Arizona / AIANNHCE 1720 / Federally-recognized area

Kaibab

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

94.3%25/3 availability

0.9%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

5Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in Arizona, centered on Kaibab Indian Reservation, spans about 189 square miles. FCC BDC records show 5 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 151 service locations, with current availability of 94.3% at 25/3 Mbps, 0.9% at 100/20, and 0.9% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Reservation lands across two counties with the Arizona-Utah border as its northernmost boundary.

Website Summary: www.kaibabpaiute-nsn.gov/index.php

The Community Health Representative Program -CHR page for Kaibab 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	246	279	300	249	186	292
Households	94	90	113	91	74	89
Median age	33.7	26.1	27.3	26.8	27.5	27.0
Male / Female	43.5% / 56.5%	46.2% / 53.8%	43.3% / 56.7%	43.8% / 56.2%	44.6% / 55.4%	50.3% / 49.7%
Avg. household size	2.62	3.10	2.65	2.74	2.51	3.28
Pop. density (per sq mi)	1.3	1.5	1.6	1.3	1.0	1.6
HH density (per sq mi)	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.5

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$36,667	$33,214	$33,542	$36,607	$43,750	—
Per capita income	$17,463	$15,688	$16,802	$18,401	$22,092	$19,563
Poverty rate	19.9%	39.8%	42.7%	34.9%	36.0%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	16.4%	9.7%	9.9%	10.4%	9.6%	9.7%
HS diploma or higher	47.3%	36.6%	47.6%	40.0%	40.7%	52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	2.3%	2.6%	6.9%	13.6%	5.7%

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	30.9 Mbps	4.5 Mbps
2019Q2	29.0 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2019Q3	7.5 Mbps	1.2 Mbps
2019Q4	22.9 Mbps	2.4 Mbps
2020Q1	81.7 Mbps	27.1 Mbps
2020Q2	23.5 Mbps	3.9 Mbps
2020Q3	21.6 Mbps	4.0 Mbps
2020Q4	48.8 Mbps	15.1 Mbps
2021Q1	23.8 Mbps	1.6 Mbps
2021Q2	6.7 Mbps	0.8 Mbps
2021Q3	58.5 Mbps	11.6 Mbps
2021Q4	30.2 Mbps	5.6 Mbps
2022Q1	30.6 Mbps	1.8 Mbps
2022Q2	55.0 Mbps	8.2 Mbps
2022Q3	35.8 Mbps	5.1 Mbps
2022Q4	47.5 Mbps	4.0 Mbps
2023Q1	32.0 Mbps	8.7 Mbps
2023Q2	35.0 Mbps	4.9 Mbps
2023Q3	45.5 Mbps	4.7 Mbps
2023Q4	53.2 Mbps	4.8 Mbps
2024Q1	49.6 Mbps	8.7 Mbps
2024Q2	69.6 Mbps	13.4 Mbps
2024Q3	44.7 Mbps	20.1 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	63.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	93.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	90.8%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	94.3%	0.9%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	49.5%	42.5%
2018	53.7%	42.9%
2019	55.3%	31.6%
2020	67.8%	45.0%
2021	54.9%	52.0%
2022	70.3%	37.5%
2023	58.1%	42.9%
2024	58.4%	82.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	94.3%
100/20 Mbps	0.9%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	94.3%	92%
100/20 Mbps	0.9%	85%
Adoption	58.4%	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	5
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	151

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
EchoStar Corporation	AT&T Inc.
South Central Utah Telephone Association, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
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)	93.4%	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	81.1%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	38.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	26.2%
Total area (sq mi)	437.341

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	85.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	95.4	95.4	93.1	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.5	95.4	93.1	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	96.5	95.4	93.1	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	95.4	95.4	93.1	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	85.1	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	80.3	80.3	78.7	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	80.3	80.3	78.7	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	80.3	80.3	78.7	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	80.3	80.3	78.7	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	99.2	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	92.5	92.5	90.8	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.5	92.5	90.8	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	92.5	92.5	90.8	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	92.5	92.5	90.8	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	92.6	92.6	91.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.6	92.6	91.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	92.6	92.6	91.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	92.6	92.6	91.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	63.9	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	95.0	95.0	95.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.0	95.0	95.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	95.0	95.0	95.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	95.0	95.0	95.0	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	94.0	94.0	93.4	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.0	94.0	93.4	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	94.0	94.0	93.4	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	94.0	94.0	93.4	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	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.