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

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

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

county-scanner-refused

Crawler access

1.8%

# 1.8% of the 3,087 sites we tried to scan in Counties refused the census scanner.

Sites55 of 3,087 sites we tried to scan

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

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 Counties.

## How to check

- The group and its sites: [Counties](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/government/county).
- 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/county-scanner-refused](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/county-scanner-refused)

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

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). Counties, United States, n = 3,087. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/county-scanner-refused