Nebraska / AIANNHCE 2550 / Federally-recognized area

Omaha

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

89.5%25/3 availability

41.6%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

17Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Omaha within Nebraska, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Nebraska, this federally recognized tribe uses Omaha Reservation as its main reservation, and it spans about 307 square miles of land plus roughly 3.0 square miles of water. FCC BDC records show 17 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers serving roughly 2,388 service locations, with current availability of 89.5% at 25/3 Mbps, 41.6% at 100/20, and 30.9% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in Nebraska, Omaha 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: www.omahatribe.com

The Home page for Omaha 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. The page includes sections on Skip to the content, Omaha Language Mobile App, Temporary Portal Link, Omaha Tribe Menu, and Businesses.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	4,813	4,870	4,724	4,707	4,643	4,368
Households	1,501	1,498	1,387	1,370	1,361	1,334
Median age	30.4	30.3	28.1	28.1	29.4	30.0
Male / Female	51.0% / 49.0%	48.7% / 51.3%	49.1% / 50.9%	48.9% / 51.1%	49.1% / 50.9%	48.8% / 51.2%
Avg. household size	3.18	3.23	3.38	3.39	3.35	3.20
Pop. density (per sq mi)	15.7	15.9	15.4	15.3	15.1	14.2
HH density (per sq mi)	4.9	4.9	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.3

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$53,750	$57,188	$56,349	$63,900	$65,327	$71,818
Per capita income	$22,788	$23,032	$21,998	$24,450	$26,170	$29,034
Poverty rate	23.4%	18.6%	19.9%	18.0%	17.4%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	11.6%	12.0%	10.4%	10.4%	9.5%
HS diploma or higher	64.4%	66.0%	68.6%	68.6%	70.4%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	20.5%	21.3%	22.6%	22.5%	25.9%

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	20.2 Mbps	6.6 Mbps
2019Q2	21.8 Mbps	8.4 Mbps
2019Q3	20.6 Mbps	6.4 Mbps
2019Q4	36.6 Mbps	24.0 Mbps
2020Q1	34.0 Mbps	15.4 Mbps
2020Q2	20.6 Mbps	4.8 Mbps
2020Q3	24.5 Mbps	6.5 Mbps
2020Q4	35.3 Mbps	7.6 Mbps
2021Q1	37.3 Mbps	5.1 Mbps
2021Q2	45.9 Mbps	8.4 Mbps
2021Q3	48.1 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2021Q4	41.9 Mbps	7.5 Mbps
2022Q1	65.3 Mbps	10.4 Mbps
2022Q2	62.1 Mbps	12.0 Mbps
2022Q3	73.0 Mbps	9.1 Mbps
2022Q4	69.9 Mbps	16.2 Mbps
2023Q1	109.8 Mbps	9.6 Mbps
2023Q2	111.6 Mbps	34.6 Mbps
2023Q3	112.0 Mbps	11.9 Mbps
2023Q4	77.1 Mbps	10.9 Mbps
2024Q1	87.5 Mbps	12.4 Mbps
2024Q2	88.1 Mbps	30.2 Mbps
2024Q3	79.7 Mbps	14.9 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	31.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	28.8%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	52.9%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	55.1%	27.9%	25.9%
2019	68.5%	50.2%	0.0%
2020	99.8%	73.5%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	68.4%	27.2%
2022	96.0%	64.3%	1.0%
2023	88.5%	40.6%	30.9%
2024	89.5%	41.6%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	45.7%	28.9%
2018	48.4%	33.9%
2019	55.2%	41.6%
2020	59.3%	37.2%
2021	62.7%	46.5%
2022	65.2%	42.2%
2023	68.4%	53.3%
2024	73.2%	70.2%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	89.5%
100/20 Mbps	41.6%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	89.5%	92%
100/20 Mbps	41.6%	85%
Adoption	73.2%	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	17
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	2,388

