New York / AIANNHCE 8100 / Tribal-designated area

Cayuga Nation

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

93.0%25/3 availability

91.5%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

10Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Cayuga Nation within New York, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in New York, centered on Cayuga Nation, . FCC BDC records show 10 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 1,507 service locations, with current availability of 93.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 91.5% at 100/20, and 70.1% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Cayuga Nation is a Tribal-designated statistical area (TDSA), a Census statistical geography delineated for a federally recognized tribe that does not currently have a reservation or off-reservation trust land base. Boundary records for Cayuga Nation show about 37.8 square miles (24,222 acres) for this tribal-designated area, centered near latitude 42.7901633 and longitude -76.7149090. Local FCC BDC records indicate 10 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across about 1,507 service units, with roughly 100.0% fixed 100/20 coverage.

Website Summary: cayuganation-nsn.gov

The History & Culture page for Cayuga 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	2,976	3,141	3,111	3,248	3,206	2,999
Households	1,161	1,225	1,223	1,235	1,246	1,136
Median age	41.6	40.4	42.1	40.9	42.8	43.2
Male / Female	48.8% / 51.2%	49.5% / 50.5%	50.9% / 49.1%	51.3% / 48.7%	52.7% / 47.3%	52.4% / 47.6%
Avg. household size	2.54	2.56	2.54	2.61	2.55	2.61
Pop. density (per sq mi)	78.6	83.0	82.2	85.8	84.7	79.2
HH density (per sq mi)	30.7	32.4	32.3	32.6	32.9	30.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$63,711	$69,427	$76,422	$83,558	$89,432	$93,846
Per capita income	$32,114	$35,648	$37,646	$39,425	$43,412	$45,576
Poverty rate	13.5%	8.3%	7.9%	8.5%	7.0%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.2%	5.2%	4.8%	3.7%	4.6%
HS diploma or higher	71.3%	69.5%	71.3%	69.6%	70.9%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	24.7%	25.5%	24.9%	24.9%	26.1%

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	59.5 Mbps	9.2 Mbps
2019Q2	51.0 Mbps	7.2 Mbps
2019Q3	54.7 Mbps	8.4 Mbps
2019Q4	95.0 Mbps	12.1 Mbps
2020Q1	92.2 Mbps	19.8 Mbps
2020Q2	75.7 Mbps	29.5 Mbps
2020Q3	110.7 Mbps	57.0 Mbps
2020Q4	113.0 Mbps	26.3 Mbps
2021Q1	120.7 Mbps	30.6 Mbps
2021Q2	128.1 Mbps	26.0 Mbps
2021Q3	128.7 Mbps	37.0 Mbps
2021Q4	121.1 Mbps	28.6 Mbps
2022Q1	170.9 Mbps	78.2 Mbps
2022Q2	167.0 Mbps	71.0 Mbps
2022Q3	171.2 Mbps	53.1 Mbps
2022Q4	226.1 Mbps	46.5 Mbps
2023Q1	236.8 Mbps	71.5 Mbps
2023Q2	215.5 Mbps	56.1 Mbps
2023Q3	191.5 Mbps	46.6 Mbps
2023Q4	292.8 Mbps	78.9 Mbps
2024Q1	292.0 Mbps	79.3 Mbps
2024Q2	292.0 Mbps	76.7 Mbps
2024Q3	258.9 Mbps	112.1 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	60.8%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	60.8%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	60.8%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	61.2%	61.2%	0.0%
2019	97.9%	94.4%	4.0%
2020	99.9%	99.3%	32.7%
2021	99.8%	99.8%	91.8%
2022	93.7%	93.0%	54.8%
2023	94.7%	94.5%	70.2%
2024	93.0%	91.5%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	49.3%	29.2%
2018	48.2%	29.3%
2019	48.2%	41.7%
2020	57.6%	52.9%
2021	59.5%	63.4%
2022	63.5%	68.3%
2023	69.8%	74.0%
2024	73.1%	79.8%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	93.0%
100/20 Mbps	91.5%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	93.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	91.5%	85%
Adoption	73.1%	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	4
Broadband serviceable locations	1,507

