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.

59.30%

Population with faster than 1.00 gbps available.

15.10%

Population with only 100.00 mbps speeds or less available.

11.10%

Population with only 25.00 mbps speeds or less available.

38.00 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

Largest Cities in North Dakota	Providers					Broadband Score
Beach, ND	8	30.00 mbps	5.00 mbps	11.25 mbps	1.75 mbps	15
Belcourt, ND	7	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	82.86 mbps	72.86 mbps	55
Beulah, ND	8	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	39.38 mbps	4.13 mbps	28
Bismarck, ND	16	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	33.42 mbps	5.84 mbps	37
Bottineau, ND	8	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	97.50 mbps	66.25 mbps	54
Bowman, ND	8	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	40.88 mbps	4.31 mbps	28
Cando, ND	8	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	36.84 mbps	4.42 mbps	28
Carrington, ND	8	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	59.38 mbps	4.88 mbps	28
Casselton, ND	20	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	16.79 mbps	2.85 mbps	36
Cavalier, ND	7	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	153.57 mbps	144.14 mbps	96
Crosby, ND	7	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	20.96 mbps	5.95 mbps	19
Devils Lake, ND	10	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	128.60 mbps	104.00 mbps	81
Dickinson, ND	13	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	25.84 mbps	3.51 mbps	40
Ellendale, ND	7	1.00 gbps	50.00 mbps	83.57 mbps	5.57 mbps	34
Fargo, ND	23	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	60.17 mbps	5.36 mbps	49
Fort Totten, ND	11	30.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	9.12 mbps	2.08 mbps	15
Garrison, ND	7	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	136.20 mbps	126.77 mbps	86
Grafton, ND	13	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	24.39 mbps	3.68 mbps	32
Grand Forks, ND	15	200.00 mbps	40.00 mbps	20.43 mbps	3.13 mbps	26
Grand Forks AFB, ND	15	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	20.73 mbps	3.11 mbps	26
Harvey, ND	8	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	153.72 mbps	122.95 mbps	79
Hazen, ND	8	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	39.38 mbps	4.13 mbps	28
Hettinger, ND	8	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	41.62 mbps	4.38 mbps	29
Hillsboro, ND	9	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	142.78 mbps	114.89 mbps	64
Horace, ND	18	1.00 gbps	50.00 mbps	73.98 mbps	5.51 mbps	54
Jamestown, ND	14	200.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	28.02 mbps	2.72 mbps	32
Kenmare, ND	8	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	83.55 mbps	74.42 mbps	53
Langdon, ND	8	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	95.40 mbps	64.16 mbps	60
Larimore, ND	11	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	27.56 mbps	3.26 mbps	26
Linton, ND	7	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	39.29 mbps	4.14 mbps	21
Lisbon, ND	7	1.00 gbps	50.00 mbps	83.57 mbps	5.57 mbps	34
Mandan, ND	11	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	29.34 mbps	6.12 mbps	27
Mayville, ND	11	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	26.91 mbps	4.09 mbps	20
Minot, ND	11	300.00 mbps	90.00 mbps	41.05 mbps	8.98 mbps	37
Minot AFB, ND	11	300.00 mbps	30.00 mbps	30.19 mbps	4.16 mbps	28
New Rockford, ND	9	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	136.97 mbps	109.52 mbps	71
New Town, ND	7	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	87.81 mbps	78.38 mbps	58
Oakes, ND	7	1.00 gbps	50.00 mbps	83.57 mbps	5.57 mbps	34
Park River, ND	8	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	72.19 mbps	63.69 mbps	55
Rolla, ND	8	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	97.13 mbps	65.87 mbps	54
Rugby, ND	8	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	159.38 mbps	128.63 mbps	81
Stanley, ND	8	50.00 mbps	25.00 mbps	15.63 mbps	4.25 mbps	18
Tioga, ND	8	30.00 mbps	3.00 mbps	10.45 mbps	1.26 mbps	15
Valley City, ND	16	200.00 mbps	50.00 mbps	28.22 mbps	5.24 mbps	43
Velva, ND	7	300.00 mbps	30.00 mbps	25.41 mbps	3.20 mbps	19
Wahpeton, ND	12	200.00 mbps	90.00 mbps	26.00 mbps	3.85 mbps	39
Washburn, ND	8	200.00 mbps	20.00 mbps	39.38 mbps	4.13 mbps	28
Watford City, ND	8	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	83.73 mbps	75.48 mbps	63
West Fargo, ND	17	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	78.23 mbps	6.18 mbps	53
Williston, ND	15	1.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	81.27 mbps	63.22 mbps	63
* availability only includes locations with greater than 50,000 residents

Top 10 Providers (by Coverage) in North Dakota

Provider	Avg. Speeds
Viasat		25.00 mbps
Exede		25.00 mbps
HughesNet		25.00 mbps
Midcontinent Communications		200.00 mbps
CenturyLink		18.62 mbps
West River Telecommunications Cooperative		580.00 mbps
United Communications		408.22 mbps
SRT Communications		161.53 mbps
Dickey Rural Telephone Cooperative		360.24 mbps
Cable One		1.00 gbps