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Yellow Medicine County

Table of goal data by year
Year 100/20 Mbps 1 Gbps
2025 #79 – 72.93% #87 – 12.51%
2024 #84 – 58.77%
2023 #79 – 61.09%
2022 #78 – 58.17%
2021 #83 – 48.81%
2020 #32 – 82.51%
2019 #78 – 38.86%
2018 #69 – 37.72%
2017 #72 – 19.28%
Coverage map graphic

Red dots represent unserved locations.

Yellow Medicine County: improvement is coming

Yellow Medicine County’s broadband coverage has jumped up considerably in the last year, which helps them 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 0 locations in Yellow Medicine County.

There is still Line Extension funding yet to be distributed, which helps connect handfuls of  houses just beyond existing infrastructure. (Yellow Medicine has not benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So that seems like a strategy worth consideration.)

Statewide, there have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.

Household Density

5.7

Number of Providers

12

As of 2025 · Source: MN DEED

Households with Device Access

A Device 84.6% 95.5%
statewide
Desktop or Laptop 74.7% 83.2%
statewide
Smartphone 67.3% 90.1%
statewide
Tablet 50.7% 65.8%
statewide
Other 2.6% 2.3%
statewide

Has Worked with Blandin Foundation

Yes

Has Received MN Grant(s)

Yes

2023 – Interstate Telecommunications Company – Yellow Medicine County West Fiber-To-The-Home Project – GRANT $4,988,174

2016 – MIDCO CANBY TO MARSHALL MIDDLE MILE AND LAST MILE – GRANT AMOUNT: $623,000

2015 – MVTV Wireless Middle Mile – Grant award: $808,080

Government Districts

U.S. Congress: CD 7

MN Senate: 15

MN House: 15A

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