California / AIANNHCE 3540 / Federally-recognized area

Santa Ynez

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

98.6%25/3 availability

62.6%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

10Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Santa Ynez within California, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In California, this federally recognized tribe uses Santa Ynez Reservation as its main reservation, and it spans about 0.2 square miles. FCC BDC records show 10 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers serving roughly 232 service locations, with current availability of 98.6% at 25/3 Mbps, and 62.6% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in California, Santa Ynez is organized around reservation lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: chumash.gov

The Government page for Santa Ynez 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	238	219	242	236	197	278
Households	74	76	84	77	72	87
Median age	35.2	40.3	34.5	35.4	35.1	35.7
Male / Female	41.6% / 58.4%	40.2% / 59.8%	42.6% / 57.4%	41.9% / 58.1%	47.2% / 52.8%	48.2% / 51.8%
Avg. household size	3.22	2.88	2.88	3.06	2.74	3.20
Pop. density (per sq mi)	979.4	901.2	995.9	971.2	810.7	1144.0
HH density (per sq mi)	304.5	312.8	345.7	316.9	296.3	358.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$57,500	$36,667	$31,250	$28,750	$35,833	—
Per capita income	$25,526	$34,077	$35,656	$37,145	$50,423	$59,312
Poverty rate	21.4%	33.8%	30.4%	35.8%	28.9%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.3%	9.8%	3.4%	9.8%	19.8%
HS diploma or higher	55.3%	56.5%	50.7%	53.7%	49.6%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	16.0%	9.6%	11.0%	14.8%	13.5%

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)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	71.6 Mbps	9.8 Mbps
2019Q2	77.7 Mbps	9.0 Mbps
2019Q3	133.8 Mbps	11.5 Mbps
2019Q4	68.2 Mbps	9.9 Mbps
2020Q1	221.4 Mbps	23.4 Mbps
2020Q2	119.8 Mbps	12.4 Mbps
2020Q3	176.4 Mbps	16.6 Mbps
2020Q4	194.0 Mbps	18.5 Mbps
2021Q1	138.5 Mbps	18.0 Mbps
2021Q2	160.0 Mbps	14.1 Mbps
2021Q3	173.7 Mbps	13.5 Mbps
2021Q4	144.4 Mbps	11.1 Mbps
2022Q1	305.5 Mbps	32.2 Mbps
2022Q2	219.8 Mbps	31.2 Mbps
2022Q3	267.3 Mbps	21.4 Mbps
2022Q4	269.1 Mbps	15.7 Mbps
2023Q1	81.8 Mbps	16.6 Mbps
2023Q2	82.4 Mbps	16.9 Mbps
2023Q3	173.4 Mbps	19.1 Mbps
2023Q4	158.6 Mbps	110.8 Mbps
2024Q1	175.2 Mbps	98.8 Mbps
2024Q2	305.7 Mbps	48.0 Mbps
2024Q3	253.0 Mbps	176.2 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	66.7%	66.7%	0.0%
2023	72.2%	70.9%	4.6%
2024	98.6%	62.6%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	75.3%	52.6%
2018	76.3%	68.2%
2019	87.8%	92.9%
2020	85.5%	94.7%
2021	83.3%	92.3%
2022	81.8%	82.6%
2023	77.8%	76.2%
2024	80.5%	81.3%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	98.6%
100/20 Mbps	62.6%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	98.6%	92%
100/20 Mbps	62.6%	85%
Adoption	80.5%	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	232

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Frontier Communications Corporation	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Comcast Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
California Internet	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Kiza, Inc.	—

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%	6.9%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	22.8%	22.8%	22.8%	6.9%
Fixed Wireless	47.0%	46.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	1.7%	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)	66.7%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	66.7%
Total area (sq mi)	0.632

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	98.5	8.1	8.1	8.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	61.7	61.7	61.7	61.7	61.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	61.7	61.7	61.7	61.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	61.7	61.7
Any Terrestrial	100.0	61.7	61.7	61.7	61.7
Cable	61.7	61.7	61.7	61.7	61.7
Cable/Fiber	61.7	61.7	61.7	61.7	61.7
Copper	0.4	0.4	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	98.5	8.1	8.1	8.1	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	79.9	79.9	79.9	78.3	78.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	79.9	79.9	79.9	78.3	78.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	78.3
Any Terrestrial	79.9	79.9	79.9	78.3	78.3
Cable	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3
Cable/Fiber	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3
Copper	2.5	2.5	1.6	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	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	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. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	68.0	68.0	68.0	66.4	66.4	5.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	68.0	68.0	68.0	66.4	66.4	5.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	66.4	5.5
Any Terrestrial	68.0	68.0	68.0	66.4	66.4	5.5
Cable	66.4	66.4	66.4	66.4	66.4	5.5
Cable/Fiber	66.4	66.4	66.4	66.4	66.4	5.5
Copper	1.9	1.9	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	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 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	8.0	6.7	6.7	6.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	24.9	24.9	24.4	22.7	22.7	2.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	32.4	31.1	30.7	28.9	22.7	2.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	22.7	2.7
Any Terrestrial	32.4	31.1	30.7	28.9	22.7	2.7
Cable	22.7	22.7	22.7	22.7	22.7	2.7
Cable/Fiber	22.7	22.7	22.7	22.7	22.7	2.7
Copper	2.2	2.2	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	8.0	6.7	6.7	6.7	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
All Fixed Wireless	37.3	30.5	30.5	30.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	33.0	33.0	32.6	30.9	30.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	62.7	57.2	57.2	56.4	30.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	30.9
Any Terrestrial	62.7	57.2	57.2	56.4	30.9
Cable	30.9	30.9	30.9	30.9	30.9
Cable/Fiber	30.9	30.9	30.9	30.9	30.9
Copper	2.1	2.1	1.7	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	37.3	30.5	30.5	30.5	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 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	48.3	47.0	47.0	46.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	25.0	25.0	24.6	22.8	22.8	6.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	61.6	61.6	61.6	60.8	22.8	6.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.9
Any Terrestrial	61.6	61.6	61.6	60.8	22.8	6.9
Cable	22.8	22.8	22.8	22.8	22.8	6.9
Cable/Fiber	22.8	22.8	22.8	22.8	22.8	6.9
Copper	2.2	2.2	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	47.4	46.1	46.1	46.1	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	0.9	0.9	0.9	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.