Alaska / AIANNHCE 6175 / Alaska Native area

Barrow

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

99.7%25/3 availability

99.7%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

6Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Barrow within Alaska, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Alaska, Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government serves as the core village for this alaska native village. FCC BDC records show 6 fixed providers and 2 mobile providers across roughly 1,539 service locations, with current availability of 99.7% at 25/3 Mbps, 99.7% at 100/20, and 0.1% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Located in Alaska, Barrow is a federally recognized tribe with tribal lands. Now called Utqiaġvik, it is Alaska's northernmost city and a center of Iñupiat culture and Arctic research.

Website Summary: nvb-nsn.gov

The Native Village of Barrow offers assistance funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) to address short-term financial and personal needs. Supports educational and vocational training, childcare assistance, and workforce programs to enhance economic opportunities for tribal members. Provides operational support to all NVB departments, manages tribal council meetings, and oversees key administrative tasks to ensure smooth governance. Develops long-range transportation plans and maintains road infrastructure to support community needs, focusing on safety, housing access, and economic development. Oversees tribal membership services, including enrollment, issuing ID cards, and managing tribal council affairs to maintain strong communication and involvement with members. The Tribal Court Clerk (TCC) is responsible for corresponding with Tribal Court Judges and following up on Orders, Motions, and Judgements involving Indian Child Welfare Act matters, Adoptions, and all other matters or cases handled by the Court.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	4,416	4,354	5,123	4,876	4,850	4,778
Households	1,356	1,360	1,425	1,568	1,512	1,441
Median age	28.5	28.2	28.9	30.7	30.7	34.4
Male / Female	50.7% / 49.3%	51.7% / 48.3%	52.6% / 47.4%	51.4% / 48.6%	51.5% / 48.5%	54.2% / 45.8%
Avg. household size	3.19	3.13	3.53	3.02	3.08	3.14
Pop. density (per sq mi)	235.2	231.9	272.9	259.7	258.3	254.5
HH density (per sq mi)	72.2	72.4	75.9	83.5	80.5	76.8

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$86,413	$87,870	$93,661	$86,810	$89,038	$115,313
Per capita income	$30,999	$29,900	$32,377	$38,852	$38,603	$43,602
Poverty rate	12.1%	10.9%	8.2%	9.2%	9.1%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	15.4%	17.4%	13.1%	11.5%	9.3%	9.0%
HS diploma or higher	57.4%	53.4%	53.1%	57.1%	55.3%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	12.7%	13.6%	13.3%	13.8%	16.4%

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	7.3 Mbps	5.7 Mbps
2019Q2	7.2 Mbps	6.3 Mbps
2019Q3	42.2 Mbps	40.6 Mbps
2019Q4	38.0 Mbps	61.8 Mbps
2020Q1	8.7 Mbps	12.6 Mbps
2020Q2	8.7 Mbps	9.2 Mbps
2020Q3	10.0 Mbps	13.5 Mbps
2020Q4	7.3 Mbps	12.1 Mbps
2021Q1	7.3 Mbps	6.3 Mbps
2021Q2	9.5 Mbps	7.0 Mbps
2021Q3	31.1 Mbps	28.4 Mbps
2021Q4	8.0 Mbps	9.5 Mbps
2022Q1	21.2 Mbps	19.2 Mbps
2022Q2	31.2 Mbps	34.1 Mbps
2022Q3	52.9 Mbps	53.5 Mbps
2022Q4	79.7 Mbps	11.6 Mbps
2023Q1	58.1 Mbps	12.6 Mbps
2023Q2	53.8 Mbps	8.7 Mbps
2023Q3	73.0 Mbps	9.5 Mbps
2023Q4	84.2 Mbps	16.7 Mbps
2024Q1	91.1 Mbps	20.9 Mbps
2024Q2	80.8 Mbps	27.5 Mbps
2024Q3	88.7 Mbps	29.5 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	2.9%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	98.9%	98.9%	0.1%
2023	97.7%	97.6%	0.1%
2024	99.7%	99.7%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	63.3%	42.6%
2018	58.2%	42.0%
2019	58.8%	47.3%
2020	53.8%	46.6%
2021	49.3%	16.1%
2022	43.1%	8.0%
2023	42.6%	12.3%
2024	34.5%	4.7%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.7%
100/20 Mbps	99.7%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.7%	92%
100/20 Mbps	99.7%	85%
Adoption	34.5%	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	6
Mobile broadband providers	2
Broadband serviceable locations	1,539

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc.	Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc.
ATN International, Inc.	GCI Holdings LLC
GCI Holdings LLC	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Quintillion Subsea Holdings	—

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%	0.0%
Fiber	86.4%	86.4%	86.4%	0.0%
Cable	96.5%	96.5%	96.5%	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	98.6%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	51.824

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	98.3	98.3	88.6	88.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.3	98.3	88.6	88.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	98.3	98.3	88.6	88.6
Cable	97.7	97.7	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	98.3	98.3	88.6	88.6
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	88.6	88.6	88.6	88.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	98.4	98.4	86.7	86.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.4	98.4	86.7	86.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	98.4	98.4	86.7	86.7
Cable	97.8	97.8	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	98.4	98.4	86.7	86.7
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	86.7	86.7	86.7	86.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.8	0.8	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	97.3	97.3	83.8	83.8	83.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.3	97.3	83.8	83.8	83.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	83.8
Any Terrestrial	97.3	97.3	83.8	83.8	83.8
Cable	96.5	96.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.3	97.3	83.8	83.8	83.8
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	83.8	83.8	83.8	83.8	83.8
GSO Satellite	99.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	98.0	98.0	86.9	86.9	86.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.0	98.0	86.9	86.9	86.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	86.9
Any Terrestrial	98.0	98.0	86.9	86.9	86.9
Cable	97.1	97.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	98.0	98.0	86.9	86.9	86.9
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	86.9	86.9	86.9	86.9	86.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.7
Any Terrestrial	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7
Cable	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5
Cable/Fiber	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	86.9	86.9	86.9	86.9	86.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7
Cable	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5
Cable/Fiber	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	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.