Alaska / AIANNHCE 6315 / Alaska Native area

Chilkoot

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

99.5%25/3 availability

99.5%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

3Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

Alaska Native Village in Alaska, centered on Chilkoot Indian Association (Haines), . FCC BDC records show 3 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 295 service locations, with current availability of 99.5% at 25/3 Mbps, 99.5% at 100/20, and 99.5% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

In Alaska, Chilkoot 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.chilkoot-nsn.gov

The Chilkoot Indian Association serves its members and community in a variety of exciting ways, from housing projects to Youth services to environmental efforts and in transportation initiatives to cultural preservation activities. We integrate Chilkoot culture, values, and beliefs into daily life and work to improve the quality of life for our members and our community.”. The Chilkoot Indian Association Tribal administration and officers are here to serve the Tribal members. “The Chilkoot Indian Association represents a Native Sovereign Nation.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	471	697	677	757	729	787
Households	206	255	239	248	301	312
Median age	49.2	41.5	40.8	37.4	45.1	44.7
Male / Female	46.7% / 53.3%	52.8% / 47.2%	53.5% / 46.5%	56.9% / 43.1%	54.2% / 45.8%	54.6% / 45.4%
Avg. household size	2.26	2.71	2.81	3.02	2.39	2.47
Pop. density (per sq mi)	996.7	1474.9	1432.6	1601.9	1542.6	1665.4
HH density (per sq mi)	435.9	539.6	505.7	524.8	636.9	660.2

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$43,889	$53,250	$56,458	$71,250	$83,750	$121,250
Per capita income	$27,377	$26,552	$26,790	$28,092	$36,124	$36,275
Poverty rate	11.0%	6.1%	4.0%	3.3%	4.4%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	8.0%	6.9%	7.5%	8.4%	8.8%
HS diploma or higher	65.1%	66.4%	65.5%	67.6%	64.7%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	31.4%	26.7%	29.7%	34.9%	31.9%

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	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q2	13.8 Mbps	3.2 Mbps
2019Q3	15.2 Mbps	10.9 Mbps
2019Q4	58.0 Mbps	72.7 Mbps
2020Q1	15.7 Mbps	2.2 Mbps
2020Q2	20.1 Mbps	3.9 Mbps
2020Q3	11.5 Mbps	2.7 Mbps
2020Q4	35.3 Mbps	58.9 Mbps
2021Q1	4.3 Mbps	5.9 Mbps
2021Q2	18.4 Mbps	17.8 Mbps
2021Q3	32.4 Mbps	34.7 Mbps
2021Q4	164.8 Mbps	198.8 Mbps
2022Q1	183.1 Mbps	254.8 Mbps
2022Q2	35.3 Mbps	21.8 Mbps
2022Q3	19.3 Mbps	8.9 Mbps
2022Q4	68.7 Mbps	98.3 Mbps
2023Q1	159.2 Mbps	267.2 Mbps
2023Q2	40.4 Mbps	24.4 Mbps
2023Q3	36.0 Mbps	42.3 Mbps
2023Q4	50.8 Mbps	81.9 Mbps
2024Q1	79.3 Mbps	109.3 Mbps
2024Q2	64.2 Mbps	61.4 Mbps
2024Q3	63.3 Mbps	51.0 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	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	94.1%	0.0%
2022	74.5%	62.5%	0.0%
2023	99.5%	98.5%	98.5%
2024	99.5%	99.5%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	61.9%	38.3%
2018	58.5%	40.9%
2019	59.7%	37.5%
2020	62.0%	41.5%
2021	66.1%	64.3%
2022	61.3%	57.1%
2023	67.1%	65.6%
2024	75.0%	79.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

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

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.5%	92%
100/20 Mbps	99.5%	85%
Adoption	75.0%	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	3
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	295

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Alaska Power & Telephone Company	AT&T Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	GCI Holdings LLC
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	Verizon Communications Inc.

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%	89.8%
Fiber	89.8%	89.8%	89.8%	89.8%
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	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	1.475

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	62.4	62.4	62.4	53.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	62.4	62.4	62.4	53.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	62.4	62.4	62.4	53.9
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	53.9	53.9	53.9	53.9
Copper	8.6	8.6	8.6	0.0
Fiber	53.9	53.9	53.9	53.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	67.4	67.4	67.4	65.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	67.4	67.4	67.4	65.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	67.4	67.4	67.4	65.6
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	65.6	65.6	65.6	65.6
Copper	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.0
Fiber	65.6	65.6	65.6	65.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	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

Dec. 2023

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	0.0	0.0
All Wired	87.2	87.2	87.2	86.2	86.2	86.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	87.2	87.2	87.2	86.2	86.2	86.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	86.2	86.2
Any Terrestrial	87.2	87.2	87.2	86.2	86.2	86.2
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	86.2	86.2	86.2	86.2	86.2	86.2
Copper	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	86.2	86.2	86.2	86.2	86.2	86.2
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	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.1	87.1	87.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.1	87.1	87.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	87.1	87.1
Any Terrestrial	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.1	87.1	87.1
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1
Copper	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1
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	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	87.1	87.1
Any Terrestrial	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1
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	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	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.8
Any Terrestrial	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8
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.