South Dakota Internet Coverage & Availability in 2023
South Dakota Internet Facts in 2023
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South Dakota currently ranks among states in BroadbandNow’s annual rankings of internet coverage, speed and availability.
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This means that roughly in ten South Dakota residents are not able to purchase an internet plan of at least 25Mbps download and 3Mbps upload.
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This means that nearly five in ten residents are not able to purchase broadband at a price of $60/month or less (excluding promotions and government programs).
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This means that in ten residents are unable to purchase a fiber internet plan.
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The U.S. has more than 2,966 internet service providers, with most covering very small areas. It is worth searching by zip code to see who is available in your town.
At BroadbandNow, we advocate for a definition of broadband internet to be at least 100Mbps, as opposed to the FCC definition of 25Mbps, which would be considered slow for many internet-intensive activities.
In South Dakota, 88.1% of people have access to 100Mbps broadband, ranking 35th among all states.
Internet Availability by County
100 Mbps Coverage By County, Highest and Lowest
| Highest | |
|---|---|
| Sanborn | 100% |
| Brule | 100% |
| Ziebach | 100% |
| Hughes | 100% |
| Buffalo | 100% |
| McPherson | 100% |
| Campbell | 100% |
| Potter | 100% |
| Aurora | 100% |
| Harding | 100% |
| Lowest | |
|---|---|
| Oglala Lakota | 0% |
| Todd | 9.01% |
| Douglas | 41.07% |
| Jackson | 49.09% |
| McCook | 50.14% |
| Charles Mix | 50.41% |
| Shannon | 56.62% |
| Mellette | 58.11% |
| Jones | 62.72% |
| Kingsbury | 63.87% |
In South Dakota, 71.3% of people have access to 1G broadband, ranking 27th among all states.
Internet Coverage by Demographic in South Dakota
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic (includes broadband and non-broadband packages)
Percentage of households with and without any type of internet access
- With: 85%
- Without: 15%
Type of internet connection
- Dialup only: <1%
- Broadband of any type: 85%
- Cellular data only: 11%
- Satellite: 6%
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic
- <18: 5%
- 18-64: 6%
- 65+ adults: 8%
- <$20,000: 40%
- $20,000-$74,999: 16%
- $75,000+: 5%
- Black: 5%
- Native American/Alaska Native: 22%
- Asian: (Unavailable)
- Mixed race: 3%
- Hispanic or Latino: 8%
- White: 5%
- Employed: 5%
- Unemployed: 13%
- Less than high school: 10%
- Some college or associate degree: 8%
- Bachelor’s degree: 4%
Internet Speed in Top South Dakota Cities
| City | Avg. Download Speed | No. of Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls | 112.5 MBPS | 20 Providers |
| Rapid City | 56.5 MBPS | 17 Providers |
| Aberdeen | 287.2 MBPS | 11 Providers |
| Watertown | 44.9 MBPS | 15 Providers |
| Brookings | 134.2 MBPS | 12 Providers |
Fastest Major Providers in South Dakota
| Provider | Avg. Download Speed |
|---|---|
| Mediacom Cable | 154.8 MBPS |
| Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative | 83.0 MBPS |
| CenturyLink | 41.4 MBPS |
| Golden West Telecommunications | 21.9 MBPS |
| Rise Broadband | 13.3 MBPS |
Metro & Rural County Coverage
| County Name | % Broadband Coverage |
|---|---|
| Oglala Lakota | 0.0% |
| Shannon | 96.9% |
| Clay | 86.6% |
| Day | 94.0% |
| Meade | 94.9% |
| Custer | 90.6% |
| Lake | 92.3% |
| Perkins | 100.0% |
| Sanborn | 100.0% |
| Fall River | 100.0% |
| Bon Homme | 92.7% |
| Brown | 90.4% |
| Hand | 79.5% |
| McCook | 97.7% |
| Tripp | 100.0% |
| Turner | 73.4% |
| Bennett | 97.2% |
| Hutchinson | 99.8% |
| Brule | 100.0% |
| Charles Mix | 82.8% |
| Faulk | 98.9% |
| Grant | 84.5% |
| Ziebach | 100.0% |
| Hughes | 100.0% |
| Spink | 90.6% |
| Yankton | 94.3% |
| Corson | 89.6% |
| Dewey | 95.5% |
| Mellette | 100.0% |
| Stanley | 94.7% |
| Jones | 99.5% |
| Beadle | 86.6% |
| Brookings | 98.3% |
| Buffalo | 100.0% |
| McPherson | 100.0% |
| Union | 89.5% |
| Campbell | 100.0% |
| Edmunds | 97.2% |
| Gregory | 100.0% |
| Lawrence | 95.0% |
| Marshall | 99.7% |
| Potter | 100.0% |
| Codington | 96.3% |
| Davison | 99.3% |
| Kingsbury | 75.0% |
| Roberts | 94.8% |
| Aurora | 100.0% |
| Deuel | 99.9% |
| Harding | 100.0% |
| Hyde | 100.0% |
| Jackson | 100.0% |
| Lincoln | 93.2% |
| Miner | 100.0% |
| Butte | 94.4% |
| Douglas | 100.0% |
| Haakon | 100.0% |
| Moody | 81.4% |
| Todd | 97.0% |
| Hamlin | 98.9% |
| Hanson | 86.3% |
| Jerauld | 100.0% |
| Clark | 98.2% |
| Lyman | 99.9% |
| Minnehaha | 99.5% |
| Pennington | 96.5% |
| Sully | 100.0% |
| Walworth | 100.0% |
Internet Providers By City in South Dakota
| Aberdeen | 97.6% | 11 providers |
| Alcester | 97.1% | 11 providers |
| Alexandria | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Allen | 100.0% | 5 providers |
| Arlington | 79.8% | 14 providers |
| Armour | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Aurora | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Avon | 99.6% | 7 providers |
| Baltic | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Belle Fourche | 91.8% | 10 providers |
| Beresford | 64.2% | 13 providers |
| Big Stone City | 57.9% | 12 providers |
| Black Hawk | 98.8% | 13 providers |
| Bonesteel | 100.0% | 6 providers |
| Box Elder | 93.1% | 12 providers |
| Brandon | 99.6% | 12 providers |
