Alaska / AIANNHCE 6735 / Alaska Native area

King Cove

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

97.5%25/3 availability

97.5%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

4Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

In Alaska, this alaska native village uses King Cove as its main village area, and it . FCC BDC records show 4 fixed providers and 2 mobile providers serving roughly 326 service locations, with current availability of 97.5% at 25/3 Mbps, and 97.5% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

A Alaska Native Village in Alaska, King Cove is organized around ANVSA lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: agdaagux.com

This tribal nation maintains an official website, but descriptive content from that site could not be summarized automatically from this environment.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,147	1,147	1,238	1,108	1,204	1,352
Households	311	335	342	358	404	412
Median age	41.0	39.2	38.0	38.2	39.1	40.6
Male / Female	59.5% / 40.5%	57.5% / 42.5%	58.2% / 41.8%	58.8% / 41.2%	58.6% / 41.4%	60.6% / 39.4%
Avg. household size	2.78	2.60	2.81	2.42	2.31	2.37
Pop. density (per sq mi)	95.1	95.1	102.7	91.9	99.9	112.2
HH density (per sq mi)	25.8	27.8	28.4	29.7	33.5	34.2

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$73,229	$71,875	$71,591	$79,844	$78,125	$61,645
Per capita income	$32,761	$34,690	$34,808	$40,796	$43,941	$48,337
Poverty rate	13.6%	13.1%	13.6%	12.8%	11.5%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.7%	8.3%	6.9%	5.7%	9.0%
HS diploma or higher	65.9%	66.7%	68.4%	64.0%	61.3%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	11.6%	12.4%	11.1%	10.9%	14.0%

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	3.6 Mbps	0.4 Mbps
2022Q3	4.3 Mbps	0.5 Mbps
2022Q4	63.8 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2023Q1	66.4 Mbps	10.0 Mbps
2023Q2	62.1 Mbps	6.5 Mbps
2023Q3	89.5 Mbps	14.8 Mbps
2023Q4	391.7 Mbps	56.2 Mbps
2024Q1	577.2 Mbps	40.8 Mbps
2024Q2	507.9 Mbps	55.8 Mbps
2024Q3	341.6 Mbps	32.6 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	97.5%	97.5%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	54.2%	46.2%
2018	54.6%	43.6%
2019	53.1%	22.7%
2020	50.4%	38.7%
2021	46.5%	53.1%
2022	46.6%	60.7%
2023	35.9%	48.4%
2024	18.9%	46.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	97.5%
100/20 Mbps	97.5%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	97.5%	92%
100/20 Mbps	97.5%	85%
Adoption	18.9%	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	4
Mobile broadband providers	2
Broadband serviceable locations	326

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
GCI Holdings LLC	GCI Holdings LLC
EchoStar Corporation	American Broadband Holding Company
American Broadband Holding Company	—
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	97.5%	97.5%	97.5%	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	52.6%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	45.82

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	52.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	84.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	91.6	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	84.7	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	52.9	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	53.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	81.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	81.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	91.0	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	81.0	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	53.4	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	53.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	78.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	78.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	87.6	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	78.4	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	53.9	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	54.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	99.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.5
Any Terrestrial	99.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
Copper	66.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
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	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	54.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	54.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	99.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.5
Any Terrestrial	99.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
Copper	66.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
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	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	54.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	54.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	99.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	99.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
Copper	66.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5
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	54.9	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.