New Mexico / AIANNHCE 3585 / Federally-recognized area

Santo Domingo

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

99.4%25/3 availability

75.6%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

9Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in New Mexico, centered on Santo Domingo Pueblo, spans about 106 square miles. FCC BDC records show 9 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 751 service locations, with current availability of 99.4% at 25/3 Mbps, and 75.6% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

In New Mexico, Santo Domingo has pueblo 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: santodomingotribe.org

The Home page for Santo Domingo 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. The page includes sections on Visitor's Info and Newsletter.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	2,941	2,954	2,792	2,961	3,220	3,546
Households	601	605	581	631	636	602
Median age	30.8	31.7	31.0	30.4	31.2	28.7
Male / Female	49.5% / 50.5%	50.1% / 49.9%	47.4% / 52.6%	45.9% / 54.1%	47.1% / 52.9%	47.6% / 52.4%
Avg. household size	4.86	4.86	4.78	4.68	5.05	5.88
Pop. density (per sq mi)	27.7	27.9	26.3	27.9	30.4	33.4
HH density (per sq mi)	5.7	5.7	5.5	6.0	6.0	5.7

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$34,356	$36,540	$38,836	$44,934	$61,458	$61,471
Per capita income	$12,238	$14,417	$15,573	$17,864	$18,875	$17,095
Poverty rate	27.3%	22.5%	20.2%	17.1%	19.6%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.8%	6.8%	7.1%	8.4%	7.2%
HS diploma or higher	58.9%	66.7%	68.4%	69.0%	65.9%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	6.8%	5.2%	6.2%	6.4%	7.2%

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	7.7 Mbps	3.4 Mbps
2019Q2	4.0 Mbps	2.0 Mbps
2019Q3	72.9 Mbps	12.7 Mbps
2019Q4	64.4 Mbps	3.7 Mbps
2020Q1	0.4 Mbps	0.5 Mbps
2020Q2	61.0 Mbps	2.4 Mbps
2020Q3	34.1 Mbps	3.6 Mbps
2020Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q1	45.6 Mbps	1.2 Mbps
2021Q2	42.8 Mbps	4.7 Mbps
2021Q3	38.7 Mbps	2.7 Mbps
2021Q4	62.9 Mbps	2.0 Mbps
2022Q1	143.3 Mbps	7.9 Mbps
2022Q2	53.7 Mbps	7.4 Mbps
2022Q3	13.9 Mbps	7.6 Mbps
2022Q4	21.0 Mbps	12.1 Mbps
2023Q1	85.0 Mbps	5.4 Mbps
2023Q2	44.9 Mbps	5.8 Mbps
2023Q3	116.0 Mbps	10.1 Mbps
2023Q4	69.8 Mbps	8.6 Mbps
2024Q1	267.3 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2024Q2	88.3 Mbps	6.3 Mbps
2024Q3	140.7 Mbps	14.7 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	100.0%	3.3%	0.0%
2016	3.9%	3.3%	3.3%
2017	3.9%	3.7%	0.0%
2018	3.9%	3.7%	0.0%
2019	99.0%	3.7%	0.0%
2020	99.6%	4.7%	3.7%
2021	100.0%	14.7%	0.0%
2022	2.1%	2.1%	2.1%
2023	1.0%	0.4%	0.0%
2024	99.4%	75.6%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	15.3%	11.2%
2018	14.0%	16.0%
2019	9.0%	19.3%
2020	12.4%	22.5%
2021	17.6%	33.3%
2022	23.8%	44.1%
2023	27.0%	52.4%
2024	30.9%	53.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.4%
100/20 Mbps	75.6%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.4%	92%
100/20 Mbps	75.6%	85%
Adoption	30.9%	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	9
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	751

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	AT&T Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Lobo Internet Services, Ltd.	—
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%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	67.1%	37.4%	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	97.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	74.4%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	55.2%
Total area (sq mi)	241.843

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	99.0	76.2	76.2	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.3
All Wired	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.3
Any Terrestrial	99.2	76.2	76.2	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.3
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	76.2	76.2	76.2	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	7.3	0.2
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	36.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	38.4	0.6	0.6	0.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	7.3	0.2
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	36.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	2.2	0.6	0.6	0.2
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	7.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	90.5	90.5	8.3	0.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	37.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	37.2	1.4	1.4	0.8	0.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.7
Any Terrestrial	92.6	91.3	9.0	0.8	0.7
Cable	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Cable/Fiber	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Copper	36.2	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	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.1	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	90.5	90.5	7.7	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	93.3	93.3	59.0	58.6	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	32.5	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	78.0	58.7	58.7	58.6	1.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.3
Any Terrestrial	95.6	93.3	59.0	58.6	1.3
Cable	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Cable/Fiber	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Copper	31.1	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	58.9	58.7	58.7	58.6	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	93.3	93.3	58.9	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.2	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	35.6	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	80.4	75.2	75.2	75.2	0.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.9
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.2	0.9
Cable	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9
Cable/Fiber	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9
Copper	34.7	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	75.2	75.2	75.2	75.2	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	87.1	87.1	49.6	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	88.3	88.3	67.1	37.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	33.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	59.9	37.4	37.4	37.4	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	89.3	88.3	67.1	37.4	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	33.8	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	37.5	37.4	37.4	37.4	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	85.8	85.8	57.5	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.