Roseau County

Table of goal data by year

Year	Rank	100/20 Mbps
2022	#23 of 87	90.71%
2021	#34 of 87	85.23%
2020	#39 of 87	79.41%
2019	#49 of 87	72.59%
2018	#35 of 87	67.3%
2017	#85 of 87	0%

Coverage Map

Rank: 23 (out of 87) for access to 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps)

Roseau County ranks 23 for broadband access and 74 for digital equity out of 87 counties. They have had steady improvements since 2018 landing at 90 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up. They have 663 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost $6.2 million to get to ubiquitous broadband in the county.

Roseau County saw an amazing leap in broadband in 2018 – from 0 to 67 percent. They have seen incremental growth since then. Meeker County has been engaged in broadband expansion for years. In  2017, Meeker County released a broadband feasibility study, with Blandin Foundation’s support. They released an update in 2018.

Roseau County has the opportunity to invest in broadband with federal funding. That would help them reach ubiquitous broadband. They are code yellow.

Digital Equity:

Roseau County ranks 74 out of 87 for digital equity. (See full Digital Equity Profile)

Roseau County ranks 31 out of 87 for computer ownership. 92.2 percent of homes have a computer of device as compared to statewide ownership of 95.5 percent.th federal funding. That would help them reach ubiquitous broadband. They are code yellow.