| Bridgewater | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Britton | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Brookings | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Buffalo | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Burke | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Canistota | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Canton | 89.2% | 14 providers |
| Castlewood | 98.9% | 11 providers |
| Centerville | 78.7% | 11 providers |
| Chamberlain | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Chancellor | 46.8% | 13 providers |
| Clark | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Clear Lake | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Colton | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Corsica | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Crooks | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| Custer | 98.0% | 9 providers |
| De Smet | 81.4% | 15 providers |
| Deadwood | 93.4% | 11 providers |
| Dell Rapids | 99.7% | 13 providers |
| Dupree | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Eagle Butte | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Edgemont | 98.1% | 9 providers |
| Elk Point | 82.7% | 13 providers |
| Ellsworth Afb | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Emery | 100.0% | 7 providers |
| Estelline | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Ethan | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Eureka | 100.0% | 7 providers |
| Faith | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Faulkton | 100.0% | 7 providers |
| Flandreau | 81.4% | 15 providers |
| Fort Pierre | 94.5% | 11 providers |
| Freeman | 95.9% | 9 providers |
| Garretson | 98.6% | 11 providers |
| Gettysburg | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Gregory | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Groton | 70.5% | 8 providers |
| Harrisburg | 96.6% | 13 providers |
| Harrold | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Hartford | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Hermosa | 62.6% | 8 providers |
| Herreid | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Highmore | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Hill City | 71.6% | 8 providers |
| Hitchcock | 99.1% | 12 providers |
| Hot Springs | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Hoven | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Howard | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Hudson | 98.3% | 11 providers |
| Hurley | 68.9% | 11 providers |
| Huron | 92.5% | 13 providers |
| Ipswich | 94.2% | 9 providers |
| Irene | 57.9% | 9 providers |
| Iroquois | 5.3% | 13 providers |
| Jefferson | 71.2% | 15 providers |
| Kimball | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Kyle | 100.0% | 7 providers |
| Lake Andes | 61.6% | 10 providers |
| Lake Norden | 98.1% | 13 providers |
| Langford | 98.6% | 8 providers |
| Lead | 96.7% | 13 providers |
| Lemmon | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Lennox | 70.8% | 12 providers |
| Leola | 100.0% | 7 providers |
| Lower Brule | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Madison | 89.9% | 17 providers |
| Martin | 100.0% | 7 providers |
| Mc Laughlin | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Milbank | 87.8% | 11 providers |
| Miller | 76.6% | 11 providers |
| Mission | 96.8% | 7 providers |
| Mitchell | 97.7% | 10 providers |
| Mobridge | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Montrose | 99.0% | 11 providers |
| Mount Vernon | 99.5% | 8 providers |
| New Underwood | 98.1% | 9 providers |
| Newell | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| North Sioux City | 98.9% | 16 providers |
| Onida | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Parker | 59.4% | 11 providers |
| Parkston | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Parmelee | 100.0% | 7 providers |
| Peever | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Philip | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Piedmont | 88.5% | 13 providers |
| Pierre | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Pine Ridge | 99.9% | 7 providers |
| Platte | 100.0% | 7 providers |
| Porcupine | 99.8% | 6 providers |
| Presho | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Pukwana | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Rapid City | 97.6% | 17 providers |
| Redfield | 100.0% | 10 providers |
| Rosebud | 100.0% | 6 providers |
| Rosholt | 99.8% | 9 providers |
| Salem | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Scotland | 99.3% | 10 providers |
| Sioux Falls | 99.4% | 20 providers |
| Sisseton | 99.9% | 11 providers |
| Spearfish | 97.4% | 12 providers |
| Springfield | 99.3% | 8 providers |
| Sturgis | 95.5% | 13 providers |
| Summit | 96.4% | 11 providers |
| Tea | 98.9% | 12 providers |
| Timber Lake | 71.4% | 9 providers |
| Tyndall | 78.1% | 7 providers |
| Veblen | 99.9% | 8 providers |
| Vermillion | 92.8% | 14 providers |
| Viborg | 88.3% | 10 providers |
| Volga | 96.4% | 17 providers |
| Volin | 40.4% | 9 providers |
| Wagner | 82.9% | 10 providers |
| Wakonda | 54.4% | 9 providers |
| Wall | 100.0% | 7 providers |
| Wanblee | 100.0% | 7 providers |
| Watertown | 96.9% | 15 providers |
| Wentworth | 99.7% | 13 providers |
| Wessington Springs | 100.0% | 11 providers |
| White | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| White Lake | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| White River | 100.0% | 8 providers |
| Wilmot | 83.7% | 9 providers |
| Winner | 99.7% | 7 providers |
| Woonsocket | 100.0% | 9 providers |
| Worthing | 66.1% | 11 providers |
| Wounded Knee | 100.0% | 6 providers |
| Yankton | 97.1% | 11 providers |