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Alaska / AIANNHCE 6545 / Alaska Native area

Goodnews Bay

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

0.0%25/3 availability
0.0%100/20 availability
0.0%1000/100 availability
3Fixed providers
AnchorageJuneauFairbanksTribal boundary detail59.1276°N, 161.5648°W3.33 sq mi
Figure 1. Location of Goodnews Bay within Alaska, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Alaska Native Village in Alaska, centered on Native Village of Goodnews Bay, . FCC BDC records show 3 fixed providers and 1 mobile providers across roughly 113 service locations, with current availability of 0.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

In Alaska, Goodnews Bay has ANVSA lands managed by a Alaska Native Village. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

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Table 1. Demographics

Indicator201920202021202220232024
Population18212773118113115
Households443324373638
Median age26.029.830.932.832.632.8
Male / Female46.7% / 53.3%38.6% / 61.4%41.1% / 58.9%40.7% / 59.3%42.5% / 57.5%43.5% / 56.5%
Avg. household size4.143.853.043.193.143.03
Pop. density (per sq mi)54.738.121.935.433.934.5
HH density (per sq mi)13.29.97.211.110.811.4

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator201920202021202220232024
Median household income$37,500$23,500$27,708$29,167$26,875
Per capita income$13,509$15,165$10,866$11,503$11,144$11,190
Poverty rate39.0%34.6%61.6%61.0%55.8%60.0%
Unemployment rate27.5%29.3%13.8%6.1%6.7%8.9%
HS diploma or higher46.2%39.1%39.5%58.9%62.9%61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%10.1%18.6%6.8%

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)

PeriodDownloadUpload
2019Q14.1 Mbps1.7 Mbps
2019Q25.1 Mbps1.7 Mbps
2019Q37.0 Mbps1.9 Mbps
2019Q49.2 Mbps2.3 Mbps
2020Q10.8 Mbps0.1 Mbps
2020Q20.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2020Q30.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2020Q44.3 Mbps1.6 Mbps
2021Q15.9 Mbps1.8 Mbps
2021Q25.5 Mbps1.9 Mbps
2021Q36.0 Mbps1.9 Mbps
2021Q40.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2022Q15.4 Mbps1.8 Mbps
2022Q210.8 Mbps3.1 Mbps
2022Q310.4 Mbps3.1 Mbps
2022Q419.9 Mbps13.9 Mbps
2023Q10.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2023Q2183.7 Mbps19.4 Mbps
2023Q365.6 Mbps12.2 Mbps
2023Q46.9 Mbps11.1 Mbps
2024Q195.6 Mbps12.8 Mbps
2024Q258.8 Mbps10.5 Mbps
2024Q30.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year25/3100/201 Gbps
20150.0%0.0%0.0%
20160.0%0.0%0.0%
20170.0%0.0%0.0%
20180.0%0.0%0.0%
20190.0%0.0%0.0%
20200.0%0.0%0.0%
20210.0%0.0%0.0%
20220.0%0.0%0.0%
20230.0%0.0%0.0%
20240.0%0.0%0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

YearAll householdsLow-income households
201719.3%38.5%
201829.2%46.2%
201934.1%57.1%
202033.3%62.5%
202141.7%50.0%
202232.4%90.0%
202316.7%100.0%
202421.1%100.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

TierCoverage
25/3 Mbps0.0%
100/20 Mbps0.0%
1 Gbps0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

MetricTribalNational
25/3 Mbps0.0%92%
100/20 Mbps0.0%85%
Adoption21.1%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

MetricValue
Fixed broadband providers3
Mobile broadband providers1
Broadband serviceable locations113

Table 9. Broadband Providers

FixedMobile
GCI Holdings LLCGCI Holdings LLC
EchoStar Corporation
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology25/3100/20250/251 Gbps
Any Technology100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%
Fiber0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Cable0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Fixed Wireless0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Copper (DSL)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Satellite100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

TechnologyCoverage
4G LTE0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)0.0%
Total area (sq mi)9.375

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

Dec. 2022
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless98.298.20.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial98.298.20.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless98.298.20.00.00.00.0
June 2023
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless97.297.20.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial97.297.20.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless97.297.20.00.00.00.0
Dec. 2023
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless97.997.90.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial97.997.90.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless97.997.90.00.00.00.0
June 2024
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless98.098.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial98.098.00.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless98.098.00.00.00.00.0
Dec. 2024
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless98.098.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial98.098.00.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless98.098.00.00.00.00.0
June 2025
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless98.298.20.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
All Wired0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Terrestrial98.298.20.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless98.298.20.00.00.00.0

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.