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Arizona / AIANNHCE 1545 / Federally-recognized area

Hualapai

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

91.8%25/3 availability
0.0%100/20 availability
0.0%1000/100 availability
8Fixed providers
PhoenixTucsonFlagstaffTribal boundary detail35.5095°N, 113.4010°W1,591.49 sq mi
Figure 1. Location of Hualapai within Arizona, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Hualapai Indian Reservation in Arizona is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 1591 square miles of land plus roughly 3.1 square miles of water. FCC BDC records show 8 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 525 service locations, and current service levels of 91.8% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Tribal capital Peach Springs has the only road leading into the Grand Canyon and an economy surrounding tourism, the arts, outdoor recreation, and cattle ranching.

Website Summary: www.hualapai-nsn.gov

The Walapai Media 100.9 page for Hualapai 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 close menu, More info, Dismiss, High Contrast, and Yellow Links.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator201920202021202220232024
Population1,5551,6501,5761,7381,3851,432
Households449513440421327344
Median age30.930.125.622.820.023.5
Male / Female45.4% / 54.6%45.1% / 54.9%46.6% / 53.4%48.0% / 52.0%52.5% / 47.5%53.8% / 46.2%
Avg. household size3.383.153.524.044.073.98
Pop. density (per sq mi)1.01.01.01.10.90.9
HH density (per sq mi)0.30.30.30.30.20.2

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator201920202021202220232024
Median household income$34,063$37,679$42,857$52,784$49,107$59,808
Per capita income$14,012$14,529$16,126$14,818$15,180$17,731
Poverty rate34.7%35.3%32.5%36.7%48.6%38.2%
Unemployment rate13.6%13.2%13.5%17.2%20.8%16.0%
HS diploma or higher50.5%44.1%48.6%48.9%48.5%46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%9.3%12.6%9.6%17.1%16.5%

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)

PeriodDownloadUpload
2019Q18.3 Mbps6.8 Mbps
2019Q216.5 Mbps8.3 Mbps
2019Q37.0 Mbps4.1 Mbps
2019Q433.2 Mbps2.2 Mbps
2020Q129.9 Mbps3.6 Mbps
2020Q215.0 Mbps1.9 Mbps
2020Q316.9 Mbps2.8 Mbps
2020Q424.1 Mbps1.2 Mbps
2021Q127.2 Mbps3.1 Mbps
2021Q222.4 Mbps2.3 Mbps
2021Q311.5 Mbps1.4 Mbps
2021Q417.1 Mbps1.3 Mbps
2022Q166.8 Mbps8.8 Mbps
2022Q222.4 Mbps4.5 Mbps
2022Q358.7 Mbps7.7 Mbps
2022Q482.8 Mbps8.0 Mbps
2023Q1101.0 Mbps8.3 Mbps
2023Q2109.3 Mbps10.7 Mbps
2023Q3102.8 Mbps10.4 Mbps
2023Q4106.1 Mbps10.9 Mbps
2024Q1131.2 Mbps16.7 Mbps
2024Q2110.0 Mbps17.4 Mbps
2024Q393.8 Mbps17.9 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%
202158.4%0.0%0.0%
20220.0%0.0%0.0%
20230.0%0.0%0.0%
202491.8%0.0%0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

YearAll householdsLow-income households
201726.3%37.7%
201825.4%42.7%
201923.8%44.6%
202029.6%68.3%
202129.8%62.5%
202227.8%78.9%
202333.3%87.5%
202440.1%90.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

TierCoverage
25/3 Mbps91.8%
100/20 Mbps0.0%
1 Gbps0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

MetricTribalNational
25/3 Mbps91.8%92%
100/20 Mbps0.0%85%
Adoption40.1%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 providers8
Mobile broadband providers3
Broadband serviceable locations525

Table 9. Broadband Providers

FixedMobile
Frontier Communications CorporationAT&T Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USA, Inc.
EchoStar CorporationVerizon Communications Inc.
PCC Holdings, Inc.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.
Viasat, Inc.
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 LTE26.6%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)12.1%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)6.0%
Total area (sq mi)26.122

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

Dec. 2022
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless49.80.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.10.10.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.20.10.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial49.80.10.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.10.10.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.10.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless49.80.00.00.00.00.0
June 2023
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless34.40.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.10.10.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.10.10.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial34.40.10.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.10.10.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
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 Wireless34.40.00.00.00.00.0
Dec. 2023
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless2.90.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.20.20.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.20.20.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial3.10.20.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.20.20.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
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 Wireless2.90.00.00.00.00.0
June 2024
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.90.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.20.20.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.20.20.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial1.10.20.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.20.20.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.099.80.00.00.0
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 Wireless0.90.00.00.00.00.0
Dec. 2024
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless1.10.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired1.90.20.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless1.90.20.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial2.90.20.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper1.90.20.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
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 Wireless1.10.00.00.00.00.0
June 2025
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.80.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
All Wired1.90.20.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless1.90.20.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Terrestrial2.70.20.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper1.90.20.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
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 Wireless0.80.00.00.00.00.0

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.