Louisiana / AIANNHCE 0795 / Federally-recognized area

Coushatta

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97.5%25/3 availability

3.7%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

9Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

Coushatta Reservation is a reservation in Louisiana associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 1.1 square miles. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 9 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 190 service locations, with current availability of 97.5% at 25/3 Mbps, 3.7% at 100/20, and 2.8% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

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

Website Summary: www.coushatta.org

After regaining federal recognition, the Coushatta Tribe began investing in a variety of enterprises in order to provide revenue for their tribal government and jobs for community members. Then, in 1953, the relationship between the Coushatta and the federal government soured, when, despite earlier treaties with the tribe, the Bureau of Indian Affairs terminated all services to the community without congressional approval or community consent. Despite this association, the Coushatta maintained their own culture and language and, throughout the eighteenth century, tribal leaders played an increasingly important role in Creek politics. The Sovereign Nation of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is a federally recognized Native American Tribe with approximately 960 members. In 1970, Coushatta leaders began petitioning the Indian Health Service to again provide medical care for tribe members.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	99	128	153	106	95	110
Households	38	51	127	85	78	84
Median age	25.9	34.2	37.3	37.4	37.4	37.3
Male / Female	56.6% / 43.4%	60.9% / 39.1%	22.2% / 77.8%	28.3% / 71.7%	17.9% / 82.1%	18.2% / 81.8%
Avg. household size	2.61	2.51	1.20	1.25	1.22	1.31
Pop. density (per sq mi)	22.6	29.3	35.0	24.2	21.7	25.1
HH density (per sq mi)	8.7	11.7	29.0	19.4	17.8	19.2

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$38,333	—	$16,340	$16,675	$18,889	$18,821
Per capita income	$16,907	$16,489	$15,474	$18,949	$18,026	$16,023
Poverty rate	27.3%	25.0%	18.3%	13.2%	12.6%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	16.7%	23.8%	13.6%	15.8%	8.3%	29.4%
HS diploma or higher	63.0%	41.0%	91.1%	86.3%	91.7%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	—	—	—	1.2%	1.1%

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	6.4 Mbps	5.5 Mbps
2019Q2	3.5 Mbps	1.4 Mbps
2019Q3	5.2 Mbps	3.0 Mbps
2019Q4	6.7 Mbps	1.2 Mbps
2020Q1	26.3 Mbps	5.4 Mbps
2020Q2	31.5 Mbps	9.7 Mbps
2020Q3	32.5 Mbps	28.0 Mbps
2020Q4	43.7 Mbps	52.2 Mbps
2021Q1	33.2 Mbps	21.4 Mbps
2021Q2	23.1 Mbps	16.1 Mbps
2021Q3	22.9 Mbps	19.6 Mbps
2021Q4	54.9 Mbps	33.2 Mbps
2022Q1	45.2 Mbps	17.0 Mbps
2022Q2	42.2 Mbps	14.5 Mbps
2022Q3	63.2 Mbps	32.3 Mbps
2022Q4	53.2 Mbps	28.2 Mbps
2023Q1	72.2 Mbps	31.5 Mbps
2023Q2	55.0 Mbps	46.4 Mbps
2023Q3	51.7 Mbps	46.2 Mbps
2023Q4	78.2 Mbps	38.5 Mbps
2024Q1	48.8 Mbps	34.3 Mbps
2024Q2	43.2 Mbps	13.5 Mbps
2024Q3	46.0 Mbps	33.3 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	72.3%	63.8%	0.0%
2022	4.4%	3.4%	0.0%
2023	8.3%	4.0%	0.0%
2024	97.5%	3.7%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	21.4%	28.6%
2018	19.4%	18.2%
2019	21.1%	55.6%
2020	9.8%	22.7%
2021	6.3%	85.3%
2022	5.9%	84.7%
2023	3.8%	85.7%
2024	2.4%	79.1%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	97.5%
100/20 Mbps	3.7%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	97.5%	92%
100/20 Mbps	3.7%	85%
Adoption	2.4%	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	9
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	190

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
EchoStar Corporation	AT&T Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Viasat, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
CableSouth Media III, LLC	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
AT&T Inc.	—
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
Vyve Broadband Investments (GTCR)	—
Connect Holding II LLC	—

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	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	6.3%	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)	96.8%
Total area (sq mi)	3.265

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	54.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	7.8	3.3	2.2	2.2	2.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	60.0	3.3	2.2	2.2	2.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.2	2.2
Any Terrestrial	60.0	3.3	2.2	2.2	2.2
Cable	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
Cable/Fiber	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
Copper	5.5	1.1	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	54.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.1
Any Terrestrial	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
Cable	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
Cable/Fiber	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
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	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	10.8	6.2	6.2	3.1	3.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	10.8	6.2	6.2	3.1	3.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	3.1
Any Terrestrial	10.8	6.2	6.2	3.1	3.1
Cable	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Cable/Fiber	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1
Copper	7.7	3.1	3.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	1.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	1.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.0
Any Terrestrial	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	1.0
Cable	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Cable/Fiber	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Copper	2.0	1.0	1.0	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	1.0	0.0	0.0	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	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	3.8	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	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	6.7	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.9	2.4
Any Terrestrial	6.7	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.4
Cable	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
Cable/Fiber	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.4
Copper	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	3.8	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 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	6.0	6.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	7.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	7.5	7.5	7.5	1.5	1.5	1.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.0
Any Terrestrial	7.5	7.5	7.5	1.5	1.5	1.0
Cable	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
Cable/Fiber	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.0
Copper	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	6.0	6.0	6.0	0.0	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.