0.1% of locations in North Dakota have no fixed broadband at 25/3 Mbps. The state median rural county sits at 0.0% unserved and 100.0% fiber coverage. Pick your county below for the specific picture.
45 of North Dakota's 53 counties are classed as rural by the USDA. Across the whole state the FCC records 309 locations with no fixed broadband, out of 325,316.
North Dakota at a glance
Share of addresses with no fixed broadband at 25/3 Mbps
0.0% to 0.0%
0.0% to 0.0%
0.0% to 0.0%
0.0% and above
NaN% and above
NaN% and above
NaN% and above
not published
Darker means a larger share of addresses with no fixed broadband. Select any county to open it.
The ten hardest-served rural counties in North Dakota
Ranked by the share of locations with no fixed service at 25/3 Mbps or better.
Median of real speed tests run on each network during 2024, from M-Lab. This is measured performance, not an advertised plan speed, and not a customer review. The middle-half column shows how consistent a network is: a wide spread means your experience depends heavily on where and when.
Network
Median download
Middle half of tests
Median upload
Latency
Tests
Midcontinent Communications
135 Mbps
52.0 Mbps to 275 Mbps
40.8 Mbps
23 ms
13,713
CABLE ONE
106 Mbps
45.4 Mbps to 150 Mbps
19.8 Mbps
34 ms
1,870
SRT Communications
88.7 Mbps
37.5 Mbps to 203 Mbps
66.5 Mbps
57 ms
1,657
CenturyLink Communications
18.2 Mbps
6.7 Mbps to 41.2 Mbps
1.6 Mbps
62 ms
1,306
Consolidated Telcom
111 Mbps
61.6 Mbps to 192 Mbps
88.5 Mbps
30 ms
913
Fidium
49.7 Mbps
18.0 Mbps to 91.8 Mbps
11.1 Mbps
17 ms
864
Reservation Telephone Coop
85.7 Mbps
36.3 Mbps to 121 Mbps
52.5 Mbps
37 ms
811
West River Telecommunications Cooperative
85.2 Mbps
58.3 Mbps to 173 Mbps
82.7 Mbps
30 ms
692
702 Communications
56.5 Mbps
15.1 Mbps to 104 Mbps
29.6 Mbps
16 ms
670
BEK Communications Cooperative
92.5 Mbps
58.4 Mbps to 167 Mbps
85.7 Mbps
30 ms
638
Dakota Central Telecommunications Cooperative
90.5 Mbps
40.9 Mbps to 148 Mbps
60.8 Mbps
23 ms
592
North Dakota Telephone
92.4 Mbps
67.3 Mbps to 150 Mbps
89.1 Mbps
33 ms
581
Polar Communications
98.5 Mbps
72.1 Mbps to 296 Mbps
83.8 Mbps
24 ms
568
Nemont
89.8 Mbps
31.6 Mbps to 159 Mbps
62.6 Mbps
59 ms
473
Latency is the number that decides whether video calls and gaming feel right, and it is where satellite differs most from everything else. Measured data is statewide: below county level there are usually too few tests to report an honest number.
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Options that work statewide
Satellite
Starlink
Low-earth-orbit satellite. Latency is low enough for video calls and most gaming, unlike older satellite services.
Best for
Anywhere with a clear view of the sky and no wired option
Watch out
Hardware costs money up front, and heavy tree cover or a north-facing obstruction will cost you throughput