiber to the Premise networks in 10 communities located in Renville, Sibley, McLeod, and Nicollet Counties of west central Minnesota.

Update from 2020:

Late in 2019, Meeker Cooperative announced a new service, Vibrant Broadband, which is approximately 50 Mbps upload and 8 Mbps down to several counties, including McLeod.

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