Minnesota / AIANNHCE 2285 / Federally-recognized area

Minnesota Chippewa

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

4Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Minnesota Chippewa within Minnesota, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Spans about 0.4 square miles in Minnesota, Minnesota Chippewa Trust Land serves as the core tribal area for this federally recognized tribe. FCC BDC records show 4 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 1 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 100.0% at 100/20, and 100.0% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

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

Website Summary: mnchippewatribe.org

The MN Chippewa Tribe page for Minnesota Chippewa 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	0	0	0	0	0	0
Households	0	0	0	0	0	0
Median age	—	—	—	—	—	—
Male / Female	— / —	— / —	— / —	— / —	— / —	— / —
Avg. household size	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pop. density (per sq mi)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
HH density (per sq mi)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	—	—	—	—	—	—
Per capita income	—	—	—	—	—	—
Poverty rate	—	—	—	—	—	—
Unemployment rate	—	—	—	—	—	—
HS diploma or higher	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	—	—	—	—	—

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	4.2 Mbps	0.5 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q4	1.7 Mbps	0.4 Mbps
2021Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q2	12.0 Mbps	4.8 Mbps
2021Q3	16.2 Mbps	4.5 Mbps
2021Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q1	21.9 Mbps	3.0 Mbps
2022Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q3	6.3 Mbps	4.9 Mbps
2022Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q3	811.9 Mbps	761.7 Mbps
2023Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q3	62.5 Mbps	49.4 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	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	37.5%	37.5%	37.5%
2022	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2023	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2024	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%
2021	0.0%	0.0%
2022	0.0%	0.0%
2023	0.0%	0.0%
2024	0.0%	0.0%

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	0.0%	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	4
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	1

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Arvig Enterprises, Inc.	AT&T Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
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%	100.0%
Fiber	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.0%	0.0%	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)	90.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	90.0%
Total area (sq mi)	1.053

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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	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 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	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

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	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

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	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 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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.