Oklahoma / AIANNHCE 5835 / Oklahoma Tribal area

Seneca-Cayuga

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

90.8%25/3 availability

87.8%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

14Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Seneca-Cayuga within Oklahoma, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Seneca-Cayuga in Oklahoma is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it . FCC BDC records show 14 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 3,530 service locations, and current service levels of 90.8% at 25/3 Mbps, 87.8% at 100/20, and 49.9% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Seneca-Cayuga 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 Seneca-Cayuga show about 72.3 square miles (46,273 acres) for this Oklahoma Tribal area, centered near latitude 36.6920319 and longitude -94.6788260. Local FCC BDC records indicate 14 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across about 3,530 service units, with roughly 100.0% fixed 100/20 coverage.

Website Summary: sctribe.com

The Homepage Seneca Cayuga Tribe page for Seneca-Cayuga 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. The page includes sections on Menu, Heritage, NYA-Weh Project, Cultural Summer Camp, and Nhpa.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	4,457	4,487	4,411	4,382	4,416	4,537
Households	1,897	1,954	1,986	2,013	2,038	2,073
Median age	53.1	53.6	54.6	55.3	54.7	54.1
Male / Female	49.6% / 50.4%	47.4% / 52.6%	48.5% / 51.5%	48.1% / 51.9%	48.6% / 51.4%	48.0% / 52.0%
Avg. household size	2.35	2.30	2.22	2.18	2.17	2.19
Pop. density (per sq mi)	61.6	62.1	61.0	60.6	61.1	62.8
HH density (per sq mi)	26.2	27.0	27.5	27.8	28.2	28.7

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$39,779	$43,611	$46,406	$47,930	$49,716	$53,514
Per capita income	$23,628	$25,500	$27,823	$29,520	$30,111	$31,398
Poverty rate	19.8%	17.8%	16.5%	17.1%	16.4%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	7.3%	7.7%	6.9%	6.1%	5.4%
HS diploma or higher	63.5%	67.9%	66.4%	66.7%	66.6%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	16.4%	14.8%	14.5%	15.3%	15.9%

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	53.3 Mbps	25.1 Mbps
2019Q2	39.0 Mbps	16.4 Mbps
2019Q3	43.6 Mbps	20.2 Mbps
2019Q4	50.3 Mbps	27.1 Mbps
2020Q1	58.0 Mbps	43.0 Mbps
2020Q2	53.7 Mbps	30.3 Mbps
2020Q3	69.4 Mbps	52.8 Mbps
2020Q4	55.1 Mbps	37.7 Mbps
2021Q1	54.1 Mbps	33.6 Mbps
2021Q2	59.3 Mbps	31.2 Mbps
2021Q3	42.5 Mbps	17.4 Mbps
2021Q4	98.6 Mbps	36.6 Mbps
2022Q1	109.5 Mbps	40.3 Mbps
2022Q2	50.2 Mbps	27.5 Mbps
2022Q3	91.7 Mbps	43.7 Mbps
2022Q4	119.3 Mbps	47.3 Mbps
2023Q1	138.2 Mbps	47.4 Mbps
2023Q2	126.0 Mbps	44.6 Mbps
2023Q3	141.3 Mbps	40.0 Mbps
2023Q4	169.1 Mbps	83.6 Mbps
2024Q1	172.3 Mbps	65.6 Mbps
2024Q2	178.8 Mbps	47.9 Mbps
2024Q3	150.7 Mbps	61.0 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	58.0%	0.6%	0.0%
2016	99.2%	83.3%	52.8%
2017	99.7%	90.5%	56.3%
2018	99.7%	88.3%	60.0%
2019	99.7%	88.3%	60.4%
2020	99.8%	91.9%	60.4%
2021	99.9%	96.5%	75.3%
2022	74.2%	61.9%	43.6%
2023	86.8%	81.7%	46.4%
2024	90.8%	87.8%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	40.4%	42.3%
2018	41.2%	44.7%
2019	42.6%	47.1%
2020	48.0%	52.3%
2021	50.8%	63.2%
2022	52.6%	65.6%
2023	55.1%	65.8%
2024	59.1%	70.2%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	90.8%
100/20 Mbps	87.8%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	90.8%	92%
100/20 Mbps	87.8%	85%
Adoption	59.1%	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	14
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	3,530

