Mississippi / AIANNHCE 2300 / Federally-recognized area

Mississippi Choctaw

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96.2%25/3 availability

83.7%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

15Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Mississippi Choctaw within Mississippi, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Mississippi Choctaw Reservation is a reservation in Mississippi associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 47 square miles. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 15 fixed providers and 6 mobile providers across roughly 131 service locations, with current availability of 96.2% at 25/3 Mbps, 83.7% at 100/20, and 80.8% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

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

Website Summary: www.choctaw.org

The Choctaw Tribal Government departments, programs, and offices are here to serve our Chahta people. Our Visitors section offers much more information about the Mississippi Choctaw. It is a sovereign nation with more than 11,000 Tribal members, and more than 35,000 acres of fee and trust lands in Mississippi and Tennessee. The Tribe is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the State. Message from Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben, the youngest Chief to be elected and currently serving his second term. The Choctaw have lived for centuries in the Southeastern United States, largely in the area that was to become the modern-day state of Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians are the descendants of those who refused to leave their homeland during the Trail of Tears.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	8,013	7,867	7,762	7,384	6,957	6,605
Households	2,087	2,107	2,070	1,976	1,875	1,811
Median age	26.6	28.2	28.0	28.3	29.3	29.9
Male / Female	47.7% / 52.3%	46.9% / 53.1%	48.7% / 51.3%	50.4% / 49.6%	49.5% / 50.5%	49.2% / 50.8%
Avg. household size	3.79	3.69	3.71	3.66	3.63	3.57
Pop. density (per sq mi)	170.7	167.5	165.3	157.3	148.2	140.7
HH density (per sq mi)	44.5	44.9	44.1	42.1	39.9	38.6

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$32,742	$30,943	$36,519	$39,955	$48,932	$53,021
Per capita income	$12,295	$12,202	$13,158	$13,478	$14,376	$17,236
Poverty rate	40.8%	46.3%	42.5%	42.8%	35.1%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	12.6%	11.3%	10.6%	6.6%	6.0%
HS diploma or higher	47.3%	44.8%	44.5%	43.2%	45.6%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	10.8%	9.7%	8.2%	8.5%	8.7%

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	20.9 Mbps	3.7 Mbps
2019Q2	37.6 Mbps	25.2 Mbps
2019Q3	35.5 Mbps	14.4 Mbps
2019Q4	36.1 Mbps	16.5 Mbps
2020Q1	34.0 Mbps	9.1 Mbps
2020Q2	34.9 Mbps	4.0 Mbps
2020Q3	37.7 Mbps	7.8 Mbps
2020Q4	74.4 Mbps	17.6 Mbps
2021Q1	76.9 Mbps	17.1 Mbps
2021Q2	78.8 Mbps	13.0 Mbps
2021Q3	81.5 Mbps	15.3 Mbps
2021Q4	93.6 Mbps	22.5 Mbps
2022Q1	151.8 Mbps	18.4 Mbps
2022Q2	118.1 Mbps	24.3 Mbps
2022Q3	95.0 Mbps	23.9 Mbps
2022Q4	192.7 Mbps	43.9 Mbps
2023Q1	125.6 Mbps	40.7 Mbps
2023Q2	147.5 Mbps	58.2 Mbps
2023Q3	286.7 Mbps	181.5 Mbps
2023Q4	287.7 Mbps	194.4 Mbps
2024Q1	275.2 Mbps	148.2 Mbps
2024Q2	247.7 Mbps	154.8 Mbps
2024Q3	226.7 Mbps	108.2 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	58.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	60.2%	2.5%	2.5%
2017	61.9%	17.7%	17.7%
2018	68.7%	36.6%	30.9%
2019	64.2%	30.2%	24.5%
2020	76.0%	60.1%	2.5%
2021	68.7%	61.0%	61.0%
2022	51.4%	48.6%	12.1%
2023	95.1%	95.1%	94.9%
2024	96.2%	83.7%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	21.0%	23.4%
2018	27.7%	35.5%
2019	29.3%	40.2%
2020	35.0%	38.4%
2021	37.3%	38.4%
2022	38.5%	44.1%
2023	41.0%	50.2%
2024	52.2%	70.9%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	96.2%
100/20 Mbps	83.7%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	96.2%	92%
100/20 Mbps	83.7%	85%
Adoption	52.2%	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	15
Mobile broadband providers	6
Broadband serviceable locations	131

