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

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

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

us-rch3-fail

Findable and readable content

66.9%

# 66.9% of the 34,414 scored census entries across 16 cohorts in the United States fail the test of whether a canonical link names their real address (RCH-3). A further 8,173 refused the scanner and are not counted.

Sites23,021 of 34,414 scored sites

Group[United States](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4), 16 cohorts pooled

Distinct addresses32,758 (a site on two rosters is two entries)

Test[RCH-3](https://openstandard.readinessindex.io/tests/#rch-3): Does each page say which web address is the real one?

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

CaveatPublic rosters, not a random sample of the web; a site on more than one roster counts once in each, and says nothing about sites outside the United States.

## How to check

- The group and its sites: [United States](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4).
- 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/us-rch3-fail](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/us-rch3-fail)

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

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). 16 published cohorts pooled: United States, n = 34,414. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/us-rch3-fail