Minnesota / AIANNHCE 2055 / Federally-recognized area

Lower Sioux

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

100.0%25/3 availability

38.5%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

10Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Lower Sioux within Minnesota, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Minnesota, this federally recognized tribe uses Lower Sioux Indian Community as its main community, and it spans about 3.0 square miles. FCC BDC records show 10 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers serving roughly 316 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 38.5% at 100/20, and 4.9% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in Minnesota, Lower Sioux 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: lowersioux.com

The Lower Sioux Indian Community in Morton, MN supports tribal citizens through programs and services that promote the welfare of the tribal community. Located near Morton, Minnesota, the Lower Sioux Indian Community is a healthy, safe, and happy community — grounded and guided by Dakota culture, traditions, and language — where every person contributes to a diversified social and economic life. The tribe is governed by an elected five-member tribal council, constitution, and by-laws. Council members strive to regulate the community with the health and well-being of all members in mind. Working together for a Healthy & Happy Community Guided by Dakota Culture. Improving the Health & Well-Being of our Community Members.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	582	606	624	576	517	446
Households	202	190	192	196	186	168
Median age	27.2	23.3	26.7	27.9	34.1	38.9
Male / Female	49.5% / 50.5%	51.7% / 48.3%	45.4% / 54.6%	45.3% / 54.7%	46.2% / 53.8%	44.4% / 55.6%
Avg. household size	2.88	3.19	3.25	2.94	2.78	2.65
Pop. density (per sq mi)	193.4	201.4	207.3	191.4	171.8	148.2
HH density (per sq mi)	67.1	63.1	63.8	65.1	61.8	55.8

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$47,917	$45,625	$47,813	$51,786	$49,375	$48,750
Per capita income	$18,715	$17,796	$18,313	$21,270	$21,984	$23,789
Poverty rate	17.0%	14.0%	11.7%	12.9%	19.5%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.2%	2.8%	3.9%	5.6%	4.1%
HS diploma or higher	61.0%	60.7%	54.9%	57.5%	55.7%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	10.0%	8.5%	8.5%	8.1%	10.0%

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	40.0 Mbps	19.3 Mbps
2019Q2	21.5 Mbps	12.3 Mbps
2019Q3	12.5 Mbps	7.4 Mbps
2019Q4	81.7 Mbps	32.6 Mbps
2020Q1	89.5 Mbps	24.4 Mbps
2020Q2	114.4 Mbps	24.1 Mbps
2020Q3	60.6 Mbps	17.4 Mbps
2020Q4	68.8 Mbps	24.6 Mbps
2021Q1	90.1 Mbps	26.6 Mbps
2021Q2	244.0 Mbps	32.2 Mbps
2021Q3	151.7 Mbps	34.6 Mbps
2021Q4	144.6 Mbps	36.5 Mbps
2022Q1	83.8 Mbps	19.7 Mbps
2022Q2	77.9 Mbps	27.0 Mbps
2022Q3	68.6 Mbps	17.6 Mbps
2022Q4	170.5 Mbps	35.7 Mbps
2023Q1	212.6 Mbps	36.6 Mbps
2023Q2	57.9 Mbps	19.1 Mbps
2023Q3	118.7 Mbps	50.8 Mbps
2023Q4	92.7 Mbps	42.5 Mbps
2024Q1	85.6 Mbps	41.6 Mbps
2024Q2	116.5 Mbps	47.2 Mbps
2024Q3	140.2 Mbps	53.7 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	32.5%	32.5%	0.0%
2016	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2017	100.0%	100.0%	40.3%
2018	100.0%	71.4%	0.0%
2019	100.0%	93.5%	0.0%
2020	100.0%	98.7%	72.7%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	40.1%
2022	81.6%	46.7%	5.7%
2023	83.6%	48.6%	4.7%
2024	100.0%	38.5%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	46.3%	55.6%
2018	51.1%	57.1%
2019	50.0%	67.6%
2020	47.9%	64.7%
2021	53.1%	64.7%
2022	53.6%	75.0%
2023	57.0%	76.9%
2024	63.1%	78.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	100.0%
100/20 Mbps	38.5%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	38.5%	85%
Adoption	63.1%	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	10
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	316

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Arvig Enterprises, Inc.	AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	—
Mediacom Communications Corp.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Minnesota Valley Television Improvement Corporation	—
LTD Broadband LLC	—
Viasat, 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	42.4%	42.4%	42.4%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	62.3%	10.8%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	1.6%	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)	75.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
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	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	95.3	77.6	54.9	3.4	3.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	53.2	53.2	46.8	46.4	46.4	1.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.3	84.8	83.0	46.4	46.4	1.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	47.1	47.1	1.4
Any Terrestrial	97.6	89.2	83.4	47.1	47.1	1.4
Cable	45.8	45.8	45.8	45.8	45.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	46.4	46.4	46.4	46.4	46.4	1.4
Copper	33.2	31.2	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.5	51.2	51.2	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	76.6	76.6	42.7	3.4	3.4	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	79.7	79.0	54.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	53.9	53.9	47.1	46.8	46.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	85.8	85.8	84.1	46.8	46.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	46.8
Any Terrestrial	90.8	90.8	84.4	46.8	46.8
Cable	46.8	46.8	46.8	46.8	46.8
Cable/Fiber	46.8	46.8	46.8	46.8	46.8
Copper	32.2	30.2	1.7	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	51.5	50.9	50.9	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	77.3	77.3	40.3	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	85.1	84.4	69.5	57.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	51.0	51.0	45.5	45.1	45.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	81.8	81.8	80.2	45.1	45.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	45.1
Any Terrestrial	96.4	96.4	90.3	86.4	45.1
Cable	45.1	45.1	45.1	45.1	45.1
Cable/Fiber	45.1	45.1	45.1	45.1	45.1
Copper	28.9	26.3	1.6	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	51.3	49.0	49.0	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	80.5	80.5	62.0	57.1	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	99.7	89.0	67.0	56.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	51.1	51.1	46.0	45.6	45.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	90.6	78.0	45.6	45.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	45.6
Any Terrestrial	99.7	92.2	87.7	84.1	45.6
Cable	45.6	45.6	45.6	45.6	45.6
Cable/Fiber	45.6	45.6	45.6	45.6	45.6
Copper	28.8	27.5	1.6	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	99.7	87.4	48.9	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	76.0	71.5	58.6	56.3	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	89.6	86.0	69.1	56.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	42.4	42.4	32.3	31.6	31.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	90.5	87.6	69.7	31.6	31.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	31.6
Any Terrestrial	92.2	90.5	82.4	78.5	31.6
Cable	31.6	31.6	31.6	31.6	31.6
Cable/Fiber	31.6	31.6	31.6	31.6	31.6
Copper	29.0	27.7	1.6	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	88.0	83.1	52.4	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	57.0	57.0	57.0	56.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	88.0	78.5	62.3	10.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	47.8	47.8	42.7	42.4	42.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	83.9	81.3	77.2	42.4	42.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	94.6	90.8	86.4	52.2	42.4
Cable	42.4	42.4	42.4	42.4	42.4
Cable/Fiber	42.4	42.4	42.4	42.4	42.4
Copper	28.8	27.5	1.6	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	75.3	69.0	49.4	0.0	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	20.9	16.8	14.2	10.8	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.