Traverse County

Table of goal data by year

Year	Rank	100/20 Mbps
2022	#70 of 87	67.5%
2021	#80 of 87	50.97%
2020	#79 of 87	50.97%
2019	#71 of 87	49.39%
2018	#56 of 87	45.62%
2017	#50 of 87	45.37%

Coverage Map

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

Traverse County ranks 70 for broadband access and 71 for digital equity out of 87 counties. They have gone from almost 50.97 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up in 2021 to 67.5 percent coverage in 2022. They have 610 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost $5.7 million to get to ubiquitous broadband in the county.

Traverse County has never received a border to border grant. They have been engaged in broadband expansion for years. They are one of five counties that has not yet received border to border funding. There isn’t much demonstration of community involvement, but improved ranking bumps them from red to yellow code.

Digital Equity:

Traverse County ranks 71 out of 87 for digital equity. (See full Digital Equity Profile)

Traverse County ranks 83 out of 87 for computer ownership. 85.4 percent of homes have a computer of device as compared to statewide ownership of 95.5 percent.