Alaska / AIANNHCE 7485 / Alaska Native area

Skagway

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

93.7%25/3 availability

85.9%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

3Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

In Alaska, Skagway Village serves as the core village for this alaska native village. FCC BDC records show 3 fixed providers and 2 mobile providers across roughly 724 service locations, with current availability of 93.7% at 25/3 Mbps, 85.9% at 100/20, and 85.9% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Located in Alaska, Skagway 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.skagwaytraditional.org

We are here to protect the land that was passed down from our ancestors, and to help our tribal citizens through governmental contracts. Skagway Village (dba Skagway Traditional Council) contracts with Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide host of services to our tribal citizens and to keep the community of Skagway beautiful.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,107	1,300	1,329	1,303	1,308	1,244
Households	375	411	390	410	451	450
Median age	40.4	40.9	40.5	38.6	42.5	41.2
Male / Female	54.7% / 45.3%	50.4% / 49.6%	50.2% / 49.8%	41.2% / 58.8%	40.7% / 59.3%	39.6% / 60.4%
Avg. household size	2.51	2.72	2.95	2.62	2.37	2.19
Pop. density (per sq mi)	13.6	16.0	16.4	16.1	16.1	15.3
HH density (per sq mi)	4.6	5.1	4.8	5.0	5.6	5.5

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$73,906	$71,875	$75,000	$79,583	$78,594	$81,136
Per capita income	$39,453	$41,842	$43,562	$46,771	$53,798	$60,329
Poverty rate	6.4%	5.8%	4.8%	6.2%	6.2%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	10.0%	12.9%	11.0%	9.5%	9.1%
HS diploma or higher	64.7%	59.8%	63.7%	68.2%	70.3%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	24.2%	25.0%	27.8%	27.7%	28.5%

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	11.2 Mbps	1.3 Mbps
2019Q2	6.7 Mbps	1.4 Mbps
2019Q3	9.4 Mbps	1.3 Mbps
2019Q4	8.3 Mbps	1.8 Mbps
2020Q1	11.1 Mbps	1.5 Mbps
2020Q2	9.8 Mbps	1.9 Mbps
2020Q3	25.4 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2020Q4	25.7 Mbps	5.8 Mbps
2021Q1	29.2 Mbps	15.3 Mbps
2021Q2	55.0 Mbps	11.7 Mbps
2021Q3	14.2 Mbps	4.6 Mbps
2021Q4	17.9 Mbps	9.3 Mbps
2022Q1	37.1 Mbps	11.8 Mbps
2022Q2	18.7 Mbps	4.9 Mbps
2022Q3	19.3 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2022Q4	48.4 Mbps	11.9 Mbps
2023Q1	63.0 Mbps	9.9 Mbps
2023Q2	48.0 Mbps	7.5 Mbps
2023Q3	33.1 Mbps	4.7 Mbps
2023Q4	95.0 Mbps	20.4 Mbps
2024Q1	124.3 Mbps	47.8 Mbps
2024Q2	38.7 Mbps	14.6 Mbps
2024Q3	35.9 Mbps	9.3 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	93.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	93.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	91.5%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	91.5%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	96.5%	52.9%	0.0%
2022	83.8%	65.6%	0.0%
2023	91.6%	81.2%	81.2%
2024	93.7%	85.9%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	64.3%	59.1%
2018	63.8%	68.8%
2019	63.7%	66.7%
2020	73.7%	70.0%
2021	73.1%	66.7%
2022	74.6%	80.0%
2023	72.9%	85.7%
2024	67.1%	88.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	93.7%
100/20 Mbps	85.9%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	93.7%	92%
100/20 Mbps	85.9%	85%
Adoption	67.1%	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

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	3
Mobile broadband providers	2
Broadband serviceable locations	724

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Alaska Power & Telephone Company	AT&T Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	GCI Holdings LLC
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%	85.6%
Fiber	85.6%	85.6%	85.6%	85.6%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	9.4%	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	16.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	6.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	3.4%
Total area (sq mi)	264.806

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	71.5	69.9	68.7	53.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	71.5	69.9	68.7	53.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	71.5	69.9	68.7	53.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	53.3	53.3	53.3	53.3
Copper	18.2	16.6	15.3	0.5
Fiber	53.3	53.3	53.3	53.3
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	72.3	72.3	70.7	62.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	72.3	72.3	70.7	62.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	72.3	72.3	70.7	62.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	62.3	62.3	62.3	62.3
Copper	10.0	10.0	8.4	0.0
Fiber	62.3	62.3	62.3	62.3
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	93.5	93.5	91.7	81.3	81.3	81.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.5	93.5	91.7	81.3	81.3	81.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	81.3	81.3
Any Terrestrial	93.5	93.5	91.7	81.3	81.3	81.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	81.3	81.3	81.3	81.3	81.3	81.3
Copper	12.2	12.2	10.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	81.3	81.3	81.3	81.3	81.3	81.3
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	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	99.0	99.0	95.1	86.6	86.6	86.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.0	99.0	95.1	86.6	86.6	86.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	86.6	86.6
Any Terrestrial	99.0	99.0	95.1	86.6	86.6	86.6
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	86.6	86.6	86.6	86.6	86.6	86.6
Copper	12.4	12.4	8.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	86.6	86.6	86.6	86.6	86.6	86.6
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	97.2	95.6	93.0	85.3	85.3	85.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.2	95.6	93.0	85.3	85.3	85.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	85.3	85.3
Any Terrestrial	97.2	95.6	93.0	85.3	85.3	85.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	85.3	85.3	85.3	85.3	85.3	85.3
Copper	11.8	10.2	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	85.3	85.3	85.3	85.3	85.3	85.3
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	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	96.5	96.5	95.0	85.6	85.6	85.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.5	96.5	95.0	85.6	85.6	85.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	85.6
Any Terrestrial	96.5	96.5	95.0	85.6	85.6	85.6
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	85.6	85.6	85.6	85.6	85.6	85.6
Copper	10.9	10.9	9.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	85.6	85.6	85.6	85.6	85.6	85.6
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.