Arizona / AIANNHCE 2430 / Federally-recognized area

Navajo Nation (AZ-NM-UT)

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

86.2%25/3 availability

26.3%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

23Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Navajo Nation (AZ-NM-UT) within Arizona, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Spans about 22537 square miles of land plus roughly 23.1 square miles of water in Arizona, Navajo Nation Reservation serves as the core reservation for this federally recognized tribe. FCC BDC records show 23 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 9,479 service locations, with current availability of 86.2% at 25/3 Mbps, 26.3% at 100/20, and 0.3% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

The largest land mass held by a federally recognized tribe in the U.S., spanning Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.

Website Summary: www.navajo-nsn.gov

The Home page for Navajo Nation (AZ-NM-UT) 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	172,813	173,558	169,688	166,545	164,533	161,008
Households	47,530	49,913	48,978	49,005	50,333	50,814
Median age	32.5	33.1	33.9	34.0	34.3	34.7
Male / Female	48.1% / 51.9%	48.2% / 51.8%	48.4% / 51.6%	48.8% / 51.2%	48.6% / 51.4%	48.9% / 51.1%
Avg. household size	3.61	3.46	3.44	3.37	3.24	3.14
Pop. density (per sq mi)	7.7	7.7	7.5	7.4	7.3	7.2
HH density (per sq mi)	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$28,052	$28,765	$29,884	$32,579	$34,141	$35,918
Per capita income	$12,991	$13,715	$14,722	$16,306	$17,109	$17,870
Poverty rate	38.7%	37.9%	37.5%	36.7%	36.4%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	16.8%	16.0%	14.6%	14.7%	14.5%	14.9%
HS diploma or higher	51.6%	51.7%	51.9%	52.8%	53.7%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	8.8%	8.6%	8.6%	9.2%	9.6%

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	10.3 Mbps	7.6 Mbps
2019Q2	9.1 Mbps	4.7 Mbps
2019Q3	12.2 Mbps	7.0 Mbps
2019Q4	14.8 Mbps	7.5 Mbps
2020Q1	16.4 Mbps	9.8 Mbps
2020Q2	16.2 Mbps	5.8 Mbps
2020Q3	18.4 Mbps	7.8 Mbps
2020Q4	15.7 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2021Q1	16.7 Mbps	7.4 Mbps
2021Q2	53.3 Mbps	10.7 Mbps
2021Q3	38.4 Mbps	11.6 Mbps
2021Q4	36.2 Mbps	11.9 Mbps
2022Q1	50.5 Mbps	10.3 Mbps
2022Q2	43.0 Mbps	11.0 Mbps
2022Q3	36.2 Mbps	8.9 Mbps
2022Q4	35.9 Mbps	7.4 Mbps
2023Q1	45.4 Mbps	10.5 Mbps
2023Q2	39.0 Mbps	8.7 Mbps
2023Q3	32.2 Mbps	7.7 Mbps
2023Q4	36.4 Mbps	8.0 Mbps
2024Q1	56.1 Mbps	15.8 Mbps
2024Q2	63.8 Mbps	16.9 Mbps
2024Q3	83.7 Mbps	26.7 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.4%	0.1%	0.0%
2017	2.1%	0.4%	0.0%
2018	2.0%	0.3%	0.0%
2019	29.4%	0.3%	0.0%
2020	34.5%	0.4%	0.0%
2021	53.7%	2.7%	0.0%
2022	71.5%	16.5%	0.0%
2023	81.2%	13.7%	0.1%
2024	86.2%	26.3%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	11.9%	10.5%
2018	11.1%	11.6%
2019	11.5%	13.5%
2020	13.2%	16.0%
2021	14.9%	18.0%
2022	18.7%	22.3%
2023	23.1%	27.0%
2024	28.6%	31.3%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	86.2%
100/20 Mbps	26.3%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	86.2%	92%
100/20 Mbps	26.3%	85%
Adoption	28.6%	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	23
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	9,479

