Oklahoma / AIANNHCE 5800 / Oklahoma Tribal area

Ponca

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

80.1%25/3 availability

59.8%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

16Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

In Oklahoma, this federally recognized tribe uses Ponca as its main tribal area, and it . FCC BDC records show 16 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers serving roughly 1,144 service locations, with current availability of 80.1% at 25/3 Mbps, 59.8% at 100/20, and 9.4% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

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 Ponca show about 163.6 square miles (104,676 acres) for this Oklahoma Tribal area, centered near latitude 36.5882231 and longitude -97.0977514. Local FCC BDC records indicate 16 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers across about 1,144 service units, with roughly 100.0% fixed 100/20 coverage.

Website Summary: www.ponca-nsn.gov

In order to be eligible for Ponca Tribal membership, applicant must be at least one-eighth (1/8) Ponca and an application will need to be submitted to the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma with a copy of a certified birth certificate. The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma is a federally recognized tribe that has more than 3,500 registered members. Fancy Dance Casino is owned and operated by the Ponca Enterprise Gaming, LLC (PEG), a subsidiary of the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. The sole purpose of Fancy Dance Casino is to provide a source of revenue and employment for the Ponca Tribe and residents, for the benefit of economic growth. The Ponca Tribe invites the public to our Annual Celebration and Fancy Dance World Championships at White Eagle Park in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,999	2,307	2,195	2,114	2,009	1,950
Households	675	813	767	734	707	705
Median age	33.7	33.4	36.8	38.2	39.4	41.0
Male / Female	50.3% / 49.7%	54.7% / 45.3%	52.6% / 47.4%	53.2% / 46.8%	52.2% / 47.8%	52.4% / 47.6%
Avg. household size	2.96	2.83	2.85	2.86	2.83	2.75
Pop. density (per sq mi)	12.2	14.1	13.4	12.9	12.3	11.9
HH density (per sq mi)	4.1	5.0	4.7	4.5	4.3	4.3

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$47,375	$50,262	$47,625	$49,464	$54,583	$59,044
Per capita income	$20,606	$22,864	$21,597	$23,274	$24,712	$26,561
Poverty rate	22.6%	19.2%	18.2%	19.5%	16.1%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	7.7%	6.4%	6.4%	6.1%	7.4%
HS diploma or higher	57.9%	60.9%	55.7%	56.3%	57.8%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	10.3%	9.2%	8.9%	10.0%	10.0%

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	54.8 Mbps	7.4 Mbps
2019Q2	27.8 Mbps	3.8 Mbps
2019Q3	98.3 Mbps	6.8 Mbps
2019Q4	55.4 Mbps	4.6 Mbps
2020Q1	53.3 Mbps	4.7 Mbps
2020Q2	49.0 Mbps	4.2 Mbps
2020Q3	97.1 Mbps	6.5 Mbps
2020Q4	172.0 Mbps	14.8 Mbps
2021Q1	166.7 Mbps	21.5 Mbps
2021Q2	211.7 Mbps	17.9 Mbps
2021Q3	139.1 Mbps	18.7 Mbps
2021Q4	125.8 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2022Q1	149.2 Mbps	20.5 Mbps
2022Q2	175.5 Mbps	16.0 Mbps
2022Q3	92.0 Mbps	10.3 Mbps
2022Q4	76.8 Mbps	13.4 Mbps
2023Q1	103.2 Mbps	16.7 Mbps
2023Q2	91.9 Mbps	14.8 Mbps
2023Q3	110.4 Mbps	11.5 Mbps
2023Q4	124.9 Mbps	21.1 Mbps
2024Q1	125.7 Mbps	16.2 Mbps
2024Q2	80.3 Mbps	15.0 Mbps
2024Q3	80.0 Mbps	15.8 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	38.6%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	38.6%	38.6%	0.0%
2017	99.8%	38.6%	0.0%
2018	100.0%	38.6%	0.0%
2019	65.1%	38.6%	0.0%
2020	94.9%	72.3%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	42.1%	23.0%
2022	60.2%	58.0%	1.1%
2023	67.3%	60.8%	2.0%
2024	80.1%	59.8%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	20.6%	22.5%
2018	21.9%	29.0%
2019	26.1%	41.0%
2020	31.0%	41.1%
2021	28.9%	46.6%
2022	31.1%	47.0%
2023	31.4%	42.1%
2024	30.5%	38.9%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	80.1%
100/20 Mbps	59.8%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	80.1%	92%
100/20 Mbps	59.8%	85%
Adoption	30.5%	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	16
Mobile broadband providers	5
Broadband serviceable locations	1,144

