New Mexico / AIANNHCE 2785 / Federally-recognized area

Picuris

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98.9%25/3 availability

98.7%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

8Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

In New Mexico, this federally recognized tribe uses Picuris Pueblo as its main pueblo, and it spans about 27 square miles. FCC BDC records show 8 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers serving roughly 1,838 service locations, with current availability of 98.9% at 25/3 Mbps, 98.7% at 100/20, and 86.4% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in New Mexico, Picuris is organized around pueblo lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.picurispueblo.org

This tribal nation maintains an official website, but descriptive content from that site could not be summarized automatically from this environment.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	2,134	2,288	2,340	2,448	2,323	1,929
Households	713	778	722	803	733	751
Median age	46.0	41.3	41.8	39.0	41.1	44.3
Male / Female	51.4% / 48.6%	53.6% / 46.4%	54.7% / 45.3%	59.4% / 40.6%	58.5% / 41.5%	57.4% / 42.6%
Avg. household size	2.99	2.94	3.24	3.05	3.17	2.57
Pop. density (per sq mi)	78.0	83.6	85.5	89.4	84.9	70.5
HH density (per sq mi)	26.1	28.4	26.4	29.3	26.8	27.4

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$30,489	$33,571	$37,222	$41,181	$45,272	$49,063
Per capita income	$18,998	$20,335	$22,326	$25,292	$26,687	$30,403
Poverty rate	25.1%	22.1%	18.6%	18.5%	13.6%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	6.3%	6.5%	6.5%	7.2%	3.9%
HS diploma or higher	61.8%	63.2%	65.1%	65.6%	63.5%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	12.6%	13.2%	14.7%	15.9%	16.5%

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	11.2 Mbps	13.9 Mbps
2019Q2	4.9 Mbps	5.4 Mbps
2019Q3	1.8 Mbps	0.6 Mbps
2019Q4	16.3 Mbps	3.0 Mbps
2020Q1	15.3 Mbps	15.6 Mbps
2020Q2	12.6 Mbps	2.9 Mbps
2020Q3	10.3 Mbps	2.0 Mbps
2020Q4	7.0 Mbps	3.1 Mbps
2021Q1	75.9 Mbps	54.9 Mbps
2021Q2	95.6 Mbps	73.3 Mbps
2021Q3	92.0 Mbps	79.7 Mbps
2021Q4	89.0 Mbps	79.8 Mbps
2022Q1	118.6 Mbps	102.4 Mbps
2022Q2	44.5 Mbps	47.3 Mbps
2022Q3	59.1 Mbps	63.3 Mbps
2022Q4	110.0 Mbps	76.2 Mbps
2023Q1	80.0 Mbps	66.0 Mbps
2023Q2	78.2 Mbps	65.0 Mbps
2023Q3	72.5 Mbps	60.5 Mbps
2023Q4	69.5 Mbps	64.8 Mbps
2024Q1	80.7 Mbps	77.0 Mbps
2024Q2	90.7 Mbps	95.2 Mbps
2024Q3	103.6 Mbps	80.3 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	66.4%	44.4%	0.0%
2020	23.1%	18.0%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	90.9%	0.0%
2022	100.0%	28.9%	28.9%
2023	99.2%	98.7%	91.3%
2024	98.9%	98.7%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	30.3%	18.9%
2018	33.3%	19.0%
2019	35.5%	23.9%
2020	40.4%	25.9%
2021	49.6%	29.5%
2022	54.9%	38.3%
2023	61.8%	44.8%
2024	70.3%	56.7%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	98.9%
100/20 Mbps	98.7%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	98.9%	92%
100/20 Mbps	98.7%	85%
Adoption	70.3%	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	8
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	1,838

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
ATN International, Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative 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%	99.9%	99.3%	54.2%
Fiber	54.2%	54.2%	54.2%	54.2%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	90.0%	88.6%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	98.4%	98.4%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	24.6%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	4.9%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	62.568

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	73.4	73.4	73.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	31.5	28.9	28.9	28.9	28.9	28.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	81.8	80.8	80.8	28.9	28.9	28.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	28.9	28.9
Any Terrestrial	81.8	80.8	80.8	28.9	28.9	28.9
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	28.9	28.9	28.9	28.9	28.9	28.9
Copper	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	28.9	28.9	28.9	28.9	28.9	28.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	73.4	73.4	73.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	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	78.3	74.2	74.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	0.0	0.0
All Wired	52.5	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.5	83.2	83.2	34.6	34.6	34.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	34.6	34.6
Any Terrestrial	91.5	83.2	83.2	34.6	34.6	34.6
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6
Copper	34.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	78.3	74.2	74.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	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	100.0	94.2	94.2	91.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	0.0	0.0
All Wired	76.7	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	97.7	97.7	96.4	67.8	67.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	67.8	67.8
Any Terrestrial	100.0	97.7	97.7	96.4	67.8	67.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.8
Copper	34.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	94.2	94.2	91.1	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	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	99.9	93.7	93.7	91.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	0.0	0.0
All Wired	78.7	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	98.0	98.0	97.1	70.0	70.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0	70.0
Any Terrestrial	99.9	98.0	98.0	97.1	70.0	70.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0
Copper	33.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	90.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	93.7	93.7	91.2	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	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	98.9	95.8	95.8	93.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.1	0.0	0.0
All Wired	74.9	64.9	64.9	64.8	64.8	64.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	98.2	98.2	97.2	64.8	64.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	64.8	64.8
Any Terrestrial	99.7	98.2	98.2	97.2	64.8	64.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	64.8	64.8	64.8	64.8	64.8	64.8
Copper	32.8	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	64.8	64.8	64.8	64.8	64.8	64.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.9	95.8	95.8	93.7	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	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	92.4	90.0	90.0	88.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4	98.4	0.0
All Wired	72.5	54.4	54.4	54.2	54.2	54.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.9	95.2	95.2	94.5	54.2	54.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	54.2
Any Terrestrial	96.9	95.2	95.2	94.5	54.2	54.2
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	54.2	54.2	54.2	54.2	54.2	54.2
Copper	32.6	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	54.2	54.2	54.2	54.2	54.2	54.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.4	90.0	90.0	88.6	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	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.