Wilkin County

Table of goal data by year

Year	25/3 Mbps	100/20 Mbps
2020	#52 of 87 83.1%	#45 of 87 77.06%
2019	#38 of 87 88.01%	#34 of 87 80.84%
2018	#36 of 87 86.53%	#20 of 87 82.08%
2017	#42 of 87 80.84%	#20 of 87 80.84%

Coverage Map

Rank: 34 (out of 87) for access to 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps)

Policymakers in Wilkin seem to recognize the need for broadband. They have benefited from a MN Border to Border grant in the past. Unusually, their broadband coverage has actually slipped over the year, which may speak to the need for better mapping more than an actual change in coverage. To get better broadband, the community would need to organize and engage.

What we learned in the past:

Wilkin has benefited from a state broadband grant:

• 2017 – Advantenon – Rural Grant, Stevens and Wilkin Counties – Grant $316,554

Update from 2020:

Policymakers, including Wilkin County Commissioner Chairperson Dennis Larson, discuss the exacerbated need for broadband during a pandemic.

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