California / AIANNHCE 0185 / Federally-recognized area

Benton Paiute

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27.8%25/3 availability

27.8%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

6Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Benton Paiute within California, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Spans about 0.2 square miles in California, Benton Paiute Reservation serves as the core reservation for this federally recognized tribe. FCC BDC records show 6 fixed providers and 2 mobile providers across roughly 2 service locations, with current availability of 27.8% at 25/3 Mbps, 27.8% at 100/20, and 27.8% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Located in California, Benton Paiute is a federally recognized tribe with tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.bentonpaiutereservation.org

The Utu Utu Gwaitu Tribe of the Benton Reservation shall establish and safe guard the rights, powers and privileges of the tribe and its members. Today, it is called the Benton Hot Springs and it is not owned by the Tribe. Also adjacent to the Reservation is the historic silver mining town known as “Old Benton”.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	79	85	46	95	68	72
Households	32	33	19	51	34	42
Median age	45.1	44.8	44.3	49.7	50.4	50.0
Male / Female	49.4% / 50.6%	28.2% / 71.8%	50.0% / 50.0%	32.6% / 67.4%	50.0% / 50.0%	50.0% / 50.0%
Avg. household size	2.47	2.58	2.42	1.86	2.00	1.71
Pop. density (per sq mi)	136.7	147.1	79.6	164.4	117.7	124.6
HH density (per sq mi)	55.4	57.1	32.9	88.3	58.8	72.7

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$42,000	$39,375	$40,625	$72,788	$75,625	$61,250
Per capita income	$21,128	$21,474	$20,391	$33,334	$33,426	$38,507
Poverty rate	3.8%	4.7%	15.2%	17.9%	20.6%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.0%	11.8%	3.4%	5.9%	12.1%
HS diploma or higher	64.8%	56.3%	48.4%	39.2%	36.7%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.4%	1.4%	—	—	5.0%	5.0%

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	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q4	856.7 Mbps	882.0 Mbps
2022Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q2	460.6 Mbps	421.6 Mbps
2022Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q1	23.8 Mbps	25.0 Mbps
2024Q2	452.3 Mbps	275.7 Mbps
2024Q3	500.2 Mbps	674.1 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2016	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2017	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2018	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2019	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2020	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2022	5.6%	5.6%	5.6%
2023	11.1%	11.1%	11.1%
2024	27.8%	27.8%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	7.4%	0.0%
2018	9.4%	0.0%
2019	15.6%	0.0%
2020	9.1%	0.0%
2021	5.3%	40.0%
2022	33.3%	60.0%
2023	38.2%	77.8%
2024	33.3%	75.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	27.8%
100/20 Mbps	27.8%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	27.8%	92%
100/20 Mbps	27.8%	85%
Adoption	33.3%	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	6
Mobile broadband providers	2
Broadband serviceable locations	2

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	AT&T Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Viasat, Inc.	—
Race Telecommunications, Inc.	—
Inyo Networks 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)	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)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	0.948

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	28.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	28.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	9.5	9.5	9.5
Any Terrestrial	28.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	28.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	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

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	22.2	22.2
Any Terrestrial	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.6	5.6
Any Terrestrial	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.4	94.4
Any Terrestrial	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	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	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	22.2	22.2
Any Terrestrial	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	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

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	27.8
Any Terrestrial	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	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	0.0	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.