Idaho / AIANNHCE 2445 / Federally-recognized area

Nez Perce

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

69.1%25/3 availability

29.6%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

16Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Nez Perce within Idaho, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Nez Perce Reservation is a reservation in Idaho associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 1195 square miles of land plus roughly 10.4 square miles of water. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 16 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers across roughly 11,803 service locations, with current availability of 69.1% at 25/3 Mbps, 29.6% at 100/20, and 13.8% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Nez Perce is a federally recognized tribe in Idaho with tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: nezperce.org

The Culture page for Nez Perce 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	19,251	19,500	19,153	18,594	18,557	19,038
Households	7,462	7,758	7,439	7,267	7,286	7,589
Median age	47.6	48.6	49.0	48.9	49.9	51.0
Male / Female	53.2% / 46.8%	52.7% / 47.3%	52.8% / 47.2%	53.6% / 46.4%	52.9% / 47.1%	53.1% / 46.9%
Avg. household size	2.45	2.39	2.45	2.43	2.42	2.40
Pop. density (per sq mi)	16.1	16.3	16.0	15.6	15.5	15.9
HH density (per sq mi)	6.3	6.5	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.3

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$44,354	$45,586	$49,977	$54,290	$57,110	$59,221
Per capita income	$23,050	$24,397	$26,109	$28,666	$30,940	$32,240
Poverty rate	15.0%	13.2%	13.2%	13.6%	13.9%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	5.7%	5.6%	5.1%	4.0%	4.1%
HS diploma or higher	61.3%	61.8%	62.4%	63.4%	64.0%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	17.2%	17.7%	18.3%	19.8%	18.9%

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	10.3 Mbps	3.2 Mbps
2019Q2	10.9 Mbps	3.2 Mbps
2019Q3	10.5 Mbps	2.6 Mbps
2019Q4	12.1 Mbps	4.1 Mbps
2020Q1	12.5 Mbps	4.5 Mbps
2020Q2	13.4 Mbps	4.2 Mbps
2020Q3	17.4 Mbps	5.0 Mbps
2020Q4	56.1 Mbps	40.1 Mbps
2021Q1	62.4 Mbps	47.9 Mbps
2021Q2	61.0 Mbps	38.1 Mbps
2021Q3	48.4 Mbps	26.3 Mbps
2021Q4	81.4 Mbps	36.5 Mbps
2022Q1	64.2 Mbps	29.5 Mbps
2022Q2	47.1 Mbps	23.7 Mbps
2022Q3	79.5 Mbps	39.6 Mbps
2022Q4	73.2 Mbps	42.1 Mbps
2023Q1	87.8 Mbps	48.3 Mbps
2023Q2	83.5 Mbps	36.8 Mbps
2023Q3	91.5 Mbps	45.5 Mbps
2023Q4	75.8 Mbps	37.9 Mbps
2024Q1	84.7 Mbps	54.7 Mbps
2024Q2	84.7 Mbps	60.2 Mbps
2024Q3	86.2 Mbps	65.7 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	5.2%	1.3%	0.0%
2016	5.5%	0.3%	0.0%
2017	11.8%	0.1%	0.0%
2018	40.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	50.7%	1.3%	0.0%
2020	86.5%	3.9%	0.5%
2021	88.9%	30.7%	20.6%
2022	48.3%	13.4%	9.0%
2023	61.4%	23.3%	8.6%
2024	69.1%	29.6%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	37.8%	37.4%
2018	38.4%	41.1%
2019	42.9%	47.4%
2020	48.9%	51.1%
2021	50.2%	55.8%
2022	51.5%	61.8%
2023	52.1%	63.7%
2024	53.6%	64.9%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	69.1%
100/20 Mbps	29.6%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	69.1%	92%
100/20 Mbps	29.6%	85%
Adoption	53.6%	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	16
Mobile broadband providers	5
Broadband serviceable locations	11,803

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Altice USA	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
First Step Internet, LLC	Inland Cellular Telephone Company
EchoStar Corporation	Dish Network Corporation
Western Elite Incorporated Services	—
Zayo Group, LLC	—
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Fatbeam Holdings, LLC	—
Nez Perce Tribe	—
Air Bridge Broadband LLC	—
Inland Cellular Telephone Company	—
Northwest Fiber, LLC	—
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%	14.0%
Fiber	17.1%	17.1%	13.9%	13.9%
Cable	15.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.9%
Copper (DSL)	10.4%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	90.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	74.7%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	62.7%
Total area (sq mi)	3,293.747

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	84.0	78.4	78.3	12.8	8.2	8.2
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	76.3	0.0	0.0
All Wired	60.2	45.2	23.2	13.4	9.6	9.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.5	67.0	56.1	19.1	9.6	9.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	91.6	14.7	14.7
Any Terrestrial	89.6	84.3	80.0	22.8	14.7	14.7
Cable	18.5	14.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	23.2	19.5	13.4	13.4	9.6	9.6
Copper	44.6	28.9	9.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	9.6	9.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	71.4	52.0	51.0	6.7	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	76.3	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	80.2	55.6	55.6	8.2	8.2	8.2

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	94.0	93.2	91.9	62.1	1.3	1.3
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	66.7	49.1	23.7	13.5	9.7	9.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	78.8	68.9	58.9	20.8	9.7	9.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	10.5	10.4
Any Terrestrial	95.6	94.7	92.7	68.4	10.5	10.4
Cable	17.8	17.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	22.4	22.3	13.4	13.4	9.7	9.6
Copper	49.1	30.1	10.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	9.7	9.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	59.7	55.1	54.9	8.6	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	92.3	92.3	82.3	57.6	1.3	1.3

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	94.2	93.1	92.2	62.8	1.2	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	62.9	46.0	22.2	12.4	8.8	8.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	78.3	68.0	60.4	22.7	8.8	8.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	9.6	8.7
Any Terrestrial	95.4	94.6	93.0	68.6	9.6	8.7
Cable	16.3	16.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	20.7	20.6	12.3	12.3	8.8	8.7
Copper	47.5	29.1	9.9	0.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	8.8	8.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	67.4	56.0	56.0	10.8	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	90.4	90.4	82.7	58.0	1.2	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	93.1	91.9	90.8	55.5	1.3	1.3
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	59.5	46.9	27.7	17.7	14.2	14.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	76.8	67.0	60.3	31.0	14.2	14.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	14.4	14.4
Any Terrestrial	94.5	93.8	91.9	62.5	14.4	14.4
Cable	16.5	16.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	22.8	22.8	17.6	17.6	14.2	14.2
Copper	41.4	28.2	10.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	17.7	17.7	17.6	17.6	14.2	14.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	64.0	53.6	53.6	14.3	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	88.8	88.8	80.0	51.3	1.3	1.3

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.6	1.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	59.3	46.6	27.5	17.6	14.0	14.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.9	65.2	58.3	28.7	14.0	14.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	14.2
Any Terrestrial	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.6	14.2
Cable	16.5	16.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	22.7	22.7	17.5	17.5	14.0	14.0
Copper	40.7	27.5	10.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	14.0	14.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	60.2	50.9	50.9	11.9	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	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.6	1.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.9
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	58.8	46.2	31.9	17.2	13.9	13.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.6	67.0	61.8	37.2	13.9	13.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	14.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	14.0
Cable	15.6	15.6	15.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	21.5	21.5	21.5	17.1	13.9	13.9
Copper	41.0	28.0	10.4	0.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.1	13.9	13.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	59.9	54.6	54.6	20.2	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	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.9

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.