Arizona / AIANNHCE 1220 / Federally-recognized area

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation

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

73.0%25/3 availability

43.4%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

10Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation within Arizona, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Spans about 39 square miles in Arizona, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Reservation serves as the core reservation for this federally recognized tribe. FCC BDC records show 10 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 430 service locations, with current availability of 73.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 43.4% at 100/20, and 0.3% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Located in Arizona, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation is a federally recognized tribe with tribal lands. Yavapai people near Phoenix, Arizona; self-governed, casinos, cultural center.

Website Summary: www.fmyn.org

It is also a resource for visitors to the Nation; a place where they can learn more about our community, our history and culture, and the numerous enterprises operating within the boundaries of the Fort Mc Dowell Yavapai Nation. The Fort Mc Dowell Yavapai Nation is a 950-member Native American tribe that calls Central Arizona’s upper Sonoran Desert home. This system will provide you with convenient online access to all formal and informal bid opportunities from the Fort Mc Dowell Yavapai Nation, as well as from other government agencies who join and use the platform in Arizona. An independent board that supervises Tribal Council elections. Located in the heart of Fort Mc Dowell Yavapai Nation on the eastern edge of Scottsdale, the venue offers premium accommodations, championship golf, fun gaming, Southwestern entertainment and unique shopping. We strive to improve the health, well being and happiness of our nation.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,053	1,067	1,057	1,006	1,068	1,003
Households	314	314	306	267	271	254
Median age	34.0	32.6	32.7	30.9	28.8	27.8
Male / Female	53.3% / 46.7%	54.8% / 45.2%	54.5% / 45.5%	52.3% / 47.7%	49.9% / 50.1%	46.5% / 53.5%
Avg. household size	3.35	3.40	3.45	3.77	3.94	3.95
Pop. density (per sq mi)	27.3	27.7	27.4	26.1	27.7	26.0
HH density (per sq mi)	8.1	8.1	7.9	6.9	7.0	6.6

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$51,875	$49,844	$53,750	$56,917	$58,229	$60,625
Per capita income	$17,495	$19,289	$20,418	$21,057	$20,293	$20,704
Poverty rate	20.7%	21.7%	22.4%	20.8%	20.7%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	14.5%	13.4%	12.7%	10.8%	11.1%	12.9%
HS diploma or higher	49.8%	46.9%	51.1%	52.6%	55.9%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	8.2%	9.0%	10.7%	12.5%	13.1%

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	67.4 Mbps	14.9 Mbps
2019Q2	69.1 Mbps	10.5 Mbps
2019Q3	98.3 Mbps	13.3 Mbps
2019Q4	131.5 Mbps	21.5 Mbps
2020Q1	94.3 Mbps	11.4 Mbps
2020Q2	54.9 Mbps	8.3 Mbps
2020Q3	93.8 Mbps	14.2 Mbps
2020Q4	176.6 Mbps	11.2 Mbps
2021Q1	86.3 Mbps	14.6 Mbps
2021Q2	166.7 Mbps	18.2 Mbps
2021Q3	160.3 Mbps	17.9 Mbps
2021Q4	146.8 Mbps	14.7 Mbps
2022Q1	133.2 Mbps	12.1 Mbps
2022Q2	145.0 Mbps	10.1 Mbps
2022Q3	143.0 Mbps	11.7 Mbps
2022Q4	213.9 Mbps	10.0 Mbps
2023Q1	180.4 Mbps	14.3 Mbps
2023Q2	153.0 Mbps	9.1 Mbps
2023Q3	176.2 Mbps	30.6 Mbps
2023Q4	218.0 Mbps	25.1 Mbps
2024Q1	157.6 Mbps	14.7 Mbps
2024Q2	209.8 Mbps	43.2 Mbps
2024Q3	214.2 Mbps	31.6 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	8.0%	8.0%	0.0%
2016	22.9%	22.9%	0.0%
2017	22.9%	8.0%	0.0%
2018	8.0%	8.0%	0.0%
2019	82.9%	14.1%	0.0%
2020	98.5%	79.2%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	85.2%	0.0%
2022	39.9%	3.1%	0.0%
2023	41.3%	5.8%	0.0%
2024	73.0%	43.4%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	21.0%	25.4%
2018	21.6%	42.0%
2019	19.7%	47.4%
2020	23.2%	51.9%
2021	22.5%	70.2%
2022	21.0%	83.8%
2023	26.9%	87.9%
2024	29.5%	89.3%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	73.0%
100/20 Mbps	43.4%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	73.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	43.4%	85%
Adoption	29.5%	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	430

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Cox Communications, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
EchoStar Corporation	—
Zayo Group, LLC	—
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	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	53.7%	8.4%	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	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	99.9%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	98.9%
Total area (sq mi)	87.11

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	93.7	57.0	57.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	11.7	4.8	3.1	3.1	3.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.9	40.2	38.8	3.1	3.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	3.1	3.1
Any Terrestrial	97.2	60.1	58.7	3.1	3.1
Cable	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1
Cable/Fiber	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1
Copper	8.6	1.7	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	93.5	36.2	36.2	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	38.8	38.8	38.8	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	78.4	70.2	70.2	54.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	12.9	7.2	5.7	5.7	5.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	63.9	49.5	48.0	15.7	5.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.7
Any Terrestrial	79.1	70.2	70.2	54.5	5.7
Cable	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Cable/Fiber	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Copper	7.2	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	53.7	43.3	43.3	9.9	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	45.0	45.0	45.0	45.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	12.0	6.5	5.1	5.1	5.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	44.2	41.2	40.5	7.4	5.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.1
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.1
Cable	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
Cable/Fiber	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
Copper	6.9	1.4	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	36.9	35.5	35.5	2.3	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	71.6	68.4	68.4	43.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	12.9	7.4	6.0	6.0	6.0	1.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	79.0	73.9	73.2	48.7	6.0	1.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.0	1.4
Any Terrestrial	79.0	73.9	73.2	48.7	6.0	1.4
Cable	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	1.4
Copper	6.9	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	71.6	68.4	68.4	43.9	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	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	67.3	65.0	65.0	42.2	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	9.5	3.9	2.5	2.5	2.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	71.7	67.3	66.8	44.1	2.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.5
Any Terrestrial	71.7	67.3	66.8	44.1	2.5
Cable	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Cable/Fiber	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Copper	7.0	1.4	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	67.3	65.0	65.0	42.2	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	58.1	53.7	53.7	8.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	9.5	3.7	2.6	2.6	2.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	61.2	56.0	55.6	10.5	2.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	61.2	56.0	55.6	10.5	2.6
Cable	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6
Cable/Fiber	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6
Copper	7.0	1.2	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	58.1	53.7	53.7	8.4	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	0.7	0.7	0.5	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.