Internet Service in North Dakota

98.4% of those living in North Dakota can get Internet of up to 10 Mbps download speed via wired or wireline service. Yet there is still 28.2% of the population that doesn’t have Internet to use.

The access is there. In North Dakota, 99.9% of residents have wireless Internet available to them. 79.7% have DSL access. 77.3% have cable Internet service available. A much higher than the national average 59.5% of the population has fiber Internet available to them. Another exciting feature is that over 60% of the state has the choice of 3 or more Internet service providers, which means better Internet for everyone.

Bismarck, ND

59.30%

Population with faster than 1 Gbps available.

15.10%

Population with only 100 Mbps speeds or less available.

11.10%

Population with only 25 Mbps speeds or less available.

38 Mbps

Average internet download speed across the state

4.50%

Population with no wired internet access available.

95.50%

Population with wired internet access available.

7.00%

Population underserved with minimum service options available

Average broadband score for North Dakota

Broadband in North Dakota

Cities in North Dakota	Providers	Speeds (down/up)	Speeds (down/up)	Score
Ashley, ND	8	1 Gbps / 50 Mbps	148 Mbps / 10 Mbps	54
Baldwin, ND	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	25 Mbps / 3 Mbps	N/A
Beach, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	22 Mbps / 4 Mbps	15
Belcourt, ND	8	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	86 Mbps / 66 Mbps	55
Belfield, ND	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	46 Mbps / 9 Mbps	49
Berthold, ND	8	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	40 Mbps / 7 Mbps	21
Beulah, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	47 Mbps / 6 Mbps	28
Bismarck, ND	18	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	38 Mbps / 6 Mbps	37
Bottineau, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	98 Mbps / 61 Mbps	54
Bowman, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	48 Mbps / 6 Mbps	28
Burlington, ND	13	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	41 Mbps / 6 Mbps	31
Buxton, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	43 Mbps / 6 Mbps	20
Cando, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	44 Mbps / 6 Mbps	28
Carrington, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	64 Mbps / 6 Mbps	28
Casselton, ND	22	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	22 Mbps / 4 Mbps	36
Cavalier, ND	8	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	148 Mbps / 128 Mbps	96
Center, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	47 Mbps / 6 Mbps	28
Cooperstown, ND	10	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	39 Mbps / 5 Mbps	20
Crosby, ND	8	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	31 Mbps / 7 Mbps	19
Devils Lake, ND	11	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	126 Mbps / 96 Mbps	81
Dickinson, ND	16	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	31 Mbps / 4 Mbps	40
Drayton, ND	10	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	124 Mbps / 108 Mbps	69
Dunseith, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	98 Mbps / 61 Mbps	54
Edgeley, ND	8	1 Gbps / 50 Mbps	86 Mbps / 7 Mbps	34
Elgin, ND	8	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	148 Mbps / 128 Mbps	96
Ellendale, ND	8	1 Gbps / 50 Mbps	86 Mbps / 7 Mbps	34
Emerado, ND	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	34 Mbps / 4 Mbps	26
Enderlin, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	22 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Fargo, ND	25	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	61 Mbps / 8 Mbps	49
Forbes, ND	8	1 Gbps / 50 Mbps	89 Mbps / 7 Mbps	35
Forman, ND	9	1 Gbps / 50 Mbps	77 Mbps / 6 Mbps	34
Fort Totten, ND	13	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	16 Mbps / 3 Mbps	15
Fort Yates, ND	8	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	28 Mbps / 4 Mbps	16
Garrison, ND	8	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	132 Mbps / 113 Mbps	86
Glen Ullin, ND	10	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	138 Mbps / 105 Mbps	81
Glenburn, ND	8	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	39 Mbps / 7 Mbps	21
Grafton, ND	14	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	34 Mbps / 5 Mbps	32
Grand Forks, ND	17	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	26
Grand Forks AFB, ND	17	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	24 Mbps / 4 Mbps	26
Green Acres, ND	7	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	98 Mbps / 75 Mbps	55
Gwinner, ND	13	1 Gbps / 50 Mbps	54 Mbps / 5 Mbps	34
Halliday, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	48 Mbps / 6 Mbps	28
Hankinson, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	153 Mbps / 116 Mbps	81
Harvey, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	148 Mbps / 111 Mbps	79
Harwood, ND	20	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	32
Hatton, ND	10	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	40 Mbps / 5 Mbps	26
Havana, ND	9	1 Gbps / 50 Mbps	131 Mbps / 9 Mbps	54
Hazen, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	47 Mbps / 6 Mbps	28
Hebron, ND	10	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	138 Mbps / 105 Mbps	81
Hettinger, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	49 Mbps / 6 Mbps	29
Hillsboro, ND	10	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	139 Mbps / 105 Mbps	64
Horace, ND	20	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	74 Mbps / 6 Mbps	54
Jamestown, ND	17	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	32 Mbps / 4 Mbps	32
Kenmare, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	86 Mbps / 68 Mbps	53
Killdeer, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	48 Mbps / 6 Mbps	28
