Michigan / AIANNHCE 1963 / Federally-recognized area

Little Traverse Bay

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

99.9%25/3 availability

96.6%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

10Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Little Traverse Bay within Michigan, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in Michigan, centered on Little Traverse Bay Reservation, spans about 0.9 square miles. FCC BDC records show 10 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 15 service locations, with current availability of 99.9% at 25/3 Mbps, 96.6% at 100/20, and 48.7% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

In Michigan, Little Traverse Bay 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: ltbbodawa-nsn.gov

The LTBB Official Website page for Little Traverse Bay 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	71	54	69	80	79	76
Households	25	17	21	21	22	25
Median age	28.8	42.3	47.5	50.3	50.2	50.3
Male / Female	32.4% / 67.6%	53.7% / 46.3%	60.9% / 39.1%	56.3% / 43.8%	57.0% / 43.0%	55.3% / 44.7%
Avg. household size	2.84	3.18	3.29	3.81	3.59	3.04
Pop. density (per sq mi)	82.2	62.5	79.9	92.6	91.5	88.0
HH density (per sq mi)	28.9	19.7	24.3	24.3	25.5	28.9

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$33,125	—	$40,625	$48,750	$48,750	$40,750
Per capita income	$14,125	$24,757	$25,603	$64,850	$64,129	$46,422
Poverty rate	40.8%	5.6%	4.3%	3.8%	3.8%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	7.0%	8.2%	9.3%
HS diploma or higher	41.5%	64.1%	64.7%	77.3%	76.3%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	15.4%	11.8%	21.2%	28.8%	24.1%

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	80.9 Mbps	12.8 Mbps
2019Q2	53.6 Mbps	11.8 Mbps
2019Q3	51.5 Mbps	16.1 Mbps
2019Q4	69.8 Mbps	13.2 Mbps
2020Q1	71.1 Mbps	33.8 Mbps
2020Q2	63.0 Mbps	15.8 Mbps
2020Q3	41.1 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2020Q4	75.8 Mbps	11.6 Mbps
2021Q1	93.0 Mbps	12.3 Mbps
2021Q2	125.8 Mbps	22.5 Mbps
2021Q3	120.4 Mbps	12.5 Mbps
2021Q4	108.5 Mbps	11.8 Mbps
2022Q1	301.4 Mbps	47.2 Mbps
2022Q2	215.1 Mbps	17.8 Mbps
2022Q3	119.4 Mbps	19.6 Mbps
2022Q4	160.6 Mbps	20.0 Mbps
2023Q1	301.2 Mbps	17.9 Mbps
2023Q2	332.7 Mbps	21.9 Mbps
2023Q3	191.2 Mbps	27.7 Mbps
2023Q4	292.7 Mbps	69.8 Mbps
2024Q1	356.1 Mbps	19.1 Mbps
2024Q2	255.1 Mbps	15.8 Mbps
2024Q3	281.8 Mbps	66.5 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	83.8%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	96.1%	82.8%	0.0%
2017	98.0%	84.8%	0.0%
2018	98.0%	92.6%	7.8%
2019	100.0%	92.6%	29.4%
2020	100.0%	99.0%	62.3%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	93.5%
2022	88.6%	88.2%	49.2%
2023	95.3%	95.3%	54.7%
2024	99.9%	96.6%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	35.0%	0.0%
2018	22.7%	0.0%
2019	24.0%	22.2%
2020	35.3%	33.3%
2021	33.3%	20.0%
2022	52.4%	66.7%
2023	54.5%	100.0%
2024	72.0%	88.9%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.9%
100/20 Mbps	96.6%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.9%	92%
100/20 Mbps	96.6%	85%
Adoption	72.0%	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	15

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Charter Communications	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
KEPS Technologies Inc.	—
Great Lakes Energy Connections, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University	—

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%	20.0%
Fiber	20.0%	20.0%	20.0%	20.0%
Cable	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	40.0%	20.0%	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)	66.7%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	50.0%
Total area (sq mi)	2.528

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	40.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.2	0.0	0.0
All Wired	71.1	66.7	62.2	62.2	62.2	53.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	73.3	66.7	62.2	62.2	62.2	53.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.2	62.2	53.3
Any Terrestrial	73.3	66.7	62.2	62.2	62.2	53.3
Cable	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	62.2	62.2	62.2	62.2	62.2	53.3
Copper	22.2	8.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	53.3	53.3	53.3	53.3	53.3	53.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	40.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.2	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 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	29.2	16.7	10.4	4.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	75.0	72.9	62.5	62.5	62.5	54.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	77.1	72.9	66.7	66.7	62.5	54.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.5	54.2
Any Terrestrial	77.1	72.9	66.7	66.7	62.5	54.2
Cable	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	0.0
Cable/Fiber	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	54.2
Copper	22.9	12.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	54.2	54.2	54.2	54.2	54.2	54.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	29.2	16.7	10.4	4.2	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	0.0	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	42.3	5.8	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	73.1	71.2	63.5	63.5	63.5	50.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	78.8	73.1	65.4	63.5	63.5	50.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	63.5	50.0
Any Terrestrial	78.8	73.1	65.4	63.5	63.5	50.0
Cable	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4	0.0
Cable/Fiber	63.5	63.5	63.5	63.5	63.5	50.0
Copper	25.0	9.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	42.3	5.8	3.9	0.0	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 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	43.5	6.5	4.3	2.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	69.6	69.6	67.4	67.4	67.4	54.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	71.7	71.7	69.6	69.6	67.4	54.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	67.4	54.4
Any Terrestrial	71.7	71.7	69.6	69.6	67.4	54.4
Cable	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	0.0
Cable/Fiber	67.4	67.4	67.4	67.4	67.4	54.4
Copper	19.6	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	54.4	54.4	54.4	54.4	54.4	54.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	43.5	6.5	4.3	2.2	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	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	32.6	6.5	6.5	2.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	69.6	69.6	67.4	67.4	67.4	54.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	69.6	69.6	69.6	69.6	67.4	54.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	67.4	54.4
Any Terrestrial	69.6	69.6	69.6	69.6	67.4	54.4
Cable	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	0.0
Cable/Fiber	67.4	67.4	67.4	67.4	67.4	54.4
Copper	17.4	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	54.4	54.4	54.4	54.4	54.4	54.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	32.6	6.5	6.5	2.2	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	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	38.0	36.0	36.0	8.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	74.0	74.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	56.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	78.0	78.0	78.0	76.0	70.0	56.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	56.0
Any Terrestrial	78.0	78.0	78.0	76.0	70.0	56.0
Cable	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	56.0
Copper	10.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	56.0	56.0	56.0	56.0	56.0	56.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	38.0	36.0	36.0	8.0	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.