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Where fiber is being built in Minnesota

As of Dec 31, 2025, FCC filings show fiber at 54.9% of Minnesota's 2.9 million homes, and the number of fiber homes grew 6.8% from June 30, 2025.

Fiber was filed in 518 of 544 Minnesota cities and towns with 250 or more homes. In 320 of them it reached more than half of homes, and in the typical one it reached 78.1%.

Nationally, fiber was filed at 55.8% of homes. FCC Broadband Data Collection, residential units, 25/3 Mbps or faster. Filed by the providers themselves. How this is computed

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Minnesota counties

Pick a county for its full set of measures, grants and providers. Shares are of residential units, FCC filing as of Dec 31, 2025; growth is from June 30, 2025.

CountyHomesFiber shareCable, no fiberFiber home growth
Aitkin County17,38273.5%at least 16.5%+11.6%
Anoka County155,02335.4%at least 63%+33.1%
Becker County22,24872.1%at least 13.4%-0.4%
Beltrami County24,64799.8%none filed-1.1%
Benton County20,82237.9%at least 53.1%+1.8%
Big Stone County4,02142.8%at least 54.8%-3.4%
Blue Earth County34,15954.5%at least 26.7%-7.7%
Brown County13,78675.1%at least 10.8%+5.5%
Carlton County18,60635.8%at least 40.9%+35.7%
Carver County47,89877.5%at least 20.9%+35.4%
Cass County28,37351.1%at least 16.4%+2.5%
Chippewa County7,21635%at least 58%+19.9%
Chisago County25,33349.3%at least 35.5%+94.3%
Clay County31,10429.4%at least 65.7%+2.7%
Clearwater County5,95298.7%none filed-4.6%
Cook County6,87395.5%none filed+0.1%
Cottonwood County6,70353.2%at least 15.7%+6.6%
Crow Wing County49,01370.7%at least 24.8%+2.9%
Dakota County196,25448.2%at least 49%+23.2%
Dodge County9,50188.5%at least 0.6%-0.9%
Douglas County25,54250.8%at least 35.2%+1.5%
Faribault County8,77095.2%none filed+0.7%
Fillmore County11,64568.1%at least 17.2%+25%
Freeborn County16,00689.7%at least 1%-3%
Goodhue County23,48464.8%at least 15.9%-2.6%
Grant County3,79196.1%none filed-4.2%
Hennepin County627,77256%at least 43.4%-3.2%
Houston County10,19964%at least 22%-3.5%
Hubbard County16,08367.2%at least 30.1%+1.1%
Isanti County19,27765.4%at least 22.6%+8.7%
Itasca County28,52793.3%at least 3.8%+2.3%
Jackson County5,75972.9%none filed+0.9%
Kanabec County8,68565.8%at least 17.4%+21.8%
Kandiyohi County23,32339.1%at least 45.7%+27.6%
Kittson County3,15697%none filed-3.2%
Koochiching County8,77054.3%at least 22.4%-0.1%
Lac qui Parle County4,28299.8%none filed-1.9%
Lake County8,21977.8%at least 3%+3.6%
Lake of the Woods County4,19267.2%at least 22.5%+0.4%
Le Sueur County15,14664.1%at least 21%+5.4%
Lincoln County3,59299.3%none filed-0.7%
Lyon County13,99927.1%at least 52.9%+138%
Mahnomen County3,14267.5%at least 18.8%+13.3%
Marshall County6,49692.6%at least 3%+0.4%
Martin County11,88824.1%at least 51%+4.9%
McLeod County18,47858.1%at least 20.6%-0.3%
Meeker County12,29179.3%at least 2.1%-15.2%
Mille Lacs County14,70342.7%at least 45.5%+25.5%
Morrison County18,32563.9%at least 23.9%+6.7%
Mower County18,67477.3%at least 12.3%+0.8%
Murray County5,33343.7%at least 15%+11.3%
Nicollet County15,00963.4%at least 19.5%+7.5%
Nobles County10,79744.6%at least 36.7%+89.7%
Norman County4,36267.8%at least 10.7%-0.6%
Olmsted County79,72775.5%at least 20.1%+2.8%
Otter Tail County40,72658.7%at least 30.4%+0.9%
Pennington County7,67998.4%at least 0.8%+0.3%
Pine County19,22364.3%at least 20.3%+33.8%
Pipestone County5,88440.9%at least 41.5%+46.8%
Polk County17,44557.3%at least 41.1%-0.8%
Pope County7,49675.1%at least 23.4%-3.1%
Ramsey County252,75456.1%at least 43.6%+8.1%
Red Lake County2,541100%none filed-3.8%
Redwood County9,19967.9%at least 20.9%+10%
Renville County8,29447.4%at least 24.1%+15.5%
Rice County27,79272.1%at least 15.2%no change
Rock County5,99862.8%at least 33.2%+37.6%
Roseau County8,28982.5%at least 13.8%-1.3%
Scott County63,30272.1%at least 24.2%+1.2%
Sherburne County41,24425.2%at least 67.7%+3.7%
Sibley County7,39058.7%at least 5.1%+0.4%
St. Louis County117,31228.3%at least 54.1%+41.5%
Stearns County72,89155%at least 36.9%+27%
Steele County18,05387.4%at least 1.2%-1.8%
Stevens County5,45599.9%none filed-1.4%
Swift County5,66863.8%at least 31.5%-2.5%
Todd County15,35359.6%at least 11.3%+7.2%
Traverse County2,60086.5%none filed-2.8%
Wabasha County12,04161.8%at least 10.8%-0.3%
Wadena County8,86197.2%at least 2.2%-1.4%
Waseca County8,96351.1%at least 33.8%+28%
Washington County121,86229.1%at least 67.5%+19.1%
Watonwan County5,73928.9%at least 38.8%+0.6%
Wilkin County3,60794.7%at least 0.1%-3.7%
Winona County24,80629.7%at least 57.4%+2.7%
Wright County65,53837.6%at least 48.9%+19.6%
Yellow Medicine County5,60724.7%at least 45.1%-1.2%
Largest cities and towns

