Michigan / AIANNHCE 1550 / Federally-recognized area

Huron Potawatomi

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 Huron Potawatomi within Michigan, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Michigan, this federally recognized tribe uses Huron Potawatomi Reservation as its main reservation, and it spans about 0.2 square miles. FCC BDC records show 9 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers serving roughly 21 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 100.0% at 100/20, and 93.9% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in Michigan, Huron Potawatomi is organized around tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: nhbp-nsn.gov

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) is a federally recognized Tribal government with over 1,500 enrolled Tribal Members. All hiring and promotions within NHBP include preference criteria, which create employment opportunities for qualified individuals who are Tribal Members, parent or spouse of Tribal Members, or enrolled Members of other Federally Recognized Tribes. We strive to provide accurate and timely information, including government staff updates, new projects on The Reservation, health tips and tricks, and more! The NHBP blog is the online format where NHBP Tribal Members, the community, employees, and media can connect with, learn and explore NHBP-related activities and subjects. The NHBP main offices are located at the Pine Creek Indian Reservation near Athens, Michigan, with additional offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In a quest to diversify the economic portfolio of NHBP, Waséyabek Development Company, LLC, (WDC) was formed in 2011.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	56	80	92	78	92	94
Households	22	24	25	20	20	21
Median age	28.0	26.0	33.0	46.1	42.0	31.5
Male / Female	35.7% / 64.3%	27.5% / 72.5%	22.8% / 77.2%	25.6% / 74.4%	27.2% / 72.8%	26.6% / 73.4%
Avg. household size	2.55	3.33	3.68	3.90	4.60	4.48
Pop. density (per sq mi)	288.8	412.6	474.5	402.3	474.5	484.8
HH density (per sq mi)	113.5	123.8	128.9	103.2	103.2	108.3

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$43,750	$43,750	$39,375	$55,000	—	—
Per capita income	$14,925	$18,918	$24,022	$32,618	$30,003	$26,906
Poverty rate	40.4%	25.3%	20.5%	9.3%	12.2%	2.1%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	18.5%	15.8%	13.2%	14.3%	14.7%
HS diploma or higher	68.8%	47.6%	39.6%	26.5%	33.3%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	7.1%	9.4%	6.1%	7.8%	3.8%

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	26.5 Mbps	24.1 Mbps
2019Q2	20.6 Mbps	1.1 Mbps
2019Q3	80.5 Mbps	5.6 Mbps
2019Q4	38.9 Mbps	7.9 Mbps
2020Q1	42.6 Mbps	5.8 Mbps
2020Q2	59.8 Mbps	11.9 Mbps
2020Q3	109.1 Mbps	18.6 Mbps
2020Q4	46.5 Mbps	11.9 Mbps
2021Q1	64.1 Mbps	11.9 Mbps
2021Q2	59.1 Mbps	5.9 Mbps
2021Q3	75.9 Mbps	8.9 Mbps
2021Q4	92.7 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2022Q1	90.8 Mbps	11.3 Mbps
2022Q2	82.7 Mbps	16.3 Mbps
2022Q3	83.1 Mbps	15.8 Mbps
2022Q4	69.4 Mbps	8.0 Mbps
2023Q1	70.3 Mbps	13.8 Mbps
2023Q2	102.5 Mbps	14.0 Mbps
2023Q3	66.0 Mbps	13.6 Mbps
2023Q4	81.0 Mbps	18.8 Mbps
2024Q1	95.7 Mbps	21.6 Mbps
2024Q2	109.5 Mbps	22.3 Mbps
2024Q3	82.0 Mbps	19.8 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	94.7%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	94.7%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	94.7%	94.7%	0.0%
2019	100.0%	94.7%	0.0%
2020	98.2%	63.2%	0.0%
2021	3.2%	3.2%	0.0%
2022	88.9%	88.9%	0.0%
2023	8.6%	8.6%	1.6%
2024	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	34.8%	16.7%
2018	39.3%	14.3%
2019	36.4%	37.5%
2020	45.8%	37.5%
2021	44.0%	42.9%
2022	55.0%	100.0%
2023	60.0%	100.0%
2024	57.1%	50.0%

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	57.1%	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	21

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	AT&T Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
Viasat, Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
Midwest Energy Cooperative	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
AT&T Inc.	—
Comcast Corporation	—
Mercury Broadband, LLC	—

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%	90.5%
Fiber	90.5%	90.5%	90.5%	90.5%
Cable	9.5%	9.5%	9.5%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	52.4%	52.4%	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)	71.4%
Total area (sq mi)	0.737

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	90.2	4.9	4.9	4.9	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	24.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.4	4.9	4.9	4.9	1.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.9	1.6
Any Terrestrial	93.4	4.9	4.9	4.9	1.6
Cable	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
Cable/Fiber	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
Copper	22.9	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	90.2	4.9	4.9	4.9	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	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	6.5	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	6.5	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	3.2
Any Terrestrial	6.5	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2
Cable	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2
Cable/Fiber	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2
Copper	3.2	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	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	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
All Fixed Wireless	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	5.6	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	5.6	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.8
Any Terrestrial	5.6	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8
Cable	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8
Cable/Fiber	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8
Copper	2.8	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	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	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

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.6
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.6
Cable	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.6
Copper	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	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	58.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.0
Cable	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.0
Copper	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	58.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	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	60.9	26.6	26.6	25.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.9
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.9
Cable	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.9
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	60.9	26.6	26.6	25.0	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.