Of the 208 fully scanned U.S. city sites we tested, 67 (32%) have a sitemap problem. Among states with at least 10 tested sites, California has the highest share (27%). Florida has the lowest (9%). A sitemap is an XML file that lists the pages on a site. Search engines and AI agents read it to find pages they would otherwise miss, and robots.txt is where they look for its address. A site fails if it fails any of these checks: Sitemap status, Sitemap XML, and Sitemap in robots.txt.
67 of 208
City sites that have a sitemap problem
32%
Share of tested city sites that fail these checks
29 of 41
States with at least one failing city site
27%
California has the highest share: 8 of 30 tested city sites
By state
The share of tested city sites in each state that have a sitemap problem.
| State | Tested | Sitemap problem | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Nevada | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Massachusetts | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Missouri | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Oregon | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| Alabama | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Idaho | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| North Dakota | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Washington | 9 | 4 | 44% |
| Ohio | 7 | 3 | 43% |
| Arizona | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Michigan | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| Virginia | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| California | 30 | 8 | 27% |
| Texas | 51 | 13 | 25% |
| Tennessee | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Florida | 11 | 1 | 9% |
| Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Georgia | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Illinois | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Louisiana | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Maine | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Montana | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| New York | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 0% |
The 67 city sites that have a sitemap problem
Sorted by state, then name. Each site links to its botability report and shows its botability and overall grades from the same scan.
| Site | State | Botability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| huntsvilleal.gov City of Huntsville, AL |
Alabama | B | A |
| chandlerazpd.gov City of Chandler, AZ |
Arizona | C | C |
| scottsdaleaz.gov City of Scottsdale, AZ |
Arizona | D | B |
| bakersfieldcity.us City of Bakersfield, CA |
California | D | C |
| ggcity.org City of GARDEN GROVE, CA |
California | B | B |
| longbeach.gov City of Long Beach, CA |
California | C | C |
| piedmont.ca.gov City of Piedmont, CA |
California | B | C |
| cityofrc.us City of Rancho Cucamonga, CA |
California | B | C |
| sandiego.gov City of San Diego, CA |
California | B | B |
| stocktonca.gov City of Stockton, CA |
California | F | C |
| toaks.gov City of Thousand Oaks, CA |
California | C | C |
| bouldercolorado.gov City of Boulder, CO |
Colorado | B | B |
| thorntonco.gov City of Thornton, CO |
Colorado | B | A |
| pompanobeachfl.gov City of Pompano Beach, FL |
Florida | B | B |
| cityofboise.org City of Boise, ID |
Idaho | B | C |
| indy.gov Marion County, IN |
Indiana | F | C |
| boston.gov City of Boston, MA |
Massachusetts | B | B |
| cambridgema.gov City of Cambridge, MA |
Massachusetts | F | B |
| lynnma.gov City of Lynn, MA |
Massachusetts | C | C |
| quincyma.gov City of Quincy, MA |
Massachusetts | D | B |
| springfield-ma.gov City of Springfield, MA |
Massachusetts | F | C |
| dearborn.gov City of Dearborn, MI |
Michigan | C | C |
| lansingmi.gov City of Lansing, MI |
Michigan | D | B |
| stpaul.gov City of Saint Paul, MN |
Minnesota | C | B |
| independencemo.gov City of Independence, MO |
Missouri | B | B |
| jeffersoncitymo.gov City of Jefferson City, MO |
Missouri | F | B |
| stlouis-mo.gov City of St. Louis, MO |
Missouri | D | A |
| cityofnormandy.gov City of St. Louis, MO |
Missouri | B | C |
