Washington / AIANNHCE 2925 / Federally-recognized area

Port Madison

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95.6%25/3 availability

93.6%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

9Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Port Madison within Washington, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Port Madison Reservation in Washington is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 12 square miles. FCC BDC records show 9 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 4,222 service locations, and current service levels of 95.6% at 25/3 Mbps, 93.6% at 100/20, and 38.2% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Tribal lands in Washington are associated with Port Madison, a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: suquamish.nsn.us

Port Madison Enterprises (PME) oversees a broad and dynamic portfolio that supports the Suquamish Tribe’s vision for sustainable economic development. meaning place of the clear salt water in the Southern Lushootseed language, has been the primary home of the Suquamish people since time immemorial. The Suquamish Tribe paves the way for statewide law banning the sale of nitrous oxide. Suquamish Tribe breaks ground for new Clearwater Market in Silverdale. Suquamish Seafoods is proud to provide the best quality seafood products from our home waters of the Puget Sound. In the Elders Kitchen, family is always part of the recipe. Discover the rich culture and traditions of the people of the clear salt water and explore the history of Agate Passage, winter home of Chief Seattle and the heart of the Suquamish People.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	7,919	7,891	7,789	7,882	8,032	7,552
Households	3,342	3,434	3,298	3,309	3,380	3,216
Median age	45.1	45.9	45.6	45.3	45.0	45.3
Male / Female	49.0% / 51.0%	49.1% / 50.9%	50.1% / 49.9%	49.9% / 50.1%	49.8% / 50.2%	49.7% / 50.3%
Avg. household size	2.37	2.30	2.36	2.38	2.38	2.35
Pop. density (per sq mi)	657.7	655.3	646.9	654.6	667.0	627.2
HH density (per sq mi)	277.6	285.2	273.9	274.8	280.7	267.1

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$69,559	$70,469	$75,697	$85,423	$89,082	$91,435
Per capita income	$36,233	$37,658	$40,563	$44,413	$47,094	$49,764
Poverty rate	9.7%	9.2%	8.8%	8.8%	9.7%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.8%	5.3%	5.2%	5.3%	5.7%
HS diploma or higher	67.8%	67.0%	66.8%	66.2%	66.5%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.9%	35.3%	35.4%	35.7%	36.6%	37.4%

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	81.3 Mbps	8.9 Mbps
2019Q2	139.2 Mbps	12.0 Mbps
2019Q3	119.2 Mbps	16.6 Mbps
2019Q4	107.5 Mbps	12.4 Mbps
2020Q1	108.2 Mbps	12.9 Mbps
2020Q2	110.4 Mbps	14.2 Mbps
2020Q3	115.9 Mbps	12.4 Mbps
2020Q4	175.3 Mbps	21.4 Mbps
2021Q1	177.7 Mbps	16.9 Mbps
2021Q2	160.2 Mbps	17.1 Mbps
2021Q3	183.2 Mbps	17.9 Mbps
2021Q4	148.3 Mbps	24.1 Mbps
2022Q1	207.7 Mbps	18.4 Mbps
2022Q2	105.6 Mbps	12.0 Mbps
2022Q3	133.1 Mbps	13.0 Mbps
2022Q4	173.4 Mbps	15.0 Mbps
2023Q1	177.9 Mbps	17.0 Mbps
2023Q2	177.4 Mbps	13.8 Mbps
2023Q3	175.3 Mbps	23.2 Mbps
2023Q4	169.0 Mbps	28.6 Mbps
2024Q1	190.1 Mbps	32.0 Mbps
2024Q2	199.6 Mbps	28.9 Mbps
2024Q3	172.3 Mbps	38.5 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	97.4%	97.4%	0.0%
2016	98.0%	98.0%	0.0%
2017	98.3%	98.0%	0.0%
2018	98.3%	98.0%	0.0%
2019	98.1%	98.0%	0.0%
2020	99.4%	98.0%	9.2%
2021	99.0%	97.0%	5.8%
2022	92.9%	90.6%	1.9%
2023	94.1%	92.3%	36.8%
2024	95.6%	93.6%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	78.2%	69.7%
2018	79.7%	71.6%
2019	81.8%	76.2%
2020	81.5%	82.6%
2021	83.4%	80.5%
2022	84.1%	82.5%
2023	82.0%	86.3%
2024	79.8%	82.7%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	95.6%
100/20 Mbps	93.6%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	95.6%	92%
100/20 Mbps	93.6%	85%
Adoption	79.8%	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	4
Broadband serviceable locations	4,222

