Internet Service in South Dakota

Despite being largely rural, in South Dakota, 96.8% of the population can get Internet at speeds as high as 10 Mbps. Yet 27% of South Dakota still has no Internet. Surprisingly this is an average state level of the percentage of those without Internet. There are many states with much higher rates.

In South Dakota, Internet technology is widely available. 78.8% of the population has DSL access. 73.3% has cable Internet options. 99.9% has wireless Internet available to them. 40.6% has fiber Internet as a choice. More than 43% of individual can choose from 3 or more Internet service providers serving their area. This choice helps residents find a good fit.

21.40%

Population with faster than 1 Gbps available.

32.30%

Population with only 100 Mbps speeds or less available.

13.70%

Population with only 25 Mbps speeds or less available.

27 Mbps

Average internet download speed across the state

3.80%

Population with no wired internet access available.

96.20%

Population with wired internet access available.

31.00%

Population underserved with minimum service options available

25

Average broadband score for South Dakota

Broadband in South Dakota

Cities in South DakotaProvidersSpeeds (down/up)Speeds (down/up)Score
Aberdeen, SD135 Gbps / 1 Gbps34 Mbps / 5 Mbps35
Agency Village, SD61 Gbps / 1 Gbps184 Mbps / 169 Mbps100
Alcester, SD8200 Mbps / 100 Mbps39 Mbps / 15 Mbps26
Alexandria, SD9150 Mbps / 100 Mbps29 Mbps / 18 Mbps26
Antelope, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps23 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Arlington, SD95 Gbps / 1 Gbps29 Mbps / 4 Mbps24
Armour, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps23 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Artesian, SD6150 Mbps / 20 Mbps26 Mbps / 5 Mbps17
Ashland Heights, SD135 Gbps / 1 Gbps33 Mbps / 4 Mbps32
Aurora, SD8150 Mbps / 20 Mbps44 Mbps / 5 Mbps27
Avon, SD6150 Mbps / 16 Mbps25 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Baltic, SD14200 Mbps / 100 Mbps30 Mbps / 10 Mbps29
Bath, SD105 Gbps / 1 Gbps40 Mbps / 4 Mbps37
Belle Fourche, SD105 Gbps / 1 Gbps52 Mbps / 6 Mbps35
Beresford, SD11150 Mbps / 15 Mbps16 Mbps / 2 Mbps24
Big Stone City, SD14200 Mbps / 20 Mbps26 Mbps / 7 Mbps22
Black Hawk, SD65 Gbps / 1 Gbps33 Mbps / 1 MbpsN/A
Blackhawk, SD135 Gbps / 1 Gbps38 Mbps / 5 Mbps34
Blucksberg Mountain, SD7200 Mbps / 20 Mbps67 Mbps / 7 Mbps30
Box Elder, SD145 Gbps / 1 Gbps31 Mbps / 4 Mbps42
Brandon, SD11150 Mbps / 100 Mbps24 Mbps / 15 Mbps18
Bridgewater, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps23 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Britton, SD71 Gbps / 1 Gbps158 Mbps / 145 Mbps100
Brookings, SD171 Gbps / 50 Mbps54 Mbps / 8 Mbps39
Burke, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps26 Mbps / 4 Mbps22
Canistota, SD7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Canton, SD155 Gbps / 1 Gbps34 Mbps / 4 Mbps32
Castlewood, SD9150 Mbps / 20 Mbps40 Mbps / 10 Mbps25
Centerville, SD8200 Mbps / 20 Mbps37 Mbps / 4 Mbps27
Chamberlain, SD135 Gbps / 1 Gbps17 Mbps / 10 Mbps27
Chancellor, SD10200 Mbps / 20 Mbps26 Mbps / 3 Mbps18
