Washington / AIANNHCE 3825 / Federally-recognized area

Skokomish

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97.9%25/3 availability

94.7%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

9Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in Washington, centered on Skokomish Reservation, spans about 9.2 square miles. FCC BDC records show 9 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers across roughly 457 service locations, with current availability of 97.9% at 25/3 Mbps, 94.7% at 100/20, and 3.6% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

In Washington, Skokomish has tribal lands managed by a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: skokomish.org

A website for the Skokomish Tribe and its people Welcome to the Official Site of the Skokomish Indian Tribe A list of Tribal departments to make your journey through our site convenient. Your Skokomish newspaper of Tribal and community news. The website includes sections on Skokomish Indian Tribe, Primary Menu, Skokomish Home, Tribal Departments, Skokomish Tribal Council, and Tribal Committees.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	709	746	713	776	696	691
Households	191	225	225	254	221	222
Median age	28.7	39.3	41.8	37.3	39.3	41.1
Male / Female	52.6% / 47.4%	52.9% / 47.1%	47.3% / 52.7%	44.8% / 55.2%	49.7% / 50.3%	49.9% / 50.1%
Avg. household size	3.71	3.32	3.17	3.06	3.15	3.11
Pop. density (per sq mi)	77.0	81.0	77.5	84.3	75.6	75.1
HH density (per sq mi)	20.8	24.4	24.4	27.6	24.0	24.1

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$47,969	$52,396	$53,958	$58,125	$56,827	$63,571
Per capita income	$17,027	$20,519	$23,214	$26,335	$26,543	$27,641
Poverty rate	26.4%	20.3%	16.7%	20.9%	21.4%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	16.4%	24.2%	24.9%	17.0%	12.3%	14.4%
HS diploma or higher	54.2%	53.7%	46.8%	48.5%	47.4%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	17.3%	12.8%	13.3%	13.6%	13.9%

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	19.8 Mbps	13.5 Mbps
2019Q2	52.6 Mbps	34.5 Mbps
2019Q3	19.2 Mbps	15.6 Mbps
2019Q4	15.1 Mbps	2.9 Mbps
2020Q1	19.7 Mbps	12.8 Mbps
2020Q2	36.6 Mbps	10.2 Mbps
2020Q3	55.3 Mbps	11.0 Mbps
2020Q4	80.0 Mbps	13.1 Mbps
2021Q1	89.3 Mbps	6.8 Mbps
2021Q2	40.4 Mbps	26.4 Mbps
2021Q3	56.5 Mbps	37.6 Mbps
2021Q4	144.8 Mbps	27.4 Mbps
2022Q1	114.8 Mbps	28.3 Mbps
2022Q2	24.6 Mbps	16.2 Mbps
2022Q3	82.8 Mbps	13.1 Mbps
2022Q4	226.2 Mbps	48.0 Mbps
2023Q1	462.1 Mbps	72.7 Mbps
2023Q2	81.8 Mbps	14.6 Mbps
2023Q3	137.3 Mbps	41.4 Mbps
2023Q4	243.5 Mbps	48.6 Mbps
2024Q1	210.2 Mbps	85.3 Mbps
2024Q2	128.5 Mbps	70.9 Mbps
2024Q3	73.8 Mbps	22.3 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	76.9%	11.4%	0.0%
2016	83.1%	31.8%	31.8%
2017	83.5%	50.6%	50.6%
2018	83.5%	50.6%	50.6%
2019	83.5%	50.6%	50.6%
2020	100.0%	100.0%	69.8%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	84.7%
2022	94.9%	94.6%	3.1%
2023	97.6%	96.2%	3.8%
2024	97.9%	94.7%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	54.1%	54.4%
2018	57.3%	72.9%
2019	61.8%	65.8%
2020	64.0%	67.5%
2021	64.0%	76.6%
2022	68.5%	80.0%
2023	71.5%	73.7%
2024	69.4%	84.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	97.9%
100/20 Mbps	94.7%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	97.9%	92%
100/20 Mbps	94.7%	85%
Adoption	69.4%	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	5
Broadband serviceable locations	457

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
RJB Telecommunications Corp.	Dish Network Corporation
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

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%	2.6%
Fiber	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%
Cable	93.7%	93.7%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	22.1%	12.0%	0.0%	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	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	1.053

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	91.2	28.3	19.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	96.8	96.3	96.3	96.3	2.1	2.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.1	96.5	96.5	96.3	2.1	2.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.3	2.1	2.1
Any Terrestrial	99.1	96.5	96.5	96.3	2.1	2.1
Cable	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	2.1	2.1
Copper	20.4	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.2	28.3	19.9	0.0	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	0.0	0.0	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	63.3	36.2	31.9	11.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	2.8	2.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.2	97.5	97.5	97.3	2.8	2.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.8	2.8
Any Terrestrial	98.2	97.5	97.5	97.3	2.8	2.8
Cable	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	2.8	2.8
Copper	19.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	63.3	36.2	31.9	11.5	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. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	61.5	43.4	39.6	11.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	2.5	2.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.4	98.4	98.4	97.5	2.5	2.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.5	2.5
Any Terrestrial	98.4	98.4	98.4	97.5	2.5	2.5
Cable	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	2.5	2.5
Copper	19.5	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	61.5	43.4	39.6	11.2	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	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	63.6	41.9	36.6	4.4	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	96.7	96.2	96.2	96.2	2.0	2.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.8	97.3	97.3	96.7	2.0	2.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.0	2.0
Any Terrestrial	97.8	97.3	97.3	96.7	2.0	2.0
Cable	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	2.0	2.0
Copper	20.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	63.6	41.9	36.6	4.4	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

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	64.8	24.4	18.7	11.4	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	2.4	2.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.4	97.1	97.1	96.5	2.4	2.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.4	2.4
Any Terrestrial	97.4	97.1	97.1	96.5	2.4	2.4
Cable	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	2.4	2.4
Copper	20.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	64.8	24.4	18.7	11.4	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	71.5	27.1	22.1	12.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	2.6	2.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.8	96.9	96.9	96.1	2.6	2.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.6
Any Terrestrial	97.8	96.9	96.9	96.1	2.6	2.6
Cable	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	2.6	2.6
Copper	19.5	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	71.5	27.1	22.1	12.0	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.