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Charter Communications	AT&T Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Empire Telephone Corporation/North Penn Telephone Company	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Dish Network Corporation
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	—
Future Fiber FinCo, LLC	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Compass Broadband Network, 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%	67.6%
Fiber	55.7%	55.7%	55.7%	49.3%
Cable	46.9%	46.9%	46.9%	31.1%
Fixed Wireless	87.5%	81.2%	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	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	98.6%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	86.8%
Total area (sq mi)	182.331

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	88.7	41.8	41.8	26.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	93.4	91.6	91.2	91.2	91.2	54.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.4	92.4	92.1	91.2	91.2	54.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.6	91.2	54.0
Any Terrestrial	98.6	96.0	96.0	95.6	91.2	54.0
Cable	49.0	49.0	49.0	49.0	49.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	54.0
Copper	23.8	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	56.4	56.4	56.4	56.4	56.4	54.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	85.9	25.7	25.7	2.6	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	24.4	24.4	24.4	24.3	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	92.0	83.0	83.0	76.4	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	92.3	91.1	91.1	91.1	91.1	54.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.7	92.8	92.8	92.3	91.1	54.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	91.1	54.1
Any Terrestrial	98.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	91.1	54.1
Cable	49.0	49.0	49.0	49.0	49.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	91.1	91.1	91.1	91.1	91.1	54.1
Copper	19.5	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	57.1	57.1	57.1	57.1	57.1	54.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	77.4	46.0	46.0	26.6	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	62.0	62.0	62.0	62.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	92.1	81.7	81.7	76.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	91.0	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	68.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.4	91.9	91.9	91.7	90.8	68.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.8	68.8
Any Terrestrial	98.7	97.8	97.8	97.8	90.8	68.8
Cable	47.9	47.9	47.9	47.9	47.9	26.0
Cable/Fiber	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	68.8
Copper	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	57.3	57.3	57.3	57.3	57.3	55.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.8	41.0	41.0	25.4	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	62.1	62.1	62.1	62.1	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	87.6	83.8	83.8	81.0	66.7	47.4
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	90.9	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	69.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.2	93.0	93.0	92.3	90.8	69.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.1	81.0
Any Terrestrial	98.7	98.3	98.3	98.1	96.1	81.0
Cable	47.0	47.0	47.0	47.0	47.0	25.9
Cable/Fiber	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	69.4
Copper	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	58.3	58.3	58.3	58.3	58.3	55.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	59.8	43.6	43.6	31.9	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	70.2	70.2	70.2	70.2	66.7	47.4

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	86.7	82.8	82.8	79.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	87.5	87.0	86.9	86.9	86.9	67.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	90.2	89.0	89.0	88.5	86.9	67.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	86.9	67.7
Any Terrestrial	95.7	95.1	95.1	95.0	86.9	67.7
Cable	47.1	47.1	47.1	47.1	47.1	31.4
Cable/Fiber	86.9	86.9	86.9	86.9	86.9	67.7
Copper	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	53.1	53.1	53.1	53.1	53.1	49.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	51.8	37.8	37.8	20.9	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	69.9	69.9	69.9	69.9	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	90.4	87.5	87.5	81.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	87.7	87.2	87.1	87.1	87.1	67.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.6	91.0	91.0	89.3	87.1	67.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	67.6
Any Terrestrial	97.4	96.4	96.4	94.9	87.1	67.6
Cable	46.9	46.9	46.9	46.9	46.9	31.1
Cable/Fiber	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	67.6
Copper	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	55.7	55.7	55.7	55.7	55.7	49.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	62.3	50.2	50.2	29.3	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	69.9	69.9	69.9	69.9	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.