Swift County

Table of goal data by year

Year	Rank	100/20 Mbps
2024	#9 of 87	99.34%
2023	#10 of 87	98.94%
2022	#11 of 87	97.5%
2021	#5 of 87	99.5%
2020	#4 of 87	99.5%
2019	#3 of 87	99.6%
2018	#41 of 87	64.15%
2017	#64 of 87	30.41%

Red dots represent unserved locations.

Wired (wireline) and wireless (fixed, non-mobile) served location percentage at various speeds.

Swift County: Almost There

Swift County ranks 9 (up one point) for broadband access out of 87 counties. They will benefit from 5 Line Extension grants, which might be a good way for them to get broadband to the last few houses. They are so close to goal; they retain their green ranking.

• Over the years, Swift County (or cities within) has not invested in matches for any successful MN Broadband grants.
• Swift County will not benefit from a 2024 MN Broadband grant.
• Swift County will benefit from 5 line extension awards (Rounds 1 and 2), which extend broadband to individual locations.
• Last years’ estimates indicated that it would cost $418,500 to get ubiquitous broadband in the county. (I haven’t updated the number because recent report offers scenarios of costs based on BEAD funding rules that make current estimates less predictable than in the past. Yet, I think the number is still helpful.)
• In 2022, Swift ranked 64 using Microsoft’s Digital Equity Tool, which looks at various factors of a community.