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Comcast Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Public Utility District #1 of Kitsap County, Washington	—

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%	73.9%
Fiber	4.9%	4.9%	4.8%	4.8%
Cable	87.5%	87.5%	87.5%	69.9%
Fixed Wireless	47.4%	18.9%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	16.5%	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	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	97.3%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	90.9%
Total area (sq mi)	35.708

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	87.7	44.0	35.7	16.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.5	93.3	89.6	88.4	88.2	1.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.4	95.4	92.0	89.6	88.2	1.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.6	88.2	1.8
Any Terrestrial	99.6	96.5	92.0	89.6	88.2	1.8
Cable	86.6	86.6	86.6	86.6	86.6	0.0
Cable/Fiber	88.4	88.4	88.4	88.4	88.2	1.8
Copper	84.7	55.8	16.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.0	1.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	85.9	35.7	35.7	16.6	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	14.0	14.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	77.8	58.7	58.7	21.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.6	95.1	91.0	89.9	89.7	32.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.1	97.1	94.0	90.8	89.7	32.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.7	32.3
Any Terrestrial	99.1	97.1	94.0	90.8	89.7	32.3
Cable	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.9	30.7
Cable/Fiber	90.1	90.0	90.0	89.9	89.7	32.3
Copper	86.0	57.3	16.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.1	1.9	1.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	77.8	58.7	58.7	21.1	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	74.6	25.2	25.2	17.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.3	94.9	91.1	90.1	90.1	39.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.9	96.5	93.8	91.6	90.1	39.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.1	39.6
Any Terrestrial	98.9	96.5	93.8	91.6	90.1	39.6
Cable	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	87.1	37.0
Cable/Fiber	90.1	90.1	90.1	90.1	90.1	39.6
Copper	83.5	54.9	16.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	2.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.6	25.2	25.2	17.7	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	75.6	45.0	45.0	22.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.1	94.5	90.6	89.7	89.7	40.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.8	96.9	94.3	92.3	89.7	40.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.7	40.2
Any Terrestrial	98.8	96.9	94.3	92.3	89.7	40.2
Cable	86.8	86.8	86.8	86.8	86.8	37.6
Cable/Fiber	89.7	89.7	89.7	89.7	89.7	40.2
Copper	82.9	54.5	16.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.6	45.0	45.0	22.5	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	80.6	53.6	53.6	22.4	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.6	95.3	92.1	91.2	91.2	41.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.4	97.2	95.3	93.4	91.2	41.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	91.2	41.9
Any Terrestrial	99.4	97.2	95.3	93.4	91.2	41.9
Cable	87.3	87.3	87.3	87.3	87.3	37.9
Cable/Fiber	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	41.9
Copper	82.2	53.4	15.9	0.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	80.6	53.6	53.6	22.4	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	77.7	47.4	47.4	18.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	98.5	95.5	92.5	91.5	91.5	73.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.2	97.4	95.4	93.4	91.5	73.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	73.9
Any Terrestrial	99.2	97.4	95.4	93.4	91.5	73.9
Cable	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	69.9
Cable/Fiber	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	73.9
Copper	81.7	53.3	16.5	0.1	0.0	0.0
Fiber	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	77.7	47.4	47.4	18.9	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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.