Wyoming / AIANNHCE 4610 / Federally-recognized area

Wind River

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

85.1%25/3 availability

83.1%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

13Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Wind River within Wyoming, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Wyoming, this federally recognized tribe uses Wind River Reservation as its main reservation, and it spans about 3467 square miles of land plus roughly 58.0 square miles of water. FCC BDC records show 13 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers serving roughly 1 service locations, with current availability of 85.1% at 25/3 Mbps, 83.1% at 100/20, and 7.6% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in Wyoming, Wind River 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: easternshoshone.org

The Eastern Shoshone tribal government, in Fort Washakie, WY, is an entity working for Tribe members living on the Wind River Reservation. The Eastern Shoshone Tribe, now living on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, has been living, some say, in the Wind River mountain range... Check our website to learn more about what we do for our tribe members.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	26,385	26,927	26,204	26,130	25,858	25,958
Households	9,263	9,416	9,107	9,116	9,121	9,381
Median age	36.2	35.8	36.4	37.0	37.5	37.7
Male / Female	50.9% / 49.1%	51.2% / 48.8%	51.3% / 48.7%	50.9% / 49.1%	50.8% / 49.2%	50.8% / 49.2%
Avg. household size	2.79	2.80	2.82	2.80	2.77	2.70
Pop. density (per sq mi)	7.6	7.8	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.5
HH density (per sq mi)	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$54,423	$52,208	$54,703	$58,331	$61,779	$60,658
Per capita income	$25,707	$24,755	$25,174	$27,497	$29,325	$29,598
Poverty rate	15.7%	16.7%	16.2%	16.0%	14.6%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	9.3%	10.4%	9.3%	8.0%	7.8%
HS diploma or higher	62.9%	63.3%	63.8%	63.8%	65.3%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	19.5%	19.2%	18.8%	19.3%	21.1%

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	61.4 Mbps	15.6 Mbps
2019Q2	47.8 Mbps	11.9 Mbps
2019Q3	96.7 Mbps	35.5 Mbps
2019Q4	47.3 Mbps	21.4 Mbps
2020Q1	59.0 Mbps	27.0 Mbps
2020Q2	50.8 Mbps	12.7 Mbps
2020Q3	44.7 Mbps	19.4 Mbps
2020Q4	83.9 Mbps	48.6 Mbps
2021Q1	67.7 Mbps	20.5 Mbps
2021Q2	75.3 Mbps	29.4 Mbps
2021Q3	80.0 Mbps	24.0 Mbps
2021Q4	89.8 Mbps	32.4 Mbps
2022Q1	99.6 Mbps	56.1 Mbps
2022Q2	96.0 Mbps	32.8 Mbps
2022Q3	119.9 Mbps	48.8 Mbps
2022Q4	105.0 Mbps	33.6 Mbps
2023Q1	158.6 Mbps	34.6 Mbps
2023Q2	122.8 Mbps	32.8 Mbps
2023Q3	149.0 Mbps	47.8 Mbps
2023Q4	119.5 Mbps	33.5 Mbps
2024Q1	143.7 Mbps	38.5 Mbps
2024Q2	140.1 Mbps	44.1 Mbps
2024Q3	152.0 Mbps	33.3 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	62.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	62.5%	60.6%	0.0%
2017	63.4%	57.1%	0.0%
2018	67.5%	62.0%	4.2%
2019	74.1%	62.0%	6.8%
2020	80.9%	72.3%	23.9%
2021	97.7%	85.7%	52.6%
2022	65.0%	52.0%	5.6%
2023	82.9%	63.8%	7.0%
2024	85.1%	83.1%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	47.3%	39.1%
2018	49.0%	45.0%
2019	52.2%	44.4%
2020	57.0%	41.4%
2021	58.4%	46.3%
2022	60.2%	52.5%
2023	63.7%	55.5%
2024	64.2%	61.2%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	85.1%
100/20 Mbps	83.1%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	85.1%	92%
100/20 Mbps	83.1%	85%
Adoption	64.2%	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	13
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	1

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Charter Communications	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Union Holding Corp.
EchoStar Corporation	—
Range Telephone Cooperative, Inc.	—
BHT Holdings, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Wyoming.Com	—
Northern Arapaho Tribal Industries	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Visionary Communications, 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%	100.0%
Fiber	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
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	85.2%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	51.3%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	42.3%
Total area (sq mi)	19.908

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	98.3	96.2	91.1	90.0	76.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	0.0	0.0
All Wired	66.5	55.5	52.7	51.3	51.3	5.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	89.9	84.9	68.6	51.4	51.3	5.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	81.4	5.1
Any Terrestrial	98.8	97.4	92.2	90.5	81.4	5.1
Cable	48.2	48.2	48.2	48.2	48.2	0.0
Cable/Fiber	51.3	51.3	51.3	51.3	51.3	5.1
Copper	60.7	10.7	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	88.8	82.1	65.6	0.1	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	91.1	90.7	90.3	89.9	76.3	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	95.5	95.0	90.7	90.2	75.9	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	66.8	55.5	52.3	50.8	50.8	6.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	86.5	78.8	63.0	51.4	50.8	6.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	81.2	6.4
Any Terrestrial	97.4	96.5	91.9	90.9	81.2	6.4
Cable	47.2	47.2	47.2	47.2	47.2	0.0
Cable/Fiber	50.8	50.8	50.8	50.8	50.8	6.4
Copper	60.2	19.5	6.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.1	73.2	58.1	0.6	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	94.9	94.5	90.2	90.0	75.9	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	96.3	95.2	94.6	90.4	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	66.2	54.0	50.9	49.4	49.4	6.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	87.6	81.3	80.3	63.0	49.4	6.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	49.4	6.3
Any Terrestrial	97.7	96.9	95.7	91.2	49.4	6.3
Cable	45.6	45.6	45.6	45.6	45.6	0.0
Cable/Fiber	49.4	49.4	49.4	49.4	49.4	6.3
Copper	58.4	10.8	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	79.2	77.3	77.3	60.7	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	95.3	94.8	90.3	90.1	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	96.1	95.2	94.5	90.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	66.4	53.8	50.7	49.4	49.4	6.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	87.6	81.9	81.2	63.8	49.4	6.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	49.4	6.6
Any Terrestrial	97.6	96.8	95.8	91.6	49.4	6.6
Cable	45.2	45.2	45.2	45.2	45.2	0.0
Cable/Fiber	49.4	49.4	49.4	49.4	49.4	6.6
Copper	58.4	10.6	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	92.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	79.1	78.2	78.2	61.1	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	95.1	94.7	90.3	90.1	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	95.5	93.9	93.8	93.4	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	66.6	54.8	52.1	50.7	50.7	8.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.0	85.2	84.8	83.6	50.7	8.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	50.7	8.3
Any Terrestrial	97.2	95.7	95.3	94.7	50.7	8.3
Cable	45.1	45.1	45.1	45.1	45.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	50.7	50.7	50.7	50.7	50.7	8.3
Copper	57.9	10.6	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	86.7	80.3	80.3	79.4	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	78.9	78.9	78.8	76.1	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	95.5	94.7	94.7	92.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	71.6	60.3	57.9	56.4	56.4	15.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	79.7	69.6	67.7	65.7	56.4	15.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	15.6
Any Terrestrial	97.3	96.3	95.9	93.3	56.4	15.6
Cable	45.0	45.0	45.0	45.0	45.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	56.4	56.4	56.4	56.4	56.4	15.6
Copper	58.0	10.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	60.4	44.2	44.2	42.7	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	93.4	93.0	92.9	91.0	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.