Oklahoma / AIANNHCE 5600 / Oklahoma Tribal area

Citizen Potawatomi Nation-Absentee Shawnee

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

98.7%25/3 availability

97.2%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

22Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Citizen Potawatomi Nation-Absentee Shawnee within Oklahoma, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Citizen Potawatomi Nation-Absentee Shawnee is a tribal area in Oklahoma associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it . The latest FCC BDC filing shows 22 fixed providers and 6 mobile providers across roughly 61,216 service locations, with current availability of 98.7% at 25/3 Mbps, 97.2% at 100/20, and 69.1% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Citizen Potawatomi Nation-Absentee Shawnee in Oklahoma is an Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area (OTSA), a Census statistical geography intended to represent the former reservation area associated with the tribe rather than a current reservation or trust land base. Boundary records for Citizen Potawatomi Nation-Absentee Shawnee show about 1117.3 square miles (715,054 acres) for this Oklahoma Tribal area, centered near latitude 35.2052578 and longitude -97.0766298. Local FCC BDC records indicate 22 fixed providers and 6 mobile providers across about 61,216 service units, with roughly 100.0% fixed 100/20 coverage.

Website Summary: www.potawatomi.org

The People of the Place of the Fire page for Citizen Potawatomi Nation-Absentee Shawnee 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	125,474	125,536	124,848	125,977	126,616	128,061
Households	44,039	43,714	44,174	44,686	45,077	45,684
Median age	41.1	40.4	40.7	40.8	41.0	41.3
Male / Female	50.4% / 49.6%	50.6% / 49.4%	51.1% / 48.9%	50.8% / 49.2%	50.9% / 49.1%	51.0% / 49.0%
Avg. household size	2.75	2.78	2.73	2.72	2.71	2.70
Pop. density (per sq mi)	112.3	112.4	111.7	112.8	113.3	114.6
HH density (per sq mi)	39.4	39.1	39.5	40.0	40.4	40.9

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$65,101	$67,721	$71,217	$77,035	$80,175	$82,450
Per capita income	$29,436	$30,043	$32,066	$34,567	$35,732	$36,812
Poverty rate	10.5%	9.9%	10.5%	11.1%	11.0%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.0%	4.0%	4.0%	4.2%	4.5%
HS diploma or higher	63.5%	64.6%	64.4%	64.5%	65.3%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	21.3%	22.5%	23.2%	24.2%	24.2%

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	67.2 Mbps	20.7 Mbps
2019Q2	96.6 Mbps	45.1 Mbps
2019Q3	111.7 Mbps	55.2 Mbps
2019Q4	116.5 Mbps	72.6 Mbps
2020Q1	133.0 Mbps	86.7 Mbps
2020Q2	159.2 Mbps	108.6 Mbps
2020Q3	192.1 Mbps	143.2 Mbps
2020Q4	194.4 Mbps	141.5 Mbps
2021Q1	191.1 Mbps	128.4 Mbps
2021Q2	175.2 Mbps	98.7 Mbps
2021Q3	184.8 Mbps	112.5 Mbps
2021Q4	183.2 Mbps	108.1 Mbps
2022Q1	201.3 Mbps	126.3 Mbps
2022Q2	198.7 Mbps	127.3 Mbps
2022Q3	208.9 Mbps	121.1 Mbps
2022Q4	229.7 Mbps	131.1 Mbps
2023Q1	252.0 Mbps	154.1 Mbps
2023Q2	267.7 Mbps	170.1 Mbps
2023Q3	260.6 Mbps	162.3 Mbps
2023Q4	247.3 Mbps	144.6 Mbps
2024Q1	277.2 Mbps	174.4 Mbps
2024Q2	273.0 Mbps	155.0 Mbps
2024Q3	280.1 Mbps	160.8 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	49.8%	32.6%	0.5%
2016	51.5%	39.5%	1.2%
2017	60.6%	34.9%	3.2%
2018	65.3%	35.5%	3.3%
2019	90.6%	66.5%	41.6%
2020	93.6%	74.1%	48.5%
2021	93.9%	89.2%	63.6%
2022	93.4%	88.8%	59.3%
2023	96.1%	93.0%	62.1%
2024	98.7%	97.2%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	53.7%	49.5%
2018	53.8%	53.2%
2019	54.7%	52.5%
2020	56.9%	58.3%
2021	60.2%	64.3%
2022	63.8%	67.8%
2023	67.5%	71.1%
2024	71.8%	79.8%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	98.7%
100/20 Mbps	97.2%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	98.7%	92%
100/20 Mbps	97.2%	85%
Adoption	71.8%	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	22
Mobile broadband providers	6
Broadband serviceable locations	61,216

