Oklahoma / AIANNHCE 5670 / Oklahoma Tribal area

Iowa

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

98.8%25/3 availability

90.5%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

14Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Iowa within Oklahoma, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Oklahoma, this federally recognized tribe uses Iowa as its main tribal area, and it . FCC BDC records show 14 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers serving roughly 3,728 service locations, with current availability of 98.8% at 25/3 Mbps, 90.5% at 100/20, and 72.3% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Iowa 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 Iowa show about 356.8 square miles (228,374 acres) for this Oklahoma Tribal area, centered near latitude 35.8184648 and longitude -97.0786472. Local FCC BDC records indicate 14 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers across about 3,728 service units, with roughly 100.0% fixed 100/20 coverage.

Website Summary: kiowatribe.org

The Tribe, Native American, Native, Tribe page for Iowa 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 Menu, Shop, Judicial, Legislative, and Kiowa Indian Council.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	6,950	7,375	7,335	7,233	6,949	7,010
Households	2,493	2,834	2,865	2,870	2,863	2,858
Median age	39.3	42.1	42.3	43.6	44.5	43.7
Male / Female	49.1% / 50.9%	47.6% / 52.4%	48.7% / 51.3%	50.4% / 49.6%	51.0% / 49.0%	50.2% / 49.8%
Avg. household size	2.77	2.59	2.54	2.50	2.39	2.40
Pop. density (per sq mi)	19.5	20.7	20.6	20.3	19.5	19.6
HH density (per sq mi)	7.0	7.9	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$51,168	$53,184	$54,299	$58,705	$61,392	$66,500
Per capita income	$25,796	$28,155	$29,883	$34,133	$36,224	$38,460
Poverty rate	12.1%	11.9%	13.6%	11.2%	11.8%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.3%	2.9%	2.2%	2.0%	2.3%
HS diploma or higher	63.1%	63.3%	64.9%	65.9%	65.4%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	16.9%	20.5%	20.0%	20.9%	23.6%

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	7.7 Mbps	2.9 Mbps
2019Q2	8.6 Mbps	3.0 Mbps
2019Q3	9.9 Mbps	2.2 Mbps
2019Q4	14.9 Mbps	3.9 Mbps
2020Q1	12.2 Mbps	2.9 Mbps
2020Q2	13.6 Mbps	4.7 Mbps
2020Q3	14.9 Mbps	2.6 Mbps
2020Q4	10.8 Mbps	2.9 Mbps
2021Q1	25.2 Mbps	4.3 Mbps
2021Q2	29.6 Mbps	5.4 Mbps
2021Q3	24.8 Mbps	8.7 Mbps
2021Q4	28.5 Mbps	16.2 Mbps
2022Q1	82.0 Mbps	67.2 Mbps
2022Q2	211.7 Mbps	190.6 Mbps
2022Q3	224.5 Mbps	205.5 Mbps
2022Q4	248.5 Mbps	223.3 Mbps
2023Q1	219.3 Mbps	217.1 Mbps
2023Q2	170.4 Mbps	123.8 Mbps
2023Q3	226.3 Mbps	193.1 Mbps
2023Q4	195.7 Mbps	192.2 Mbps
2024Q1	188.6 Mbps	181.1 Mbps
2024Q2	226.1 Mbps	188.3 Mbps
2024Q3	211.3 Mbps	174.3 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	3.9%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	2.1%	0.3%	0.0%
2017	2.1%	0.3%	0.0%
2018	100.0%	0.3%	0.0%
2019	100.0%	5.3%	0.0%
2020	100.0%	32.1%	26.8%
2021	100.0%	7.2%	0.0%
2022	71.0%	46.3%	42.9%
2023	95.0%	80.4%	64.7%
2024	98.8%	90.5%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	20.1%	32.5%
2018	23.0%	33.3%
2019	23.7%	49.8%
2020	24.0%	63.1%
2021	23.6%	60.2%
2022	26.9%	73.8%
2023	29.4%	75.2%
2024	38.7%	71.7%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	98.8%
100/20 Mbps	90.5%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	98.8%	92%
100/20 Mbps	90.5%	85%
Adoption	38.7%	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	14
Mobile broadband providers	5
Broadband serviceable locations	3,728

