Minnesota / AIANNHCE 2985 / Federally-recognized area

Prairie Island

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

99.1%25/3 availability

87.7%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

11Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Prairie Island within Minnesota, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Spans about 0.9 square miles in Minnesota, Prairie Island Indian Community serves as the core community for this federally recognized tribe. FCC BDC records show 11 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 115 service locations, with current availability of 99.1% at 25/3 Mbps, 87.7% at 100/20, and 78.0% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

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

Website Summary: prairieisland.org

The Our Land page for Prairie Island 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	196	193	181	288	265	210
Households	80	82	78	105	100	81
Median age	42.7	45.1	39.9	36.8	38.9	29.5
Male / Female	47.4% / 52.6%	40.9% / 59.1%	42.0% / 58.0%	48.3% / 51.7%	47.2% / 52.8%	50.5% / 49.5%
Avg. household size	2.45	2.35	2.32	2.74	2.65	2.59
Pop. density (per sq mi)	222.3	218.9	205.3	326.6	300.5	238.1
HH density (per sq mi)	90.7	93.0	88.5	119.1	113.4	91.8

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$66,250	$51,500	$53,750	$27,031	$41,875	—
Per capita income	$48,681	$45,064	$46,057	$48,888	$63,305	$52,092
Poverty rate	35.2%	39.9%	37.0%	50.0%	39.2%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	10.0%	12.5%	9.8%	1.8%	2.6%
HS diploma or higher	64.6%	57.1%	57.4%	56.9%	52.9%	50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	10.9%	11.6%	8.5%	14.0%	12.8%

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	41.0 Mbps	40.6 Mbps
2019Q2	38.8 Mbps	34.0 Mbps
2019Q3	71.4 Mbps	83.4 Mbps
2019Q4	106.8 Mbps	134.9 Mbps
2020Q1	134.2 Mbps	160.6 Mbps
2020Q2	30.5 Mbps	15.0 Mbps
2020Q3	63.3 Mbps	14.4 Mbps
2020Q4	140.5 Mbps	53.1 Mbps
2021Q1	149.8 Mbps	73.1 Mbps
2021Q2	21.7 Mbps	15.1 Mbps
2021Q3	18.7 Mbps	18.4 Mbps
2021Q4	159.2 Mbps	146.2 Mbps
2022Q1	207.9 Mbps	188.7 Mbps
2022Q2	121.5 Mbps	99.8 Mbps
2022Q3	41.1 Mbps	11.0 Mbps
2022Q4	153.3 Mbps	116.3 Mbps
2023Q1	140.3 Mbps	152.6 Mbps
2023Q2	138.0 Mbps	129.6 Mbps
2023Q3	98.5 Mbps	93.8 Mbps
2023Q4	152.5 Mbps	165.1 Mbps
2024Q1	149.5 Mbps	169.2 Mbps
2024Q2	114.0 Mbps	115.2 Mbps
2024Q3	102.8 Mbps	110.2 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2016	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2017	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2018	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2019	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2020	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	91.0%	91.0%
2022	92.7%	92.6%	90.8%
2023	95.1%	93.1%	92.0%
2024	99.1%	87.7%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	36.0%	58.3%
2018	33.8%	56.3%
2019	41.3%	65.0%
2020	40.2%	68.2%
2021	44.9%	85.7%
2022	59.0%	83.7%
2023	66.0%	92.9%
2024	64.2%	91.7%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.1%
100/20 Mbps	87.7%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.1%	92%
100/20 Mbps	87.7%	85%
Adoption	64.2%	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	11
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	115

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Charter Communications	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc.	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
LTD Broadband LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Southeast MN Wifi, LLC	—
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%	53.0%
Fiber	53.0%	53.0%	53.0%	53.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	98.3%	98.3%	98.3%	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)	99.1%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	87.9%
Total area (sq mi)	11.271

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	87.3	50.6	50.6	28.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	93.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.0	93.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.2	94.0	93.4
Any Terrestrial	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	94.0	93.4
Cable	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	93.4
Copper	2.4	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	93.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.9	48.2	48.2	19.3	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	26.5	26.5	26.5	26.5	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	31.2	31.2	31.2	31.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	95.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	93.5	93.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.5	93.5
Any Terrestrial	97.4	95.5	95.5	95.5	93.5	93.5
Cable	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5
Copper	40.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	28.6	28.6	28.6	28.6	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	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.9	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	35.2	35.2	35.2	34.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	96.6	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.7	96.6	96.6	95.5	94.9	94.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.9	94.9
Any Terrestrial	98.3	97.2	97.2	96.0	94.9	94.9
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9
Copper	47.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	34.7	34.7	34.7	33.5	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	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	47.5	47.5	47.5	47.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	83.9	81.6	81.6	81.6	81.6	81.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.8	91.5	91.5	91.5	81.6	81.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	81.6	81.6
Any Terrestrial	92.8	91.5	91.5	91.5	81.6	81.6
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	81.6	81.6	81.6	81.6	81.6	81.6
Copper	36.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	81.6	81.6	81.6	81.6	81.6	81.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	47.5	47.5	47.5	47.5	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	19.7	19.7	19.7	19.7	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	48.5	48.5	48.5	48.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	84.6	83.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	81.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.0	91.6	91.6	91.6	83.3	81.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	83.3	81.9
Any Terrestrial	93.0	91.6	91.6	91.6	83.3	81.9
Cable	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	83.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	81.9
Copper	37.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	81.9	81.9	81.9	81.9	81.9	81.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	48.5	48.5	48.5	48.5	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	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	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	97.6	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	71.7	67.6	67.6	67.6	67.6	67.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.4	67.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	67.6
Any Terrestrial	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.4	67.6
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	67.6	67.6	67.6	67.6	67.6	67.6
Copper	29.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	67.6	67.6	67.6	67.6	67.6	67.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	97.6	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	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	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.