Kindred, ND	19	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	14 Mbps / 2 Mbps	15
Lakota, ND	8	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	85 Mbps / 66 Mbps	55
LaMoure, ND	8	1 Gbps / 50 Mbps	86 Mbps / 7 Mbps	34
Langdon, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	96 Mbps / 59 Mbps	60
Larimore, ND	12	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	34 Mbps / 4 Mbps	26
Lidgerwood, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	153 Mbps / 116 Mbps	81
Lincoln, ND	15	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	47 Mbps / 8 Mbps	32
Linton, ND	8	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	48 Mbps / 6 Mbps	21
Lisbon, ND	8	1 Gbps / 50 Mbps	86 Mbps / 7 Mbps	34
Mandan, ND	12	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	40 Mbps / 8 Mbps	27
Mandaree, ND	12	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	82 Mbps / 69 Mbps	79
Manvel, ND	12	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	37 Mbps / 9 Mbps	20
Mapleton, ND	19	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	23 Mbps / 3 Mbps	27
Mayville, ND	13	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	31 Mbps / 5 Mbps	20
Menoken, ND	10	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	40 Mbps / 7 Mbps	18
Milnor, ND	9	1 Gbps / 50 Mbps	128 Mbps / 8 Mbps	53
Minot, ND	12	425 Mbps / 90 Mbps	46 Mbps / 10 Mbps	37
Minot AFB, ND	13	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	34 Mbps / 5 Mbps	28
Minto, ND	10	425 Mbps / 60 Mbps	45 Mbps / 10 Mbps	26
Mohall, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	55 Mbps / 8 Mbps	31
Mott, ND	8	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	30 Mbps / 4 Mbps	17
Napoleon, ND	8	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	48 Mbps / 6 Mbps	21
New England, ND	8	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	30 Mbps / 4 Mbps	17
New Rockford, ND	10	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	134 Mbps / 100 Mbps	71
New Salem, ND	11	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	43 Mbps / 9 Mbps	28
New Town, ND	8	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	90 Mbps / 71 Mbps	58
Northwood, ND	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Oakes, ND	8	1 Gbps / 50 Mbps	86 Mbps / 7 Mbps	34
Park River, ND	10	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	73 Mbps / 58 Mbps	55
Parshall, ND	8	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	95 Mbps / 76 Mbps	61
Portland, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	43 Mbps / 6 Mbps	20
Powers Lake, ND	8	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	28 Mbps / 6 Mbps	17
Ray, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	31 Mbps / 10 Mbps	21
Reeder, ND	8	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	29 Mbps / 4 Mbps	17
Richardton, ND	10	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	43 Mbps / 5 Mbps	28
Rolette, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	98 Mbps / 61 Mbps	54
Rolla, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	98 Mbps / 61 Mbps	54
Rugby, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	153 Mbps / 116 Mbps	81
Saint John, ND	6	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	30 Mbps / 4 Mbps	N/A
Saint Michael, ND	6	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	30 Mbps / 4 Mbps	N/A
Scranton, ND	8	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	29 Mbps / 4 Mbps	17
Selfridge, ND	8	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	148 Mbps / 128 Mbps	96
Shell Valley, ND	7	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	96 Mbps / 74 Mbps	54
St. John, ND	8	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	111 Mbps / 69 Mbps	54
Stanley, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	26 Mbps / 6 Mbps	18
Steele, ND	8	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	48 Mbps / 6 Mbps	21
Surrey, ND	13	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	47 Mbps / 7 Mbps	34
Thompson, ND	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	34 Mbps / 4 Mbps	26
Tioga, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	21 Mbps / 3 Mbps	15
Towner, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	57 Mbps / 8 Mbps	31
Turtle Lake, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	153 Mbps / 116 Mbps	81
Underwood, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	47 Mbps / 6 Mbps	28
Valley City, ND	18	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	31 Mbps / 6 Mbps	43
Velva, ND	8	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	35 Mbps / 5 Mbps	19
Wahpeton, ND	15	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	31 Mbps / 5 Mbps	39
Walhalla, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	98 Mbps / 60 Mbps	61
Washburn, ND	9	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	47 Mbps / 6 Mbps	28
Watford City, ND	9	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	86 Mbps / 69 Mbps	63
West Fargo, ND	19	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	81 Mbps / 7 Mbps	53
Williston, ND	16	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	83 Mbps / 60 Mbps	63
Wilton, ND	8	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	48 Mbps / 6 Mbps	21
Wishek, ND	8	425 Mbps / 44 Mbps	48 Mbps / 6 Mbps	21
Wyndmere, ND	8	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	148 Mbps / 128 Mbps	96

Top 10 Providers (by Coverage) in North Dakota

	Provider	Max. Speeds	Avg. Speeds
1.	EarthLink Fiber	5 Gbps	50 Mbps
2.	Earthlink 5G Home Internet	425 Mbps	55 Mbps
3.	HughesNet	100 Mbps	25 Mbps
4.	Viasat	150 Mbps	25 Mbps
5.	CenturyLink	263 Mbps	33 Mbps
6.	Quantum Fiber	940 Mbps	50 Mbps
7.	Starlink	400 Mbps	75 Mbps
8.	Cable One	1 Gbps	1 Gbps
9.	Inter-Community Telephone Company	56 Mbps	35 Mbps
10.	Midstate Telephone Company	50 Mbps	50 Mbps

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