Swift County

Table of goal data by year

Year	100/20 Mbps	1 Gbps
2025	#14 – 98.7%	#38 – 64.53%
2024	#9 – 99.34%
2023	#10 – 98.94%
2022	#11 – 97.5%
2021	#5 – 99.5%
2020	#4 – 99.5%
2019	#3 – 99.6%
2018	#41 – 64.15%
2017	#64 – 30.41%

Red dots represent unserved locations.

Swift County: Almost there

Swift County’s broadband coverage dipped slightly in 2025, but I suspect that’s a map correction. They are so close to reaching the state broadband goals so they retain their Green status.

At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 15 locations in Swift County. The locations will get a satellite connection, 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. (Swift has benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So that seems hopeful for them as well.) There have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.