Arizona / AIANNHCE 4235 / Federally-recognized area

Tonto Apache

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100.0%25/3 availability

100.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

8Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Tonto Apache within Arizona, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Tonto Apache Reservation is a reservation in Arizona associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 0.2 square miles. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 8 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 1 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 100.0% at 100/20, and 98.4% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Smallest reservation in the state adjacent to Payson, AZ.

Website Summary: itcaonline.com/member-tribes/tonto-apache-tribe

The Tonto Apache Tribe is located adjacent to the town of Payson (originally named Te-go-suk, Place of the Yellow Water), in northwestern Gila County approximately 95 miles northeast of Phoenix and 100 miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. Tribal members are well known in the art community for their outstanding bead work and basketry, which have won them national recognition and can be purchased on the reservation. Contact the Tonto Apache Tribe for more information. The Tonto Apache are the direct descendants of the Tontos who lived in the Payson vicinity long before the advent of the Anglo. The Reserve was dissolved in 1875 when they were forcibly moved to the San Carlos Apache Reservation. As a result of the small size of the reservation, there are no significant geographic features within the reservation and natural resources such as timber and minerals are quite limited.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	141	139	137	102	103	112
Households	44	57	52	45	50	58
Median age	38.3	45.9	38.1	34.0	34.1	36.2
Male / Female	52.5% / 47.5%	57.6% / 42.4%	62.0% / 38.0%	59.8% / 40.2%	56.3% / 43.7%	55.4% / 44.6%
Avg. household size	3.20	2.44	2.63	2.27	2.06	1.93
Pop. density (per sq mi)	933.6	920.3	907.1	675.3	682.0	741.5
HH density (per sq mi)	291.3	377.4	344.3	297.9	331.1	384.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$51,250	$32,917	$29,500	$31,771	$45,000	$58,750
Per capita income	$18,252	$18,776	$17,763	$18,789	$24,567	$31,075
Poverty rate	15.6%	15.8%	16.8%	20.6%	20.4%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.5%	7.1%	12.2%	0.0%	6.7%
HS diploma or higher	26.7%	27.8%	31.4%	42.4%	57.4%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	—	—	1.5%	1.6%	1.4%

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	158.4 Mbps	8.5 Mbps
2019Q2	47.8 Mbps	8.4 Mbps
2019Q3	118.5 Mbps	7.4 Mbps
2019Q4	84.0 Mbps	8.1 Mbps
2020Q1	60.6 Mbps	8.0 Mbps
2020Q2	82.3 Mbps	7.9 Mbps
2020Q3	55.8 Mbps	5.9 Mbps
2020Q4	86.1 Mbps	16.5 Mbps
2021Q1	59.8 Mbps	4.5 Mbps
2021Q2	60.1 Mbps	5.8 Mbps
2021Q3	102.2 Mbps	16.4 Mbps
2021Q4	79.8 Mbps	5.8 Mbps
2022Q1	41.4 Mbps	6.0 Mbps
2022Q2	75.0 Mbps	15.3 Mbps
2022Q3	78.7 Mbps	8.8 Mbps
2022Q4	108.8 Mbps	6.3 Mbps
2023Q1	91.3 Mbps	11.7 Mbps
2023Q2	135.4 Mbps	15.6 Mbps
2023Q3	105.2 Mbps	14.5 Mbps
2023Q4	171.0 Mbps	26.3 Mbps
2024Q1	156.8 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2024Q2	223.5 Mbps	107.4 Mbps
2024Q3	136.9 Mbps	54.7 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	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2022	84.4%	84.4%	0.0%
2023	81.8%	81.8%	0.0%
2024	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	34.7%	14.3%
2018	43.2%	25.0%
2019	40.9%	33.3%
2020	36.8%	21.4%
2021	40.4%	14.3%
2022	31.1%	14.3%
2023	30.0%	0.0%
2024	36.2%	28.6%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	100.0%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%	85%
Adoption	36.2%	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	8
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	1

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Cable One, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon 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	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	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	1.053

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	100.0	85.9	85.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	89.1	85.9	84.4	84.4	84.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	85.9	84.4	84.4	84.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	84.4	84.4
Any Terrestrial	100.0	93.8	93.8	84.4	84.4
Cable	84.4	84.4	84.4	84.4	84.4
Cable/Fiber	84.4	84.4	84.4	84.4	84.4
Copper	48.4	6.3	0.0	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	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	85.9	85.9	85.9	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	89.4	89.4	89.4	42.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	90.9	84.8	81.8	81.8	81.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.5	90.9	90.9	86.4	81.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	81.8
Any Terrestrial	97.0	97.0	97.0	86.4	81.8
Cable	81.8	81.8	81.8	81.8	81.8
Cable/Fiber	81.8	81.8	81.8	81.8	81.8
Copper	63.6	10.6	0.0	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	83.3	83.3	83.3	42.4	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	28.8	28.8	28.8	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	91.4	85.7	82.9	82.9	82.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.4	85.7	82.9	82.9	82.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	82.9
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	82.9
Cable	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9
Cable/Fiber	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9
Copper	65.7	8.6	0.0	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	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	68.1	68.1	68.1	68.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	98.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	98.5
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	98.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
Copper	63.8	8.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	68.1	68.1	68.1	68.1	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	69.1	69.1	69.1	69.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	98.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	98.5
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	98.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
Copper	54.4	7.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	69.1	69.1	69.1	69.1	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	13.6	13.6	13.6	10.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5
Any Terrestrial	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
Copper	53.0	7.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	13.6	13.6	13.6	10.6	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.