California / AIANNHCE 0325 / Federally-recognized area

Blue Lake

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

100.0%25/3 availability

100.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

9Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Blue Lake within California, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Spans less than 0.1 square miles in California, Blue Lake Rancheria serves as the core rancheria for this federally recognized tribe. FCC BDC records show 9 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 6 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 100.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Located in California, Blue Lake is a federally recognized tribe with rancheria lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.bluelakerancheria-nsn.gov

The Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe supports education, public safety, food programs, clean energy, transportation, and other social service and community-building efforts for Tribal members and the greater region. The Tribe is humbled to see how the contributions given over the last decade have made a difference in helping thousands of local families," Jason Ramos, Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal council member, said. In the last 20 years, the Blue Lake Rancheria has donated over 1.5 million dollars to educational programs in the Humboldt County region. To help ensure thousands of families on the North Coast will be able to celebrate the holiday season with gifts, the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe helped raise $75,000 for Humboldt County's Toys for Tots chapter, after hundreds of customers from the Tribe's largest business enterprise, Blue Lake Casino Hotel, participated in a holiday gift drive.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	67	95	92	81	84	121
Households	27	38	44	39	35	52
Median age	50.5	53.8	55.8	59.7	59.5	51.3
Male / Female	55.2% / 44.8%	52.6% / 47.4%	51.1% / 48.9%	50.6% / 49.4%	51.2% / 48.8%	52.9% / 47.1%
Avg. household size	2.48	2.50	2.09	2.08	2.40	2.33
Pop. density (per sq mi)	485.4	688.3	666.5	586.9	608.6	876.7
HH density (per sq mi)	195.6	275.3	318.8	282.6	253.6	376.8

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$80,250	$74,722	$77,000	$83,942	$86,250	$88,500
Per capita income	$34,901	$37,592	$39,740	$42,784	$38,707	$43,095
Poverty rate	3.0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.2%	8.3%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
HS diploma or higher	60.4%	43.5%	43.7%	40.8%	46.1%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	17.6%	13.8%	15.8%	10.5%	11.2%

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	38.0 Mbps	6.1 Mbps
2019Q2	39.4 Mbps	6.3 Mbps
2019Q3	24.5 Mbps	6.5 Mbps
2019Q4	52.2 Mbps	6.2 Mbps
2020Q1	49.7 Mbps	11.6 Mbps
2020Q2	228.6 Mbps	28.0 Mbps
2020Q3	75.0 Mbps	18.4 Mbps
2020Q4	135.4 Mbps	19.8 Mbps
2021Q1	90.4 Mbps	18.6 Mbps
2021Q2	297.3 Mbps	28.1 Mbps
2021Q3	201.2 Mbps	27.4 Mbps
2021Q4	126.9 Mbps	16.7 Mbps
2022Q1	93.7 Mbps	26.2 Mbps
2022Q2	179.5 Mbps	15.1 Mbps
2022Q3	144.3 Mbps	36.6 Mbps
2022Q4	207.2 Mbps	25.1 Mbps
2023Q1	188.7 Mbps	21.2 Mbps
2023Q2	278.1 Mbps	30.0 Mbps
2023Q3	203.1 Mbps	20.5 Mbps
2023Q4	207.7 Mbps	20.7 Mbps
2024Q1	115.2 Mbps	14.6 Mbps
2024Q2	271.1 Mbps	21.0 Mbps
2024Q3	96.8 Mbps	12.6 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%
2016	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	75.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	75.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2020	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	91.1%
2022	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2023	100.0%	95.8%	0.0%
2024	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	50.0%	33.3%
2018	62.5%	66.7%
2019	55.6%	100.0%
2020	81.6%	100.0%
2021	77.3%	50.0%
2022	82.1%	33.3%
2023	77.1%	0.0%
2024	80.8%	100.0%

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	80.8%	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	9
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	6

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Altice USA	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
101Netlink	—
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	16.7%	16.7%	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)	0.211

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	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	34.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	34.6
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	34.6
Cable	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6
Cable/Fiber	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6	34.6
Copper	0.0	0.0	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	88.5	88.5	88.5	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	84.6	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	76.9	76.9	76.9	76.9	76.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	92.3	76.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	76.9
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	92.3	76.9
Cable	76.9	76.9	76.9	76.9	76.9
Cable/Fiber	76.9	76.9	76.9	76.9	76.9
Copper	0.0	0.0	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	100.0	100.0	84.6	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	84.6	84.6	84.6	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	88.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.2	26.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	26.9
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.2	26.9
Cable	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9
Cable/Fiber	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9
Copper	0.0	0.0	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	100.0	100.0	88.5	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

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	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	26.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	26.9
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	26.9
Cable	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9
Cable/Fiber	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9
Copper	0.0	0.0	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

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	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	26.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	26.9
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	26.9
Cable	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9
Cable/Fiber	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9
Copper	0.0	0.0	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	78.4	78.4	78.4	78.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	46.0	46.0	46.0	46.0	46.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	78.4	78.4	78.4	78.4	46.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	78.4	78.4	78.4	78.4	46.0
Cable	46.0	46.0	46.0	46.0	46.0
Cable/Fiber	46.0	46.0	46.0	46.0	46.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	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	78.4	78.4	78.4	78.4	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	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.