MINNESOTA · STATEWIDE · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Minnesota Minnesota, statewide

AT&T reports the widest coverage in Minnesota: 90.6% of the area outdoors, 21.1 points ahead of T-Mobile. The lead is bigger than the 8.4% of Minnesota that is water, so it holds on land. Verizon is close enough behind to call the top two level.

Carrier-reported coverage from FCC carrier filings as of December 31, 2025, not measured signal. How these figures are read

RESULT · MINNESOTA

Coverage in Minnesota

What stands out in Minnesota

  • T-Mobile loses the most of Minnesota in a moving car: 69.5% outdoors, 26.5% in a car.
  • AT&T reports 90.6% of Minnesota outdoors, against 57.4% of the US.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 63% of Minnesota, against 39.4% of the US.
  • In 2 of Minnesota's 87 counties even the best carrier leaves a quarter or more of the land uncovered; the thinnest is Koochiching County, MN.
★ WIDEST REPORTED COVERAGE
AT&T
90.6%
Outdoor
90.6%
In car
64.1%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Minnesota

#1
AT&T
Outdoor
90.6%
In car
64.1%
#2
Verizon
Outdoor
87.3%
In car
45.5%
#3
T-Mobile
Outdoor
69.5%
In car
26.5%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Minnesota

4G LTE
94.6%
5G 7/1
78.5%
5G 35/3
63%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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Where coverage runs thin in Minnesota

Counties with the least land under 4G LTE from any carrier: Koochiching County (84.7%), Pine County (88.7%), Itasca County (90.7%), St. Louis County (92.5%), Houston County (92.6%). See how Minnesota compares in the 10 US states with the least cell coverage.

Coverage in Minnesota's largest cities

States with figures closest to Minnesota's