Yellow Medicine County

Table of goal data by year

Year	Rank	100/20 Mbps
2022	#78 of 87	58.17%
2021	#83 of 87	48.81%
2020	#32 of 87	82.51%
2019	#78 of 87	38.86%
2018	#69 of 87	37.72%
2017	#72 of 87	19.28%

Coverage Map

Rank: 78 (out of 87) for access to 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps)

Yellow Medicine County ranks 78 for broadband access and 58 for digital equity out of 87 counties. They have gone from almost 48 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up in 2021 to 58 percent coverage in 2022. They have 1888 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost $17.6 million to get to ubiquitous broadband in the county.

Yellow Medicine County has seen some great improvement – about 10 percent increase this year and last. Unfortunately, they have a long way to go. But their momentum bumps them from red to yellow code.

Digital Equity:

Yellow Medicine County ranks 58 out of 87 for digital equity. (See full Digital Equity Profile)

Yellow Medicine County ranks 59 out of 87 for computer ownership. 91.5 percent of homes have a computer of device as compared to statewide ownership of 95.5 percent.