Clark, SD7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps28 Mbps / 3 Mbps19
Clear Lake, SD7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps29 Mbps / 3 Mbps19
Colman, SD11200 Mbps / 20 Mbps43 Mbps / 9 Mbps26
Colome, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 3 Mbps22
Colonial Pine Hills, SD135 Gbps / 1 Gbps42 Mbps / 6 Mbps33
Colton, SD10200 Mbps / 20 Mbps32 Mbps / 3 Mbps30
Corsica, SD6150 Mbps / 17 Mbps23 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Crooks, SD11200 Mbps / 100 Mbps37 Mbps / 12 Mbps26
Custer, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps23 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Dakota Dunes, SD165 Gbps / 1 Gbps93 Mbps / 19 Mbps59
De Smet, SD95 Gbps / 1 Gbps29 Mbps / 4 Mbps24
Deadwood, SD145 Gbps / 1 Gbps37 Mbps / 5 Mbps34
Dell Rapids, SD13200 Mbps / 60 Mbps32 Mbps / 7 Mbps30
Dupree, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps14
Eagle Butte, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps15 Mbps / 2 Mbps14
Edgemont, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps25 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Elk Point, SD14200 Mbps / 40 Mbps26 Mbps / 7 Mbps26
Elkton, SD10150 Mbps / 20 Mbps36 Mbps / 4 Mbps24
Ellsworth Afb, SD65 Gbps / 1 Gbps20 Mbps / 1 MbpsN/A
Estelline, SD7150 Mbps / 20 Mbps38 Mbps / 5 Mbps24
Ethan, SD7500 Mbps / 500 Mbps37 Mbps / 20 Mbps22
Eureka, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps26 Mbps / 4 Mbps15
Faith, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps28
Faulkton, SD71 Gbps / 1 Gbps168 Mbps / 146 Mbps76
Flandreau, SD11200 Mbps / 20 Mbps46 Mbps / 9 Mbps27
Florence, SD7150 Mbps / 60 Mbps35 Mbps / 10 Mbps19
Fort Pierre, SD95 Gbps / 1 Gbps35 Mbps / 4 Mbps26
Fort Thompson, SD11150 Mbps / 100 Mbps20 Mbps / 12 Mbps20
Freeman, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Garretson, SD14150 Mbps / 100 Mbps19 Mbps / 12 Mbps21
Gayville, SD11200 Mbps / 60 Mbps35 Mbps / 8 Mbps24
Gettysburg, SD71 Gbps / 1 Gbps158 Mbps / 145 Mbps100
Goodwill, SD61 Gbps / 1 Gbps184 Mbps / 169 Mbps100
Green Valley, SD105 Gbps / 1 Gbps52 Mbps / 5 Mbps32
Gregory, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps25 Mbps / 3 Mbps22
Groton, SD9150 Mbps / 20 Mbps28 Mbps / 8 Mbps22
Harrisburg, SD165 Gbps / 1 Gbps32 Mbps / 4 Mbps31
Hartford, SD16150 Mbps / 20 Mbps14 Mbps / 5 Mbps20
Hayti, SD9150 Mbps / 20 Mbps35 Mbps / 9 Mbps24
Hermosa, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps15
Highmore, SD71 Gbps / 1 Gbps158 Mbps / 145 Mbps100
Hill City, SD85 Gbps / 1 Gbps21 Mbps / 3 Mbps28
Hot Springs, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps24 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Howard, SD6150 Mbps / 100 Mbps34 Mbps / 19 Mbps21
Hudson, SD8150 Mbps / 100 Mbps34 Mbps / 21 Mbps20
Humboldt, SD11200 Mbps / 20 Mbps31 Mbps / 3 Mbps29
Huron, SD145 Gbps / 1 Gbps24 Mbps / 3 Mbps31
Ipswich, SD105 Gbps / 1 Gbps42 Mbps / 5 Mbps34
Irene, SD8200 Mbps / 20 Mbps29 Mbps / 3 Mbps20
Iroquois, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps14 Mbps / 2 Mbps15
Jefferson, SD9150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 8 Mbps22
Johnson Siding, SD115 Gbps / 1 Gbps24 Mbps / 4 Mbps24
