Internet Outages in Minnesota by City
91.6% of Minnesota households have broadband, above the 91% national figure.
Internet access in Minnesota
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 91.6% of 2,307,955 households (US 91%), 17th of 50 states (1 = highest).
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 76.9%; cellular data only 10.6% (US 11.5%); satellite 6.2%; no subscription 8.2%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 54.9% of 2,853,970 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 32nd of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 68%. Cable: 76.7%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 63% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 13th of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 90% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in Bloomington (92.6%) and lowest in Duluth (90.3%) of 5 Minnesota cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: Rochester has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (77.1% of homes); Duluth the narrowest (2.3%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: Minnesota electric customers averaged 220 minutes without power in 2024. Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Bloomington leads; Duluth trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Minnesota is 4th of 5 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Minnesota, city by city
Listed for Minnesota: CenturyLink, Xfinity. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an internet outage in Minnesota right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Minnesota in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in Minnesota can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 54.9% of 2,853,970 homes and businesses in Minnesota, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 68%.
What share of Minnesota households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 8.2% of Minnesota households without any internet subscription, and 10.6% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which Minnesota city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the Minnesota cities on this site, Bloomington has the highest share of households with broadband (92.6%) and Duluth the lowest (90.3%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works