Oklahoma / AIANNHCE 5950 / Oklahoma Tribal area

Kaw/Ponca

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

100.0%25/3 availability

99.8%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

15Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Kaw/Ponca within Oklahoma, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in Oklahoma, centered on Kaw/Ponca, . FCC BDC records show 15 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers across roughly 14,156 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 99.8% at 100/20, and 94.8% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Kaw/Ponca 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 Kaw/Ponca show about 108.7 square miles (69,593 acres) for this Oklahoma Tribal area, centered near latitude 36.7458033 and longitude -97.1350714. Local FCC BDC records indicate 15 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers across about 14,156 service units, with roughly 100.0% fixed 100/20 coverage.

Website Summary: www.kawnation.gov

Kaw Nation Social Services Department is requesting that all Oklahoma Kaw Nation Tribal Citizens complete the following survey to help us provide additional services to eligible Tribal Citizens. All Kaw Tribal Citizens are encouraged to submit current address information to the Enrollment Department. Some Kaw Nation Departments Have Moved to a New Location. ” My focus will be on preserving our Culture, more involvement with our youth and elders, moving forward with our Corporate Charter, and ultimately exercising the Tribe’s sovereignty. “. The official list of candidates for the September Election has been certified by the Kaw Nation Election Board. Kaw Nation will serve its citizens by preserving and presenting the Nation’s cultural heritage to our communities and others.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	25,974	25,809	26,296	26,292	26,209	26,028
Households	10,280	10,275	10,118	10,010	10,033	10,066
Median age	37.4	38.4	37.8	37.5	37.8	37.7
Male / Female	49.3% / 50.7%	48.5% / 51.5%	48.4% / 51.6%	48.8% / 51.2%	48.9% / 51.1%	49.6% / 50.4%
Avg. household size	2.46	2.45	2.54	2.56	2.54	2.52
Pop. density (per sq mi)	238.9	237.3	241.8	241.8	241.0	239.4
HH density (per sq mi)	94.5	94.5	93.0	92.1	92.3	92.6

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$46,582	$46,725	$49,092	$52,686	$56,855	$57,165
Per capita income	$26,646	$27,992	$27,989	$30,537	$31,859	$30,910
Poverty rate	17.4%	15.9%	17.0%	17.1%	16.1%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	6.3%	6.3%	6.6%	6.4%	6.6%
HS diploma or higher	63.2%	64.1%	62.9%	64.1%	66.0%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	22.5%	19.3%	20.0%	20.9%	21.4%

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	83.2 Mbps	12.8 Mbps
2019Q2	84.7 Mbps	12.0 Mbps
2019Q3	63.1 Mbps	11.3 Mbps
2019Q4	66.0 Mbps	10.5 Mbps
2020Q1	74.5 Mbps	12.5 Mbps
2020Q2	87.3 Mbps	11.9 Mbps
2020Q3	99.2 Mbps	15.7 Mbps
2020Q4	89.2 Mbps	14.5 Mbps
2021Q1	82.1 Mbps	15.7 Mbps
2021Q2	95.1 Mbps	18.4 Mbps
2021Q3	101.3 Mbps	19.9 Mbps
2021Q4	121.4 Mbps	18.4 Mbps
2022Q1	116.1 Mbps	22.5 Mbps
2022Q2	137.4 Mbps	25.7 Mbps
2022Q3	123.5 Mbps	24.3 Mbps
2022Q4	142.8 Mbps	25.1 Mbps
2023Q1	139.6 Mbps	36.6 Mbps
2023Q2	138.0 Mbps	33.5 Mbps
2023Q3	178.7 Mbps	28.5 Mbps
2023Q4	163.4 Mbps	33.3 Mbps
2024Q1	163.4 Mbps	31.7 Mbps
2024Q2	147.8 Mbps	40.5 Mbps
2024Q3	195.1 Mbps	46.3 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	97.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	97.1%	97.1%	0.0%
2017	100.0%	97.2%	0.0%
2018	100.0%	97.1%	0.0%
2019	97.9%	97.2%	0.1%
2020	99.9%	99.3%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	96.7%	1.8%
2022	98.7%	98.6%	76.0%
2023	98.9%	98.9%	94.8%
2024	100.0%	99.8%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	48.5%	32.3%
2018	51.6%	39.0%
2019	53.1%	45.1%
2020	52.1%	54.5%
2021	56.9%	56.6%
2022	58.6%	56.8%
2023	60.9%	63.5%
2024	63.3%	72.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	100.0%
100/20 Mbps	99.8%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	99.8%	85%
Adoption	63.3%	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	15
Mobile broadband providers	5
Broadband serviceable locations	14,156

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Cable One, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Dobson Technologies, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Dish Network Corporation
KanOkla Telephone Association, Inc.	—
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
AMG Technology Investment Group LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Chisholm Broadband	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
City of Ponca, Oklahoma	—
Get Real II LLC	—
Kwikbit Internet	—

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%	95.1%
Fiber	95.1%	95.1%	95.1%	95.1%
Cable	96.6%	96.6%	96.6%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	88.4%	79.4%	2.4%	2.4%
Copper (DSL)	3.2%	0.7%	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)	99.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	98.9%
Total area (sq mi)	264.595

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	99.9	99.6	99.2	99.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	77.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.5	99.3	98.8	98.8	97.2	77.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.2	77.2
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.2	77.2
Cable	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	77.2
Copper	63.3	38.6	10.6	1.8	0.0	0.0
Fiber	77.2	77.2	77.2	77.2	77.2	77.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.2	98.3	97.3	97.3	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	2.2	2.2	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.6	99.6	98.6	98.0	3.1	3.1
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	94.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.6	99.5	99.0	99.0	97.0	94.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.0	94.9
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.0	94.9
Cable	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	94.9
Copper	62.9	39.0	10.8	1.9	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.7	98.4	96.8	95.9	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	31.9	31.9	31.8	31.8	3.1	3.1

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.6	98.5	97.3	3.2	3.2
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	95.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.5	99.0	99.0	97.1	95.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	95.4
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	95.4
Cable	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	95.4
Copper	62.3	37.9	10.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
Fiber	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.0	98.0	96.2	94.4	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	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	3.2	3.2

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.7	99.2	99.0	3.4	3.4
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.2	97.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	95.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	97.1	95.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	95.4
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	95.4
Cable	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	95.4
Copper	62.0	37.5	11.0	1.8	0.0	0.0
Fiber	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.7	97.7	96.0	94.4	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	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	3.4	3.4

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.6	99.5	98.8	98.5	3.4	3.4
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.2	97.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	95.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	97.1	95.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	95.4
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	95.4
Cable	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	95.4
Copper	63.2	38.1	11.0	1.7	0.0	0.0
Fiber	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.9	97.8	96.5	94.9	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	33.8	33.8	33.6	33.6	3.4	3.4

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	97.7	97.4	88.4	79.4	2.4	2.4
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	95.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.5	99.5	99.0	98.9	96.8	95.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.1
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.8	95.1
Cable	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	0.0
Cable/Fiber	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	95.1
Copper	12.7	9.3	3.2	0.7	0.0	0.0
Fiber	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	90.2	89.8	70.5	53.7	0.0	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	44.0	44.0	44.0	44.0	2.4	2.4

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.