Alaska / AIANNHCE 7310 / Alaska Native area

Ruby

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

0.0%25/3 availability

0.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

4Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

In Alaska, Native Village of Ruby serves as the core village for this alaska native village. FCC BDC records show 4 fixed providers and 0 mobile providers across roughly 208 service locations, with current availability of 0.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Located in Alaska, Ruby is a Alaska Native Village with ANVSA lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.tananachiefs.org/about/communities/ruby

Ruby is located on the south bank of the Yukon River, in the Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains. Ruby’s current residents are Koyukon Athabascans of the Nowitna-Koyukuk band, a nomadic group who followed game with the changing seasons. A post office was established in 1912, and Ruby incorporated as a city in 1913. During the 1980 s, telephones and television services were provided. The traditional Athabascan culture and subsistence practices are the focal point of village life. It is about 50 air miles east of Galena and 230 air miles west of Fairbanks. There were 12 summer fish camps located on the Yukon River between the Koyukuk River and the Nowitna River. It was named after the red-colored stones found on the riverbank that prospectors thought were rubies. Placerville, Poorman, Sulatna Crossing, Kokrines, and Long Creek were some of the area’s boom settlements.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	185	190	200	194	180	237
Households	59	65	66	70	85	112
Median age	23.9	27.3	27.4	27.8	52.0	50.6
Male / Female	45.9% / 54.1%	54.7% / 45.3%	54.0% / 46.0%	54.6% / 45.4%	59.4% / 40.6%	57.0% / 43.0%
Avg. household size	3.14	2.92	3.03	2.77	2.12	2.12
Pop. density (per sq mi)	26.3	27.1	28.5	27.6	25.6	33.7
HH density (per sq mi)	8.4	9.3	9.4	10.0	12.1	15.9

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$28,750	$32,188	$40,000	$32,500	$35,208	—
Per capita income	$13,047	$16,226	$18,095	$17,826	$21,637	$28,364
Poverty rate	43.2%	27.4%	15.0%	22.2%	23.3%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	8.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
HS diploma or higher	58.9%	54.1%	55.7%	63.1%	64.0%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	7.1%	4.7%	3.9%	3.2%	8.7%

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	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q2	14.6 Mbps	21.9 Mbps
2019Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q1	4.8 Mbps	1.9 Mbps
2020Q2	6.1 Mbps	5.5 Mbps
2020Q3	8.8 Mbps	16.1 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	9.3 Mbps	4.6 Mbps
2022Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q4	27.0 Mbps	6.8 Mbps
2023Q1	61.7 Mbps	11.1 Mbps
2023Q2	72.0 Mbps	4.3 Mbps
2023Q3	7.2 Mbps	16.5 Mbps
2023Q4	66.6 Mbps	9.0 Mbps
2024Q1	140.7 Mbps	17.2 Mbps
2024Q2	81.7 Mbps	17.3 Mbps
2024Q3	12.1 Mbps	13.7 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	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	27.9%	47.1%
2018	23.2%	33.3%
2019	23.7%	33.3%
2020	21.5%	23.5%
2021	15.2%	0.0%
2022	14.3%	0.0%
2023	22.4%	0.0%
2024	24.1%	0.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

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

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	0.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%	85%
Adoption	24.1%	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	4
Mobile broadband providers	0
Broadband serviceable locations	208

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
GCI Holdings LLC	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
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%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	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	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	18.539

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	100.0	100.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	100.0	100.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	100.0	100.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	100.0	100.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

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