Oklahoma / AIANNHCE 3285 / Federally-recognized area

Sac and Fox Nation (OK-IA-KS)

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

96.7%25/3 availability

96.7%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

12Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Sac and Fox Nation (OK-IA-KS) within Oklahoma, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Spans about 23 square miles in Kansas, Sac and Fox Nation Reservation serves as the core reservation for this federally recognized tribe. FCC BDC records show 12 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers across roughly 30 service locations, with current availability of 96.7% at 25/3 Mbps, 96.7% at 100/20, and 27.5% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Located in Kansas, Sac and Fox Nation (OK-IA-KS) is a federally recognized tribe with tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

The Home page for Sac and Fox Nation (OK-IA-KS) 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	132	167	177	174	179	185
Households	67	80	86	88	82	84
Median age	54.7	56.1	53.7	55.0	45.9	49.6
Male / Female	53.0% / 47.0%	47.9% / 52.1%	53.7% / 46.3%	54.6% / 45.4%	57.5% / 42.5%	52.4% / 47.6%
Avg. household size	1.97	2.09	2.06	1.98	2.18	2.20
Pop. density (per sq mi)	5.7	7.3	7.7	7.5	7.8	8.0
HH density (per sq mi)	2.9	3.5	3.7	3.8	3.6	3.6

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$46,964	$47,500	$43,333	$55,000	$61,875	$61,250
Per capita income	$31,752	$28,974	$31,528	$43,469	$35,066	$35,343
Poverty rate	14.4%	17.4%	15.3%	7.5%	8.4%	7.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.1%	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	0.0%
HS diploma or higher	59.1%	59.9%	65.8%	64.4%	73.6%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	19.0%	21.2%	21.5%	17.1%	16.3%

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	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q2	2.1 Mbps	1.0 Mbps
2019Q3	19.0 Mbps	4.5 Mbps
2019Q4	19.6 Mbps	3.0 Mbps
2020Q1	29.2 Mbps	13.0 Mbps
2020Q2	42.0 Mbps	5.8 Mbps
2020Q3	37.3 Mbps	4.6 Mbps
2020Q4	38.1 Mbps	3.6 Mbps
2021Q1	54.2 Mbps	15.1 Mbps
2021Q2	22.7 Mbps	8.2 Mbps
2021Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q4	93.9 Mbps	21.8 Mbps
2022Q1	90.0 Mbps	29.3 Mbps
2022Q2	59.8 Mbps	62.6 Mbps
2022Q3	54.8 Mbps	17.7 Mbps
2022Q4	106.0 Mbps	26.3 Mbps
2023Q1	129.6 Mbps	24.8 Mbps
2023Q2	125.9 Mbps	107.7 Mbps
2023Q3	126.7 Mbps	22.1 Mbps
2023Q4	78.9 Mbps	24.4 Mbps
2024Q1	211.4 Mbps	22.4 Mbps
2024Q2	40.0 Mbps	0.4 Mbps
2024Q3	298.5 Mbps	313.8 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	37.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	37.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	43.6%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	89.7%	6.4%	6.4%
2019	97.4%	6.4%	6.4%
2020	97.4%	51.3%	6.4%
2021	100.0%	89.9%	30.4%
2022	94.7%	93.6%	24.5%
2023	95.6%	93.3%	26.7%
2024	96.7%	96.7%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	34.9%	46.2%
2018	35.0%	62.5%
2019	37.3%	75.0%
2020	48.8%	78.6%
2021	51.2%	83.3%
2022	56.8%	100.0%
2023	58.5%	85.7%
2024	72.6%	83.3%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	96.7%
100/20 Mbps	96.7%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	96.7%	92%
100/20 Mbps	96.7%	85%
Adoption	72.6%	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	12
Mobile broadband providers	5
Broadband serviceable locations	30

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
EchoStar Corporation	AT&T Inc.
NE Colorado Cellular, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Rainbow Telecommunications Association, Inc.	NE Colorado Cellular, Inc.
Southeast Nebraska Communications, Inc.	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
AMG Technology Investment Group LLC	—
JMZ Corporation	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Connect Holding II LLC	—
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—

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%	100.0%
Fiber	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	76.7%	70.0%	70.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	23.3%	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)	92.9%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	78.6%
Total area (sq mi)	1.475

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	65.7	57.6	38.4	2.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.0	93.9	93.9	92.9	92.9	25.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.0	95.0	95.0	93.9	92.9	25.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.9	92.9	25.3
Any Terrestrial	99.0	98.0	98.0	93.9	92.9	25.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	25.3
Copper	25.3	14.1	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	25.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	43.4	30.3	2.0	2.0	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	38.4	38.4	38.4	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	49.0	46.0	17.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.0	95.0	95.0	94.0	94.0	28.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.0	95.0	95.0	94.0	94.0	28.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.0	28.0
Any Terrestrial	97.0	96.0	96.0	94.0	94.0	28.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	28.0
Copper	25.0	19.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	28.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	41.0	36.0	0.0	0.0	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	17.0	17.0	17.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	50.0	47.8	20.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	96.7	96.7	94.6	93.5	93.5	28.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.8	97.8	95.7	93.5	93.5	28.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.5	28.3
Any Terrestrial	97.8	97.8	96.7	93.5	93.5	28.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	28.3
Copper	26.1	21.7	16.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	93.5	28.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	43.5	41.3	4.3	0.0	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	16.3	16.3	16.3	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	46.6	45.6	20.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.1	96.1	96.1	95.2	95.2	36.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.0	97.1	97.1	95.2	95.2	36.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.2	36.9
Any Terrestrial	99.0	98.1	98.1	95.2	95.2	36.9
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	36.9
Copper	31.1	23.3	7.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	36.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	38.8	38.8	4.8	0.0	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	17.5	16.5	16.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	72.1	68.3	41.4	17.3	15.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	99.0	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	36.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.0	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	36.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.1	36.5
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.1	98.1	36.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	36.5
Copper	26.9	24.0	24.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	36.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	56.7	52.9	19.2	1.9	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	26.0	26.0	26.0	16.4	15.4	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	80.6	75.7	48.5	37.9	37.9	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	99.0	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	35.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.0	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	35.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	35.0
Any Terrestrial	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.1	98.1	35.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	35.0
Copper	18.4	14.6	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	35.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	55.3	43.7	9.7	1.9	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	43.7	43.7	43.7	37.9	37.9	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.