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.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
Frontier Communications Corporation	—
Comcast Corporation	—
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
Emery Telcom	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
Ponderosa Communications, Inc.	—
Smith Bagley, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Hopi Telecommunications, Inc.	—
LICT Corporation	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Visionary Communications, Inc.	—
Internet Services, LLC	—
Oso Internet Solutions, LLC	—
Plains Internet, LLC	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Windstream Holdings, Inc.	—
FastTrack Communications, Inc.	—
Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Inc.	—

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%	1.3%
Fiber	7.9%	7.4%	4.4%	1.3%
Cable	5.6%	5.6%	5.6%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	75.9%	65.3%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	14.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	93.2%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	51.4%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	35.5%
Total area (sq mi)	4,303.991

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	93.9	71.7	71.2	1.2	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.9	0.0
All Wired	20.9	20.4	18.2	14.1	13.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.0	70.4	69.9	14.6	13.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	92.0	13.8
Any Terrestrial	95.1	75.6	75.1	15.3	13.8
Cable	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8
Cable/Fiber	14.7	14.7	14.7	13.9	13.8
Copper	8.4	7.6	5.2	0.2	0.0
Fiber	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.1	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.3	65.9	65.9	0.5	0.0
NGSO Satellite	99.5	99.5	99.5	90.9	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	7.3	7.3	6.9	0.8	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	94.5	81.0	79.1	7.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	0.0	0.0
All Wired	10.7	10.2	8.9	5.1	3.1	1.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.3	76.8	76.6	6.0	3.1	1.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	3.1	1.6
Any Terrestrial	95.1	81.7	80.0	12.3	3.1	1.6
Cable	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
Cable/Fiber	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	3.1	1.6
Copper	7.4	6.7	5.3	1.2	0.0	0.0
Fiber	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	1.8	1.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	98.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	89.8	74.0	73.9	1.1	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	16.6	16.6	13.4	6.4	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	95.7	86.0	84.3	21.3	0.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	0.0	0.0
All Wired	11.1	10.7	8.4	4.6	2.3	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.2	81.1	80.8	13.2	2.3	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	2.4	0.1
Any Terrestrial	97.0	87.5	85.8	25.1	2.4	0.1
Cable	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	2.3	0.1
Copper	8.2	7.6	5.3	1.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	1.4	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	99.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.8	79.3	79.2	9.2	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	31.3	31.3	25.2	13.4	0.1	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	95.3	87.2	86.2	22.1	0.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.5	0.0	0.0
All Wired	11.7	11.3	8.9	5.0	3.0	2.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.3	85.1	84.7	17.0	3.0	2.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.5	3.0	2.0
Any Terrestrial	97.2	89.3	88.2	26.2	3.0	2.0
Cable	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	3.0	2.0
Copper	8.3	7.7	5.3	1.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	2.0	2.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	52.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.0	82.4	82.3	12.7	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	37.5	32.2	27.6	13.8	0.1	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	95.2	87.2	84.8	32.3	0.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	10.4	10.2	7.9	3.8	2.7	0.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.0	85.6	85.2	25.6	2.7	0.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.7	0.2
Any Terrestrial	96.0	88.4	86.3	34.5	2.7	0.2
Cable	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	2.7	0.2
Copper	7.9	7.5	5.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	0.7	0.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.7	83.5	83.5	23.3	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	16.2	16.2	10.4	9.4	0.1	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	94.7	88.3	86.7	45.1	0.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	10.7	10.5	8.6	3.8	2.6	0.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.0	87.0	86.8	36.7	2.6	0.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
Any Terrestrial	95.7	89.6	88.6	46.3	2.6	0.3
Cable	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	2.6	0.3
Copper	8.3	7.9	5.7	0.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.8	0.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.8	84.3	84.3	35.3	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	18.7	18.7	12.8	10.7	0.1	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.