Nebraska / AIANNHCE 4625 / Federally-recognized area

Winnebago

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86.1%25/3 availability

46.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

17Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Winnebago within Nebraska, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Spans about 177 square miles of land plus roughly 1.1 square miles of water in Nebraska, Winnebago Reservation serves as the core reservation for this federally recognized tribe. FCC BDC records show 17 fixed providers and 6 mobile providers across roughly 1 service locations, with current availability of 86.1% at 25/3 Mbps, 46.0% at 100/20, and 15.1% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Located in Nebraska, Winnebago 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: winnebagotribe.com

Discover the Sovereign Nation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Your Next Career Move with the Winnebago Tribe A job within the Winnebago Tribe means increasing your competitive advantage by aligning strategy with people and culture. If you can help make a major impact within our Tribal workforce and your career, we'd love to hear from you.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	2,931	2,886	2,652	2,533	2,476	2,834
Households	886	878	852	826	815	874
Median age	25.5	26.1	27.6	28.9	29.5	29.0
Male / Female	47.9% / 52.1%	49.0% / 51.0%	50.9% / 49.1%	50.8% / 49.2%	50.8% / 49.2%	50.9% / 49.1%
Avg. household size	3.30	3.28	3.11	3.06	3.02	3.22
Pop. density (per sq mi)	16.6	16.4	15.0	14.3	14.0	16.1
HH density (per sq mi)	5.0	5.0	4.8	4.7	4.6	5.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$50,400	$56,667	$59,474	$64,125	$65,950	$68,125
Per capita income	$18,541	$19,266	$22,929	$24,938	$26,889	$27,412
Poverty rate	26.0%	22.2%	18.7%	18.4%	17.3%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	9.4%	7.8%	8.1%	8.8%	9.4%
HS diploma or higher	59.5%	60.5%	64.4%	65.7%	69.3%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	16.9%	16.8%	16.9%	17.5%	18.7%

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	18.0 Mbps	2.8 Mbps
2019Q2	18.5 Mbps	3.1 Mbps
2019Q3	13.2 Mbps	4.3 Mbps
2019Q4	23.8 Mbps	6.3 Mbps
2020Q1	24.3 Mbps	11.4 Mbps
2020Q2	19.7 Mbps	3.8 Mbps
2020Q3	30.7 Mbps	13.3 Mbps
2020Q4	50.3 Mbps	37.9 Mbps
2021Q1	35.8 Mbps	31.8 Mbps
2021Q2	46.3 Mbps	19.7 Mbps
2021Q3	31.4 Mbps	14.2 Mbps
2021Q4	42.1 Mbps	19.1 Mbps
2022Q1	47.0 Mbps	27.6 Mbps
2022Q2	42.0 Mbps	51.8 Mbps
2022Q3	48.9 Mbps	26.0 Mbps
2022Q4	64.6 Mbps	49.4 Mbps
2023Q1	54.1 Mbps	41.0 Mbps
2023Q2	46.5 Mbps	26.0 Mbps
2023Q3	46.3 Mbps	29.4 Mbps
2023Q4	36.2 Mbps	15.5 Mbps
2024Q1	95.6 Mbps	53.6 Mbps
2024Q2	93.3 Mbps	89.1 Mbps
2024Q3	72.2 Mbps	34.4 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	13.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	13.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	29.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	35.5%	13.4%	13.4%
2019	48.8%	22.0%	0.0%
2020	97.7%	38.8%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	70.3%	10.6%
2022	89.8%	38.5%	0.1%
2023	80.8%	15.8%	13.5%
2024	86.1%	46.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	40.2%	32.6%
2018	42.4%	35.5%
2019	46.7%	41.3%
2020	49.3%	44.4%
2021	51.5%	53.8%
2022	54.0%	63.3%
2023	60.9%	76.0%
2024	70.8%	84.9%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	86.1%
100/20 Mbps	46.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	86.1%	92%
100/20 Mbps	46.0%	85%
Adoption	70.8%	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	17
Mobile broadband providers	6
Broadband serviceable locations	1

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	NE Colorado Cellular, Inc.
Great Plains Communications, Inc.	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Long Lines	Dish Network Corporation
NE Colorado Cellular, Inc.	—
American Broadband Holding Company	—
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
JAB Wireless, Inc.	—
LTD Broadband LLC	—
Skywave Wireless, Inc.	—
AMG Technology Investment Group LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company	—

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%	0.0%
Fiber	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	100.0%	100.0%	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)	60.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	20.0%
Total area (sq mi)	0.527

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	85.3	84.8	59.5	41.8	11.3
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	0.0
All Wired	64.0	63.8	62.9	8.2	8.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	86.1	85.2	78.9	27.0	8.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	19.1
Any Terrestrial	91.1	91.0	86.7	41.9	19.1
Cable	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1
Cable/Fiber	8.2	8.2	8.2	8.2	8.1
Copper	63.1	62.8	58.4	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	70.2	68.8	37.0	18.8	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.6	11.3

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	71.4	71.3	26.7	3.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	68.2	67.9	66.9	8.0	7.9	7.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.7	74.2	68.0	9.0	7.9	7.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.9	7.9
Any Terrestrial	76.1	75.8	71.0	11.5	7.9	7.9
Cable	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9
Cable/Fiber	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.9	7.9
Copper	67.8	67.5	62.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	61.3	61.2	15.4	1.0	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	11.5	11.5	11.5	2.7	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	78.3	76.3	39.5	13.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	62.6	62.2	61.1	8.1	8.0	8.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	79.0	76.5	70.5	10.4	8.0	8.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.0	8.0
Any Terrestrial	80.7	79.1	75.3	21.1	8.0	8.0
Cable	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0
Cable/Fiber	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.0	8.0
Copper	62.1	61.8	56.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.9	73.2	30.6	2.5	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	22.0	22.0	22.0	13.3	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	78.4	77.4	65.5	50.5	38.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	64.7	64.3	63.5	10.4	10.4	10.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	82.5	81.5	75.8	53.4	47.9	10.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	47.9	10.4
Any Terrestrial	85.2	84.3	80.5	58.9	47.9	10.4
Cable	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1
Cable/Fiber	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4
Copper	62.4	62.0	57.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.4	74.4	60.3	44.4	38.5	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	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	76.8	76.3	63.6	48.1	37.2	0.2
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	61.5	61.1	60.1	10.3	10.3	10.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	81.9	81.2	75.1	51.2	46.8	10.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	46.8	10.5
Any Terrestrial	84.3	83.7	79.2	56.1	46.8	10.5
Cable	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3
Cable/Fiber	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3
Copper	59.4	59.0	54.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.2	73.5	58.9	42.5	37.1	0.2
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	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.1	0.1	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	83.4	82.6	69.4	40.7	30.6	1.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	79.3	78.9	78.1	11.4	11.3	11.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	89.3	88.5	84.6	45.6	40.8	11.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	11.3
Any Terrestrial	91.1	90.4	87.7	50.9	40.8	11.3
Cable	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0
Cable/Fiber	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3
Copper	77.3	76.9	72.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	81.0	79.7	64.7	34.8	29.9	0.5
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	19.4	19.4	19.4	19.4	0.6	0.5

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.