Alaska / AIANNHCE 6820 / Alaska Native area

Kotzebue

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

96.1%25/3 availability

96.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

6Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

Alaska Native Village in Alaska, centered on Native Village of Kotzebue, . FCC BDC records show 6 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 974 service locations, with current availability of 96.1% at 25/3 Mbps, 96.0% at 100/20, and 0.1% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

In Alaska, Kotzebue has tribal lands managed by 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.kotzebueira.org

The Native Village of Kotzebue Direct Employment Services program is a twice-in-a-lifetime grant not to exceed $3,000 (in total) providing financial aid for. The website includes sections on Skip to primary sidebar, About, Team, Tribal Council, Programs, and Tribal & Family Services.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	3,287	3,283	3,199	3,088	3,046	2,984
Households	949	922	874	852	845	796
Median age	31.3	31.4	30.6	31.2	31.0	31.0
Male / Female	53.7% / 46.3%	56.1% / 43.9%	53.5% / 46.5%	48.7% / 51.3%	49.9% / 50.1%	47.9% / 52.1%
Avg. household size	3.23	3.29	3.40	3.30	3.25	3.35
Pop. density (per sq mi)	134.7	134.5	131.1	126.5	124.8	122.3
HH density (per sq mi)	38.9	37.8	35.8	34.9	34.6	32.6

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$81,188	$87,000	$95,385	$101,071	$106,328	$110,357
Per capita income	$34,290	$36,612	$37,300	$41,747	$42,341	$43,384
Poverty rate	18.6%	15.9%	14.8%	13.2%	13.4%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	5.7%	5.8%	5.7%	6.0%	6.2%
HS diploma or higher	64.6%	68.3%	67.7%	66.9%	65.8%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	21.4%	21.6%	19.3%	20.0%	18.7%

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	11.2 Mbps	11.3 Mbps
2019Q2	8.7 Mbps	6.7 Mbps
2019Q3	5.9 Mbps	1.8 Mbps
2019Q4	13.6 Mbps	18.5 Mbps
2020Q1	11.6 Mbps	9.4 Mbps
2020Q2	6.3 Mbps	2.7 Mbps
2020Q3	4.7 Mbps	2.0 Mbps
2020Q4	4.0 Mbps	1.3 Mbps
2021Q1	6.4 Mbps	3.8 Mbps
2021Q2	5.0 Mbps	2.1 Mbps
2021Q3	5.2 Mbps	2.3 Mbps
2021Q4	300.2 Mbps	43.8 Mbps
2022Q1	404.8 Mbps	53.6 Mbps
2022Q2	394.7 Mbps	54.6 Mbps
2022Q3	437.1 Mbps	53.7 Mbps
2022Q4	434.6 Mbps	55.9 Mbps
2023Q1	390.1 Mbps	50.7 Mbps
2023Q2	140.8 Mbps	51.2 Mbps
2023Q3	161.2 Mbps	18.4 Mbps
2023Q4	406.4 Mbps	50.6 Mbps
2024Q1	332.5 Mbps	38.8 Mbps
2024Q2	349.3 Mbps	41.5 Mbps
2024Q3	355.4 Mbps	39.3 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	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2022	98.8%	98.6%	0.1%
2023	96.7%	96.5%	0.1%
2024	96.1%	96.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	64.2%	58.9%
2018	64.8%	47.4%
2019	64.6%	61.7%
2020	62.1%	61.5%
2021	64.4%	61.4%
2022	66.0%	67.1%
2023	66.3%	78.5%
2024	71.1%	88.7%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	96.1%
100/20 Mbps	96.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	96.1%	92%
100/20 Mbps	96.0%	85%
Adoption	71.1%	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

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	6
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	974

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
GCI Holdings LLC	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	GCI Holdings LLC
OTZ Telephone Cooperative, Inc.	OTZ Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Quintillion Subsea Holdings	—

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	96.0%	96.0%	96.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	95.1%	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	95.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	52.4%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	5.3%
Total area (sq mi)	65.938

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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.7	98.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.7	98.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7
Any Terrestrial	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.7	98.7
Cable	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7
Cable/Fiber	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7
Copper	97.3	97.3	97.3	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

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	0.0
All Wired	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.3	97.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.3	97.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.3
Any Terrestrial	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.3	97.3
Cable	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3
Cable/Fiber	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3
Copper	96.3	96.3	96.3	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

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	0.0
All Wired	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.7	96.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.7	96.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.7
Any Terrestrial	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.7	96.7
Cable	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7
Cable/Fiber	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7
Copper	95.1	95.1	95.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

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	0.0
All Wired	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.3	96.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.3	96.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.3
Any Terrestrial	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.3	96.3
Cable	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3
Cable/Fiber	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3
Copper	95.5	95.5	95.5	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

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	0.0
All Wired	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.0	96.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.0	96.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.0
Any Terrestrial	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.0	96.0
Cable	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0
Cable/Fiber	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0
Copper	95.1	95.1	95.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	0.0	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	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.0	96.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.0	96.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.0	96.0
Cable	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0
Cable/Fiber	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0
Copper	95.1	95.1	95.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	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.