South Dakota / AIANNHCE 3235 / Federally-recognized area

Rosebud

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72.6%25/3 availability

55.4%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

11Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Rosebud within South Dakota, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In South Dakota, this federally recognized tribe uses Rosebud Indian Reservation as its main reservation, and it spans about 1389 square miles of land plus roughly 2.3 square miles of water. FCC BDC records show 11 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers serving roughly 407 service locations, with current availability of 72.6% at 25/3 Mbps, 55.4% at 100/20, and 21.0% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in South Dakota, Rosebud is organized around reservation lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov

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Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	11,404	11,565	10,482	10,303	10,302	10,180
Households	3,022	2,975	2,654	2,659	2,760	2,811
Median age	24.4	24.2	24.8	25.6	26.1	25.7
Male / Female	49.2% / 50.8%	49.4% / 50.6%	49.5% / 50.5%	49.3% / 50.7%	48.1% / 51.9%	50.1% / 49.9%
Avg. household size	3.75	3.86	3.91	3.82	3.67	3.56
Pop. density (per sq mi)	8.2	8.3	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.3
HH density (per sq mi)	2.2	2.1	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$22,655	$22,884	$24,737	$30,284	$38,650	$40,585
Per capita income	$10,253	$9,820	$9,942	$12,387	$14,633	$15,406
Poverty rate	58.7%	61.3%	60.8%	54.0%	50.5%	49.7%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	13.0%	16.0%	16.4%	18.6%	19.6%
HS diploma or higher	51.8%	52.1%	49.3%	48.9%	53.5%	52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	12.5%	12.4%	13.7%	16.7%	16.8%

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	19.1 Mbps	3.8 Mbps
2019Q2	18.3 Mbps	3.7 Mbps
2019Q3	32.1 Mbps	38.5 Mbps
2019Q4	15.0 Mbps	4.3 Mbps
2020Q1	17.0 Mbps	6.4 Mbps
2020Q2	20.2 Mbps	10.2 Mbps
2020Q3	21.1 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2020Q4	21.4 Mbps	5.9 Mbps
2021Q1	23.6 Mbps	7.7 Mbps
2021Q2	35.2 Mbps	21.1 Mbps
2021Q3	34.5 Mbps	9.6 Mbps
2021Q4	31.5 Mbps	12.4 Mbps
2022Q1	53.0 Mbps	19.8 Mbps
2022Q2	95.8 Mbps	73.2 Mbps
2022Q3	32.2 Mbps	21.5 Mbps
2022Q4	23.3 Mbps	8.5 Mbps
2023Q1	47.2 Mbps	43.8 Mbps
2023Q2	64.8 Mbps	59.3 Mbps
2023Q3	57.7 Mbps	49.7 Mbps
2023Q4	83.1 Mbps	72.8 Mbps
2024Q1	84.1 Mbps	57.5 Mbps
2024Q2	91.9 Mbps	76.7 Mbps
2024Q3	121.1 Mbps	44.2 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	63.7%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	63.9%	0.1%	0.0%
2017	65.8%	0.1%	0.0%
2018	66.0%	0.1%	0.0%
2019	66.9%	16.1%	0.1%
2020	96.3%	17.7%	0.1%
2021	99.4%	8.7%	2.1%
2022	70.5%	50.2%	0.3%
2023	70.2%	51.1%	20.2%
2024	72.6%	55.4%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	31.1%	25.0%
2018	24.6%	24.0%
2019	19.8%	18.8%
2020	19.8%	21.2%
2021	25.2%	21.3%
2022	39.5%	35.6%
2023	49.7%	39.2%
2024	61.7%	51.3%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	72.6%
100/20 Mbps	55.4%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	72.6%	92%
100/20 Mbps	55.4%	85%
Adoption	61.7%	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	11
Mobile broadband providers	5
Broadband serviceable locations	407

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	NE Colorado Cellular, Inc.
Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Great Plains Communications, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	—
NE Colorado Cellular, Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Fiber Platform, LLC	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Verizon Communications 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%	42.3%
Fiber	42.3%	42.3%	42.3%	42.3%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	31.7%	27.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	20.1%	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	95.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	67.4%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	54.6%
Total area (sq mi)	1,824.78

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	55.7	14.3	14.3	1.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	93.8	82.4	67.9	41.6	24.4	0.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.6	84.6	71.7	42.8	24.4	0.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	24.4	0.5
Any Terrestrial	97.6	84.6	71.7	42.8	24.4	0.5
Cable	17.3	17.3	17.3	17.3	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	41.9	41.6	41.6	41.6	24.4	0.5
Copper	69.6	57.9	39.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	24.6	24.4	24.4	24.4	24.4	0.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	55.7	14.3	14.3	1.7	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	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	16.5	10.4	10.4	0.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	94.0	83.7	69.6	41.2	24.1	24.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.6	86.0	73.6	41.8	24.1	24.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	24.1	24.1
Any Terrestrial	95.6	86.0	73.6	41.8	24.1	24.1
Cable	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.1	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	41.6	41.2	41.2	41.2	24.1	24.1
Copper	74.8	64.4	46.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	24.5	24.1	24.1	24.1	24.1	24.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	16.5	10.4	10.4	0.7	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	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	12.2	6.7	6.7	0.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	93.3	85.2	68.8	47.7	19.7	19.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.8	86.0	71.1	48.2	19.7	19.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	19.7	19.7
Any Terrestrial	93.8	86.0	71.1	48.2	19.7	19.7
Cable	28.0	28.0	28.0	28.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	48.0	47.7	47.7	47.7	19.7	19.7
Copper	70.1	61.7	40.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	20.0	19.7	19.7	19.7	19.7	19.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	12.2	6.7	6.7	0.7	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	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	10.7	8.4	8.4	3.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	93.5	86.5	72.2	51.3	19.2	19.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.0	87.3	75.2	54.2	19.2	19.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	19.2	19.2
Any Terrestrial	94.0	87.3	75.2	54.2	19.2	19.2
Cable	32.1	32.1	32.1	32.1	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	51.6	51.3	51.3	51.3	19.2	19.2
Copper	66.9	59.4	40.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	19.5	19.2	19.2	19.2	19.2	19.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	70.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	10.7	8.4	8.4	3.7	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	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	11.0	10.6	10.6	6.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	93.4	86.5	72.2	51.4	19.4	19.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.4	86.9	75.0	56.5	19.4	19.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	19.4	19.4
Any Terrestrial	93.4	86.9	75.0	56.5	19.4	19.4
Cable	32.1	32.1	32.1	32.1	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	51.7	51.4	51.4	51.4	19.4	19.4
Copper	41.8	35.0	20.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	19.6	19.4	19.4	19.4	19.4	19.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	11.0	10.6	10.6	6.5	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	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	14.8	13.2	13.2	3.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	90.7	84.9	71.4	50.8	19.2	19.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.0	85.9	75.0	54.1	19.2	19.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	19.2
Any Terrestrial	91.0	85.9	75.0	54.1	19.2	19.2
Cable	31.6	31.6	31.6	31.6	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	51.0	50.8	50.8	50.8	19.2	19.2
Copper	40.4	34.9	21.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	19.5	19.2	19.2	19.2	19.2	19.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	14.8	13.2	13.2	3.9	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	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.