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Where fiber is being built in North Dakota

As of Dec 31, 2025, FCC filings show fiber at 69.9% of North Dakota's 452,871 homes, and the number of fiber homes fell 5.6% from June 30, 2025.

Fiber was filed in 117 of 120 North Dakota cities and towns with 250 or more homes. In 104 of them it reached more than half of homes, and in the typical one it reached 100%.

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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North Dakota counties

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CountyHomesFiber shareCable, no fiberFiber home growth
Adams County1,751100%none filed-2.4%
Barnes County6,273100%none filed-9.5%
Benson County3,70499.9%none filed-6.4%
Billings County772100%none filedno data
Bottineau County5,230100%none filed-7.6%
Bowman County2,059100%none filed-12.6%
Burke County1,761100%none filed-1.6%
Burleigh County50,25523.5%at least 76.2%-3.3%
Cass County104,67840.2%at least 58.8%-4.4%
Cavalier County3,088100%none filed-10.9%
Dickey County3,426100%none filed-22.1%
Divide County2,073100%none filed-5.2%
Dunn County3,30594.4%at least 2.1%-10.6%
Eddy County1,700100%none filed-9.4%
Emmons County2,669100%none filed-4%
Foster County2,071100%none filed-10%
Golden Valley County1,245100%none filed-17.1%
Grand Forks County38,98168.2%at least 28.4%+7.8%
Grant County2,213100%none filed-5.3%
Griggs County1,705100%none filed-25.9%
Hettinger County1,975100%none filed-13.3%
Kidder County2,018100%none filed-6.7%
LaMoure County3,243100%none filed-17.1%
Logan County1,419100%none filed-11.5%
McHenry County3,838100%none filed-3.4%
McIntosh County2,323100%none filed-19.8%
McKenzie County9,216100%none filed-11%
McLean County7,65597.6%none filed-6.4%
Mercer County5,361100%none filed-8.5%
Morton County17,87933.6%at least 65.9%-5.3%
Mountrail County7,35492.6%none filed-3%
Nelson County2,286100%none filed-6%
Oliver County1,167100%none filed-17.4%
Pembina County4,846100%none filed-10.7%
Pierce County2,63599.8%none filed-16%
Ramsey County7,70497.2%none filed-10.1%
Ransom County3,365100%none filed-16.6%
Renville County1,754100%none filed-8.5%
Richland County9,50697.8%at least 1.7%+5.2%
Rolette County6,467100%none filed-11.8%
Sargent County2,580100%none filed-14.2%
Sheridan County1,120100%none filed-14.6%
Sioux County1,59296.9%none filed-2.2%
Slope County56099.3%none filedno data
Stark County17,68674.1%at least 25.9%-3%
Steele County1,49488.9%none filed-10.1%
Stutsman County12,554100%none filed-5.9%
Towner County1,684100%none filed-14.8%
Traill County4,68556.1%at least 42.9%-8.5%
Walsh County6,75263%at least 36%-12.2%
Ward County33,66899.2%at least 0.8%-1.1%
Wells County3,05899.9%none filed-18.5%
Williams County24,468100%none filed-1.3%
Largest cities and towns

The 30 largest places in North Dakota

By number of homes. Search above for any of the other 376 cities and towns.

City or townHomesFiber shareCable, no fiberFiber home growth
Fargo73,93836.4%at least 63.2%-0.9%
Bismarck40,14418.5%at least 81.1%+1.6%
Grand Forks31,69469.4%at least 29.2%+11.5%
Minot22,45898.9%at least 1.1%-1.2%
West Fargo18,92229.6%at least 70%-21.4%
Williston16,447100%none filed-2.8%
Mandan12,68911.3%at least 88.2%-9.8%
Dickinson12,60963.7%at least 36.3%-1%
Jamestown8,507100%none filed-5.3%
Devils Lake4,475100%none filed-6.1%
Wahpeton4,08695.8%at least 3.9%+31.2%
Watford City3,585100%none filed-6.8%
Valley City3,419100%none filed-10.4%
Grafton2,3418.5%at least 88.6%-0.8 points (small June base)
Horace2,24199.5%at least 0.4%-8.3%
Lincoln1,67212.1%at least 87.9%no change (small June base)
Rugby1,620100%none filed-15.6%
Minot AFB1,586100%none filed+3.6%
Stanley1,566100%none filed-2.3%
Beulah1,518100%none filed-4.4%
Lisbon1,334100%none filed-3%
Langdon1,329100%none filed-1.9%
Casselton1,250100%none filed-4.2%
Bottineau1,217100%none filed-0.5%
Tioga1,216100%none filed+2.4%
Carrington1,202100%none filed-7.2%
New Town1,170100%none filed-2.2%
Hazen1,160100%none filed-5.7%
Oakes1,139100%none filed-14.4%
Harvey1,081100%none filed-14.7%

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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