New Mexico / AIANNHCE 1840 / Federally-recognized area

Laguna

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

65.9%25/3 availability

14.5%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

9Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Laguna within New Mexico, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in New Mexico, centered on Laguna Pueblo, spans about 767 square miles. FCC BDC records show 9 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 3 service locations, with current availability of 65.9% at 25/3 Mbps, and 14.5% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

In New Mexico, Laguna has pueblo 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.lagunapueblo-nsn.gov

The Tribal administration building is located in the village of Laguna. Laguna is surrounded by enchanting mesas and is situated at the foothills of the beautiful mountains of Mount Taylor. Laguna is located 45 miles west of Albuquerque on Interstate 40. The residents of Laguna Pueblo live in six villages which are Laguna, Mesita, Paguate, Seama, Paraje, and Encinal. The reservation consists of approximately 500,000 acres of land situated in Cibola, Valencia, Bernalillo and Sandoval counties. Statistics Statistics The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Marketing Marketing The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	3,901	3,855	4,514	4,460	4,738	3,227
Households	1,036	869	944	967	1,010	1,069
Median age	37.6	36.1	36.7	32.4	27.7	41.1
Male / Female	46.0% / 54.0%	45.5% / 54.5%	46.7% / 53.3%	48.7% / 51.3%	47.4% / 52.6%	46.1% / 53.9%
Avg. household size	3.68	4.33	4.70	4.52	4.61	2.94
Pop. density (per sq mi)	5.1	5.0	5.9	5.8	6.2	4.2
HH density (per sq mi)	1.4	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$34,063	$40,036	$39,079	$39,594	$48,344	$33,157
Per capita income	$14,743	$16,823	$16,977	$16,296	$20,539	$18,608
Poverty rate	32.3%	25.5%	26.4%	33.2%	38.4%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	19.6%	11.9%	9.5%	4.9%	15.7%	20.0%
HS diploma or higher	58.4%	58.8%	62.6%	58.3%	60.9%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	7.2%	7.8%	6.1%	12.3%	25.6%

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	11.9 Mbps	6.3 Mbps
2019Q2	8.8 Mbps	12.1 Mbps
2019Q3	15.5 Mbps	15.7 Mbps
2019Q4	4.7 Mbps	2.0 Mbps
2020Q1	9.9 Mbps	6.3 Mbps
2020Q2	40.4 Mbps	38.9 Mbps
2020Q3	56.5 Mbps	60.1 Mbps
2020Q4	37.1 Mbps	37.8 Mbps
2021Q1	52.7 Mbps	40.3 Mbps
2021Q2	43.0 Mbps	35.3 Mbps
2021Q3	16.3 Mbps	7.1 Mbps
2021Q4	20.7 Mbps	7.2 Mbps
2022Q1	20.6 Mbps	3.6 Mbps
2022Q2	30.1 Mbps	9.0 Mbps
2022Q3	45.6 Mbps	15.7 Mbps
2022Q4	36.8 Mbps	16.1 Mbps
2023Q1	42.3 Mbps	9.4 Mbps
2023Q2	35.3 Mbps	11.5 Mbps
2023Q3	29.6 Mbps	16.8 Mbps
2023Q4	59.3 Mbps	17.8 Mbps
2024Q1	76.8 Mbps	25.2 Mbps
2024Q2	52.6 Mbps	12.4 Mbps
2024Q3	81.5 Mbps	16.3 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	90.4%	0.3%	0.0%
2016	24.9%	6.2%	0.0%
2017	25.6%	5.3%	0.0%
2018	41.6%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	22.9%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	51.6%	0.7%	0.0%
2021	43.8%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	24.9%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	19.8%	0.1%	0.0%
2024	65.9%	14.5%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	15.4%	6.9%
2018	15.9%	4.7%
2019	18.3%	6.3%
2020	22.1%	7.3%
2021	21.8%	10.3%
2022	25.2%	14.1%
2023	32.4%	34.7%
2024	31.5%	39.9%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	65.9%
100/20 Mbps	14.5%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	65.9%	92%
100/20 Mbps	14.5%	85%
Adoption	31.5%	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	9
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	3

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
ATN International, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Internet Services, 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%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.0%	0.0%	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	43.6%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	28.2%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	21.8%
Total area (sq mi)	34.338

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	56.9	10.0	10.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	26.4	24.5	16.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	68.3	34.4	26.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	68.3	34.4	26.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	26.4	24.5	16.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	56.9	10.0	10.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	11.0	0.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	37.5	26.6	15.9	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	43.8	26.7	16.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	44.3	27.2	16.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	37.5	26.6	15.9	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	10.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	39.5	3.8	3.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	38.9	28.5	17.1	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	64.0	32.0	20.6	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	64.3	32.3	20.6	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	38.9	28.5	17.1	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	39.3	3.5	3.5	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	39.1	11.1	10.9	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	38.8	28.8	17.6	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	64.0	37.4	28.4	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	64.2	37.5	28.4	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	38.8	28.8	17.6	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	75.1	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	38.9	10.9	10.9	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	54.3	23.3	22.9	19.3
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	39.1	28.7	17.6	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	67.6	37.3	28.4	16.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	68.6	39.8	31.6	19.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	39.1	28.7	17.6	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	53.0	19.8	19.8	16.1
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	3.5	3.5	3.2	3.2

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	40.0	15.9	15.7	13.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	39.4	29.4	17.5	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	58.4	33.9	23.7	13.4	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	59.0	35.4	26.0	13.4	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	39.4	29.4	17.5	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	39.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	2.4	2.4	2.3	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.