New Mexico / AIANNHCE 2400 / Federally-recognized area

Nambe

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97.9%25/3 availability

96.5%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

11Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Nambe within New Mexico, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Nambe Pueblo in New Mexico is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 32 square miles. FCC BDC records show 11 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 1,048 service locations, and current service levels of 97.9% at 25/3 Mbps, 96.5% at 100/20, and 0.2% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Pueblo lands in New Mexico are associated with Nambe, a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.nambepueblo.org/about-nambe-pueblo

The tribe, however, rejected the government’s offer of a cash payment in 1976, holding out for the land instead. The state of New Mexico and the federal government have repeatedly recognized the status of the pueblos as sovereign nations. The tribe petitioned the Indian Claims Commission for the return of 45,000 acres bordering the Santa Fe Ski Basin they claimed were illegally taken from them by Santa Fe County in 1905 and declared part of the National Forest. As with most of the other northern pueblo tribes, land and water rights have figured as the most critical issues facing Nanbé Owingeh. After painstaking legal work, tribal counsel won a favorable ruling from the commission, which then began proceedings to determine the fair-market value of the land at the time of its confiscation.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,656	1,929	2,026	2,148	1,935	1,944
Households	670	783	846	917	904	943
Median age	46.8	46.2	46.7	46.8	51.9	55.3
Male / Female	48.9% / 51.1%	51.2% / 48.8%	50.5% / 49.5%	50.0% / 50.0%	49.9% / 50.1%	51.3% / 48.7%
Avg. household size	2.47	2.46	2.39	2.34	2.14	2.06
Pop. density (per sq mi)	51.7	60.2	63.2	67.0	60.4	60.7
HH density (per sq mi)	20.9	24.4	26.4	28.6	28.2	29.4

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$47,167	$35,568	$35,714	$42,740	$45,658	$61,339
Per capita income	$30,778	$27,545	$29,362	$33,064	$40,008	$45,274
Poverty rate	18.3%	16.8%	17.2%	15.5%	18.0%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	10.5%	9.9%	9.9%	9.3%	9.4%
HS diploma or higher	61.7%	65.6%	66.4%	66.4%	67.0%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	19.5%	20.3%	22.0%	26.0%	29.4%

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	8.2 Mbps	1.7 Mbps
2019Q2	15.3 Mbps	1.9 Mbps
2019Q3	18.9 Mbps	3.7 Mbps
2019Q4	17.2 Mbps	3.6 Mbps
2020Q1	17.3 Mbps	3.8 Mbps
2020Q2	13.6 Mbps	2.1 Mbps
2020Q3	18.6 Mbps	3.2 Mbps
2020Q4	11.3 Mbps	3.8 Mbps
2021Q1	16.0 Mbps	2.3 Mbps
2021Q2	25.1 Mbps	7.2 Mbps
2021Q3	24.9 Mbps	3.4 Mbps
2021Q4	42.3 Mbps	2.9 Mbps
2022Q1	57.7 Mbps	6.9 Mbps
2022Q2	39.9 Mbps	5.5 Mbps
2022Q3	30.2 Mbps	4.4 Mbps
2022Q4	35.3 Mbps	4.8 Mbps
2023Q1	66.3 Mbps	12.0 Mbps
2023Q2	56.8 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2023Q3	54.0 Mbps	7.9 Mbps
2023Q4	64.5 Mbps	12.1 Mbps
2024Q1	74.1 Mbps	10.1 Mbps
2024Q2	67.2 Mbps	8.1 Mbps
2024Q3	71.2 Mbps	8.5 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	83.7%	36.1%	0.0%
2016	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2017	100.0%	14.7%	0.0%
2018	100.0%	17.5%	0.0%
2019	100.0%	14.7%	0.0%
2020	100.0%	8.3%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	6.7%	0.0%
2022	31.3%	0.3%	0.0%
2023	96.7%	96.1%	0.0%
2024	97.9%	96.5%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	39.8%	23.2%
2018	39.8%	24.3%
2019	40.1%	20.4%
2020	41.1%	13.2%
2021	40.3%	15.6%
2022	43.4%	20.7%
2023	47.6%	24.5%
2024	54.9%	28.2%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	97.9%
100/20 Mbps	96.5%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	97.9%	92%
100/20 Mbps	96.5%	85%
Adoption	54.9%	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	11
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	1,048

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
ATN International, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
Comcast Corporation	Dish Network Corporation
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Internet Services, LLC	—
NMsurf, 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%	0.1%
Fiber	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Cable	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	98.2%	95.1%	19.6%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	31.1%	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	83.3%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	0.632

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	99.0	95.8	95.8	64.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	55.3	42.7	20.7	0.2	0.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.4	47.7	27.1	0.4	0.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	64.0	0.2
Any Terrestrial	99.4	96.2	96.2	64.0	0.2
Cable	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Cable/Fiber	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Copper	55.3	42.7	20.4	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	55.4	8.0	8.0	0.2	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	95.4	95.4	95.4	63.8	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	96.4	95.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	67.1	53.1	23.6	0.1	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.4	96.0	96.0	95.3	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.1
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	96.5	95.3	0.1
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Copper	67.1	53.1	23.5	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.0	95.9	95.9	95.3	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	100.0	100.0	95.1	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	97.8	94.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	68.6	55.9	27.6	0.4	0.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.6	95.5	95.3	94.8	0.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.4
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	97.9	94.8	0.4
Cable	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Cable/Fiber	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Copper	68.4	55.7	27.4	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.5	95.2	95.2	94.8	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	100.0	100.0	97.4	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	97.8	95.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	72.2	58.4	31.6	0.5	0.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.9	95.9	95.4	95.1	0.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.5
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	97.9	95.1	0.5
Cable	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Cable/Fiber	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Copper	72.0	58.2	31.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.5	95.2	95.2	95.1	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	100.0	100.0	97.7	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	99.3	95.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	68.2	55.0	27.9	0.2	0.2	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.8	95.8	95.8	95.3	0.2	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.2	0.1
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	99.3	95.3	0.2	0.1
Cable	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Copper	68.2	55.0	27.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.3	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	95.6	95.6	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	98.2	95.1	19.6	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	72.2	58.5	31.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.0	95.7	95.7	95.1	19.8	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.1
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	98.2	95.1	19.8	0.1
Cable	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Copper	72.2	58.5	31.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.1	19.6	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	95.5	95.5	2.8	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.