Arizona / AIANNHCE 3340 / Federally-recognized area

Salt River

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99.8%25/3 availability

99.6%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

14Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Salt River within Arizona, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Salt River Reservation in Arizona is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 82 square miles of land plus roughly 2.8 square miles of water. FCC BDC records show 14 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 3,985 service locations, and current service levels of 99.8% at 25/3 Mbps, 99.6% at 100/20, and 67.2% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Lands bordering Fort McDowell with the Salt River at the southern border of the reservation.

Website Summary: srpmic-nsn.gov

The Salt River website provides information about tribal government, community services, and local resources. The site includes sections on O’odham Action News, Employment, Contact U s, Community Feedback, and About. The homepage currently emphasizes practical information and community updates more than a long historical overview.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	7,727	8,266	6,943	5,949	5,487	5,111
Households	2,386	2,586	2,417	2,094	1,906	1,861
Median age	36.0	39.0	39.2	39.5	39.3	38.7
Male / Female	49.5% / 50.5%	48.7% / 51.3%	49.1% / 50.9%	49.4% / 50.6%	47.7% / 52.3%	44.1% / 55.9%
Avg. household size	3.24	3.19	2.87	2.80	2.81	2.66
Pop. density (per sq mi)	93.7	100.2	84.2	72.1	66.5	62.0
HH density (per sq mi)	28.9	31.4	29.3	25.4	23.1	22.6

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$35,933	$33,193	$33,663	$36,447	$42,500	$43,117
Per capita income	$17,693	$14,951	$16,802	$19,126	$21,961	$23,933
Poverty rate	33.0%	34.6%	33.1%	32.6%	28.4%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	27.2%	29.6%	26.7%	23.1%	20.4%	14.6%
HS diploma or higher	48.4%	48.3%	49.2%	55.8%	53.4%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	6.1%	9.5%	10.9%	11.1%	14.7%

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	78.3 Mbps	34.5 Mbps
2019Q2	73.2 Mbps	32.4 Mbps
2019Q3	93.3 Mbps	32.8 Mbps
2019Q4	101.4 Mbps	45.4 Mbps
2020Q1	79.3 Mbps	43.7 Mbps
2020Q2	97.3 Mbps	36.9 Mbps
2020Q3	103.2 Mbps	42.4 Mbps
2020Q4	120.4 Mbps	56.2 Mbps
2021Q1	138.7 Mbps	55.5 Mbps
2021Q2	171.5 Mbps	82.2 Mbps
2021Q3	142.3 Mbps	61.3 Mbps
2021Q4	147.1 Mbps	62.7 Mbps
2022Q1	183.6 Mbps	94.2 Mbps
2022Q2	190.3 Mbps	70.7 Mbps
2022Q3	165.7 Mbps	66.2 Mbps
2022Q4	186.9 Mbps	92.3 Mbps
2023Q1	172.2 Mbps	74.2 Mbps
2023Q2	203.1 Mbps	70.6 Mbps
2023Q3	228.9 Mbps	79.5 Mbps
2023Q4	219.2 Mbps	83.5 Mbps
2024Q1	244.7 Mbps	103.0 Mbps
2024Q2	252.0 Mbps	105.8 Mbps
2024Q3	235.6 Mbps	100.7 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	54.9%	1.7%	0.0%
2016	54.7%	11.9%	10.1%
2017	54.5%	11.5%	9.8%
2018	56.0%	12.3%	9.8%
2019	99.0%	99.0%	0.0%
2020	99.7%	99.0%	0.6%
2021	97.2%	88.7%	0.0%
2022	95.7%	94.9%	55.2%
2023	98.0%	97.8%	58.1%
2024	99.8%	99.6%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	45.3%	45.9%
2018	46.5%	60.7%
2019	49.8%	66.4%
2020	57.5%	76.0%
2021	64.0%	78.1%
2022	66.6%	78.0%
2023	67.2%	69.7%
2024	69.9%	70.8%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.8%
100/20 Mbps	99.6%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.8%	92%
100/20 Mbps	99.6%	85%
Adoption	69.9%	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	14
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	3,985

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Cox Communications, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
EchoStar Corporation	—
Zayo Group, LLC	—
Saddleback Communications Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
California Internet	—
One Ring Networks, Inc.	—
Wi-Fiber, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Trive Capital Management LLC	—

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%	1.1%
Fiber	57.5%	57.5%	57.5%	0.0%
Cable	36.5%	36.5%	36.5%	1.1%
Fixed Wireless	93.8%	87.4%	38.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.3%	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	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	99.9%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	99.1%
Total area (sq mi)	191.284

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	98.8	97.9	97.9	62.8	61.5
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	82.2	82.2	82.2	82.0	82.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.3	96.4	96.4	95.8	95.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.0	95.4
Any Terrestrial	99.3	98.6	98.6	96.0	95.4
Cable	35.9	35.9	35.9	35.9	35.9
Cable/Fiber	82.0	82.0	82.0	82.0	82.0
Copper	35.4	35.4	0.3	0.0	0.0
Fiber	46.2	46.2	46.2	46.2	46.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	88.0	64.0	64.0	62.0	61.5
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	80.3	80.3	80.3	28.7	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	96.5	96.5	96.5	95.8	59.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	88.9	88.8	88.8	88.8	88.8	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.4	98.4	98.4	97.9	97.7	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.7	0.1
Any Terrestrial	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.7	0.1
Cable	39.6	39.6	39.6	39.6	39.6	0.1
Cable/Fiber	88.8	88.8	88.8	88.8	88.8	0.1
Copper	36.2	36.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	49.4	49.4	49.4	49.4	49.4	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.5	96.4	96.4	94.8	59.0	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	39.4	39.4	39.4	39.4	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	49.6	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	89.2	89.2	89.2	89.2	89.2	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.5	98.0	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.0	0.1
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.0	0.1
Cable	42.2	42.2	42.2	42.2	42.2	0.1
Cable/Fiber	89.2	89.2	89.2	89.2	89.2	0.1
Copper	41.2	41.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	47.3	47.3	47.3	47.3	47.3	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.5	96.4	96.4	93.7	49.6	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.1	99.1	99.1	96.3	48.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	1.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.2	1.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.2	1.3
Any Terrestrial	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	98.2	1.3
Cable	41.8	41.8	41.8	41.8	41.8	1.3
Cable/Fiber	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	1.3
Copper	42.0	41.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	51.8	51.8	51.8	51.8	51.8	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.3	97.2	97.2	94.0	48.3	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	90.1	90.1	90.1	90.1	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.2	48.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	94.8	94.8	94.7	94.7	94.7	1.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.9	1.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.9	1.2
Any Terrestrial	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.9	1.2
Cable	42.2	42.2	42.2	42.2	42.2	1.2
Cable/Fiber	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	1.2
Copper	42.5	42.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	52.5	52.5	52.5	52.5	52.5	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.1	48.8	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	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	94.2	93.8	93.8	87.4	38.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	94.1	94.1	94.0	94.0	94.0	1.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.0	96.0	96.0	95.6	94.0	1.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.1
Any Terrestrial	96.6	96.5	96.5	95.9	94.5	1.1
Cable	36.5	36.5	36.5	36.5	36.5	1.1
Cable/Fiber	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	1.1
Copper	36.2	36.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	57.5	57.5	57.5	57.5	57.5	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.2	91.7	91.7	86.0	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	39.7	39.7	39.7	38.0	38.0	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.