Oklahoma / AIANNHCE 5560 / Oklahoma Tribal area

Cheyenne and Arapaho

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

92.4%25/3 availability

87.3%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

27Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Cheyenne and Arapaho within Oklahoma, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Cheyenne and Arapaho in Oklahoma is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it . FCC BDC records show 27 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers across roughly 102,146 service locations, and current service levels of 92.4% at 25/3 Mbps, 87.3% at 100/20, and 69.3% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Cheyenne and Arapaho in Oklahoma is an Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area (OTSA), a Census statistical geography intended to represent the former reservation area associated with the tribe rather than a current reservation or trust land base. Boundary records for Cheyenne and Arapaho show about 8116.7 square miles (5,194,703 acres) for this Oklahoma Tribal area, centered near latitude 35.6882710 and longitude -98.9538252. Local FCC BDC records indicate 27 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers across about 102,146 service units, with roughly 100.0% fixed 100/20 coverage.

Website Summary: www.cheyenneandarapaho-nsn.gov

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes offer many services to tribal members. This website provides information on the history, culture, and programs of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. The Cheyenne and Arapaho Department of Education strives to address the educational and cultural needs of tribal members of all ages. And as our way of life as Tsistsistas and Hinono'ei (Cheyenne and Arapaho) continues to evolve, we strive to provide resources that improve the quality of life of our tribal citizens. The Elder Services Program serves to share knowledge, resources, and updates for Cheyenne and Arapaho elders. The Language and Culture Programs protect and instruct for the preservation of our tribal traditional customs, arts, language, and more. The HOPE program is designed to provide low-income tribal members with extra assistance during genuine crisis situations, and more.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	189,735	189,548	187,094	189,756	192,150	195,234
Households	64,363	65,380	69,045	69,803	70,558	71,323
Median age	36.1	36.7	36.9	37.0	37.2	37.2
Male / Female	50.4% / 49.6%	50.1% / 49.9%	50.3% / 49.7%	50.2% / 49.8%	50.4% / 49.6%	50.2% / 49.8%
Avg. household size	2.83	2.77	2.59	2.59	2.60	2.63
Pop. density (per sq mi)	23.4	23.4	23.1	23.4	23.7	24.1
HH density (per sq mi)	7.9	8.1	8.5	8.6	8.7	8.8

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$59,398	$60,983	$65,341	$69,500	$70,754	$71,988
Per capita income	$28,413	$29,239	$31,535	$33,668	$34,250	$34,863
Poverty rate	12.7%	11.9%	12.0%	12.3%	13.0%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.1%	4.3%	4.4%	4.4%	5.0%
HS diploma or higher	64.4%	64.8%	65.4%	66.8%	67.1%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	23.3%	24.9%	25.6%	25.7%	25.6%

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	70.7 Mbps	30.9 Mbps
2019Q2	72.5 Mbps	30.6 Mbps
2019Q3	85.1 Mbps	34.2 Mbps
2019Q4	86.9 Mbps	31.4 Mbps
2020Q1	90.4 Mbps	33.2 Mbps
2020Q2	96.0 Mbps	43.6 Mbps
2020Q3	106.3 Mbps	33.1 Mbps
2020Q4	134.1 Mbps	59.5 Mbps
2021Q1	137.3 Mbps	59.7 Mbps
2021Q2	151.9 Mbps	64.1 Mbps
2021Q3	143.5 Mbps	58.3 Mbps
2021Q4	157.4 Mbps	72.5 Mbps
2022Q1	162.0 Mbps	79.7 Mbps
2022Q2	164.0 Mbps	79.4 Mbps
2022Q3	178.1 Mbps	92.0 Mbps
2022Q4	179.0 Mbps	91.6 Mbps
2023Q1	194.3 Mbps	110.4 Mbps
2023Q2	212.2 Mbps	117.8 Mbps
2023Q3	206.9 Mbps	124.8 Mbps
2023Q4	222.1 Mbps	133.5 Mbps
2024Q1	241.2 Mbps	145.4 Mbps
2024Q2	237.1 Mbps	143.5 Mbps
2024Q3	256.5 Mbps	153.7 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	67.6%	36.1%	0.1%
2016	70.0%	35.8%	0.3%
2017	74.5%	53.6%	7.6%
2018	79.9%	56.5%	6.5%
2019	83.8%	56.2%	10.7%
2020	93.0%	65.6%	15.6%
2021	94.1%	73.3%	33.8%
2022	80.8%	69.5%	36.2%
2023	85.3%	80.5%	51.0%
2024	92.4%	87.3%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	56.1%	45.5%
2018	56.6%	49.9%
2019	57.5%	53.9%
2020	57.9%	59.7%
2021	62.1%	67.5%
2022	63.7%	70.7%
2023	65.7%	72.4%
2024	66.9%	76.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	92.4%
100/20 Mbps	87.3%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	92.4%	92%
100/20 Mbps	87.3%	85%
Adoption	66.9%	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	27
Mobile broadband providers	5
Broadband serviceable locations	102,146

