New Mexico / AIANNHCE 1700 / Federally-recognized area

Jicarilla Apache Nation

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

93.9%25/3 availability

91.4%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

10Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Jicarilla Apache Nation within New Mexico, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation is a reservation in New Mexico associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 1316 square miles of land plus roughly 3.9 square miles of water. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 10 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 2 service locations, with current availability of 93.9% at 25/3 Mbps, 91.4% at 100/20, and 0.6% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

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

Website Summary: jicarillaoga.com

The Home page for Jicarilla Apache Nation 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	3,356	3,033	3,108	2,599	3,176	3,626
Households	764	721	737	852	1,126	1,357
Median age	28.3	31.6	31.5	35.5	40.1	36.8
Male / Female	49.6% / 50.4%	51.3% / 48.7%	49.9% / 50.1%	49.4% / 50.6%	45.9% / 54.1%	49.1% / 50.9%
Avg. household size	4.36	4.16	4.18	3.03	2.81	2.66
Pop. density (per sq mi)	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.0	2.4	2.8
HH density (per sq mi)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.9	1.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$46,042	$48,906	$46,595	$43,500	$45,313	$41,474
Per capita income	$16,842	$18,904	$18,159	$21,599	$23,140	$22,261
Poverty rate	25.6%	21.5%	20.6%	15.0%	13.4%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	23.5%	20.5%	18.7%	19.4%	7.9%	5.4%
HS diploma or higher	57.7%	62.3%	60.2%	56.5%	59.8%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	8.7%	10.9%	11.9%	9.2%	12.6%

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	22.8 Mbps	3.9 Mbps
2019Q2	19.0 Mbps	6.0 Mbps
2019Q3	17.2 Mbps	5.5 Mbps
2019Q4	11.7 Mbps	2.5 Mbps
2020Q1	14.0 Mbps	5.2 Mbps
2020Q2	19.9 Mbps	13.0 Mbps
2020Q3	47.4 Mbps	30.3 Mbps
2020Q4	24.0 Mbps	7.5 Mbps
2021Q1	15.9 Mbps	10.3 Mbps
2021Q2	47.0 Mbps	26.1 Mbps
2021Q3	32.3 Mbps	16.5 Mbps
2021Q4	40.4 Mbps	15.9 Mbps
2022Q1	32.0 Mbps	11.1 Mbps
2022Q2	22.4 Mbps	9.3 Mbps
2022Q3	32.4 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2022Q4	49.0 Mbps	23.4 Mbps
2023Q1	31.6 Mbps	8.3 Mbps
2023Q2	73.0 Mbps	23.2 Mbps
2023Q3	65.7 Mbps	26.6 Mbps
2023Q4	52.3 Mbps	26.1 Mbps
2024Q1	86.3 Mbps	12.0 Mbps
2024Q2	148.8 Mbps	31.6 Mbps
2024Q3	116.6 Mbps	12.0 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	42.6%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	56.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	56.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	57.0%	21.8%	0.0%
2020	61.7%	53.8%	0.0%
2021	88.3%	62.0%	0.5%
2022	90.8%	18.3%	0.0%
2023	91.8%	89.8%	0.1%
2024	93.9%	91.4%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	23.9%	20.1%
2018	24.1%	25.0%
2019	27.4%	32.9%
2020	27.9%	40.2%
2021	41.7%	68.3%
2022	46.6%	69.0%
2023	65.7%	68.4%
2024	60.6%	52.9%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	93.9%
100/20 Mbps	91.4%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	93.9%	92%
100/20 Mbps	91.4%	85%
Adoption	60.6%	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	10
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	2

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
ATN International, Inc.	AT&T Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Windstream Holdings, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Internet Services, LLC	—
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Jicarilla Apache Nation Power Authority	—

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%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	50.0%	50.0%	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	59.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	46.4%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	41.7%
Total area (sq mi)	128.611

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	97.8	92.3	76.7	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.3
All Wired	87.1	83.7	33.9	15.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.3	91.7	86.1	15.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	21.0
Any Terrestrial	98.1	92.5	86.1	15.6
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	87.1	83.7	33.9	15.6
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	82.2	76.7	76.7	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.3
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	90.8	90.8	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	96.0	92.7	92.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	87.4	85.0	43.1	21.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.0	92.7	92.1	21.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	96.4	93.3	92.6	21.1
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	87.4	85.0	43.1	21.1
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.0	91.6	91.6	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	91.6	91.6	91.3	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	96.6	93.3	92.9	90.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	90.3	87.6	44.6	22.2	0.1	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.6	93.0	92.5	90.8	0.1	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.1	0.1
Any Terrestrial	97.0	93.6	93.0	90.8	0.1	0.1
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Copper	90.2	87.5	44.5	22.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.5	92.1	92.1	90.7	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	92.0	92.0	91.6	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	97.1	93.7	93.3	90.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	91.1	88.5	45.4	22.2	0.5	0.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.0	93.3	92.8	90.7	0.5	0.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.5	0.5
Any Terrestrial	97.3	93.8	93.4	90.7	0.5	0.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Copper	91.0	88.4	44.9	21.8	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	87.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.0	92.4	92.4	90.7	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	92.0	92.0	91.6	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	97.6	93.9	93.7	92.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	87.9	85.4	42.6	21.5	0.5	0.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.3	93.7	93.2	92.1	0.5	0.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.5	0.5
Any Terrestrial	97.7	94.1	93.7	92.1	0.5	0.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Copper	87.5	85.0	42.1	21.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.6	92.9	92.9	92.1	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	92.0	92.0	91.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	97.4	93.8	93.4	92.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	88.1	85.7	40.7	19.7	0.4	0.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.1	93.5	93.2	92.3	0.4	0.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.4
Any Terrestrial	97.5	94.0	93.5	92.3	0.4	0.4
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Copper	87.8	85.3	40.3	19.3	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.6	93.0	93.0	92.3	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	91.6	91.6	91.3	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.