Alaska / AIANNHCE 7035 / Alaska Native area

Newhalen

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

4Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

In Alaska, this alaska native village uses Newhalen Village as its main village, and it . FCC BDC records show 4 fixed providers and 1 mobile providers serving roughly 97 service locations, with current availability of 0.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

A Alaska Native Village in Alaska, Newhalen is organized around ANVSA lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: bbna.com/our-communities/tribal-councils/tribal-council-list

The Bristol Bay Native Association page for Newhalen functions as a community information page rather than a long-form tribal history. It emphasizes local contacts, community resources, and links to regional programs and services. The available content is oriented toward practical resources rather than a dedicated narrative profile for the tribe. The page includes sections on About, Mission and History, Administration, Board Members, and Community.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	131	107	100	92	100	122
Households	36	33	29	28	28	41
Median age	29.3	26.3	25.3	25.0	27.5	29.8
Male / Female	54.2% / 45.8%	50.5% / 49.5%	48.0% / 52.0%	50.0% / 50.0%	52.0% / 48.0%	46.7% / 53.3%
Avg. household size	3.64	3.24	3.45	3.29	3.57	2.98
Pop. density (per sq mi)	22.0	18.0	16.8	15.5	16.8	20.5
HH density (per sq mi)	6.0	5.5	4.9	4.7	4.7	6.9

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$40,417	$41,607	$44,107	$48,333	$56,250	$106,250
Per capita income	$17,995	$16,094	$15,696	$19,505	$28,240	$32,556
Poverty rate	20.9%	17.1%	9.2%	7.8%	6.1%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	20.3%	15.2%	15.8%	17.8%	9.6%	0.0%
HS diploma or higher	70.2%	70.7%	78.4%	56.5%	59.6%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	15.5%	15.7%	10.9%	17.3%	15.4%

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	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	2.8 Mbps	1.5 Mbps
2019Q4	5.9 Mbps	1.6 Mbps
2020Q1	4.6 Mbps	2.1 Mbps
2020Q2	4.8 Mbps	1.7 Mbps
2020Q3	6.0 Mbps	2.0 Mbps
2020Q4	16.0 Mbps	1.9 Mbps
2021Q1	4.9 Mbps	1.7 Mbps
2021Q2	5.2 Mbps	1.7 Mbps
2021Q3	5.2 Mbps	1.2 Mbps
2021Q4	7.1 Mbps	1.4 Mbps
2022Q1	5.7 Mbps	1.2 Mbps
2022Q2	5.1 Mbps	1.1 Mbps
2022Q3	7.2 Mbps	2.7 Mbps
2022Q4	102.5 Mbps	9.9 Mbps
2023Q1	110.6 Mbps	12.1 Mbps
2023Q2	103.9 Mbps	9.6 Mbps
2023Q3	105.8 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2023Q4	152.2 Mbps	10.7 Mbps
2024Q1	47.2 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2024Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 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	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	21.9%	40.0%
2018	18.9%	42.9%
2019	13.9%	50.0%
2020	12.1%	40.0%
2021	3.4%	0.0%
2022	3.6%	0.0%
2023	7.1%	0.0%
2024	4.9%	66.7%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

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

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	0.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%	85%
Adoption	4.9%	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	4
Mobile broadband providers	1
Broadband serviceable locations	97

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
GCI Holdings LLC	American Broadband Holding Company
EchoStar Corporation	—
American Broadband Holding Company	—
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%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
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	80.5%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	24.858

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	97.1	97.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	99.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	97.1	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	99.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	97.1	97.1	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	97.1	97.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	97.1	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	97.1	97.1	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	96.5	96.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	96.5	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	96.5	96.5	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	95.9	95.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	88.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	88.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	99.0	95.9	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	88.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	95.9	95.9	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	95.9	95.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	88.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	88.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	99.0	95.9	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	88.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	95.9	95.9	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	95.9	95.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	88.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	88.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	99.0	95.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	88.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	95.9	95.9	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.