Louisiana / AIANNHCE 0635 / Federally-recognized area

Chitimacha

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

99.2%25/3 availability

76.1%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

8Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Chitimacha within Louisiana, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Louisiana, this federally recognized tribe uses Chitimacha Reservation as its main reservation, and it spans about 0.7 square miles. FCC BDC records show 8 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers serving roughly 373 service locations, with current availability of 99.2% at 25/3 Mbps, 76.1% at 100/20, and 6.2% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in Louisiana, Chitimacha is organized around tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.chitimacha.gov

The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana is a federally recognized Tribe. Our current home is the Chitimacha Reservation near Charenton, Louisiana, although we once occupied about one-third of what is now Louisiana, as some of the original inhabitants of the Atchafalaya Basin, Mississippi River Delta and the Gulf Coast. We are a sovereign nation governed by our Tribal Council. Our government operates similar to other governments, providing services to enrolled tribal members and infrastructure for our community.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	617	794	778	761	831	878
Households	233	411	335	309	306	312
Median age	32.3	41.5	35.7	36.1	32.6	30.9
Male / Female	47.5% / 52.5%	53.8% / 46.2%	48.6% / 51.4%	53.1% / 46.9%	52.1% / 47.9%	50.3% / 49.7%
Avg. household size	2.65	1.93	2.32	2.46	2.72	2.81
Pop. density (per sq mi)	878.3	1130.3	1107.5	1083.3	1182.9	1249.8
HH density (per sq mi)	331.7	585.0	476.9	439.9	435.6	444.1

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$43,750	$34,531	$38,958	$49,250	$51,500	$53,571
Per capita income	$21,907	$20,737	$22,380	$26,687	$24,014	$23,701
Poverty rate	25.7%	31.5%	26.4%	21.0%	20.0%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.0%	6.2%	5.6%	4.3%	3.9%
HS diploma or higher	69.8%	61.8%	67.1%	65.6%	70.6%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	6.3%	7.1%	8.4%	13.9%	15.2%

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	131.1 Mbps	12.9 Mbps
2019Q2	41.7 Mbps	7.0 Mbps
2019Q3	84.1 Mbps	8.3 Mbps
2019Q4	250.3 Mbps	27.3 Mbps
2020Q1	127.7 Mbps	19.6 Mbps
2020Q2	101.9 Mbps	11.4 Mbps
2020Q3	178.5 Mbps	8.9 Mbps
2020Q4	225.7 Mbps	18.5 Mbps
2021Q1	257.0 Mbps	22.6 Mbps
2021Q2	221.1 Mbps	13.6 Mbps
2021Q3	261.0 Mbps	18.5 Mbps
2021Q4	254.9 Mbps	20.5 Mbps
2022Q1	172.3 Mbps	12.7 Mbps
2022Q2	267.5 Mbps	15.2 Mbps
2022Q3	303.3 Mbps	17.6 Mbps
2022Q4	350.8 Mbps	16.1 Mbps
2023Q1	253.6 Mbps	14.6 Mbps
2023Q2	234.8 Mbps	15.4 Mbps
2023Q3	225.5 Mbps	11.8 Mbps
2023Q4	306.0 Mbps	14.9 Mbps
2024Q1	381.9 Mbps	21.1 Mbps
2024Q2	438.6 Mbps	33.1 Mbps
2024Q3	316.5 Mbps	26.7 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	9.7%	9.7%	0.0%
2016	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%
2017	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%
2018	22.6%	22.6%	0.0%
2019	100.0%	22.6%	0.0%
2020	100.0%	22.6%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2022	98.3%	98.3%	0.0%
2023	97.0%	97.0%	0.0%
2024	99.2%	76.1%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	64.8%	65.0%
2018	67.5%	71.1%
2019	66.1%	64.3%
2020	56.2%	20.0%
2021	72.5%	64.5%
2022	79.9%	83.9%
2023	81.0%	82.1%
2024	82.1%	84.6%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.2%
100/20 Mbps	76.1%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.2%	92%
100/20 Mbps	76.1%	85%
Adoption	82.1%	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	8
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	373

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Cox Communications, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Cajun Broadband, 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	59.0%	59.0%	59.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	46.4%	0.5%	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)	1.896

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	67.6	63.8	63.8	40.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	98.5
Any Terrestrial	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.5	98.5
Cable	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
Cable/Fiber	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
Copper	0.0	0.0	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	63.8	60.0	60.0	40.0	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	6.6	6.6	6.6	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	58.9	58.9	58.9	38.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	68.5	68.5	68.5	68.5	68.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	68.5	68.5	68.5	68.5	68.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	68.5
Any Terrestrial	71.6	71.6	71.6	68.5	68.5
Cable	68.5	68.5	68.5	68.5	68.5
Cable/Fiber	68.5	68.5	68.5	68.5	68.5
Copper	0.0	0.0	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	55.8	55.8	55.8	38.1	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	6.1	6.1	6.1	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	54.6	54.6	54.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	65.9	65.9	65.6	65.6	65.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	65.9	65.9	65.6	65.6	65.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	65.6
Any Terrestrial	69.3	69.3	69.1	65.6	65.6
Cable	65.6	65.6	65.6	65.6	65.6
Cable/Fiber	65.6	65.6	65.6	65.6	65.6
Copper	0.3	0.3	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	51.1	51.1	51.1	0.0	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	5.9	5.9	5.9	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	60.9	28.6	28.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	65.9	65.9	65.6	65.6	65.6	0.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	68.0	66.9	66.7	65.6	65.6	0.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	65.6	0.5
Any Terrestrial	71.4	70.3	70.1	65.6	65.6	0.5
Cable	65.6	65.6	65.6	65.6	65.6	0.0
Cable/Fiber	65.6	65.6	65.6	65.6	65.6	0.5
Copper	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	57.5	25.2	25.2	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	5.8	5.8	5.8	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	62.4	34.2	34.2	0.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	61.4	61.4	61.1	61.1	61.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	63.1	62.6	62.4	61.1	61.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	61.1
Any Terrestrial	66.3	65.8	65.6	61.1	61.1
Cable	61.1	61.1	61.1	61.1	61.1
Cable/Fiber	61.1	61.1	61.1	61.1	61.1
Copper	0.3	0.3	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	59.2	30.9	30.9	0.5	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	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	61.1	46.4	46.4	0.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	59.3	59.3	59.0	59.0	59.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	62.2	62.2	62.2	59.0	59.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	64.6	64.6	64.6	59.0	59.0
Cable	59.0	59.0	59.0	59.0	59.0
Cable/Fiber	59.0	59.0	59.0	59.0	59.0
Copper	0.3	0.3	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	58.7	44.0	44.0	0.5	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	4.8	4.8	4.8	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.