Arizona / AIANNHCE 0735 / Federally-recognized area

Colorado River (AZ-CO)

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

72.8%25/3 availability

54.1%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

10Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Colorado River (AZ-CO) within Arizona, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Spans about 457 square miles of land plus roughly 6.7 square miles of water in Arizona, Colorado River Indian Reservation serves as the core reservation for this federally recognized tribe. FCC BDC records show 10 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 7,465 service locations, with current availability of 72.8% at 25/3 Mbps, and 54.1% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Located in Arizona, Colorado River (AZ-CO) 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.crit-nsn.gov

The Colorado River Indian Tribes page for Colorado River (AZ-CO) 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.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	9,552	9,563	8,717	8,385	8,302	8,234
Households	3,396	3,491	3,710	3,848	3,801	3,763
Median age	35.9	37.1	39.5	41.2	41.7	43.1
Male / Female	51.5% / 48.5%	50.5% / 49.5%	49.7% / 50.3%	50.0% / 50.0%	49.9% / 50.1%	49.6% / 50.4%
Avg. household size	2.76	2.69	2.31	2.14	2.15	2.16
Pop. density (per sq mi)	20.9	20.9	19.1	18.3	18.1	18.0
HH density (per sq mi)	7.4	7.6	8.1	8.4	8.3	8.2

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$38,347	$39,863	$46,659	$52,279	$55,597	$55,082
Per capita income	$19,796	$21,186	$24,640	$27,821	$33,120	$33,977
Poverty rate	25.7%	25.4%	18.5%	18.5%	19.6%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	9.4%	7.0%	8.9%	8.2%	8.0%
HS diploma or higher	49.6%	50.7%	53.1%	52.3%	55.1%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	8.9%	9.8%	9.9%	13.2%	13.8%

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)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	51.1 Mbps	7.2 Mbps
2019Q2	51.0 Mbps	7.8 Mbps
2019Q3	56.8 Mbps	8.0 Mbps
2019Q4	51.5 Mbps	8.7 Mbps
2020Q1	50.8 Mbps	7.6 Mbps
2020Q2	52.0 Mbps	6.9 Mbps
2020Q3	50.7 Mbps	8.0 Mbps
2020Q4	61.3 Mbps	8.3 Mbps
2021Q1	62.6 Mbps	9.4 Mbps
2021Q2	75.1 Mbps	10.2 Mbps
2021Q3	70.6 Mbps	8.7 Mbps
2021Q4	68.0 Mbps	7.0 Mbps
2022Q1	77.2 Mbps	8.4 Mbps
2022Q2	68.1 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2022Q3	82.7 Mbps	7.8 Mbps
2022Q4	71.6 Mbps	8.7 Mbps
2023Q1	77.9 Mbps	8.5 Mbps
2023Q2	83.6 Mbps	7.8 Mbps
2023Q3	94.1 Mbps	8.0 Mbps
2023Q4	149.3 Mbps	11.7 Mbps
2024Q1	179.4 Mbps	16.6 Mbps
2024Q2	206.0 Mbps	20.1 Mbps
2024Q3	199.8 Mbps	20.0 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	32.2%	5.0%	5.0%
2016	24.9%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	37.1%	5.7%	0.0%
2018	58.8%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	29.2%	0.2%	0.0%
2020	64.8%	29.6%	0.0%
2021	74.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	32.0%	0.2%	0.0%
2023	54.7%	54.2%	0.0%
2024	72.8%	54.1%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	37.8%	40.0%
2018	43.7%	48.9%
2019	46.6%	48.8%
2020	44.6%	42.5%
2021	52.7%	49.0%
2022	54.9%	49.6%
2023	55.3%	57.0%
2024	55.8%	71.2%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	72.8%
100/20 Mbps	54.1%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	72.8%	92%
100/20 Mbps	54.1%	85%
Adoption	55.8%	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	10
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	7,465

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Frontier Communications Corporation	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Altice USA	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Fisher Wireless Services, Inc.	—
WireFree 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%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	41.7%	41.7%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	18.3%	7.2%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	3.4%	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	99.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	92.5%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	86.4%
Total area (sq mi)	1,053.009

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	73.3	32.8	0.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.5
All Wired	35.7	35.7	31.3	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	82.6	35.8	31.4	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.5
Any Terrestrial	90.2	62.7	31.4	0.0
Cable	31.2	31.2	31.2	0.0
Cable/Fiber	31.2	31.2	31.2	0.0
Copper	22.3	22.3	1.4	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	63.4	0.1	0.1	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.5
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	32.8	32.8	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	33.5	33.1	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	47.6	47.6	46.0	0.1	0.1	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	48.0	48.0	46.5	0.1	0.1	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.1	0.1
Any Terrestrial	75.8	75.8	46.5	0.1	0.1	0.1
Cable	45.9	45.9	45.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	45.9	45.9	45.9	0.1	0.1	0.1
Copper	27.8	27.8	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.0	0.5	0.5	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	33.1	33.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	27.6	26.7	24.5	9.3
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	46.7	46.7	44.5	44.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	49.6	49.3	47.1	45.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	50.9	50.6	47.1	45.9
Cable	44.4	44.4	44.4	44.4
Cable/Fiber	44.4	44.4	44.4	44.4
Copper	29.9	29.9	2.3	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	25.4	24.5	24.5	9.3
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	7.2	7.2	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	27.8	20.2	16.0	4.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	42.8	42.8	38.1	38.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	46.6	46.1	41.5	39.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	48.3	47.8	41.5	39.6
Cable	38.1	38.1	38.1	38.1
Cable/Fiber	38.1	38.1	38.1	38.1
Copper	27.1	27.1	1.9	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	79.5	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	24.7	16.0	16.0	4.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	7.8	7.8	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	34.5	28.6	26.2	14.3
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	46.4	46.4	43.2	42.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	52.1	50.0	47.0	44.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	53.6	51.5	47.0	44.2
Cable	42.7	42.7	42.7	42.7
Cable/Fiber	42.7	42.7	42.7	42.7
Copper	32.6	32.6	3.3	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	32.3	26.2	26.2	14.3
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	7.5	7.5	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	30.2	22.3	18.3	7.2	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	46.4	46.4	42.3	41.7	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	48.9	47.8	43.6	42.7	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	51.4	50.2	43.6	42.7	0.0
Cable	41.7	41.7	41.7	41.7	0.0
Cable/Fiber	41.7	41.7	41.7	41.7	0.0
Copper	32.2	32.2	3.4	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	27.0	18.3	18.3	7.2	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	7.3	7.3	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.