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Great Plains Communications, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	—
NE Colorado Cellular, Inc.	—
Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company	—
American Broadband Holding Company	—
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
JAB Wireless, Inc.	—
LTD Broadband LLC	—
Skywave Wireless, Inc.	—
AMG Technology Investment Group LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Fiber Platform, 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%	29.2%
Fiber	6.5%	6.5%	3.6%	3.6%
Cable	26.5%	26.5%	26.5%	26.3%
Fixed Wireless	58.0%	46.6%	3.5%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	55.3%	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	99.7%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	82.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	59.4%
Total area (sq mi)	801.791

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	75.2	70.3	68.1	60.9	16.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.6	0.0	0.0
All Wired	61.5	56.3	53.1	27.4	22.6	0.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.3	81.2	79.0	59.4	22.6	0.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	37.5	0.9
Any Terrestrial	85.8	83.7	82.9	65.3	37.5	0.9
Cable	21.8	21.8	21.8	21.8	21.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	27.4	27.4	27.4	27.4	22.6	0.9
Copper	54.9	43.9	26.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	0.9	0.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	72.1	67.0	62.4	54.5	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.6	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	45.8	45.8	45.8	23.6	16.4	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	57.6	57.1	51.4	16.4	0.2	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	68.5	63.0	61.9	27.0	22.5	22.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	76.4	71.8	66.8	31.7	22.6	22.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	22.6	22.5
Any Terrestrial	80.2	78.2	76.2	42.3	22.6	22.5
Cable	21.2	21.2	21.2	21.2	21.2	21.1
Cable/Fiber	27.0	27.0	27.0	27.0	22.5	22.5
Copper	62.3	51.2	40.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	1.5	1.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	47.8	45.7	16.4	5.3	0.2	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	39.5	39.5	39.5	14.2	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	71.6	66.3	62.6	48.0	0.7	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	65.1	60.2	58.8	29.9	26.9	26.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	78.9	73.7	69.0	37.1	27.6	26.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	27.6	26.9
Any Terrestrial	82.1	80.0	78.6	54.6	27.6	26.9
Cable	24.9	24.9	24.9	24.9	24.9	24.8
Cable/Fiber	29.9	29.9	29.9	29.9	26.9	26.9
Copper	59.9	49.2	35.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	2.1	2.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	65.2	55.1	43.9	29.2	0.7	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	52.1	52.1	52.1	26.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	65.8	64.0	56.9	48.6	0.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	70.5	66.2	65.2	29.2	25.6	25.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	81.8	77.8	73.7	40.1	26.1	25.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	26.1	25.6
Any Terrestrial	86.5	85.6	84.4	58.8	26.1	25.6
Cable	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.8
Cable/Fiber	29.2	29.2	29.2	29.2	25.6	25.6
Copper	64.3	54.2	42.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	3.9	3.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	55.6	49.9	38.3	27.5	0.4	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	27.0	27.0	27.0	26.9	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	64.5	64.1	55.2	43.8	0.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	70.2	66.0	65.0	29.6	26.1	26.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	81.1	78.2	73.6	36.3	26.5	26.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	26.6	26.1
Any Terrestrial	86.2	85.7	84.4	55.3	26.6	26.1
Cable	22.7	22.7	22.7	22.7	22.7	22.6
Cable/Fiber	29.6	29.6	29.6	29.6	26.1	26.1
Copper	64.3	54.5	42.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	3.5	3.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	51.2	50.5	37.1	22.9	0.5	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	25.1	25.1	25.1	25.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	64.7	63.7	58.0	46.6	3.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	81.3	80.0	79.1	32.2	29.2	29.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	89.1	88.4	86.0	39.2	32.5	29.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	29.2
Any Terrestrial	94.7	94.4	93.6	54.6	32.5	29.2
Cable	26.5	26.5	26.5	26.5	26.5	26.3
Cable/Fiber	32.2	32.2	32.2	32.2	29.2	29.2
Copper	72.7	66.6	55.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	3.6	3.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	51.6	49.6	41.8	29.2	3.4	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	23.5	23.5	23.5	23.3	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.