[The Census](https://readinessindex.io/census)

[Q4 2026](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4)

[Published figures](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims)

city-scanner-refused

Crawler access

2.4%

# 2.4% of the 1,000 sites we tried to scan in Cities refused the census scanner.

Sites24 of 1,000 sites we tried to scan

Group[Cities](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/government/city)

EditionCensus Q4 2026, Index 12.1, computed 2026-11-06

CaveatA public roster, not a random sample of the web; says nothing about sites outside Cities.

## How to check

- The group and its sites: [Cities](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/government/city).
- How the census is run: [methodology](https://readinessindex.io/census/methodology).
- The figures: [summary.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/data/summary.json) or [claims.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims.json).
- Every published figure: [all claims for the United States](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims).

Link to this claim: [https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/city-scanner-refused](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/city-scanner-refused)

Cite as **TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4**

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). Cities, United States, n = 1,000. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/city-scanner-refused