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Altice USA	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Oregon Telephone Corporation	—
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
AtLink Services, LLC	—
The Junction Internet LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Northeast Rural Services, Inc.	—
Lost Creek Wireless, LLC	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Wisper ISP, 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%	58.6%
Fiber	58.6%	58.6%	58.6%	58.6%
Cable	52.2%	52.2%	52.2%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	46.2%	24.5%	5.4%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	1.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	91.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	59.1%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	42.9%
Total area (sq mi)	203.608

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	91.2	74.2	71.3	1.2	0.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	67.0	64.6	59.9	59.8	59.8	43.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.6	76.2	71.7	60.4	59.9	43.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	60.4	59.9	43.5
Any Terrestrial	97.5	91.1	88.6	60.4	59.9	43.5
Cable	28.5	28.5	28.5	28.5	28.5	0.0
Cable/Fiber	59.8	59.8	59.8	59.8	59.8	43.5
Copper	8.2	5.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	43.5	43.5	43.5	43.5	43.5	43.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	78.2	36.0	33.1	1.2	0.1	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	69.0	69.0	68.4	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	56.2	44.7	40.4	3.3	0.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	83.4	83.4	83.4	74.8	74.8	44.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.8	90.1	89.0	75.5	74.9	44.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	74.9	44.5
Any Terrestrial	92.0	90.5	89.1	75.5	74.9	44.5
Cable	51.1	51.1	51.1	51.1	51.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	74.8	74.8	74.8	74.8	74.8	44.5
Copper	9.3	9.2	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	44.5	44.5	44.5	44.5	44.5	44.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	55.8	43.9	40.3	3.3	0.1	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	1.6	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	60.5	50.3	46.5	23.5	17.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	78.7	78.7	78.6	77.0	77.0	46.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	88.0	86.0	84.7	79.5	78.7	46.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	78.7	46.1
Any Terrestrial	88.1	86.3	84.7	79.5	78.7	46.1
Cable	51.0	51.0	51.0	51.0	51.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	77.0	77.0	77.0	77.0	77.0	46.1
Copper	2.5	2.3	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	46.1	46.1	46.1	46.1	46.1	46.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	60.2	49.8	46.4	23.5	17.5	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	1.5	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	54.0	42.9	39.8	25.3	17.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	76.1	76.1	76.1	75.1	75.0	42.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.6	81.8	80.0	78.0	76.9	42.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	76.9	42.7
Any Terrestrial	87.6	85.4	83.6	78.0	76.9	42.7
Cable	50.6	50.6	50.6	50.6	50.6	0.0
Cable/Fiber	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	42.7
Copper	1.6	1.4	1.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	42.7	42.7	42.7	42.7	42.7	42.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	49.4	36.9	33.8	25.3	17.4	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	8.9	8.9	7.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	73.7	53.5	50.4	28.0	17.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	87.5	87.5	84.7	84.7	84.7	48.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.9	91.0	88.0	87.0	86.4	48.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	86.4	48.8
Any Terrestrial	94.5	92.1	89.7	87.0	86.4	48.8
Cable	55.1	55.1	55.1	55.1	55.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	48.8
Copper	8.2	8.0	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
Fiber	48.8	48.8	48.8	48.8	48.8	48.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	69.5	47.4	44.4	28.0	17.8	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	8.8	8.8	7.4	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	69.6	49.4	46.2	24.5	5.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	89.8	89.8	87.2	87.2	87.2	58.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.0	91.5	89.0	88.5	87.6	58.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	58.6
Any Terrestrial	93.7	92.2	90.7	88.5	87.6	58.6
Cable	52.2	52.2	52.2	52.2	52.2	0.0
Cable/Fiber	87.2	87.2	87.2	87.2	87.2	58.6
Copper	7.8	7.8	1.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	58.6	58.6	58.6	58.6	58.6	58.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	64.6	42.8	39.7	24.5	5.4	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	9.4	9.4	8.0	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.