Alaska / AIANNHCE 6290 / Alaska Native area

Chickaloon

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

89.7%25/3 availability

69.6%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

7Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

In Alaska, Chickaloon Native Village serves as the core village for this alaska native village. FCC BDC records show 7 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 12,201 service locations, with current availability of 89.7% at 25/3 Mbps, 69.6% at 100/20, and 21.9% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Located in Alaska, Chickaloon is a federally recognized tribe with tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.chickaloon.org

The First Peoples and first languages of Alaska were profoundly affected by Russian and European-American incursions beginning in the mid-17 th century. For many Tribal citizens of Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax (Chickaloon Native Village), colonization policies and practices have intentionally and inadvertently separated them from parts of their Ahtna ancestral knowledge, stories, and language. Years of forced acculturation have created distance from traditional lands and cultural lifeways that take place on those lands. To make way for a healthier future, the people of Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax are investigating their history and continue to learn and document their Ahtna language and cultural lifeways; relying on traditional Ahtna values and teachings to help present and future generations to thrive.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	27,340	27,090	26,145	26,340	27,118	27,567
Households	7,915	7,967	9,183	9,418	9,651	9,661
Median age	34.5	34.9	36.3	37.1	38.1	38.8
Male / Female	51.8% / 48.2%	51.6% / 48.4%	51.8% / 48.2%	52.2% / 47.8%	51.9% / 48.1%	51.2% / 48.8%
Avg. household size	3.33	3.29	2.77	2.70	2.73	2.77
Pop. density (per sq mi)	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.6
HH density (per sq mi)	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$75,391	$75,529	$81,578	$88,714	$93,771	$96,977
Per capita income	$31,429	$32,351	$37,280	$40,424	$42,290	$43,878
Poverty rate	9.5%	9.2%	8.2%	8.0%	8.4%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	8.8%	6.7%	7.1%	6.1%	5.6%
HS diploma or higher	66.5%	68.3%	68.4%	68.9%	70.8%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	26.2%	28.6%	29.4%	30.7%	31.7%

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	61.6 Mbps	14.6 Mbps
2019Q2	64.0 Mbps	15.6 Mbps
2019Q3	58.2 Mbps	13.4 Mbps
2019Q4	72.2 Mbps	16.4 Mbps
2020Q1	74.8 Mbps	16.8 Mbps
2020Q2	85.1 Mbps	17.3 Mbps
2020Q3	80.4 Mbps	17.1 Mbps
2020Q4	95.8 Mbps	20.5 Mbps
2021Q1	105.6 Mbps	19.1 Mbps
2021Q2	94.7 Mbps	19.5 Mbps
2021Q3	93.7 Mbps	19.2 Mbps
2021Q4	158.4 Mbps	27.5 Mbps
2022Q1	125.0 Mbps	24.6 Mbps
2022Q2	109.4 Mbps	22.0 Mbps
2022Q3	125.9 Mbps	26.0 Mbps
2022Q4	157.5 Mbps	31.1 Mbps
2023Q1	172.4 Mbps	33.9 Mbps
2023Q2	208.3 Mbps	56.4 Mbps
2023Q3	165.3 Mbps	37.2 Mbps
2023Q4	186.6 Mbps	41.3 Mbps
2024Q1	203.0 Mbps	44.3 Mbps
2024Q2	210.3 Mbps	48.6 Mbps
2024Q3	140.3 Mbps	34.8 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	70.4%	70.4%	0.0%
2016	90.1%	74.7%	11.8%
2017	90.9%	77.3%	14.2%
2018	92.1%	79.9%	22.5%
2019	92.4%	82.4%	33.0%
2020	93.7%	83.3%	44.9%
2021	97.9%	89.5%	54.3%
2022	82.6%	64.7%	12.3%
2023	85.9%	68.5%	16.3%
2024	89.7%	69.6%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	76.3%	62.2%
2018	76.0%	64.1%
2019	75.2%	66.5%
2020	74.4%	70.4%
2021	72.0%	74.0%
2022	70.9%	75.7%
2023	69.6%	79.2%
2024	69.0%	84.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	89.7%
100/20 Mbps	69.6%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	89.7%	92%
100/20 Mbps	69.6%	85%
Adoption	69.0%	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	7
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	12,201

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
GCI Holdings LLC	GCI Holdings LLC
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Matanuska Telecom Association, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
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%	21.3%
Fiber	21.3%	21.3%	21.3%	21.3%
Cable	56.3%	56.3%	56.3%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	64.2%	15.2%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	12.6%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	5.3%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	1.7%
Total area (sq mi)	17,429.685

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	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	17.9	0.0	0.0
All Wired	91.1	88.6	80.2	64.4	61.7	10.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.2	88.7	80.5	64.4	61.7	10.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	77.6	61.7	10.7
Any Terrestrial	91.2	88.7	80.5	64.4	61.7	10.7
Cable	55.1	55.1	55.1	55.1	55.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	61.7	61.7	61.7	61.7	61.7	10.7
Copper	79.4	75.7	54.9	7.3	0.0	0.0
Fiber	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	17.9	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	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	91.5	89.0	81.8	65.2	62.9	11.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.5	89.2	82.1	65.2	62.9	11.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.9	11.8
Any Terrestrial	91.5	89.2	82.1	65.2	62.9	11.8
Cable	55.5	55.5	55.5	55.5	55.5	0.0
Cable/Fiber	62.9	62.9	62.9	62.9	62.9	11.8
Copper	80.1	76.2	59.1	6.5	0.0	0.0
Fiber	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.1	1.1	1.1	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	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	94.4	92.2	85.8	70.7	66.4	14.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.4	92.3	86.0	70.7	66.4	14.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	66.4	14.0
Any Terrestrial	94.4	92.3	86.0	70.7	66.4	14.0
Cable	58.6	58.6	58.6	58.6	58.6	0.0
Cable/Fiber	66.4	66.4	66.4	66.4	66.4	14.0
Copper	83.8	80.6	63.5	15.8	0.0	0.0
Fiber	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.1	1.1	1.1	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	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	95.2	93.2	87.0	71.5	67.4	15.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.2	93.3	87.3	71.5	67.4	15.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	67.4	15.4
Any Terrestrial	95.2	93.3	87.3	71.5	67.4	15.4
Cable	58.8	58.8	58.8	58.8	58.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	67.4	67.4	67.4	67.4	67.4	15.4
Copper	84.5	81.4	65.7	15.9	0.0	0.0
Fiber	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.2	1.2	1.2	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. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	95.4	93.5	87.7	71.8	67.6	20.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.4	93.7	87.9	71.8	67.6	20.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	67.6	20.0
Any Terrestrial	95.4	93.7	87.9	71.8	67.6	20.0
Cable	57.5	57.5	57.5	57.5	57.5	0.0
Cable/Fiber	67.6	67.6	67.6	67.6	67.6	20.0
Copper	84.1	81.1	65.9	15.8	0.0	0.0
Fiber	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	2.6	2.6	2.6	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	0.0	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	94.3	92.5	86.7	71.2	67.4	21.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.3	92.5	86.7	71.2	67.4	21.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	21.3
Any Terrestrial	94.3	92.5	86.7	71.2	67.4	21.3
Cable	56.3	56.3	56.3	56.3	56.3	0.0
Cable/Fiber	67.4	67.4	67.4	67.4	67.4	21.3
Copper	82.5	79.6	64.2	15.2	0.0	0.0
Fiber	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.3
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	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.