The 30 largest places in Minnesota

By number of homes. Search above for any of the other 883 cities and towns.

City or townHomesFiber shareCable, no fiberFiber home growth
Minneapolis190,75672.1%at least 27.6%-16.4%
St. Paul143,30472.1%at least 27.5%+3.3%
Rochester60,05177.1%at least 21.4%+3.2%
Bloomington50,42550.6%at least 47.6%+12.1%
Duluth41,0382.3%at least 90.1%+165.8%
Eden Prairie39,32537.4%at least 61.5%+39.7%
Plymouth38,33033.5%at least 66.2%+71%
Maple Grove32,93743.7%at least 56%+38.8%
Edina32,50944.1%at least 55.8%-39.2%
Brooklyn Park32,21561.3%at least 38.5%+39%
Eagan31,57936.9%at least 62.6%+47.1%
Woodbury31,07415.9%at least 83.4%+3.7%
Blaine30,46248.8%at least 50.4%+54.6%
St. Cloud30,43949.3%at least 41.1%+44%
Minnetonka30,29642.4%at least 57.5%+4.4%
Lakeville29,46074.4%at least 24.2%+17.7%
Burnsville28,40728.7%at least 70.9%+70%
Coon Rapids27,62253.6%at least 46.2%+74.6%
St. Louis Park25,69647.6%at least 52.3%-43.9%
Apple Valley24,76654.1%at least 42.6%+58.6%
Mankato21,72158.8%at least 35%-11.1%
Moorhead20,56913.8%at least 86%+8.4%
Shakopee18,24682.9%at least 16.1%-6.6%
Richfield17,99668.9%at least 31%-17.4%
Maplewood17,55142.1%at least 57.7%+13%
Roseville17,52636.9%at least 62.6%+60.3%
Cottage Grove16,36831.6%at least 62.8%+23%
Inver Grove Heights15,70321.7%at least 77.2%-0.9%
Oakdale14,03939.8%at least 60%+89.2%
Fridley13,97252.5%at least 45.3%no change

The data

Every number on this page traces to one cell in the download. Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Fixed Broadband Summary by Geography, filings as of June 30, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025. Census figures: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. Grants: FCC Broadband Funding Map and the state broadband office.

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