Kadoka, SD7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Kimball, SD6150 Mbps / 100 Mbps34 Mbps / 19 Mbps23
Kyle, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps23 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Lake Andes, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps15
Lake Madison, SD155 Gbps / 1 Gbps19 Mbps / 3 Mbps30
Lake Norden, SD13150 Mbps / 40 Mbps32 Mbps / 8 Mbps27
Lake Preston, SD85 Gbps / 1 Gbps41 Mbps / 6 Mbps26
Lead, SD95 Gbps / 1 Gbps54 Mbps / 6 Mbps35
Lemmon, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps15
Lennox, SD15200 Mbps / 20 Mbps36 Mbps / 7 Mbps28
Leola, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps26 Mbps / 4 Mbps15
Lower Brule, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps16 Mbps / 2 Mbps20
Madison, SD125 Gbps / 1 Gbps44 Mbps / 5 Mbps32
Manderson, SD5150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 2 MbpsN/A
Manderson-White Horse Creek, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps22 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Marion, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Martin, SD7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Mc Laughlin, SD5150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 2 MbpsN/A
McLaughlin, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps24 Mbps / 3 Mbps16
Meadow View Addition, SD95 Gbps / 1 Gbps40 Mbps / 4 Mbps24
Menno, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Milbank, SD135 Gbps / 1 Gbps32 Mbps / 4 Mbps33
Miller, SD7200 Mbps / 20 Mbps44 Mbps / 5 Mbps22
Mission, SD8150 Mbps / 48 Mbps17 Mbps / 2 Mbps21
Mission Hill, SD85 Gbps / 1 Gbps15 Mbps / 2 Mbps15
Mitchell, SD155 Gbps / 1 Gbps84 Mbps / 65 Mbps72
Mobridge, SD7200 Mbps / 20 Mbps49 Mbps / 5 Mbps26
Montrose, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Mount Vernon, SD8500 Mbps / 500 Mbps40 Mbps / 26 Mbps28
New Underwood, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps25 Mbps / 9 Mbps21
Newell, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps15
North Eagle Butte, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps14
North Sioux City, SD175 Gbps / 1 Gbps91 Mbps / 19 Mbps62
North Spearfish, SD135 Gbps / 1 Gbps39 Mbps / 5 Mbps34
Oglala, SD9150 Mbps / 15 Mbps17 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Onida, SD71 Gbps / 1 Gbps158 Mbps / 145 Mbps100
Parker, SD10200 Mbps / 20 Mbps23 Mbps / 3 Mbps17
Parkston, SD6500 Mbps / 500 Mbps42 Mbps / 22 Mbps26
Parmelee, SD13150 Mbps / 15 Mbps10 Mbps / 2 Mbps20
Philip, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps24 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Piedmont, SD95 Gbps / 1 Gbps54 Mbps / 6 Mbps34
Pierre, SD145 Gbps / 1 Gbps24 Mbps / 4 Mbps26
Pine Ridge, SD12150 Mbps / 15 Mbps14 Mbps / 3 Mbps20
Plankinton, SD7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Platte, SD6150 Mbps / 100 Mbps34 Mbps / 19 Mbps23
Porcupine, SD10150 Mbps / 15 Mbps14 Mbps / 3 Mbps20
Pukwana, SD6150 Mbps / 100 Mbps34 Mbps / 19 Mbps23
Rapid City, SD175 Gbps / 1 Gbps33 Mbps / 5 Mbps38
Rapid Valley, SD105 Gbps / 1 Gbps54 Mbps / 6 Mbps33
Redfield, SD95 Gbps / 1 Gbps47 Mbps / 5 Mbps36
Renner, SD65 Gbps / 1 Gbps17 Mbps / 1 MbpsN/A
Renner Corner, SD125 Gbps / 1 Gbps36 Mbps / 12 Mbps30
