Arizona / AIANNHCE 1140 / Federally-recognized area

Fort Apache

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

7.7%25/3 availability

3.3%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

10Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Fort Apache within Arizona, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 2625 square miles of land plus roughly 6.0 square miles of water. FCC BDC records show 10 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 3,691 service locations, and current service levels of 7.7% at 25/3 Mbps, and 3.3% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Separated from the San Carlos Apache Reservation in 1897 with desert foothills and elevations exceeding 11,000 feet.

Website Summary: www.wmat.us

The White Mountain Apache Tribe page for Fort Apache 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	15,487	15,791	14,854	14,620	15,342	15,117
Households	3,451	3,724	3,751	3,858	4,117	4,148
Median age	27.1	26.9	28.1	29.1	28.8	29.4
Male / Female	48.1% / 51.9%	50.0% / 50.0%	50.0% / 50.0%	49.2% / 50.8%	51.0% / 49.0%	50.7% / 49.3%
Avg. household size	4.45	4.21	3.93	3.76	3.70	3.62
Pop. density (per sq mi)	5.9	6.0	5.7	5.6	5.8	5.8
HH density (per sq mi)	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.6

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$30,368	$36,535	$38,598	$39,735	$41,737	$41,616
Per capita income	$10,198	$12,031	$13,367	$14,429	$15,198	$15,435
Poverty rate	43.4%	39.2%	39.3%	40.4%	41.3%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	25.5%	19.2%	16.0%	11.0%	8.4%	9.6%
HS diploma or higher	44.5%	42.7%	43.4%	47.4%	50.2%	51.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	7.5%	8.3%	8.0%	7.5%	7.6%

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	28.8 Mbps	7.1 Mbps
2019Q2	31.6 Mbps	6.6 Mbps
2019Q3	51.7 Mbps	7.8 Mbps
2019Q4	28.6 Mbps	4.2 Mbps
2020Q1	45.2 Mbps	4.5 Mbps
2020Q2	37.3 Mbps	6.5 Mbps
2020Q3	46.3 Mbps	10.5 Mbps
2020Q4	27.7 Mbps	3.7 Mbps
2021Q1	29.4 Mbps	8.3 Mbps
2021Q2	34.4 Mbps	8.7 Mbps
2021Q3	42.4 Mbps	9.1 Mbps
2021Q4	69.2 Mbps	11.3 Mbps
2022Q1	48.7 Mbps	7.2 Mbps
2022Q2	68.2 Mbps	12.4 Mbps
2022Q3	61.6 Mbps	13.1 Mbps
2022Q4	58.7 Mbps	11.0 Mbps
2023Q1	77.9 Mbps	12.6 Mbps
2023Q2	67.3 Mbps	10.9 Mbps
2023Q3	69.9 Mbps	10.7 Mbps
2023Q4	88.5 Mbps	10.4 Mbps
2024Q1	107.7 Mbps	13.5 Mbps
2024Q2	105.8 Mbps	15.5 Mbps
2024Q3	140.8 Mbps	16.4 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.8%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	3.5%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	2.6%	2.6%	0.0%
2018	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
2019	47.2%	6.6%	0.0%
2020	56.8%	4.0%	0.0%
2021	61.4%	0.5%	0.0%
2022	3.1%	1.9%	0.0%
2023	2.8%	1.3%	0.0%
2024	7.7%	3.3%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	20.8%	17.2%
2018	20.1%	14.8%
2019	22.7%	14.9%
2020	26.7%	15.5%
2021	30.0%	17.0%
2022	27.1%	22.0%
2023	29.3%	27.4%
2024	30.4%	24.6%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	7.7%
100/20 Mbps	3.3%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	7.7%	92%
100/20 Mbps	3.3%	85%
Adoption	30.4%	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	10
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	3,691

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
ATN International, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Cable One, Inc.	Smith Bagley, Inc.
Frontier Communications Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	—
Smith Bagley, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Wi-Fiber, 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	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	11.9%	6.8%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	1.2%	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	28.7%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	1.6%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.7%
Total area (sq mi)	5,892.721

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	14.6	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.1	0.0
All Wired	24.8	24.8	3.2	2.2	2.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	30.5	24.8	3.2	2.2	2.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.3	2.2
Any Terrestrial	36.0	26.1	3.2	2.2	2.2
Cable	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
Cable/Fiber	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
Copper	22.8	22.8	1.0	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	7.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.1	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	11.9	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	11.7	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	24.2	24.2	2.6	1.8	1.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	31.4	24.2	2.6	1.8	1.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.8
Any Terrestrial	33.3	25.4	2.6	1.8	1.8
Cable	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8
Cable/Fiber	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8
Copper	22.6	22.6	0.8	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	9.5	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	10.9	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	23.2	13.4	11.8	11.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	27.6	27.6	2.4	1.3	1.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	34.4	27.7	2.4	1.3	1.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.3
Any Terrestrial	43.6	34.5	14.1	13.0	1.3
Cable	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Cable/Fiber	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Copper	26.6	26.6	1.1	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	8.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	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	18.9	13.3	11.7	11.7	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	19.5	13.2	11.8	11.7	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	37.3	37.3	4.5	1.3	1.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	43.2	37.6	4.8	1.6	1.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.3
Any Terrestrial	48.6	43.8	16.2	12.9	1.3
Cable	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Cable/Fiber	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Copper	36.2	36.2	3.3	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	8.1	0.5	0.5	0.4	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	12.9	12.9	11.3	11.3	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	16.4	11.1	9.5	9.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	37.8	37.8	3.6	1.3	1.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	43.7	39.5	5.6	3.2	1.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.3
Any Terrestrial	47.2	43.8	13.0	10.6	1.3
Cable	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Cable/Fiber	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Copper	36.7	36.7	2.4	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	8.9	2.1	2.1	2.1	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	8.9	8.9	7.4	7.4	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	21.0	14.4	11.9	6.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	11.8	11.8	1.9	0.7	0.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	20.3	12.3	2.3	1.1	0.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	26.0	19.9	13.7	7.5	0.7
Cable	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Cable/Fiber	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Copper	11.4	11.4	1.2	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	9.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	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	13.9	13.9	11.4	6.3	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.