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Alaska / AIANNHCE 6740 / Alaska Native area

King Salmon

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

1.8%25/3 availability
0.0%100/20 availability
0.0%1000/100 availability
3Fixed providers
AnchorageJuneauFairbanksTribal boundary detail58.7221°N, 156.7096°W10.06 sq mi
Figure 1. Location of King Salmon within Alaska, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Alaska, this alaska native village uses King Salmon Tribe as its main village area, and it . FCC BDC records show 3 fixed providers and 2 mobile providers serving roughly 100 service locations, with current availability of 1.8% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

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

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Table 1. Demographics

Indicator201920202021202220232024
Population1711081251099181
Households585557514238
Median age40.751.050.550.952.550.6
Male / Female60.8% / 39.2%60.2% / 39.8%61.6% / 38.4%58.7% / 41.3%53.8% / 46.2%48.1% / 51.9%
Avg. household size2.951.962.192.142.172.13
Pop. density (per sq mi)17.010.712.410.89.18.1
HH density (per sq mi)5.85.55.75.14.23.8

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator201920202021202220232024
Median household income$86,250$102,841$86,250$95,417$96,250$100,000
Per capita income$38,008$54,256$47,392$51,533$57,293$50,199
Poverty rate14.9%8.6%3.2%3.7%4.4%4.9%
Unemployment rate11.6%4.1%2.9%1.7%0.0%0.0%
HS diploma or higher62.3%64.8%54.9%52.3%39.0%33.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%28.4%21.6%15.1%6.5%6.3%

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)

PeriodDownloadUpload
2019Q10.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2019Q24.9 Mbps1.3 Mbps
2019Q37.4 Mbps1.2 Mbps
2019Q40.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2020Q19.7 Mbps1.0 Mbps
2020Q214.7 Mbps14.8 Mbps
2020Q39.9 Mbps0.9 Mbps
2020Q40.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2021Q19.7 Mbps1.0 Mbps
2021Q20.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2021Q310.0 Mbps1.0 Mbps
2021Q410.1 Mbps1.0 Mbps
2022Q10.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2022Q29.8 Mbps0.8 Mbps
2022Q398.3 Mbps9.5 Mbps
2022Q498.2 Mbps11.4 Mbps
2023Q168.4 Mbps6.5 Mbps
2023Q228.5 Mbps9.6 Mbps
2023Q377.0 Mbps6.6 Mbps
2023Q419.4 Mbps2.8 Mbps
2024Q122.6 Mbps8.1 Mbps
2024Q232.8 Mbps10.7 Mbps
2024Q356.7 Mbps9.5 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year25/3100/201 Gbps
20150.0%0.0%0.0%
20160.0%0.0%0.0%
20170.0%0.0%0.0%
20180.0%0.0%0.0%
20190.0%0.0%0.0%
20200.0%0.0%0.0%
20210.0%0.0%0.0%
20220.0%0.0%0.0%
20230.0%0.0%0.0%
20241.8%0.0%0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

YearAll householdsLow-income households
201758.3%37.5%
201870.2%42.9%
201963.8%33.3%
202067.3%0.0%
202157.9%0.0%
202260.8%0.0%
202369.0%0.0%
202471.1%0.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

TierCoverage
25/3 Mbps1.8%
100/20 Mbps0.0%
1 Gbps0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

MetricTribalNational
25/3 Mbps1.8%92%
100/20 Mbps0.0%85%
Adoption71.1%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

MetricValue
Fixed broadband providers3
Mobile broadband providers2
Broadband serviceable locations100

Table 9. Broadband Providers

FixedMobile
Bristol Bay Telephone CooperativeGCI Holdings LLC
EchoStar CorporationBristol Bay Cellular Partnership
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

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

Technology25/3100/20250/251 Gbps
Any Technology100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%
Fiber0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Cable0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Fixed Wireless0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Copper (DSL)2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Satellite100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

TechnologyCoverage
4G LTE98.3%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)0.0%
Total area (sq mi)30.336

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

Dec. 2022
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired87.387.30.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless87.387.30.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial87.387.30.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper87.387.30.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
June 2023
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired83.683.60.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless83.683.60.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial83.683.60.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper83.683.60.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Dec. 2023
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired84.384.30.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless84.384.30.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial84.384.30.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper84.384.30.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
June 2024
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired88.788.70.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless88.788.70.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial88.788.70.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper88.788.70.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Dec. 2024
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired88.588.51.80.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless88.588.51.80.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial88.588.51.80.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper88.588.51.80.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
June 2025
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
All Wired87.087.02.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless87.087.02.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Terrestrial87.087.02.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper87.087.02.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0

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.