Washington / AIANNHCE 8750 / Tribal-designated area

Samish

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

72.6%25/3 availability

65.8%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

16Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Samish within Washington, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Samish in Washington is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it . FCC BDC records show 16 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 30,165 service locations, and current service levels of 72.6% at 25/3 Mbps, 65.8% at 100/20, and 48.8% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Samish is a Tribal-designated statistical area (TDSA), a Census statistical geography delineated for a federally recognized tribe that does not currently have a reservation or off-reservation trust land base. Boundary records for Samish show about 224.7 square miles (143,779 acres) for this tribal-designated area, centered near latitude 48.5553590 and longitude -122.8939792. Local FCC BDC records indicate 16 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across about 30,165 service units, with roughly 99.9% fixed 100/20 coverage.

Website Summary: www.samishtribe.nsn.us

The Mission, Vision, Values page for Samish 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	38,904	39,849	40,853	41,399	41,949	42,442
Households	18,044	18,493	18,665	19,071	19,519	19,809
Median age	53.9	53.7	53.4	53.5	53.7	54.3
Male / Female	48.0% / 52.0%	48.7% / 51.3%	49.1% / 50.9%	49.4% / 50.6%	49.4% / 50.6%	49.6% / 50.4%
Avg. household size	2.14	2.14	2.17	2.15	2.13	2.12
Pop. density (per sq mi)	173.2	177.4	181.8	184.3	186.7	188.9
HH density (per sq mi)	80.3	82.3	83.1	84.9	86.9	88.2

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$69,199	$71,943	$77,070	$84,598	$88,980	$91,497
Per capita income	$44,951	$46,774	$50,900	$55,701	$59,235	$61,280
Poverty rate	9.0%	8.9%	9.2%	9.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.4%	3.8%	3.8%	3.5%	4.0%
HS diploma or higher	71.7%	72.1%	72.8%	73.5%	74.3%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.8%	47.2%	47.9%	48.8%	49.5%	50.3%

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	64.1 Mbps	23.8 Mbps
2019Q2	62.9 Mbps	24.2 Mbps
2019Q3	75.1 Mbps	28.2 Mbps
2019Q4	101.3 Mbps	46.8 Mbps
2020Q1	100.7 Mbps	36.3 Mbps
2020Q2	80.5 Mbps	39.8 Mbps
2020Q3	79.2 Mbps	41.3 Mbps
2020Q4	108.5 Mbps	57.3 Mbps
2021Q1	100.7 Mbps	52.2 Mbps
2021Q2	105.7 Mbps	54.7 Mbps
2021Q3	104.0 Mbps	55.0 Mbps
2021Q4	114.6 Mbps	54.7 Mbps
2022Q1	140.7 Mbps	38.6 Mbps
2022Q2	111.3 Mbps	45.8 Mbps
2022Q3	102.2 Mbps	41.3 Mbps
2022Q4	145.8 Mbps	47.3 Mbps
2023Q1	157.1 Mbps	62.3 Mbps
2023Q2	135.2 Mbps	45.8 Mbps
2023Q3	129.7 Mbps	55.2 Mbps
2023Q4	151.6 Mbps	64.9 Mbps
2024Q1	168.8 Mbps	69.8 Mbps
2024Q2	150.0 Mbps	68.1 Mbps
2024Q3	136.1 Mbps	71.1 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	100.0%	80.5%	0.0%
2016	100.0%	80.9%	0.0%
2017	100.0%	80.7%	23.9%
2018	97.4%	73.8%	23.9%
2019	98.8%	93.4%	31.1%
2020	99.0%	92.6%	30.6%
2021	97.5%	74.0%	34.5%
2022	80.5%	78.9%	51.0%
2023	74.4%	70.2%	53.4%
2024	72.6%	65.8%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	71.3%	62.6%
2018	69.1%	63.6%
2019	68.0%	65.7%
2020	67.0%	73.1%
2021	68.5%	73.8%
2022	71.1%	75.3%
2023	73.0%	80.4%
2024	74.5%	84.8%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	72.6%
100/20 Mbps	65.8%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	72.6%	92%
100/20 Mbps	65.8%	85%
Adoption	74.5%	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	16
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	30,165