| lasvegasnevada.gov City of Las Vegas, NV |
Nevada | C | D |
| reno.gov City of Reno, NV |
Nevada | F | C |
| manchesternh.gov City of Manchester, NH |
New Hampshire | D | C |
| jerseycitynj.gov City of Jersey City, NJ |
New Jersey | C | C |
| cabq.gov City of Albuquerque, NM |
New Mexico | C | B |
| kannapolisnc.gov City of Concord, NC |
North Carolina | C | D |
| concordnc.gov City of Concord, NC |
North Carolina | B | C |
| fargond.gov City of Fargo, ND |
North Dakota | D | C |
| akronohio.gov City of Akron, OH |
Ohio | D | D |
| cincinnati-oh.gov City of Cincinnati, OH |
Ohio | D | C |
| clevelandohio.gov City of Cleveland, OH |
Ohio | C | B |
| cityoftulsa.org City of Tulsa, OK |
Oklahoma | F | D |
| greshamoregon.gov City of Gresham, OR |
Oregon | D | B |
| portland.gov City of Portland, OR |
Oregon | F | B |
| harrisburgpa.gov City of Harrisburg, PA |
Pennsylvania | F | C |
| providenceri.gov City of Providence, RI |
Rhode Island | B | B |
| northcharleston.org City of North Charleston, SC |
South Carolina | F | C |
| knoxvilletnpolice.gov City of Knoxville, TN |
Tennessee | C | B |
| allentx.gov City of Allen, TX |
Texas | D | B |
| austintexas.gov City of Austin, TX |
Texas | B | C |
| cstx.gov City of College Station, TX |
Texas | D | B |
| cityofconroe.org City of Conroe, TX |
Texas | F | C |
| harriscountytx.gov City of Harris County, TX |
Texas | B | B |
| thecityofhedwigvillage.com City of Hedwig Village, TX |
Texas | D | B |
| hilshirevillagetexas.com City of Hilshire Village, TX |
Texas | F | C |
| houstontx.gov City of Houston, TX |
Texas | D | C |
| cityofhumbletx.gov City of Humble, TX |
Texas | D | C |
| irvingtx.gov City of Irving, TX |
Texas | B | D |
| cityofpineypoint.com City of Piney Point Village, TX |
Texas | D | C |
| plano.gov City of Plano, TX |
Texas | C | C |
| roundrocktexas.gov City of Round Rock, TX |
Texas | C | B |
| alexandriava.gov City of Alexandria, VA |
Virginia | D | B |
| rva.gov City of Richmond, VA |
Virginia | D | C |
| bellevuewa.gov City of Bellevue, WA |
Washington | B | C |
| olympiawa.gov City of Olympia, WA |
Washington | C | C |
| seattle.gov City of Seattle, WA |
Washington | D | C |
| spokane.gov City of Spokane, WA |
Washington | D | D |
| charlestonwv.gov City of Charleston, WV |
West Virginia | D | D |
| cityofmadison.com City of Madison, WI |
Wisconsin | F | B |
About these checks
A sitemap is an XML file that lists the pages on a site. Search engines and AI agents read it to find pages they would otherwise miss, and robots.txt is where they look for its address. These botability checks test each part of that. A site with a working sitemap and no robots.txt file counts as passing here, since there is no file to list the sitemap in.
- Sitemap status. The sitemap file loads and returns a successful response. Search engines cannot find all your pages.
- Sitemap XML. The sitemap file uses the required XML format. Search engines cannot read your sitemap.
- Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. Search engines take longer to find your pages.
Guidance
- Sitemap status standard, with how to fix it
- Sitemap XML standard, with how to fix it
- Sitemap in robots.txt standard, with how to fix it
- sitemaps.org
- Google Search Central
- City botability rankings
About this data
ScanGov scans the homepage of each county site on our county list. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 9/30/2026 and 11/5/2026. Each site's report shows its own scan date. A site counts as fully scanned when its homepage loaded and sent us its page content. Averages, grade shares, failure rates, and ranks use fully scanned sites only. We could not fully scan 54 sites. They did not respond, blocked the scanner, or sent no page content. They appear in the table without grades, with their scan status, and are left out of every figure. Grades follow the ScanGov grade scale. Rank follows the ScanGov ranking method. The full dataset, with every county's raw results, is in the ScanGov data repository.
4 fully scanned city sites have no result for these checks and are left out of the share.