Rosebud, SD12150 Mbps / 15 Mbps12 Mbps / 2 Mbps21
Rosholt, SD61 Gbps / 1 Gbps105 Mbps / 90 Mbps60
Saint Francis, SD5150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 2 MbpsN/A
Salem, SD6150 Mbps / 100 Mbps34 Mbps / 19 Mbps21
Scotland, SD7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Selby, SD71 Gbps / 1 Gbps186 Mbps / 147 Mbps82
Sioux Falls, SD225 Gbps / 1 Gbps28 Mbps / 6 Mbps37
Sisseton, SD61 Gbps / 1 Gbps184 Mbps / 169 Mbps100
Spearfish, SD145 Gbps / 1 Gbps38 Mbps / 5 Mbps35
Spring Creek, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps17 Mbps / 3 Mbps20
Springfield, SD7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Sturgis, SD95 Gbps / 1 Gbps54 Mbps / 6 Mbps34
Summerset, SD145 Gbps / 1 Gbps35 Mbps / 4 Mbps32
Tabor, SD9150 Mbps / 20 Mbps24 Mbps / 8 Mbps23
Tea, SD125 Gbps / 1 Gbps41 Mbps / 4 Mbps32
Timber Lake, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps15 Mbps / 2 Mbps14
Tripp, SD7150 Mbps / 20 Mbps22 Mbps / 5 Mbps18
Tyndall, SD12150 Mbps / 15 Mbps10 Mbps / 2 Mbps15
Valley Springs, SD13150 Mbps / 100 Mbps21 Mbps / 13 Mbps18
Veblen, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps9
Vermillion, SD155 Gbps / 1 Gbps26 Mbps / 3 Mbps31
Viborg, SD8200 Mbps / 20 Mbps36 Mbps / 4 Mbps27
Volga, SD95 Gbps / 1 Gbps30 Mbps / 4 Mbps24
Wagner, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps15
Wall, SD7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Wanblee, SD7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Watertown, SD155 Gbps / 1 Gbps34 Mbps / 4 Mbps33
Waubay, SD7200 Mbps / 20 Mbps50 Mbps / 5 Mbps27
Webster, SD7200 Mbps / 20 Mbps56 Mbps / 6 Mbps28
Wentworth, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps17
Wessington Springs, SD61 Gbps / 1 Gbps184 Mbps / 169 Mbps100
White, SD8150 Mbps / 20 Mbps44 Mbps / 5 Mbps27
White River, SD7150 Mbps / 19 Mbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Whitewood, SD10200 Mbps / 40 Mbps54 Mbps / 11 Mbps30
Willow Lake, SD7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps22 Mbps / 3 Mbps17
Wilmot, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps9
Winner, SD8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps21
Wolsey, SD13200 Mbps / 20 Mbps32 Mbps / 9 Mbps27
Woonsocket, SD6500 Mbps / 500 Mbps101 Mbps / 85 Mbps57
Worthing, SD15150 Mbps / 60 Mbps13 Mbps / 5 Mbps15
Wounded Knee, SD6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 2 Mbps20
Yankton, SD165 Gbps / 1 Gbps41 Mbps / 5 Mbps37

Top 10 Providers (by Coverage) in South Dakota

ProviderMax. SpeedsAvg. Speeds
1.HughesNet logoHughesNet100 Mbps25 Mbps
2.Viasat logoViasat150 Mbps25 Mbps
3.CenturyLink logoCenturyLink267 Mbps32 Mbps
4.Midcontinent Communications logoMidcontinent Communications200 Mbps200 Mbps
5.Golden West Telecommunications logoGolden West Telecommunications51 Mbps33 Mbps
6.Vast Broadband logoVast Broadband164 Mbps124 Mbps
7.Rise Broadband logoRise Broadband11 Mbps10 Mbps
8.Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative logoInterstate Telecommunications Cooperative67 Mbps58 Mbps
9.Western Communications logoWestern Communications3 Mbps3 Mbps
10.Santel Communications Cooperative logoSantel Communications Cooperative145 Mbps77 Mbps