Idaho / AIANNHCE 1185 / Federally-recognized area

Fort Hall

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

99.2%25/3 availability

99.2%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

15Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Fort Hall within Idaho, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in Idaho, centered on Fort Hall Reservation, spans about 814 square miles of land plus roughly 41.1 square miles of water. FCC BDC records show 15 fixed providers and 6 mobile providers across roughly 2,114 service locations, with current availability of 99.2% at 25/3 Mbps, 99.2% at 100/20, and 5.0% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

In Idaho, Fort Hall has tribal lands managed by a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.sbtribes.com

The About Shoshone-Bannock Tribes page for Fort Hall 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	5,850	5,399	5,168	5,077	4,785	5,010
Households	1,828	1,905	1,856	1,807	1,717	1,626
Median age	37.0	38.0	39.4	38.7	38.3	35.7
Male / Female	49.9% / 50.1%	50.8% / 49.2%	53.1% / 46.9%	51.9% / 48.1%	52.2% / 47.8%	52.1% / 47.9%
Avg. household size	3.19	2.83	2.78	2.80	2.77	3.05
Pop. density (per sq mi)	7.2	6.6	6.3	6.2	5.9	6.2
HH density (per sq mi)	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$40,718	$41,054	$41,456	$43,284	$47,165	$50,489
Per capita income	$18,148	$18,592	$20,223	$22,294	$26,351	$24,813
Poverty rate	20.5%	23.9%	23.0%	24.9%	24.0%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	17.9%	14.9%	12.6%	11.5%	9.6%	11.4%
HS diploma or higher	57.4%	60.0%	60.2%	62.8%	61.7%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	13.3%	13.4%	14.6%	15.0%	14.0%

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	28.4 Mbps	9.7 Mbps
2019Q2	20.7 Mbps	7.2 Mbps
2019Q3	14.5 Mbps	8.1 Mbps
2019Q4	19.5 Mbps	8.9 Mbps
2020Q1	20.6 Mbps	8.3 Mbps
2020Q2	21.3 Mbps	18.7 Mbps
2020Q3	17.6 Mbps	8.7 Mbps
2020Q4	22.6 Mbps	9.8 Mbps
2021Q1	27.3 Mbps	10.3 Mbps
2021Q2	71.2 Mbps	73.9 Mbps
2021Q3	34.7 Mbps	12.1 Mbps
2021Q4	35.8 Mbps	9.5 Mbps
2022Q1	75.0 Mbps	16.8 Mbps
2022Q2	43.7 Mbps	19.9 Mbps
2022Q3	50.6 Mbps	17.1 Mbps
2022Q4	35.3 Mbps	11.4 Mbps
2023Q1	71.5 Mbps	28.8 Mbps
2023Q2	47.6 Mbps	21.9 Mbps
2023Q3	62.9 Mbps	24.7 Mbps
2023Q4	70.3 Mbps	26.3 Mbps
2024Q1	107.6 Mbps	42.0 Mbps
2024Q2	91.3 Mbps	26.6 Mbps
2024Q3	63.4 Mbps	19.4 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	19.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	19.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	20.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	25.3%	2.4%	0.0%
2019	83.1%	0.1%	0.0%
2020	90.8%	3.5%	0.0%
2021	70.4%	10.1%	0.4%
2022	99.2%	98.0%	4.4%
2023	98.3%	98.3%	4.7%
2024	99.2%	99.2%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	20.0%	38.4%
2018	21.6%	41.5%
2019	23.9%	39.3%
2020	34.2%	49.4%
2021	32.9%	41.8%
2022	38.7%	46.2%
2023	45.2%	46.3%
2024	45.7%	56.5%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.2%
100/20 Mbps	99.2%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.2%	92%
100/20 Mbps	99.2%	85%
Adoption	45.7%	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	15
Mobile broadband providers	6
Broadband serviceable locations	2,114

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Cable One, Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Horizon Communications, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	Union Holding Corp.
JAB Wireless, Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
Google LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
RC Wireless Inc.	—
Safelink Internet	—
Fybercom LLC	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
White Cloud Networks	—
Direct Management Company	—
Vision Wifi 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%	2.5%
Fiber	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%
Cable	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	99.2%	98.7%	9.9%	1.5%
Copper (DSL)	1.9%	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	94.7%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	36.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	5.3%
Total area (sq mi)	2.001

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	21.5	20.4	19.7	18.4	18.4	4.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.2	98.9	98.9	98.3	18.4	4.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	18.4	4.1
Any Terrestrial	99.6	99.4	99.4	98.3	18.4	4.1
Cable	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	0.0
Cable/Fiber	18.4	18.4	18.4	18.4	18.4	4.1
Copper	3.4	1.9	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.9	98.8	98.8	98.1	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	98.5	98.5	98.5	5.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	98.3	98.3	98.3	8.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	26.9	17.7	16.9	15.3	15.3	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	59.4	49.9	48.8	19.0	15.3	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	15.3	0.1
Any Terrestrial	98.7	98.5	98.5	21.8	15.3	0.1
Cable	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.3	0.1
Copper	12.1	2.4	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	99.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	38.2	36.9	35.9	4.8	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	98.3	98.3	98.3	4.6	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	14.1	4.1	3.1	1.5	1.5	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.7	98.4	98.4	98.3	1.5	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.5	0.1
Any Terrestrial	99.4	99.2	99.2	98.3	1.5	0.1
Cable	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Cable/Fiber	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.1
Copper	12.6	2.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.2	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	98.1	98.1	98.1	4.7	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	3.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	15.3	4.4	3.3	1.5	1.5	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.4	99.3	99.3	99.3	1.5	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.7	0.1
Any Terrestrial	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.3	4.7	0.1
Cable	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
Cable/Fiber	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.1
Copper	13.9	2.9	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	98.9	98.9	78.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	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	99.4	99.4	99.4	10.2	3.3	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	4.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	16.6	5.7	4.7	2.7	2.7	1.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.4	99.3	99.3	99.3	2.7	1.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.7	1.4
Any Terrestrial	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.3	6.7	1.4
Cable	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
Cable/Fiber	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	1.4
Copper	14.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	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	85.6	85.5	85.5	32.9	4.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.7	9.9	1.5
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	16.3	5.5	4.6	2.7	2.7	1.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	2.7	1.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.5
Any Terrestrial	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.9	12.6	2.5
Cable	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0
Cable/Fiber	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	1.0
Copper	13.7	2.8	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	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	82.3	82.2	82.2	47.1	9.9	1.5

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.