Renville County

Table of goal data by year

Year	Rank	100/20 Mbps
2022	#67 of 87	70.79%
2021	#63 of 87	70.86%
2020	#66 of 87	63.23%
2019	#62 of 87	59.06%
2018	#50 of 87	51.78%
2017	#42 of 87	50.43%

Coverage Map

Rank: 67 (out of 87) for access to 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps)

Renville County ranks 67 for broadband access and 66 for digital equity out of 87 counties. They have stayed stagnant at 70 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up since 2021. They have 2019 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost $18.8 million to get to ubiquitous broadband in the county.

Renville will benefit from TDS deploying fiber to 3,700 properties in Kandiyohi, Stearns, Renville and Swift Counties.

Renville County has been working on better broadband for more than 10 years, but they seem to be stuck, which is why their code has gone from yellow to red.

Digital Equity:

Renville County ranks 66 out of 87 for digital equity. (See full Digital Equity Profile)

Renville County ranks 74 out of 87 for computer ownership. 88 percent of homes have a computer of device as compared to statewide ownership of 95.5 percent.