Minnesota / AIANNHCE 3680 / Federally-recognized area

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux

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

99.8%25/3 availability

99.8%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

15Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is a community in Minnesota associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 0.4 square miles. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 15 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 529 service locations, with current availability of 99.8% at 25/3 Mbps, 99.8% at 100/20, and 99.8% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux 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: shakopeedakota.org

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux website provides information about tribal government, community services, and local resources. The site includes sections on Government, How We Operate, Our Departments, Enterprises, and Services & Programs. The homepage currently emphasizes practical information and community updates more than a long historical overview.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	657	577	617	594	511	448
Households	234	220	229	204	203	177
Median age	26.5	28.5	27.3	26.5	31.5	30.8
Male / Female	53.4% / 46.6%	51.0% / 49.0%	48.9% / 51.1%	47.8% / 52.2%	50.5% / 49.5%	47.5% / 52.5%
Avg. household size	2.81	2.62	2.69	2.91	2.52	2.53
Pop. density (per sq mi)	1636.8	1437.5	1537.2	1479.8	1273.1	1116.1
HH density (per sq mi)	583.0	548.1	570.5	508.2	505.7	441.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$108,333	$250,001	$250,001	$250,001	$250,001	$250,001
Per capita income	$122,344	$160,454	$172,526	$153,536	$195,812	$200,232
Poverty rate	26.9%	20.1%	16.6%	23.2%	22.8%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	10.3%	7.5%	6.8%	6.3%	3.9%
HS diploma or higher	56.9%	66.0%	64.2%	64.7%	68.4%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	24.7%	20.7%	20.2%	22.2%	23.9%

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	86.6 Mbps	60.9 Mbps
2019Q2	77.3 Mbps	49.3 Mbps
2019Q3	63.7 Mbps	57.7 Mbps
2019Q4	87.3 Mbps	51.8 Mbps
2020Q1	98.3 Mbps	42.3 Mbps
2020Q2	101.7 Mbps	36.0 Mbps
2020Q3	126.8 Mbps	65.2 Mbps
2020Q4	151.1 Mbps	78.4 Mbps
2021Q1	129.9 Mbps	72.7 Mbps
2021Q2	180.8 Mbps	86.5 Mbps
2021Q3	156.7 Mbps	102.8 Mbps
2021Q4	186.1 Mbps	77.5 Mbps
2022Q1	174.4 Mbps	86.0 Mbps
2022Q2	169.1 Mbps	101.9 Mbps
2022Q3	150.6 Mbps	75.9 Mbps
2022Q4	192.2 Mbps	75.8 Mbps
2023Q1	200.9 Mbps	94.7 Mbps
2023Q2	173.9 Mbps	92.7 Mbps
2023Q3	195.6 Mbps	77.5 Mbps
2023Q4	262.8 Mbps	103.0 Mbps
2024Q1	235.4 Mbps	119.0 Mbps
2024Q2	226.8 Mbps	100.8 Mbps
2024Q3	234.6 Mbps	138.8 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	89.1%	88.2%	0.0%
2016	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2017	88.6%	88.6%	0.0%
2018	89.1%	89.1%	0.0%
2019	98.7%	98.7%	82.1%
2020	100.0%	100.0%	87.8%
2021	99.5%	98.2%	39.2%
2022	98.7%	98.7%	98.7%
2023	99.5%	99.5%	99.5%
2024	99.8%	99.8%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	63.1%	67.2%
2018	66.2%	68.7%
2019	79.9%	86.5%
2020	89.1%	85.3%
2021	83.8%	83.3%
2022	85.3%	72.7%
2023	83.7%	76.9%
2024	81.9%	94.7%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.8%
100/20 Mbps	99.8%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.8%	92%
100/20 Mbps	99.8%	85%
Adoption	81.9%	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	15
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	529

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Dish Network Corporation
Mediacom Communications Corp.	—
Nuvera Communications, Inc.	—
Metronet Holdings, LLC	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
LTD Broadband LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Comcast Corporation	—
Consolidated Communications, Inc.	—
Xtratyme Technologies, Inc.	—
Netwave Broadband	—

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%	99.8%
Fiber	99.8%	99.8%	99.8%	99.8%
Cable	12.1%	12.1%	12.1%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	86.2%	78.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	16.6%	1.3%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	86.2%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	58.7%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	58.7%
Total area (sq mi)	19.908

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	94.5	72.6	72.6	6.7	2.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.8	0.0	0.0
All Wired	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.2
Any Terrestrial	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2
Cable	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2
Copper	76.8	54.3	23.2	0.6	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.5	69.5	69.5	5.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.8	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	20.6	20.6	20.6	2.1	2.1	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	92.4	84.6	84.6	44.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.5
Any Terrestrial	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5
Cable	18.4	18.4	18.4	18.4	18.4	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5
Copper	78.1	52.3	23.9	1.8	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	73.3	62.7	62.7	44.2	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	30.9	30.9	30.9	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	83.7	82.7	82.7	43.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7
Any Terrestrial	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Cable	19.4	19.4	19.4	19.4	19.4	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Copper	79.3	51.1	22.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	67.4	65.2	65.2	43.3	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	31.9	31.9	31.9	0.5	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	79.7	77.3	77.3	36.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8
Any Terrestrial	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Cable	19.9	19.9	19.9	19.9	19.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Copper	73.3	49.0	24.3	2.6	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	60.5	57.4	57.4	34.8	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	33.4	33.4	33.4	1.7	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	66.6	65.4	65.4	48.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8
Any Terrestrial	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Cable	19.1	19.1	19.1	19.1	19.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
Copper	74.5	50.5	25.8	3.2	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	66.1	64.9	64.9	47.9	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	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.7	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	90.3	88.1	88.1	80.8	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9
Any Terrestrial	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9
Cable	17.3	17.3	17.3	17.3	17.3	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9
Copper	68.2	45.1	22.3	2.5	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.4	64.8	64.8	53.7	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	53.7	53.7	53.7	53.7	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.