Utah / AIANNHCE 3840 / Federally-recognized area

Skull Valley

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

100.0%25/3 availability

93.3%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

6Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Skull Valley within Utah, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Skull Valley Reservation in Utah is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 28 square miles. FCC BDC records show 6 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 19 service locations, and current service levels of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 93.3% at 100/20, and 93.3% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Tribal lands in Utah are associated with Skull Valley, a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: skullvalleygoshutes.com

The Skull Valley Band of Goshute is a proud Native American community in Tooele County, Utah. Need to connect with the Skull Valley Band of Goshute? Our tribe provides essential programs and services that support the well-being and growth of our members. From our ancestral connections to our modern leadership, we continue to protect our culture, language, and way of life for future generations. With plans to feature live buffalo on the new website, this post dives into the cultural and spiritual meaning of buffalo, their role in ceremonies, and what their presence means to the tribe... Reliable transportation services for our community members and operations. For centuries, our people have lived with deep respect for the land, guided by traditions passed down through generations.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	25	25	45	23	21	15
Households	6	8	15	13	11	10
Median age	24.6	28.3	24.7	60.1	28.8	36.3
Male / Female	60.0% / 40.0%	56.0% / 44.0%	62.2% / 37.8%	56.5% / 43.5%	52.4% / 47.6%	73.3% / 26.7%
Avg. household size	4.17	3.13	3.00	1.77	1.91	1.50
Pop. density (per sq mi)	0.9	0.9	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.5
HH density (per sq mi)	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	—	—	$2,499	$2,499	—	—
Per capita income	$17,576	$23,728	$14,658	$14,900	$19,152	$17,760
Poverty rate	16.0%	24.0%	31.1%	39.1%	28.6%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
HS diploma or higher	90.9%	84.6%	66.7%	55.6%	60.0%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	15.4%	9.5%	11.1%	13.3%	—

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	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2022	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%
2023	93.3%	93.3%	93.3%
2024	100.0%	93.3%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	44.4%	0.0%
2018	42.9%	50.0%
2019	83.3%	50.0%
2020	62.5%	25.0%
2021	46.7%	11.1%
2022	46.2%	12.5%
2023	54.5%	0.0%
2024	50.0%	0.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	100.0%
100/20 Mbps	93.3%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	93.3%	85%
Adoption	50.0%	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	6
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	19

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	AT&T Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
LICT Corporation	—
Viasat, 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%	94.7%
Fiber	94.7%	94.7%	94.7%	94.7%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.0%	0.0%	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	99.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	96.9%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	86.9%
Total area (sq mi)	67.729

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	85.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	85.7	85.7
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7
Copper	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	85.7	0.0	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	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	85.7	85.7
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7
Copper	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	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	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	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.7	94.7
Any Terrestrial	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Copper	94.7	94.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	5.3	0.0	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	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	10.5	5.3	5.3	5.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.7	94.7
Any Terrestrial	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Copper	94.7	94.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
GSO Satellite	31.6	31.6	31.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	10.5	5.3	5.3	5.3	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	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	5.3	5.3	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.7	94.7
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Copper	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	5.3	5.3	5.3	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	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	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.7
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
Copper	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	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.