The Center for Digital Government's Digital Cities Survey is conducted annually in the summer: July - August. All United States cities, towns, villages and consolidated city/county governments with populations of 30,000 or greater are invited to participate in this survey. The awards are presented concurrently with the NLC conference held each November.
Sponsored by Dyntek, the 2001 Digital Cities Survey examined how city governments have progressed in adopting and utilizing digital technologies to improve the delivery of services to their citizens.
Mayors, chief information officers and city managers at over 300 of the nation's cities were invited to participate. The survey grouped cities into three categories based on population: More than 250,000, 125,000-250,000, and 75,000-125,000.
Top 10 ranking cities with a population of more than 250,000:
1st Honolulu, Hawaii
2nd (tie) Chicago, Ill.
2nd (tie) New York City, N.Y.
2nd (tie) Seattle, Wash.
5th (tie) Colorado Springs, Colo.
5th (tie) Houston, Texas
7th (tie) Charlotte, N.C.
7th (tie) Indianapolis, Ind.
7th (tie) Tucson, Ariz.
10th (tie) Atlanta, Ga.
10th (tie) Phoenix, Ariz.
10th (tie) San Diego, Calif.
10th (tie) Tampa, Fla.
Top 10 ranking cities with a population of 125,000-250,000:
1st Plano, Texas
2nd Des Moines, Iowa
3rd Mobile, Ala.
4th (tie) Hampton, Va.
4th (tie) Salt Lake City, Utah
6th Bakersfield, Calif.
7th Torrance, Calif.
8th St. Petersburg, Fla.
9th Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
10th (tie) Ft. Wayne, Ind.
10th (tie) Lincoln, Neb.
Top 10 ranking cities with a population of 75,000-125,000:
1st Roanoke, Va.
2nd Boulder, Colo.
3rd Cedar Rapids, Iowa
4th (tie) Costa Mesa, Calif.
4th (tie) Bellevue, Wash.
6th (tie) Coral Springs, Fla.
6th (tie) Vancouver, Wash.
8th (tie) Beaumont, Texas
8th (tie) Antioch, Calif.
10th Longview, Texas
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