Nevada / AIANNHCE 1915 / Federally-recognized area

Las Vegas

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

100.0%25/3 availability

97.3%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

11Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Las Vegas within Nevada, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in Nevada, centered on Las Vegas Indian Colony, spans about 6.1 square miles. FCC BDC records show 11 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 92 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 97.3% at 100/20, and 86.5% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

In Nevada, Las Vegas has tribal lands managed by a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.lvpaiutetribe.com

The Las Vegas website provides information about tribal government, community services, and local resources. The site includes sections on Tribal Council, History & Culture, Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, Engineering, and Health & Human Services. 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	125	104	111	209	77	94
Households	30	37	30	44	28	29
Median age	20.3	52.3	31.5	22.8	52.4	49.8
Male / Female	26.4% / 73.6%	49.0% / 51.0%	51.4% / 48.6%	61.2% / 38.8%	53.2% / 46.8%	48.9% / 51.1%
Avg. household size	4.17	2.81	3.70	4.75	2.75	3.24
Pop. density (per sq mi)	20.4	17.0	18.1	34.1	12.6	15.4
HH density (per sq mi)	4.9	6.0	4.9	7.2	4.6	4.7

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$54,250	$71,250	$74,545	$112,500	$83,864	$86,023
Per capita income	$17,059	$25,271	$27,167	$24,802	$33,042	$32,183
Poverty rate	2.4%	1.9%	4.5%	2.4%	3.9%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	25.5%	23.7%	22.7%	6.1%	37.5%	0.0%
HS diploma or higher	45.3%	26.9%	22.7%	24.0%	31.6%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.9%	3.0%	—	—	—	—

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	73.1 Mbps	16.7 Mbps
2019Q2	60.4 Mbps	29.8 Mbps
2019Q3	59.8 Mbps	30.3 Mbps
2019Q4	53.1 Mbps	46.5 Mbps
2020Q1	33.0 Mbps	15.8 Mbps
2020Q2	36.5 Mbps	10.8 Mbps
2020Q3	44.4 Mbps	26.2 Mbps
2020Q4	69.7 Mbps	49.7 Mbps
2021Q1	231.0 Mbps	149.3 Mbps
2021Q2	26.9 Mbps	7.1 Mbps
2021Q3	291.7 Mbps	249.4 Mbps
2021Q4	47.6 Mbps	39.4 Mbps
2022Q1	218.9 Mbps	93.6 Mbps
2022Q2	115.0 Mbps	89.5 Mbps
2022Q3	242.1 Mbps	95.9 Mbps
2022Q4	227.2 Mbps	140.9 Mbps
2023Q1	340.1 Mbps	253.8 Mbps
2023Q2	182.2 Mbps	125.7 Mbps
2023Q3	252.8 Mbps	184.8 Mbps
2023Q4	319.6 Mbps	169.0 Mbps
2024Q1	139.0 Mbps	82.9 Mbps
2024Q2	250.4 Mbps	153.9 Mbps
2024Q3	342.8 Mbps	210.4 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	97.4%	78.6%	0.0%
2016	97.4%	97.4%	0.0%
2017	97.4%	78.6%	0.0%
2018	97.4%	78.6%	78.6%
2019	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2020	97.4%	78.6%	78.6%
2021	100.0%	61.3%	0.0%
2022	100.0%	93.5%	0.0%
2023	90.9%	87.9%	0.0%
2024	100.0%	97.3%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	33.3%	14.3%
2018	52.9%	14.3%
2019	63.3%	40.0%
2020	21.6%	0.0%
2021	30.0%	33.3%
2022	22.7%	75.0%
2023	25.0%	100.0%
2024	34.5%	100.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	100.0%
100/20 Mbps	97.3%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	97.3%	85%
Adoption	34.5%	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	92

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Cox Communications, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
ISP Industries LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
California Internet	—
Whittrio, 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%	88.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	88.0%	88.0%	88.0%	88.0%
Fixed Wireless	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	2.2%	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)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	14.009

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	98.4	98.4	96.7	96.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.7	96.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.7
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.7	96.7
Cable	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7
Cable/Fiber	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7
Copper	20.5	2.5	2.5	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	98.4	9.0	9.0	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	78.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	86.7	79.7	77.9	76.1	76.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	86.7	81.4	79.7	77.9	76.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	76.1
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	78.8	76.1
Cable	76.1	76.1	76.1	76.1	76.1
Cable/Fiber	76.1	76.1	76.1	76.1	76.1
Copper	31.0	4.4	2.6	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	15.0	13.3	13.3	13.3	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	77.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	94.5	87.7	87.7	84.9	84.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.5	93.2	93.2	89.0	84.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	84.9	84.9	84.9	84.9	84.9
Cable/Fiber	84.9	84.9	84.9	84.9	84.9
Copper	43.8	4.1	4.1	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	26.0	26.0	26.0	21.9	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.6	88.9	88.9	86.1	86.1	18.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.6	97.2	97.2	93.1	86.1	18.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	18.1
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	18.1
Cable	86.1	86.1	86.1	86.1	86.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	86.1	86.1	86.1	86.1	86.1	18.1
Copper	47.2	4.2	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	18.1	18.1	18.1	18.1	18.1	18.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	31.9	31.9	31.9	25.0	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.9	90.9	89.8	86.4	86.4	86.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.9	97.7	97.7	93.2	86.4	86.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	86.4
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	86.4
Cable	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4
Cable/Fiber	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4
Copper	42.0	4.5	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	31.8	31.8	31.8	11.4	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	98.9	92.4	90.2	88.0	88.0	88.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.9	98.9	98.9	95.7	88.0	88.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	88.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	88.0
Cable	88.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	88.0
Cable/Fiber	88.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	88.0
Copper	39.1	4.3	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	26.1	21.7	21.7	9.8	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	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.