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Block Communications, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Comcast Corporation	Southern Company
Decatur Holding Company, Inc.	Telapex, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Dish Network Corporation
Telapex, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
East Mississippi Electric Power Association	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
4-County Fiber, LLC	—
DE Fastlink, LLC	—
Charter Communications	—
Aeneas Communications, 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%	84.0%
Fiber	85.5%	85.5%	84.0%	84.0%
Cable	32.1%	32.1%	32.1%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	78.6%	71.8%	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	99.3%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	91.1%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	65.9%
Total area (sq mi)	14.22

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	84.0	15.5	14.7	7.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	51.6	50.3	45.8	44.9	9.0	7.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.1	54.3	49.4	47.6	9.0	7.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	47.6	9.0	7.8
Any Terrestrial	91.1	54.3	49.4	47.6	9.0	7.8
Cable	37.6	37.6	37.6	37.6	1.6	0.0
Cable/Fiber	44.9	44.9	44.9	44.9	9.0	7.8
Copper	10.4	8.3	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Fiber	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	7.8	7.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.0	15.5	14.7	7.7	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	8.2	4.6	3.1	0.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	61.8	60.8	55.4	55.0	25.9	25.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	63.0	62.0	56.4	55.1	25.9	25.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	25.9	25.9
Any Terrestrial	63.0	62.0	56.4	55.1	25.9	25.9
Cable	34.7	34.7	34.7	34.7	4.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	54.9	54.9	54.9	54.9	25.8	24.6
Copper	11.8	10.0	3.7	1.6	1.4	1.4
Fiber	25.4	25.4	25.4	25.4	24.6	24.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	8.2	4.6	3.1	0.6	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	9.3	5.8	4.7	0.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	96.0	95.7	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.0	95.8	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.5	95.5
Any Terrestrial	96.0	95.8	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5
Cable	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	2.5	0.0
Cable/Fiber	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	94.0
Copper	11.6	9.9	3.6	1.7	1.5	1.5
Fiber	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	9.3	5.8	4.7	0.7	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	7.1	4.9	4.8	2.8	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	79.3	78.8	78.0	77.7	77.5	77.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	79.5	79.0	78.3	78.2	77.5	77.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	77.5	77.5
Any Terrestrial	79.5	79.0	78.3	78.2	77.5	77.5
Cable	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	1.2	0.0
Cable/Fiber	77.7	77.7	77.7	77.7	77.5	77.5
Copper	11.4	9.7	3.5	1.6	1.4	1.4
Fiber	77.6	77.6	77.6	77.6	77.5	77.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	7.1	4.9	4.8	2.8	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	0.0	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	30.1	22.1	22.1	13.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	81.4	81.0	80.4	80.3	79.7	79.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.1	83.5	83.2	82.6	79.7	79.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	79.7	79.7
Any Terrestrial	84.1	83.5	83.2	82.6	79.7	79.7
Cable	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	1.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	80.3	80.3	80.3	80.3	79.7	79.7
Copper	8.9	7.2	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	80.2	80.2	80.2	80.2	79.7	79.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	30.1	22.1	22.1	13.3	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	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	39.0	31.3	31.3	25.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	79.9	79.6	79.1	79.0	78.5	78.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	83.9	83.3	83.0	82.5	78.5	78.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	78.5
Any Terrestrial	83.9	83.3	83.0	82.5	78.5	78.5
Cable	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	4.5	0.0
Cable/Fiber	79.0	79.0	79.0	79.0	78.5	78.5
Copper	7.5	6.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	78.9	78.9	78.9	78.9	78.5	78.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	39.0	31.3	31.3	25.0	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.