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Radiate Holdings, LP	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
Comcast Corporation	Dish Network Corporation
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Zito West Holding, LLC	—
Orcas Online, Inc.	—
San Juan Cable, Inc.	—
Declaration Networks Group, Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Island Networks, LLC	—
City of Anacortes	—
Northwest Fiber, LLC	—
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%	99.9%	99.9%	52.5%
Fiber	37.4%	37.4%	37.4%	37.4%
Cable	52.8%	52.8%	50.2%	32.9%
Fixed Wireless	31.9%	10.9%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	8.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	99.9%	99.9%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	98.1%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	46.4%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	37.9%
Total area (sq mi)	2,300.04

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	84.8	82.8	21.0	4.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	93.8	89.2	81.5	79.9	77.2	53.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.4	89.3	81.6	80.0	77.2	53.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	77.2	53.5
Any Terrestrial	98.2	97.0	82.7	80.0	77.2	53.5
Cable	52.9	52.9	52.9	52.9	50.1	2.8
Cable/Fiber	79.9	79.9	79.9	79.9	77.2	53.5
Copper	68.5	42.9	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	51.6	51.6	51.6	51.6	51.6	51.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	37.5	17.1	17.1	3.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	99.9	99.9	99.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	80.8	80.8	4.1	1.3	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	76.8	75.2	22.9	4.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	92.2	87.2	75.5	72.6	69.8	47.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.5	87.8	76.3	72.6	69.8	47.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	69.8	47.2
Any Terrestrial	96.2	94.2	78.4	73.3	69.8	47.2
Cable	53.0	53.0	53.0	53.0	50.2	11.3
Cable/Fiber	72.6	72.6	72.6	72.6	69.8	47.2
Copper	69.3	46.5	9.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	43.6	43.6	43.6	43.5	43.5	43.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	33.2	19.8	19.8	3.4	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	72.2	72.2	3.5	0.8	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	76.2	74.9	20.8	4.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	91.8	86.2	73.8	70.9	68.3	54.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.1	86.8	75.1	71.0	68.3	54.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	68.3	54.6
Any Terrestrial	96.1	93.6	77.0	71.3	68.3	54.6
Cable	53.2	53.2	53.2	53.2	50.6	26.0
Cable/Fiber	70.9	70.9	70.9	70.9	68.3	54.6
Copper	69.6	45.7	8.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	41.1	41.1	41.1	41.1	41.1	41.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	42.0	17.0	17.0	4.0	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	71.9	71.9	4.4	1.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	74.1	72.3	20.1	8.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	90.6	85.5	71.6	68.2	65.1	53.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.5	85.7	72.2	68.3	65.1	53.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	65.1	53.4
Any Terrestrial	95.4	92.5	74.3	68.3	65.1	53.4
Cable	52.6	52.6	52.6	52.6	50.1	31.4
Cable/Fiber	68.2	68.2	68.2	68.2	65.1	53.4
Copper	56.7	47.8	9.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	38.9	38.9	38.8	38.8	38.0	38.0
GSO Satellite	99.9	99.9	99.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	36.7	13.9	13.9	6.0	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	70.1	70.1	6.2	2.9	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	33.5	19.1	19.1	7.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	0.0	0.0
All Wired	90.3	84.4	70.3	66.5	64.0	50.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.3	85.3	71.7	67.3	64.0	50.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	64.0	50.9
Any Terrestrial	92.0	86.7	73.8	67.3	64.0	50.9
Cable	53.4	53.4	53.4	53.4	50.9	31.5
Cable/Fiber	66.5	66.5	66.5	66.5	64.0	50.9
Copper	56.0	46.7	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	35.2	35.2	35.2	35.2	35.2	35.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	30.3	15.9	15.9	7.3	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	44.6	32.0	31.9	10.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	0.0
All Wired	91.0	85.0	71.0	67.2	64.7	52.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.1	86.3	73.1	68.1	64.7	52.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	52.5
Any Terrestrial	92.8	87.5	75.1	68.1	64.7	52.5
Cable	52.8	52.8	52.8	52.8	50.3	33.0
Cable/Fiber	67.2	67.2	67.2	67.2	64.7	52.5
Copper	56.8	47.3	8.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	37.4	37.4	37.4	37.4	37.4	37.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	41.4	28.6	28.6	10.9	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	3.5	3.5	3.4	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.