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Cable One, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Carnegie Telephone Company	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Cox Communications, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
Altice USA	Dish Network Corporation
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
Dobson Technologies, Inc.	—
Hinton Holding Company	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
Logix Communications, LP	—
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative (OK)	—
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	—
Windstream Holdings, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Hilliary Communications, LLC	—
AtLink Services, LLC	—
AMG Technology Investment Group LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Airosurf Communications, Inc.	—
Professional Value Internet Services, LLC	—
Clarity Telecom, LLC	—
Plains Internet, LLC	—
Chisholm Broadband	—
Hudson Technology Solutions, Inc.	—
Oklahoma Electric Cooperative	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
City of El Reno, Oklahoma	—

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%	70.0%
Fiber	67.0%	67.0%	67.0%	67.0%
Cable	47.9%	47.9%	41.8%	13.4%
Fixed Wireless	86.4%	82.6%	42.5%	0.5%
Copper (DSL)	20.6%	3.2%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	99.1%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	84.9%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	72.9%
Total area (sq mi)	19,154.82

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	91.1	83.2	77.7	73.8	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	37.4	0.0	0.0
All Wired	86.1	81.5	75.2	70.2	68.4	36.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.5	89.0	81.9	70.8	68.4	36.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.0	68.4	36.2
Any Terrestrial	99.2	97.1	94.5	92.3	68.4	36.2
Cable	52.1	52.1	52.1	46.8	46.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	69.3	69.3	69.3	68.4	68.4	36.2
Copper	67.5	49.5	23.3	3.9	0.0	0.0
Fiber	37.0	37.0	37.0	37.0	37.0	36.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	73.0	59.0	39.5	3.1	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	37.4	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	80.5	74.9	74.8	73.4	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	82.1	79.5	72.2	59.4	18.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	86.2	81.8	75.8	72.1	70.0	45.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.9	89.8	84.3	77.8	74.8	45.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	74.9	45.9
Any Terrestrial	97.8	95.4	91.8	85.2	74.9	45.9
Cable	49.5	49.5	49.5	49.5	43.5	0.4
Cable/Fiber	70.4	70.4	70.4	70.4	70.0	45.9
Copper	66.2	48.3	22.9	3.8	0.0	0.0
Fiber	46.5	46.5	46.5	46.5	46.5	45.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	70.4	64.8	54.0	26.1	17.4	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	49.0	49.0	48.4	40.2	0.5	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	86.4	83.3	76.5	65.3	25.6	0.1
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	86.3	81.9	76.6	72.6	70.3	50.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	94.0	90.0	85.5	81.1	76.6	50.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	76.7	51.0
Any Terrestrial	98.0	95.7	92.7	85.8	76.7	51.0
Cable	49.0	49.0	49.0	49.0	42.7	0.0
Cable/Fiber	70.8	70.8	70.8	70.8	70.3	50.9
Copper	65.4	47.3	22.8	3.7	0.0	0.0
Fiber	51.8	51.8	51.8	51.8	51.8	50.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.1	67.5	57.3	44.2	25.3	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	65.2	65.2	65.0	57.1	0.3	0.1

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	90.0	89.3	87.5	84.3	55.7	4.6
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	86.8	83.9	79.0	75.1	73.2	62.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.0	95.1	91.8	88.1	84.7	62.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	88.4	64.8
Any Terrestrial	98.7	97.4	95.0	92.9	88.4	64.8
Cable	48.4	48.4	48.4	48.4	42.1	4.9
Cable/Fiber	73.3	73.3	73.3	73.3	73.2	62.4
Copper	63.9	45.8	21.9	3.6	0.0	0.0
Fiber	60.4	60.4	60.4	60.4	60.4	60.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	94.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	81.1	78.3	75.5	63.5	46.7	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	67.6	67.6	67.5	67.3	17.8	4.6

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	89.8	89.3	87.8	85.8	49.5	2.8
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	86.0	83.7	79.1	75.7	73.8	68.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.7	94.1	90.8	87.6	82.9	68.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	88.7	70.0
Any Terrestrial	98.3	97.4	94.9	93.3	88.7	70.0
Cable	48.2	48.2	48.2	48.2	42.0	13.4
Cable/Fiber	74.0	74.0	74.0	74.0	73.8	68.8
Copper	62.6	45.0	21.4	3.3	0.0	0.0
Fiber	64.7	64.7	64.7	64.7	64.7	64.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	80.0	77.6	73.8	64.0	35.9	0.4
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	44.0	44.0	43.9	43.2	17.1	2.4

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	89.5	88.9	86.3	82.5	42.5	0.5
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	86.0	84.0	79.6	76.9	75.3	69.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.1	93.6	90.1	87.0	81.3	69.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0
Any Terrestrial	98.1	97.2	94.9	93.3	88.1	70.0
Cable	47.9	47.9	47.9	47.9	41.8	13.4
Cable/Fiber	75.4	75.4	75.4	75.4	75.3	69.9
Copper	50.1	36.9	20.6	3.3	0.0	0.0
Fiber	67.0	67.0	67.0	67.0	67.0	67.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	81.8	79.5	73.9	63.6	23.4	0.4
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	43.8	43.8	43.8	43.1	19.6	0.2

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.