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Cox Communications, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Altice USA	NBVDS Investment, LLC
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Dobson Technologies, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Dish Network Corporation
NBVDS Investment, LLC	—
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	—
Windstream Holdings, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
JAB Wireless, Inc.	—
AtLink Services, LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Airosurf Communications, Inc.	—
Fiber Platform, LLC	—
Chisholm Broadband	—
Oklahoma Electric Cooperative	—
Vyve Broadband Investments (GTCR)	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative	—
Grid Southwest, LLC	—
360 Communications, Inc. (OK, AR & TX)	—

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%	67.9%
Fiber	65.1%	65.1%	65.1%	64.9%
Cable	44.7%	44.7%	44.7%	7.8%
Fixed Wireless	81.6%	73.7%	4.8%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	15.9%	4.3%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	99.7%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	97.2%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	71.4%
Total area (sq mi)	2,680.501

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	83.0	63.5	45.9	12.1	5.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	94.8	92.9	89.9	88.4	87.5	58.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.1	96.4	93.2	88.6	87.5	58.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.1	88.0	58.8
Any Terrestrial	98.4	96.9	93.6	89.1	88.0	58.8
Cable	51.5	51.5	51.5	51.5	51.5	15.8
Cable/Fiber	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	58.8
Copper	54.5	42.7	17.5	3.7	0.0	0.0
Fiber	55.7	55.7	55.7	55.7	55.7	52.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	81.1	60.6	43.1	6.8	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	12.5	12.2	7.9	5.5	5.5	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	83.8	74.2	63.6	41.3	4.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	95.2	94.0	91.1	89.1	88.2	64.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.0	97.0	95.1	91.2	88.2	64.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	88.8	64.3
Any Terrestrial	98.2	97.3	95.4	91.7	88.8	64.3
Cable	48.6	48.6	48.6	48.6	48.6	21.3
Cable/Fiber	88.2	88.2	88.2	88.2	88.2	64.3
Copper	52.9	41.7	17.4	4.5	0.0	0.0
Fiber	59.7	59.7	59.7	59.7	59.7	55.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	82.5	72.8	61.3	37.7	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	9.2	8.8	6.5	5.1	4.5	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	86.7	75.3	65.9	43.1	4.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	95.7	94.6	91.8	90.1	89.2	61.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.9	96.9	94.7	91.5	89.2	61.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.8	61.3
Any Terrestrial	98.1	97.3	95.6	92.4	89.8	61.3
Cable	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	15.6
Cable/Fiber	89.1	89.1	89.1	89.1	89.1	61.3
Copper	53.1	41.8	17.0	4.6	0.0	0.0
Fiber	60.3	60.3	60.3	60.3	60.3	56.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.0	70.1	56.1	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	36.8	36.3	35.8	27.0	4.4	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	87.9	84.6	81.9	68.5	4.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	94.3	93.3	90.5	88.5	87.5	67.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.0	97.6	96.6	93.9	87.5	67.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	88.4	67.8
Any Terrestrial	98.6	98.1	97.3	94.5	88.4	67.8
Cable	48.1	48.1	48.1	48.1	48.1	21.0
Cable/Fiber	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	67.8
Copper	43.6	36.5	17.1	4.6	0.0	0.0
Fiber	59.9	59.9	59.9	59.9	59.9	59.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	86.3	82.9	79.8	64.3	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	37.5	37.1	36.6	26.8	4.4	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	88.4	84.7	81.8	70.0	4.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	94.2	93.2	90.3	88.7	88.0	68.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.6	98.1	97.3	95.6	88.0	68.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.1	68.0
Any Terrestrial	99.0	98.5	97.8	96.1	89.1	68.0
Cable	45.3	45.3	45.3	45.3	45.3	8.1
Cable/Fiber	88.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	68.0
Copper	43.2	36.2	16.3	4.4	0.0	0.0
Fiber	65.0	65.0	65.0	64.9	64.9	64.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	86.5	82.4	78.8	67.2	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	11.9	11.8	11.6	8.0	4.3	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	89.8	84.9	81.5	73.7	4.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	93.9	92.9	90.0	88.5	87.9	67.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.1	98.7	98.0	97.1	87.9	67.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	67.9
Any Terrestrial	99.3	99.0	98.4	97.3	89.1	67.9
Cable	44.7	44.7	44.7	44.7	44.7	7.8
Cable/Fiber	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.9	67.9
Copper	42.6	35.9	15.9	4.3	0.0	0.0
Fiber	65.1	65.1	65.1	65.1	65.1	64.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	88.3	82.9	79.0	71.3	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	12.5	12.4	12.1	8.3	4.8	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.