Wisconsin / AIANNHCE 1135 / Federally-recognized area

Forest County Potawatomi

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

99.5%25/3 availability

96.7%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

16Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Forest County Potawatomi within Wisconsin, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in Wisconsin, centered on Forest County Potawatomi Community, spans about 19 square miles. FCC BDC records show 16 fixed providers and 6 mobile providers across roughly 18 service locations, with current availability of 99.5% at 25/3 Mbps, 96.7% at 100/20, and 96.7% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

In Wisconsin, Forest County Potawatomi has tribal lands managed by a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.fcpotawatomi.com

The Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) have lived in Forest County, Wisconsin, since the late 1800 s. Around 1880, groups settled in areas near Blackwell and Wabeno and have lived in that area since, as well as in the Carter and Crandon (or Stone Lake) areas.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	655	640	593	593	663	667
Households	232	237	169	164	189	208
Median age	22.2	25.9	24.4	25.9	25.7	28.5
Male / Female	45.0% / 55.0%	44.4% / 55.6%	43.3% / 56.7%	46.9% / 53.1%	49.5% / 50.5%	47.2% / 52.8%
Avg. household size	2.72	2.57	3.31	3.34	3.29	3.05
Pop. density (per sq mi)	34.4	33.6	31.2	31.2	34.8	35.0
HH density (per sq mi)	12.2	12.4	8.9	8.6	9.9	10.9

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$62,500	$75,042	$73,281	$70,750	$78,250	$82,500
Per capita income	$26,729	$27,505	$24,978	$23,240	$29,010	$33,656
Poverty rate	26.9%	26.3%	36.4%	40.3%	36.0%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	30.2%	48.4%	47.3%	36.1%	22.4%	12.6%
HS diploma or higher	54.6%	58.9%	49.5%	54.6%	56.4%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	2.6%	2.5%	4.0%	5.7%	6.3%

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	62.1 Mbps	12.6 Mbps
2019Q2	28.9 Mbps	25.7 Mbps
2019Q3	34.7 Mbps	16.5 Mbps
2019Q4	57.1 Mbps	22.4 Mbps
2020Q1	53.4 Mbps	17.1 Mbps
2020Q2	60.0 Mbps	14.7 Mbps
2020Q3	120.8 Mbps	26.3 Mbps
2020Q4	89.1 Mbps	18.4 Mbps
2021Q1	90.8 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2021Q2	219.3 Mbps	51.2 Mbps
2021Q3	150.4 Mbps	24.8 Mbps
2021Q4	121.1 Mbps	53.7 Mbps
2022Q1	178.7 Mbps	13.8 Mbps
2022Q2	54.9 Mbps	6.7 Mbps
2022Q3	122.1 Mbps	24.1 Mbps
2022Q4	102.0 Mbps	15.1 Mbps
2023Q1	42.4 Mbps	5.7 Mbps
2023Q2	112.9 Mbps	30.8 Mbps
2023Q3	236.3 Mbps	57.5 Mbps
2023Q4	71.5 Mbps	47.9 Mbps
2024Q1	206.0 Mbps	45.4 Mbps
2024Q2	237.7 Mbps	216.0 Mbps
2024Q3	158.3 Mbps	95.3 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	49.8%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	84.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	84.4%	48.0%	0.0%
2018	50.8%	43.6%	0.0%
2019	61.7%	61.1%	0.0%
2020	72.9%	56.7%	13.1%
2021	93.3%	87.5%	86.5%
2022	94.7%	94.7%	91.2%
2023	99.5%	96.8%	93.6%
2024	99.5%	96.7%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	39.6%	40.5%
2018	48.4%	50.0%
2019	52.2%	43.8%
2020	49.8%	47.9%
2021	78.1%	65.0%
2022	71.3%	59.0%
2023	64.6%	55.3%
2024	69.7%	87.1%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.5%
100/20 Mbps	96.7%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.5%	92%
100/20 Mbps	96.7%	85%
Adoption	69.7%	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	16
Mobile broadband providers	6
Broadband serviceable locations	18

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Charter Communications	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Frontier Communications Corporation	Northeast Communications of Wisconsin, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
Bertram Communications LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Hilbert Communications LLC	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
AT&T Inc.	—
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	—
Ethoplex, LLC	—
PCs for People	—
Hoyos Consulting, LLC	—
Midwest Fiber Holdings LP	—

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%	27.8%
Fiber	27.8%	27.8%	27.8%	27.8%
Cable	38.9%	38.9%	38.9%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	100.0%	72.2%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	44.4%	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	89.7%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	61.5%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	20.5%
Total area (sq mi)	8.216

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	67.5	13.9	6.8	6.8	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.3	96.3	95.9	93.9	93.9	93.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.3	97.0	95.9	93.9	93.9	93.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.3	93.9	93.6
Any Terrestrial	97.6	97.3	96.3	96.3	93.9	93.6
Cable	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Cable/Fiber	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.6
Copper	45.1	39.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	64.8	7.8	0.7	0.0	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	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	8.3	8.3	8.3	5.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.4	97.1	96.8	94.3	94.3	92.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.4	97.4	97.1	94.3	94.3	92.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.3	92.7
Any Terrestrial	98.4	97.4	97.1	97.1	94.3	92.7
Cable	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	92.7
Copper	45.4	39.3	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	4.5	4.5	4.5	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	8.3	8.3	8.3	5.1	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	90.6	90.6	90.6	4.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.9	97.0	96.7	94.5	94.5	93.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	94.7	94.5	93.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.5	93.3
Any Terrestrial	99.7	99.7	99.7	97.0	94.5	93.3
Cable	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5	93.3
Copper	46.3	31.9	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	90.6	90.6	90.6	0.3	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	6.9	6.9	6.9	4.2	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	92.8	90.2	90.2	4.6	4.1	4.1
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.7	96.9	96.4	94.8	94.8	93.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	96.4	94.8	93.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.7	96.7
Any Terrestrial	99.7	99.7	99.7	96.7	96.7	96.7
Cable	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	93.0
Copper	43.6	34.0	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.8	90.2	90.2	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	6.7	6.7	6.7	4.1	4.1	4.1

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	92.2	91.7	91.7	4.8	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.7	96.8	96.3	94.6	94.6	92.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	96.3	94.6	92.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.6	92.8
Any Terrestrial	99.7	99.7	99.7	96.5	94.6	92.8
Cable	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	92.8
Copper	45.3	35.1	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.2	91.7	91.7	3.5	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	19.8	19.8	19.8	4.3	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	95.7	95.2	95.2	25.4	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	98.4	96.3	95.7	94.9	94.9	93.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.5	99.5	99.5	96.5	94.9	93.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.0
Any Terrestrial	99.5	99.5	99.5	96.5	94.9	93.0
Cable	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	93.0
Copper	45.5	34.8	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.7	95.2	95.2	9.4	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	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	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.