Alaska / AIANNHCE 6725 / Alaska Native area

Ketchikan

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

99.9%25/3 availability

99.9%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

6Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

Ketchikan Indian Community in Alaska is the primary broadband planning geography for this alaska native village, and it . FCC BDC records show 6 fixed providers and 2 mobile providers across roughly 7,544 service locations, and current service levels of 99.9% at 25/3 Mbps, 99.9% at 100/20, and 99.2% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Tribal lands in Alaska are associated with Ketchikan, a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.kictribe.org

The Just a moment... page for Ketchikan 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.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	13,204	13,222	13,323	13,264	13,222	13,122
Households	5,207	5,064	5,227	5,300	5,335	5,453
Median age	39.7	39.7	39.9	40.2	40.5	40.6
Male / Female	50.9% / 49.1%	51.0% / 49.0%	51.1% / 48.9%	51.6% / 48.4%	51.6% / 48.4%	51.9% / 48.1%
Avg. household size	2.49	2.57	2.51	2.46	2.43	2.35
Pop. density (per sq mi)	609.6	610.5	615.1	612.4	610.5	605.9
HH density (per sq mi)	240.4	233.8	241.3	244.7	246.3	251.8

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$73,140	$75,625	$79,484	$85,326	$91,368	$94,439
Per capita income	$37,798	$38,440	$40,754	$44,721	$47,055	$49,246
Poverty rate	9.4%	8.6%	9.2%	9.6%	9.4%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	5.4%	4.6%	3.9%	3.3%	3.1%
HS diploma or higher	63.2%	64.3%	62.4%	63.4%	63.7%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	26.0%	27.1%	29.1%	27.4%	27.9%

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	70.8 Mbps	52.1 Mbps
2019Q2	80.1 Mbps	82.3 Mbps
2019Q3	77.6 Mbps	71.3 Mbps
2019Q4	91.5 Mbps	58.8 Mbps
2020Q1	79.5 Mbps	64.8 Mbps
2020Q2	91.2 Mbps	64.9 Mbps
2020Q3	96.8 Mbps	88.8 Mbps
2020Q4	108.6 Mbps	117.2 Mbps
2021Q1	131.8 Mbps	127.5 Mbps
2021Q2	147.0 Mbps	90.6 Mbps
2021Q3	145.4 Mbps	106.5 Mbps
2021Q4	176.7 Mbps	100.7 Mbps
2022Q1	164.9 Mbps	135.2 Mbps
2022Q2	132.6 Mbps	138.7 Mbps
2022Q3	151.1 Mbps	125.2 Mbps
2022Q4	225.9 Mbps	195.6 Mbps
2023Q1	191.9 Mbps	192.8 Mbps
2023Q2	168.9 Mbps	185.6 Mbps
2023Q3	175.1 Mbps	168.7 Mbps
2023Q4	244.2 Mbps	248.6 Mbps
2024Q1	262.3 Mbps	266.2 Mbps
2024Q2	220.6 Mbps	242.8 Mbps
2024Q3	218.9 Mbps	203.9 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	100.0%	99.9%	0.0%
2016	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2017	100.0%	100.0%	95.5%
2018	100.0%	100.0%	95.5%
2019	100.0%	100.0%	95.5%
2020	100.0%	100.0%	95.5%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2022	99.9%	99.9%	99.1%
2023	99.9%	99.9%	99.1%
2024	99.9%	99.9%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	75.3%	52.0%
2018	74.7%	57.2%
2019	74.1%	59.5%
2020	75.7%	60.8%
2021	76.7%	65.1%
2022	77.2%	74.9%
2023	75.4%	81.8%
2024	77.5%	88.8%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.9%
100/20 Mbps	99.9%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.9%	92%
100/20 Mbps	99.9%	85%
Adoption	77.5%	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	6
Mobile broadband providers	2
Broadband serviceable locations	7,544

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
City of Ketchikan	GCI Holdings LLC
GCI Holdings LLC	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
NetFortris Acquisition Co., 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%	99.9%
Fiber	99.9%	99.9%	99.9%	99.9%
Cable	99.8%	99.8%	99.8%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	98.4%	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	97.1%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	93.7%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	74.5%
Total area (sq mi)	69.73

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.2
Any Terrestrial	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.2
Cable	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.2
Copper	97.8	97.8	97.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3
Cable	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3
Copper	97.8	97.8	97.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1
Cable	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1
Copper	97.8	97.8	97.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.1
Any Terrestrial	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1
Cable	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1
Copper	97.7	97.7	97.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.1
Any Terrestrial	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1
Cable	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1
Copper	97.7	97.7	97.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8
Cable	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8
Copper	98.4	98.4	98.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	0.0	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.