Alaska / AIANNHCE 6720 / Alaska Native area

Kenaitze

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

91.1%25/3 availability

84.3%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

8Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

In Alaska, this alaska native village uses Kenaitze Indian Tribe as its main village area, and it . FCC BDC records show 8 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers serving roughly 22,390 service locations, with current availability of 91.1% at 25/3 Mbps, 84.3% at 100/20, and 1.2% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in Alaska, Kenaitze is organized around tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.kenaitze.org

The Kenaitze website provides information about tribal government, community services, and local resources. The site includes sections on Member Services, Tribal Member Enrollment, Tribal Member Services, Tribal Fishery, and Tribal Member Benefits. The homepage currently emphasizes practical information and community updates more than a long historical overview.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	35,554	35,357	34,907	35,291	35,459	35,530
Households	13,172	13,002	13,460	13,873	14,229	14,385
Median age	39.6	39.6	40.3	40.0	40.3	40.0
Male / Female	51.1% / 48.9%	51.2% / 48.8%	51.2% / 48.8%	51.1% / 48.9%	50.9% / 49.1%	51.2% / 48.8%
Avg. household size	2.68	2.70	2.58	2.52	2.47	2.44
Pop. density (per sq mi)	18.1	18.1	17.8	18.0	18.1	18.1
HH density (per sq mi)	6.7	6.6	6.9	7.1	7.3	7.3

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$67,275	$71,589	$73,618	$80,559	$82,655	$85,934
Per capita income	$35,654	$37,171	$39,987	$42,773	$44,818	$45,996
Poverty rate	12.4%	13.4%	11.5%	12.5%	11.4%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	7.3%	8.1%	6.6%	6.1%	6.7%
HS diploma or higher	64.5%	64.5%	64.7%	66.1%	68.3%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	23.4%	24.4%	25.2%	26.9%	27.2%

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	50.0 Mbps	14.4 Mbps
2019Q2	48.4 Mbps	13.6 Mbps
2019Q3	49.4 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2019Q4	66.2 Mbps	17.7 Mbps
2020Q1	62.7 Mbps	17.7 Mbps
2020Q2	52.4 Mbps	14.3 Mbps
2020Q3	58.1 Mbps	12.9 Mbps
2020Q4	66.2 Mbps	15.3 Mbps
2021Q1	73.6 Mbps	17.3 Mbps
2021Q2	76.3 Mbps	14.6 Mbps
2021Q3	74.7 Mbps	12.8 Mbps
2021Q4	117.0 Mbps	19.4 Mbps
2022Q1	92.7 Mbps	17.7 Mbps
2022Q2	72.4 Mbps	15.0 Mbps
2022Q3	72.0 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2022Q4	81.4 Mbps	14.7 Mbps
2023Q1	84.6 Mbps	16.6 Mbps
2023Q2	81.1 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2023Q3	82.4 Mbps	14.2 Mbps
2023Q4	107.3 Mbps	17.6 Mbps
2024Q1	101.7 Mbps	17.6 Mbps
2024Q2	110.3 Mbps	18.2 Mbps
2024Q3	88.3 Mbps	14.7 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	48.1%	48.1%	0.0%
2016	48.1%	48.1%	0.0%
2017	48.1%	48.1%	0.0%
2018	88.3%	84.8%	0.0%
2019	98.1%	97.7%	0.0%
2020	98.3%	98.0%	0.0%
2021	99.9%	99.0%	0.4%
2022	40.8%	31.4%	0.0%
2023	59.9%	31.3%	0.0%
2024	91.1%	84.3%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	55.5%	45.1%
2018	51.9%	47.3%
2019	53.5%	46.2%
2020	54.8%	54.8%
2021	55.7%	64.9%
2022	53.3%	65.5%
2023	53.6%	65.4%
2024	54.4%	72.7%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	91.1%
100/20 Mbps	84.3%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	91.1%	92%
100/20 Mbps	84.3%	85%
Adoption	54.4%	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	8
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	22,390

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
ATN International, Inc.	GCI Holdings LLC
GCI Holdings LLC	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	—
American Broadband Holding Company	—
SPITwSPOTS Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
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%	39.5%
Fiber	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Cable	33.5%	33.5%	33.5%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	95.7%	91.8%	81.8%	39.3%
Copper (DSL)	1.5%	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	57.9%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	19.5%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	7.3%
Total area (sq mi)	6,087.797

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	87.2	87.2	87.2	76.7	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.1	0.0
All Wired	42.8	41.3	37.0	36.3	36.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	49.6	48.1	43.8	36.3	36.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.5	36.3
Any Terrestrial	90.5	90.0	89.1	78.9	36.3
Cable	36.3	36.3	36.3	36.3	36.3
Cable/Fiber	36.4	36.4	36.4	36.3	36.3
Copper	25.5	19.1	2.2	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	10.3	10.3	10.3	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.1	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	85.0	85.0	85.0	76.7	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	90.5	90.5	90.5	76.9	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	45.2	43.3	37.8	36.9	36.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	54.6	52.8	47.3	36.9	36.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	36.9
Any Terrestrial	94.2	93.6	92.5	79.0	36.9
Cable	36.9	36.9	36.9	36.9	36.9
Cable/Fiber	37.0	37.0	37.0	36.9	36.9
Copper	25.6	19.1	2.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	12.5	12.5	12.5	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	87.4	87.4	87.4	76.9	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	91.0	91.0	91.0	76.6	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	43.4	42.2	36.8	35.9	35.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	67.1	66.0	60.6	35.9	35.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	35.9
Any Terrestrial	94.3	94.1	92.9	78.6	35.9
Cable	35.9	35.9	35.9	35.9	35.9
Cable/Fiber	36.0	36.0	35.9	35.9	35.9
Copper	23.3	17.9	2.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	27.7	27.7	27.7	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	82.5	82.5	82.5	76.6	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	92.4	92.4	92.4	82.5	52.4
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	42.1	41.0	35.2	34.1	34.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.5	83.9	80.8	69.0	69.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	69.0
Any Terrestrial	95.2	95.0	94.2	84.4	69.0
Cable	34.1	34.1	34.1	34.1	34.1
Cable/Fiber	34.3	34.3	34.2	34.1	34.1
Copper	24.7	19.2	2.3	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	65.3	65.3	65.3	52.4	52.4
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	80.8	80.8	80.8	74.6	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	95.8	95.8	95.8	88.3	82.6	0.8
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	42.3	41.1	35.4	34.3	34.3	0.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.7	92.5	91.4	85.3	85.3	1.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	85.4	1.1
Any Terrestrial	97.0	96.9	96.3	88.8	85.4	1.1
Cable	34.3	34.3	34.3	34.3	34.3	0.0
Cable/Fiber	34.4	34.4	34.4	34.3	34.3	0.2
Copper	24.7	19.2	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	88.4	88.4	88.4	82.5	82.5	0.8
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	26.5	26.5	26.5	11.1	5.4	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	95.7	95.7	95.7	91.8	81.8	39.4
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	37.7	37.1	34.2	33.5	33.5	0.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	90.3	90.2	89.4	86.6	83.3	37.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	39.5
Any Terrestrial	96.7	96.6	96.1	92.1	84.4	39.5
Cable	33.5	33.5	33.5	33.5	33.5	0.0
Cable/Fiber	33.6	33.6	33.6	33.5	33.5	0.3
Copper	14.2	10.6	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	86.1	86.1	86.1	83.4	80.0	37.6
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	38.6	38.6	38.6	30.0	6.2	1.7

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.