Alaska / AIANNHCE 6680 / Alaska Native area

Kaktovik

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

0.0%25/3 availability

0.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

3Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Kaktovik within Alaska, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Alaska, Kaktovik Village (aka Barter Island) serves as the core village for this alaska native village. FCC BDC records show 3 fixed providers and 1 mobile providers across roughly 128 service locations, with current availability of 0.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Located in Alaska, Kaktovik is a Alaska Native Village with tribal lands. Arctic Iñupiat village on Barter Island, known for polar bear tourism and subsistence hunting.

Website Summary: www.north-slope.org/our-communities/kaktovik

The North Slope Borough community guide page for Kaktovik functions as a community information page rather than a long-form tribal history. It emphasizes local contacts, community resources, and links to regional programs and services. The available content is oriented toward practical resources rather than a dedicated narrative profile for the tribe. The page includes sections on Visitors, Asna, Asrc, Iḷisaġvik College, and Nsbsd.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	178	178	241	201	153	124
Households	56	61	61	61	47	32
Median age	26.5	33.0	30.5	27.8	32.4	32.7
Male / Female	59.6% / 40.4%	58.4% / 41.6%	55.2% / 44.8%	57.2% / 42.8%	61.4% / 38.6%	58.9% / 41.1%
Avg. household size	3.07	2.85	3.87	3.21	3.17	3.75
Pop. density (per sq mi)	229.9	229.9	311.3	259.6	197.6	160.2
HH density (per sq mi)	72.3	78.8	78.8	78.8	60.7	41.3

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$63,333	$75,625	$78,250	$86,458	$88,750	$93,750
Per capita income	$22,312	$29,366	$27,179	$32,169	$35,050	$37,529
Poverty rate	8.1%	16.1%	17.4%	12.8%	18.1%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	14.3%	11.1%	13.7%	16.0%	16.2%	16.3%
HS diploma or higher	52.2%	60.0%	63.0%	64.0%	62.5%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.1%	0.9%	1.4%	—	—	—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q2	6.5 Mbps	2.1 Mbps
2022Q3	9.3 Mbps	2.9 Mbps
2022Q4	91.3 Mbps	9.0 Mbps
2023Q1	80.2 Mbps	8.1 Mbps
2023Q2	69.9 Mbps	11.4 Mbps
2023Q3	106.8 Mbps	12.7 Mbps
2023Q4	119.9 Mbps	17.3 Mbps
2024Q1	133.4 Mbps	15.2 Mbps
2024Q2	110.0 Mbps	16.3 Mbps
2024Q3	106.5 Mbps	15.7 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	45.6%	28.6%
2018	41.5%	25.0%
2019	46.4%	25.0%
2020	42.6%	25.0%
2021	41.0%	66.7%
2022	39.3%	100.0%
2023	40.4%	100.0%
2024	46.9%	100.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	0.0%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	0.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%	85%
Adoption	46.9%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	3
Mobile broadband providers	1
Broadband serviceable locations	128

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc.	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	2.633

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	79.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	79.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	79.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	79.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	77.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	77.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	77.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	77.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	77.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	77.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	77.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	77.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	76.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	76.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	76.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	76.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	76.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	76.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	76.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	76.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	76.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	76.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	76.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	76.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.