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Counties in Minnesota by households with a broadband internet subscription

Washington County had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 87 counties in 2021, at 93.4%. Lake of the Woods County had the lowest, at 67.4%. The median was 83.7% and the figure for Minnesota was 88.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.4Washington County
Lowest67.4Lake of the Woods County
Median83.787 counties
Minnesota88.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 78.5 %Anoka County: 92 %Becker County: 85.3 %Beltrami County: 84.9 %Benton County: 87.3 %Big Stone County: 83.7 %Blue Earth County: 87.7 %Brown County: 84.1 %Carlton County: 80.9 %Carver County: 92.6 %Cass County: 83.5 %Chippewa County: 81.9 %Chisago County: 90.4 %Clay County: 86.2 %Clearwater County: 81.7 %Cook County: 90.2 %Cottonwood County: 81 %Crow Wing County: 85.3 %Dakota County: 92.4 %Dodge County: 87.8 %Douglas County: 83.6 %Faribault County: 80.9 %Fillmore County: 81.6 %Freeborn County: 82.2 %Goodhue County: 87.7 %Grant County: 82.9 %Hennepin County: 90.6 %Houston County: 84.6 %Hubbard County: 84.6 %Isanti County: 87.9 %Itasca County: 82.9 %Jackson County: 84.3 %Kanabec County: 82.1 %Kandiyohi County: 84.8 %Kittson County: 81.5 %Koochiching County: 82.5 %Lac qui Parle County: 81.7 %Lake County: 84.6 %Lake of the Woods County: 67.4 %Le Sueur County: 87.6 %Lincoln County: 80.9 %Lyon County: 87.3 %McLeod County: 85.2 %Mahnomen County: 77.7 %Marshall County: 83.2 %Martin County: 84.5 %Meeker County: 84.4 %Mille Lacs County: 83.4 %Morrison County: 81.4 %Mower County: 84.2 %Murray County: 78.8 %Nicollet County: 86.4 %Nobles County: 81.7 %Norman County: 77.3 %Olmsted County: 89.4 %Otter Tail County: 82.2 %Pennington County: 87.4 %Pine County: 81 %Pipestone County: 82 %Polk County: 85.4 %Pope County: 82.1 %Ramsey County: 89.8 %Red Lake County: 78 %Redwood County: 78.9 %Renville County: 77 %Rice County: 89.5 %Rock County: 85.5 %Roseau County: 75.7 %St. Louis County: 84.7 %Scott County: 93.2 %Sherburne County: 91.5 %Sibley County: 80.7 %Stearns County: 86.8 %Steele County: 86.1 %Stevens County: 87 %Swift County: 77.9 %Todd County: 73.4 %Traverse County: 76.9 %Wabasha County: 83.6 %Wadena County: 81.2 %Waseca County: 82.9 %Washington County: 93.4 %Watonwan County: 77.2 %Wilkin County: 76.6 %Winona County: 89.7 %Wright County: 90 %Yellow Medicine County: 82.7 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Washington County: 93.4 %Washington County93.4Scott County: 93.2 %Scott County93.2Carver County: 92.6 %Carver County92.6Dakota County: 92.4 %Dakota County92.4Anoka County: 92 %Anoka County92Sherburne County: 91.5 %Sherburne County91.5Hennepin County: 90.6 %Hennepin County90.6Chisago County: 90.4 %Chisago County90.4Cook County: 90.2 %Cook County90.2Wright County: 90 %Wright County90Ramsey County: 89.8 %Ramsey County89.8Winona County: 89.7 %Winona County89.7Rice County: 89.5 %Rice County89.5Olmsted County: 89.4 %Olmsted County89.4Isanti County: 87.9 %Isanti County87.9Dodge County: 87.8 %Dodge County87.8Blue Earth County: 87.7 %Blue Earth County87.7Goodhue County: 87.7 %Goodhue County87.7Le Sueur County: 87.6 %Le Sueur County87.6Pennington County: 87.4 %Pennington County87.4Benton County: 87.3 %Benton County87.3Lyon County: 87.3 %Lyon County87.3Stevens County: 87 %Stevens County87Stearns County: 86.8 %Stearns County86.8Nicollet County: 86.4 %Nicollet County86.4Clay County: 86.2 %Clay County86.2Steele County: 86.1 %Steele County86.1Rock County: 85.5 %Rock County85.5Polk County: 85.4 %Polk County85.4Becker County: 85.3 %Becker County85.3Crow Wing County: 85.3 %Crow Wing County85.3McLeod County: 85.2 %McLeod County85.2Beltrami County: 84.9 %Beltrami County84.9Kandiyohi County: 84.8 %Kandiyohi County84.8St. Louis County: 84.7 %St. Louis County84.7Hubbard County: 84.6 %Hubbard County84.6Houston County: 84.6 %Houston County84.6Lake County: 84.6 %Lake County84.6Martin County: 84.5 %Martin County84.5Meeker County: 84.4 %Meeker County84.4Washington County: 93.4 %Washington County93.4Scott County: 93.2 %Scott County93.2Carver County: 92.6 %Carver County92.6Dakota County: 92.4 %Dakota County92.4Anoka County: 92 %Anoka County92Sherburne County: 91.5 %Sherburne County91.5Hennepin County: 90.6 %Hennepin County90.6Chisago County: 90.4 %Chisago County90.4Cook County: 90.2 %Cook County90.2Wright County: 90 %Wright County90Ramsey County: 89.8 %Ramsey County89.8Winona County: 89.7 %Winona County89.7Rice County: 89.5 %Rice County89.5Olmsted County: 89.4 %Olmsted County89.4Isanti