California / AIANNHCE 3735 / Federally-recognized area

Sherwood Valley

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81.2%25/3 availability

81.2%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

10Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Sherwood Valley within California, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Sherwood Valley Rancheria in California is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 0.5 square miles. FCC BDC records show 10 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 25 service locations, and current service levels of 81.2% at 25/3 Mbps, and 81.2% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Tribal lands in California are associated with Sherwood Valley, a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.sherwoodvalleybandofpomo.com

Sherwood Valley Rancheria is located within aboriginal homelands we have used and occupied since time immemorial. As the original stewards of this land we retain original usufructuary rights to protect the land, air, water, and food sources upon our homeland. We have freely gathered coastal resources since time immemorial, and protection of the aboriginal food sources and traditional gathering places is a fundamental human right. Sherwood Valley Rancheria was established under Secretarial Order in 1909.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	178	177	208	169	195	205
Households	49	41	48	42	47	60
Median age	31.0	27.3	27.8	27.6	27.2	31.8
Male / Female	47.2% / 52.8%	58.8% / 41.2%	61.5% / 38.5%	58.6% / 41.4%	55.9% / 44.1%	63.9% / 36.1%
Avg. household size	3.63	4.32	4.33	4.02	4.15	3.42
Pop. density (per sq mi)	324.0	322.2	378.6	307.6	354.9	373.1
HH density (per sq mi)	89.2	74.6	87.4	76.4	85.5	109.2

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$26,250	$28,125	$25,000	$40,833	$43,750	$52,500
Per capita income	$11,089	$12,127	$12,410	$16,333	$18,170	$20,997
Poverty rate	39.9%	45.8%	49.5%	41.4%	45.1%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	22.4%	17.1%	14.8%	8.5%	12.5%	13.2%
HS diploma or higher	65.7%	64.5%	64.5%	57.8%	56.1%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	9.1%	7.1%	7.8%	6.1%	5.1%

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	114.4 Mbps	4.1 Mbps
2019Q2	4.0 Mbps	5.1 Mbps
2019Q3	62.1 Mbps	2.5 Mbps
2019Q4	106.2 Mbps	4.6 Mbps
2020Q1	90.5 Mbps	4.1 Mbps
2020Q2	130.0 Mbps	5.9 Mbps
2020Q3	208.2 Mbps	5.6 Mbps
2020Q4	6.1 Mbps	0.4 Mbps
2021Q1	108.8 Mbps	5.3 Mbps
2021Q2	211.9 Mbps	5.8 Mbps
2021Q3	88.2 Mbps	6.1 Mbps
2021Q4	233.7 Mbps	5.8 Mbps
2022Q1	341.2 Mbps	265.9 Mbps
2022Q2	239.9 Mbps	5.8 Mbps
2022Q3	63.0 Mbps	15.4 Mbps
2022Q4	162.4 Mbps	7.2 Mbps
2023Q1	352.6 Mbps	9.6 Mbps
2023Q2	397.1 Mbps	34.2 Mbps
2023Q3	509.8 Mbps	34.4 Mbps
2023Q4	580.0 Mbps	25.1 Mbps
2024Q1	464.3 Mbps	7.0 Mbps
2024Q2	423.5 Mbps	20.1 Mbps
2024Q3	141.4 Mbps	11.7 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	92.3%	92.3%	0.0%
2016	76.9%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	76.9%	76.9%	0.0%
2018	76.9%	76.9%	0.0%
2019	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2020	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2022	66.7%	66.7%	0.0%
2023	72.1%	72.1%	0.0%
2024	81.2%	81.2%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	41.9%	47.6%
2018	25.0%	40.0%
2019	44.9%	42.9%
2020	46.3%	46.7%
2021	54.2%	55.0%
2022	54.8%	37.5%
2023	51.1%	46.2%
2024	51.7%	57.1%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	81.2%
100/20 Mbps	81.2%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	81.2%	92%
100/20 Mbps	81.2%	85%
Adoption	51.7%	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	25

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Comcast Corporation	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
101Netlink	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Wi-Fiber, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
T-Mobile USA, 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%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	92.0%	92.0%	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)	0.421

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	100.0	100.0	100.0	56.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	59.6	59.6	59.6	59.6	59.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	66.7	66.7	66.7	66.7	59.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	66.7	59.6
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	66.7	59.6
Cable	59.6	59.6	59.6	59.6	59.6
Cable/Fiber	59.6	59.6	59.6	59.6	59.6
Copper	31.6	1.8	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	56.1	56.1	56.1	56.1	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	96.5	96.5	96.5	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	90.3	90.3	51.6	48.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	90.3	90.3	90.3	90.3	90.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	90.3	90.3	90.3	90.3	90.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.3
Any Terrestrial	90.3	90.3	90.3	90.3	90.3
Cable	90.3	90.3	90.3	90.3	90.3
Cable/Fiber	90.3	90.3	90.3	90.3	90.3
Copper	87.1	87.1	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	61.3	61.3	51.6	48.4	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	90.3	90.3	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	69.6	69.6	59.4	59.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	69.6	69.6	69.6	69.6	69.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.4	75.4	75.4	75.4	69.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	69.6
Any Terrestrial	75.4	75.4	75.4	75.4	69.6
Cable	69.6	69.6	69.6	69.6	69.6
Cable/Fiber	69.6	69.6	69.6	69.6	69.6
Copper	26.1	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	65.2	62.3	50.7	50.7	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	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	54.8	53.4	53.4	53.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	52.0	52.0	52.0	52.0	52.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	58.9	57.5	57.5	57.5	52.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	52.0
Any Terrestrial	58.9	57.5	57.5	57.5	52.0
Cable	52.0	52.0	52.0	52.0	52.0
Cable/Fiber	52.0	52.0	52.0	52.0	52.0
Copper	24.7	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	49.3	48.0	48.0	48.0	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	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	69.9	69.9	69.9	69.9	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	82.2
Any Terrestrial	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
Cable	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
Cable/Fiber	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
Copper	26.0	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	69.9	69.9	69.9	69.9	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	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	79.5	79.5	79.5	79.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
Cable	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
Cable/Fiber	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.2
Copper	26.0	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	79.5	79.5	79.5	79.5	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.