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

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

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

federal-scanner-refused

Crawler access

0.6%

# 0.6% of the 500 sites we tried to scan in Federal agencies refused the census scanner.

Sites3 of 500 sites we tried to scan

Group[Federal agencies](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/government/federal)

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 Federal agencies.

## How to check

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

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

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). Federal agencies, United States, n = 500. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/federal-scanner-refused