County: 87.9 %Isanti County87.9Dodge County: 87.8 %Dodge County87.8Blue Earth County: 87.7 %Blue Earth County87.7Goodhue County: 87.7 %Goodhue County87.7Le Sueur County: 87.6 %Le Sueur County87.6Pennington County: 87.4 %Pennington County87.4Benton County: 87.3 %Benton County87.3Lyon County: 87.3 %Lyon County87.3Stevens County: 87 %Stevens County87Stearns County: 86.8 %Stearns County86.8Nicollet County: 86.4 %Nicollet County86.4Clay County: 86.2 %Clay County86.2Steele County: 86.1 %Steele County86.1Rock County: 85.5 %Rock County85.5Polk County: 85.4 %Polk County85.4Becker County: 85.3 %Becker County85.3Crow Wing County: 85.3 %Crow Wing County85.3McLeod County: 85.2 %McLeod County85.2Beltrami County: 84.9 %Beltrami County84.9Kandiyohi County: 84.8 %Kandiyohi County84.8St. Louis County: 84.7 %St. Louis County84.7Hubbard County: 84.6 %Hubbard County84.6Houston County: 84.6 %Houston County84.6Lake County: 84.6 %Lake County84.6Martin County: 84.5 %Martin County84.5Meeker County: 84.4 %Meeker County84.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Washington County93.4
2Scott County93.2
3Carver County92.6
4Dakota County92.4
5Anoka County92
6Sherburne County91.5
7Hennepin County90.6
8Chisago County90.4
9Cook County90.2
10Wright County90
11Ramsey County89.8
12Winona County89.7
13Rice County89.5
14Olmsted County89.4
15Isanti County87.9
16Dodge County87.8
17Blue Earth County87.7
18Goodhue County87.7
19Le Sueur County87.6
20Pennington County87.4
21Benton County87.3
21Lyon County87.3
23Stevens County87
24Stearns County86.8
25Nicollet County86.4
26Clay County86.2
27Steele County86.1
28Rock County85.5
29Polk County85.4
30Becker County85.3
31Crow Wing County85.3
32McLeod County85.2
33Beltrami County84.9
34Kandiyohi County84.8
35St. Louis County84.7
36Hubbard County84.6
37Houston County84.6
38Lake County84.6
39Martin County84.5
40Meeker County84.4
41Jackson County84.3
42Mower County84.2
43Brown County84.1
44Big Stone County83.7
45Wabasha County83.6
46Douglas County83.6
47Cass County83.5
48Mille Lacs County83.4
49Marshall County83.2
50Itasca County82.9
51Grant County82.9
52Waseca County82.9
53Yellow Medicine County82.7
54Koochiching County82.5
55Freeborn County82.2
56Otter Tail County82.2
57Pope County82.1
58Kanabec County82.1
59Pipestone County82
60Chippewa County81.9
61Nobles County81.7
62Clearwater County81.7
63Lac qui Parle County81.7
64Fillmore County81.6
65Kittson County81.5
66Morrison County81.4
67Wadena County81.2
68Pine County81
69Cottonwood County81
70Lincoln County80.9
71Faribault County80.9
72Carlton County80.9
73Sibley County80.7
74Redwood County78.9
75Murray County78.8
76Aitkin County78.5
77Red Lake County78
78Swift County77.9
79Mahnomen County77.7
80Norman County77.3
81Watonwan County77.2
82Renville County77
83Traverse County76.9
84Wilkin County76.6
85Roseau County75.7
86Todd County73.4
87Lake of the Woods County67.4

Other periods

About this ranking

Households with a broadband internet subscription of any type (cellular data plan, cable, fiber optic, DSL, satellite or other non-dial-up service), as a percentage of all households. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts a paid subscription, so households that only use free access (a library or public wifi) are not included. A cellular data plan alone counts as broadband. A separate series from households_internet_access_share, the Eurostat share of households with internet access at home.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b28002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Minnesota by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b28002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Minnesota by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b28002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/minnesota-counties?period=2021. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Minnesota by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b28002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/minnesota-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Minnesota by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b28002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/minnesota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest households with a broadband internet subscription?

Washington County, with 93.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households with a broadband internet subscription?

Lake of the Woods County, with 67.4% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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