Minnesota / AIANNHCE 1125 / Federally-recognized area

Fond du Lac

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

98.5%25/3 availability

97.1%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

14Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Fond du Lac within Minnesota, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Fond du Lac Reservation is a reservation in Minnesota associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 154 square miles of land plus roughly 4.9 square miles of water. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 14 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 6 service locations, with current availability of 98.5% at 25/3 Mbps, 97.1% at 100/20, and 94.9% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

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

Website Summary: www.fdlband.org

The Tribal Court page for Fond du Lac 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	4,156	4,013	4,168	4,098	3,943	3,799
Households	1,587	1,525	1,503	1,470	1,433	1,430
Median age	37.0	36.8	35.0	34.2	35.4	38.2
Male / Female	51.0% / 49.0%	50.3% / 49.7%	50.1% / 49.9%	50.0% / 50.0%	49.9% / 50.1%	50.6% / 49.4%
Avg. household size	2.55	2.57	2.73	2.73	2.71	2.59
Pop. density (per sq mi)	27.0	26.1	27.1	26.6	25.6	24.7
HH density (per sq mi)	10.3	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.3	9.3

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$52,831	$55,750	$55,542	$62,232	$64,567	$68,370
Per capita income	$27,592	$26,851	$26,305	$28,728	$30,583	$31,953
Poverty rate	22.3%	20.4%	21.6%	19.1%	17.9%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	10.2%	11.3%	10.8%	10.6%	9.2%
HS diploma or higher	61.5%	63.1%	65.2%	65.2%	64.3%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	15.9%	16.4%	17.4%	19.1%	20.2%

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	20.3 Mbps	4.8 Mbps
2019Q2	11.1 Mbps	2.4 Mbps
2019Q3	43.0 Mbps	5.0 Mbps
2019Q4	50.3 Mbps	32.9 Mbps
2020Q1	100.3 Mbps	76.1 Mbps
2020Q2	110.0 Mbps	93.2 Mbps
2020Q3	119.7 Mbps	109.8 Mbps
2020Q4	97.8 Mbps	68.6 Mbps
2021Q1	71.2 Mbps	43.0 Mbps
2021Q2	164.5 Mbps	78.2 Mbps
2021Q3	112.5 Mbps	78.0 Mbps
2021Q4	144.5 Mbps	123.9 Mbps
2022Q1	123.8 Mbps	86.5 Mbps
2022Q2	127.2 Mbps	92.0 Mbps
2022Q3	139.5 Mbps	111.0 Mbps
2022Q4	137.7 Mbps	147.9 Mbps
2023Q1	132.6 Mbps	113.5 Mbps
2023Q2	130.1 Mbps	115.2 Mbps
2023Q3	124.2 Mbps	106.7 Mbps
2023Q4	116.1 Mbps	107.3 Mbps
2024Q1	141.8 Mbps	124.7 Mbps
2024Q2	146.3 Mbps	112.7 Mbps
2024Q3	146.2 Mbps	132.8 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	33.2%	23.9%	0.0%
2016	38.8%	24.1%	0.0%
2017	58.7%	54.0%	0.0%
2018	66.2%	54.5%	0.0%
2019	38.5%	15.7%	0.0%
2020	90.6%	19.9%	3.4%
2021	100.0%	99.9%	99.6%
2022	96.1%	95.7%	93.7%
2023	97.4%	96.7%	94.6%
2024	98.5%	97.1%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	34.7%	31.7%
2018	35.6%	38.6%
2019	35.0%	40.2%
2020	36.3%	40.4%
2021	43.9%	48.6%
2022	51.2%	55.2%
2023	56.9%	63.4%
2024	62.4%	60.1%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	98.5%
100/20 Mbps	97.1%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	98.5%	92%
100/20 Mbps	97.1%	85%
Adoption	62.4%	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	14
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	6

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Frontier Communications Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Consolidated Communications, Inc.	—
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
Mediacom Communications Corp.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
AirFiber, Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa	—
Charter Communications	—
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%	83.3%
Fiber	83.3%	83.3%	83.3%	83.3%
Cable	16.7%	16.7%	16.7%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	83.3%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	83.3%	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)	53.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	38.5%
Total area (sq mi)	1.369

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	69.4	4.3	4.3	0.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	91.7	90.9	89.5	88.7	88.6	86.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.2	90.9	89.5	88.7	88.6	86.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	88.6	86.5
Any Terrestrial	92.2	91.0	89.6	88.7	88.6	86.5
Cable	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	88.6	88.6	88.6	88.6	88.6	86.5
Copper	51.6	31.4	11.8	0.7	0.0	0.0
Fiber	86.5	86.5	86.5	86.5	86.5	86.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	69.3	3.3	3.3	0.6	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	37.9	19.4	19.4	0.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	93.6	91.9	90.4	89.5	89.5	87.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.0	92.1	90.7	89.5	89.5	87.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.5	87.0
Any Terrestrial	94.8	93.3	92.2	89.5	89.5	87.0
Cable	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	0.0
Cable/Fiber	89.5	89.5	89.5	89.5	89.5	87.0
Copper	57.2	31.9	12.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	29.7	2.9	2.9	0.2	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	18.0	18.0	18.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	72.0	20.2	20.2	18.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	95.2	94.0	92.8	92.2	92.2	90.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.9	94.3	93.4	92.5	92.2	90.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	92.2	90.0
Any Terrestrial	96.5	95.2	94.5	94.0	92.2	90.0
Cable	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	90.0
Copper	55.5	31.0	12.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	64.8	4.4	4.4	0.5	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	18.3	18.3	18.3	18.3	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	42.2	21.9	21.9	6.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	94.8	93.6	92.4	91.8	91.8	89.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.2	94.0	93.0	92.3	91.8	89.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	91.8	89.6
Any Terrestrial	95.2	94.1	93.2	92.3	91.8	89.6
Cable	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	89.6
Copper	56.0	31.2	12.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	89.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	89.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	39.7	19.1	19.1	6.7	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	5.5	5.5	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	34.9	22.4	22.4	8.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	94.7	93.4	92.2	91.6	91.6	89.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.0	93.8	92.7	91.9	91.6	89.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	91.6	89.6
Any Terrestrial	95.0	93.9	92.8	91.9	91.6	89.6
Cable	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	0.0
Cable/Fiber	91.6	91.6	91.6	91.6	91.6	89.6
Copper	56.2	31.2	11.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	89.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	89.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	32.1	19.5	19.5	8.6	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	3.5	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	43.8	24.6	24.6	6.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	94.0	92.8	91.6	91.0	91.0	89.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.3	93.1	92.2	91.3	91.0	89.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.0
Any Terrestrial	94.4	93.3	92.4	91.3	91.0	89.0
Cable	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	91.0	91.0	91.0	91.0	91.0	89.0
Copper	56.3	32.1	12.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	89.0	89.0	89.0	89.0	89.0	89.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	41.0	21.5	21.5	6.3	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	4.0	4.0	4.0	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.