Arizona / AIANNHCE 2130 / Federally-recognized area

Maricopa (Ak Chin)

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71.2%25/3 availability

59.2%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

11Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Maricopa (Ak Chin) within Arizona, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Spans about 33 square miles in Arizona, Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation serves as the core reservation for this federally recognized tribe. FCC BDC records show 11 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 6 service locations, with current availability of 71.2% at 25/3 Mbps, and 59.2% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

High desert lands within the Santa Cruz Valley, heavy agricultural emphasis with much of the land irrigated for farming.

Website Summary: www.ak-chin.nsn.us

While agriculture is our mainstay, we sustain and advance our community by investing in enterprises that enhance the lives of our tribal members and support the local economy. Community Council has approved Wireless Internet Service to be provided in the Community for all residents who choose to participate. The Ak-Chin Indian Community is nestled into the Santa Cruz Valley of Southern Arizona. We are here to preserve our culture, language and traditions—not just for ourselves but also to positively impact our neighboring communities and the world we all share. The service is free to all Community households and its purpose is to provide wifi access in Community homes for student/elder and resident Internet access during this COVID-19 crisis. If you would like to participate in this program please fill out the form below and drop the form off at the IS Department.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,439	1,555	1,241	1,450	1,351	1,339
Households	375	447	349	369	348	312
Median age	26.4	27.9	27.2	26.3	26.3	24.3
Male / Female	50.5% / 49.5%	47.8% / 52.2%	49.8% / 50.2%	49.3% / 50.7%	50.6% / 49.4%	51.5% / 48.5%
Avg. household size	3.79	3.44	3.52	3.86	3.81	4.22
Pop. density (per sq mi)	43.9	47.4	37.8	44.2	41.2	40.8
HH density (per sq mi)	11.4	13.6	10.6	11.3	10.6	9.5

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$27,232	$24,896	$33,558	$41,750	$46,500	$50,500
Per capita income	$12,152	$12,139	$16,469	$17,438	$18,769	$19,623
Poverty rate	32.1%	37.4%	32.7%	31.6%	29.6%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	26.2%	24.0%	20.3%	14.7%	15.8%	10.1%
HS diploma or higher	54.0%	56.9%	51.3%	51.6%	55.9%	55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.9%	5.2%	6.4%	6.0%	6.0%	8.4%

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	19.5 Mbps	9.4 Mbps
2019Q2	20.9 Mbps	5.0 Mbps
2019Q3	32.0 Mbps	7.1 Mbps
2019Q4	23.5 Mbps	6.1 Mbps
2020Q1	23.4 Mbps	7.1 Mbps
2020Q2	31.3 Mbps	6.3 Mbps
2020Q3	42.3 Mbps	7.7 Mbps
2020Q4	39.4 Mbps	7.2 Mbps
2021Q1	46.1 Mbps	7.4 Mbps
2021Q2	38.5 Mbps	7.7 Mbps
2021Q3	62.4 Mbps	12.4 Mbps
2021Q4	67.6 Mbps	10.7 Mbps
2022Q1	34.4 Mbps	6.2 Mbps
2022Q2	56.4 Mbps	7.8 Mbps
2022Q3	67.9 Mbps	9.3 Mbps
2022Q4	113.5 Mbps	11.0 Mbps
2023Q1	105.2 Mbps	10.8 Mbps
2023Q2	108.7 Mbps	14.1 Mbps
2023Q3	79.6 Mbps	13.0 Mbps
2023Q4	108.5 Mbps	17.9 Mbps
2024Q1	247.5 Mbps	174.5 Mbps
2024Q2	312.8 Mbps	190.1 Mbps
2024Q3	295.2 Mbps	161.4 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	85.6%	23.7%	0.0%
2022	51.2%	32.8%	0.0%
2023	52.3%	36.7%	13.9%
2024	71.2%	59.2%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	18.5%	16.7%
2018	22.8%	27.5%
2019	26.1%	32.4%
2020	25.5%	30.6%
2021	36.7%	49.6%
2022	45.5%	61.9%
2023	47.7%	55.8%
2024	45.8%	42.5%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	71.2%
100/20 Mbps	59.2%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	71.2%	92%
100/20 Mbps	59.2%	85%
Adoption	45.8%	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	11
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	6

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Dish Network Corporation
PCC Holdings, Inc.	—
Schurz Communications, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Wi-Fiber, Inc.	—
FIF AireBeam, LLC	—
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	100.0%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	16.7%	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)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	3.476

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	81.9	32.6	32.6	32.4	32.4
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	52.4	41.3	25.1	0.2	0.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.2	63.1	51.2	32.6	32.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	32.6	32.6
Any Terrestrial	93.2	63.1	51.2	32.6	32.6
Cable	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Cable/Fiber	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Copper	52.4	41.3	25.1	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	81.9	32.4	32.4	32.4	32.4
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	20.2	1.4	1.4	1.2	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	23.4	23.4	23.4	23.1	22.7
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	53.9	44.1	26.7	1.4	1.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	66.3	59.4	45.4	23.6	23.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	23.1
Any Terrestrial	66.3	59.4	45.4	23.6	23.1
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
Copper	53.0	43.0	25.5	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	23.1	23.1	23.1	23.1	22.7
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	19.3	1.9	1.9	1.7	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	26.7	26.7	26.7	22.0	21.6	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	50.9	42.3	30.4	15.2	15.2	15.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	65.2	58.5	49.6	37.0	36.6	15.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	36.6	15.2
Any Terrestrial	65.2	58.5	49.6	37.0	36.6	15.2
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2
Copper	47.2	38.2	23.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	22.6	22.6	22.6	22.0	21.6	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	25.8	25.8	25.8	21.6	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	48.4	38.6	24.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	48.4	38.6	24.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	51.2
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	48.6	38.9	24.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	80.5	76.4	71.7	61.5	60.7	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	51.2
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	51.2
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	48.6	38.9	24.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	62.1	61.5	61.5	61.5	60.7	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	96.9	83.8	83.8	51.2	51.2	51.2

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	23.7
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	47.3	38.1	22.9	0.8	0.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.3	99.0	98.9	98.8	24.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	24.5
Cable	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Cable/Fiber	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Copper	47.3	38.1	22.7	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	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.8	23.7
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	97.7	60.7	60.7	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.