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Central Oklahoma Telephone Co., LLC	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
AtLink Services, LLC	—
AMG Technology Investment Group LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Airosurf Communications, Inc.	—
Professional Value Internet Services, LLC	—
Fiber Platform, LLC	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Central Rural Electric Cooperative	—

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%	74.5%
Fiber	82.4%	82.4%	74.2%	74.2%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	89.3%	61.3%	17.9%	7.5%
Copper (DSL)	0.4%	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	99.6%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	89.4%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	60.4%
Total area (sq mi)	855.616

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	86.8	78.0	70.1	22.3	7.9	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	71.0	68.3	49.9	44.8	42.3	42.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.8	85.0	69.9	45.7	42.3	42.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	55.2	44.4	42.3
Any Terrestrial	95.1	91.5	83.2	55.2	44.4	42.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	44.8	44.8	44.8	44.8	42.3	42.3
Copper	33.7	28.4	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	44.8	44.8	44.8	44.8	42.3	42.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	70.5	46.0	37.7	3.4	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	55.9	55.9	47.4	18.9	7.9	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	85.1	79.9	76.1	24.4	6.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	74.5	72.7	62.4	56.8	47.9	47.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.8	91.1	87.3	61.9	47.9	47.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	48.4	47.9
Any Terrestrial	94.9	93.7	90.6	65.3	48.4	47.9
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	56.8	56.8	56.8	56.8	47.9	47.9
Copper	31.8	27.0	6.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	56.8	56.8	56.8	56.8	47.9	47.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	73.9	63.2	59.0	13.3	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	50.6	50.6	46.4	17.1	6.5	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	84.0	78.5	76.0	29.7	10.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	86.2	85.0	75.9	70.3	65.7	65.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.9	95.1	92.7	78.9	68.2	65.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	68.6	65.7
Any Terrestrial	98.1	97.8	96.0	81.7	68.6	65.7
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	70.3	70.3	70.3	70.3	65.7	65.7
Copper	24.8	19.7	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	70.3	70.3	70.3	70.3	65.7	65.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	70.7	59.0	54.4	18.4	2.9	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	51.4	51.4	50.5	19.0	7.7	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	90.8	90.2	89.8	53.5	10.7	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	82.4	81.8	78.8	74.2	70.1	70.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.4	95.1	93.8	85.1	73.3	70.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	73.9	70.1
Any Terrestrial	97.7	97.7	97.5	86.7	73.9	70.1
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	74.2	74.2	74.2	74.2	70.1	70.1
Copper	15.6	13.3	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	74.2	74.2	74.2	74.2	70.1	70.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	72.6	69.6	64.2	49.7	3.9	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	64.8	64.8	64.0	18.1	6.8	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	89.8	89.3	89.0	53.9	10.6	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	83.4	82.9	80.7	76.2	72.3	72.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.0	95.8	94.5	86.4	75.4	72.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	76.0	72.3
Any Terrestrial	97.8	97.8	97.5	87.6	76.0	72.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	76.2	76.2	76.2	76.2	72.3	72.3
Copper	14.0	12.0	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	76.2	76.2	76.2	76.2	72.3	72.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	72.1	69.6	63.9	50.4	3.6	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	59.3	59.3	59.3	17.6	7.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	91.0	89.7	89.3	61.3	17.9	7.5
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	84.7	84.5	82.5	82.4	74.3	74.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.8	96.5	94.5	93.0	76.2	74.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	74.5
Any Terrestrial	98.5	98.4	98.3	93.3	77.0	74.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	82.4	82.4	82.4	82.4	74.3	74.3
Copper	6.8	5.8	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	82.4	82.4	82.4	82.4	74.3	74.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	76.8	72.0	68.0	57.9	3.4	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	62.4	62.4	62.3	19.1	14.5	7.5

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.