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.	—
AtLink Services, LLC	—
AMG Technology Investment Group LLC	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Professional Value Internet Services, LLC	—
Chisholm Broadband	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
City of Ponca, Oklahoma	—
Osage, LLC	—

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%	13.6%
Fiber	13.6%	13.6%	13.6%	13.6%
Cable	23.1%	23.1%	23.1%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	81.3%	76.5%	5.9%	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)	93.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	86.6%
Total area (sq mi)	400.264

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	95.4	91.4	90.5	90.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	34.6	31.9	26.0	26.0	26.0	1.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	89.0	77.9	62.3	60.2	26.0	1.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.2	26.0	1.1
Any Terrestrial	95.5	92.4	90.5	90.2	26.0	1.1
Cable	24.9	24.9	24.9	24.9	24.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	26.0	26.0	26.0	26.0	26.0	1.1
Copper	9.1	6.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	87.1	73.5	62.3	60.2	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	30.2	30.2	30.2	30.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	95.6	93.0	92.6	92.4	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	34.5	32.0	25.8	25.8	25.8	1.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	86.9	78.1	60.0	59.2	25.8	1.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	25.8	1.6
Any Terrestrial	96.4	94.0	92.6	92.4	25.8	1.6
Cable	24.4	24.4	24.4	24.4	24.4	0.0
Cable/Fiber	25.8	25.8	25.8	25.8	25.8	1.6
Copper	9.0	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	83.3	73.5	60.0	59.2	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	67.1	67.1	67.1	66.9	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	96.1	95.3	94.5	94.0	1.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	35.0	32.2	26.2	26.2	26.2	2.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	86.8	83.3	68.5	62.6	28.0	2.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	28.0	2.3
Any Terrestrial	96.1	95.4	94.5	94.1	28.0	2.3
Cable	23.9	23.9	23.9	23.9	23.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	26.2	26.2	26.2	26.2	26.2	2.3
Copper	9.1	6.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	84.6	80.1	68.4	62.4	1.8	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	93.6	93.6	93.4	92.8	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	96.6	95.5	95.0	94.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	38.7	37.1	34.7	34.7	34.7	10.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	87.2	83.2	72.2	61.9	34.7	10.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	34.7	10.8
Any Terrestrial	96.6	95.5	95.2	94.5	34.7	10.8
Cable	23.9	23.9	23.9	23.9	23.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	34.7	34.7	34.7	34.7	34.7	10.8
Copper	4.3	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	86.0	81.5	69.9	59.4	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	93.6	93.6	93.5	93.3	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	91.4	89.0	87.7	84.2	1.2	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	38.5	37.2	34.8	34.8	34.8	10.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	85.3	81.5	70.6	60.7	36.0	10.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	36.0	10.9
Any Terrestrial	92.0	89.8	88.0	84.4	36.0	10.9
Cable	23.9	23.9	23.9	23.9	23.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	34.8	34.8	34.8	34.8	34.8	10.9
Copper	4.1	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	82.7	79.1	67.9	57.6	1.2	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	63.4	63.4	62.5	61.6	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	92.5	88.1	81.3	76.5	5.9	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	37.9	37.8	36.6	36.6	36.6	13.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	83.1	76.0	58.5	48.5	42.5	13.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	13.6
Any Terrestrial	94.6	91.6	88.2	86.2	42.5	13.6
Cable	23.1	23.1	23.1	23.1	23.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	36.6	36.6	36.6	36.6	36.6	13.6
Copper	1.3	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	76.2	66.9	33.2	17.5	5.9	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	74.6	74.6	74.1	73.6	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.