The All-America City Award recognizes communities that leverage civic engagement, collaboration, inclusiveness and innovation to successfully address local issues.

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All-America City Winners

Since 1949 more than 500 communities have won the prestigious All-America City Award. Some have won as many as 7 times.

  • Wins Per Community:
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  • 5+
Alabama
  • Anniston (1978)
  • Birmingham (1970, 2013)
  • Gadsen (1991)
  • Mobile (1995)
  • Montgomery (2014)
  • Phenix City (1955)
  • Tuscaloosa-Northport (2002)
Alaska
  • Anchorage (1956, 1965, 1985, 2002)
  • Fairbanks (1968)
  • Kenai (1992, 2011)
  • Ketchikan (1957)
  • Kotzebue (1981)
  • Seward (1963, 1965, 2005)
  • St. George Island (1988)
  • Valdez (1965, 1982)
Arizona
  • Avondale (2017)
  • Chandler (2010)
  • Flowing Wells (2007)
  • Goodyear (2008)
  • Hayden (1988)
  • Maricopa County (1954)
  • Mesa (1979, 2023)
  • Phoenix (1950, 1958, 1980, 1989, 2009, 2022)
  • Tempe (1985, 2003)
Arkansas
  • Decatur (1954)
  • Little Rock (1992)
  • Springdale (2017, 2018)
California
  • Bakersfield (1990)
  • Canoga Park (2005)
  • Carson (2015)
  • Cerritos (2008)
  • Compton (1952)
  • Downey (2013)
  • Dublin (2011)
  • Fremont (1997)
  • Fresno (1967, 2000)
  • Gardena (1980)
  • Gonzales, CA (2023)
  • Hayward (2016)
  • Inglewood (1989, 2009)
  • La Habra (1973)
  • Lincoln (2006)
  • Lindsay (1995)
  • Livermore (2021)
  • Los Angeles (2022)
  • Lynwood (1961, 2010)
  • Marin County (1960)
  • Modesto (1954, 1972)
  • Monrovia (1995)
  • Montebello (1976)
  • Monterey Park (1985)
  • Normal Heights (1986)
  • Oakland (1956, 1993)
  • Paramount (1988)
  • Placentia (1971)
  • Porterville (1994)
  • Rancho Cordova (2010, 2019)
  • Rancho Cucamonga (2020)
  • Richmond (1953)
  • Riverside (1955, 1998)
  • Roseville (1963)
  • Sacramento (2022)
  • Salinas (2015)
  • San Bernardino (1977)
  • San Diego (1962, 1968)
  • San Francisco (2012)
  • San Jose (1960)
  • San Pablo (1976, 2014)
  • Santa Ana (1983)
  • Santa Clara (2001)
  • Santa Fe Springs (1959, 1971)
  • Santa Maria (1998)
  • Santa Rosa (1983, 2007)
  • Sierra Madre (2007)
  • South El Monte (1975)
  • South Gate (1990)
  • Stockton (1999, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2018)
  • Sunnyvale (1981)
  • Tahoe/Truckee (2012)
  • Torrance (1956)
  • Union City (1999)
  • Vallejo (1959)
  • West Hollywood (2019)
  • Westminster (1996)
Colorado
  • Aurora (2008)
  • Brush (2014)
  • Colorado Springs (1981)
  • Colorado Springs (Hillside) (1997)
  • Delta (1992)
  • Fountain (2002)
  • Grand Junction (1962)
  • Greeley (1989)
  • Lakewood (2011, 2016)
  • Lamar (1959)
  • Leadville (1958)
  • Longmont (2006, 2018)
  • Montrose (2013)
  • Pueblo (1954)
  • Wheat Ridge (2021)
  • Wray (1993)
Connecticut
  • Bloomfield (1970)
  • Enfield (1970)
  • Hartford (1950, 1961)
  • Naugatuck River Valley (2000)
  • New Britain (2016, 2017)
  • New Haven (1958, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2022)
  • North Branford (1971)
  • NY-NJ-CT Urban Region (1984)
  • Westport (1958)
Delaware
  • Wilmington (1972)
Florida
  • Daytona Beach (1953)
  • Delray Beach (1993, 2001, 2017)
  • Fort Lauderdale (2014)
  • Gainesville (1970)
  • Hollywood (2007)
  • Jacksonville (1968)
  • Kissimmee/Osceola County (2008)
  • Lakeland (1970)
  • Lauderhill (2005)
  • Miami (1952)
  • Miami Beach (2003)
  • Miami Gardens (2020)
  • Miami-Dade County (1957, 1962)
  • Miramar (2021)
  • North Miami (2010)
  • Ocala (1995)
  • Pembroke Pines (2004)
  • Pensacola (1987)
  • Pinellas County (1966)
  • Polk County (2007)
  • Pompano Beach (2005)
  • Quincy (1996)
  • Sarasota and Manatee Counties (2017)
  • Sarasota County (2006, 2017)
  • South Miami (2001)
  • St. Petersburg (1972)
  • Suncoast Region (2022)
  • Tallahassee (1999, 2015)
  • Tampa (1990)
Georgia
  • Acworth (2010)
  • Atlanta (1951)
  • Decatur (2018, 2023)
  • DeKalb County (1998)
  • Marietta (2006)
  • Savannah (1955, 1968)
  • Toccoa (1976)
Hawaii
  • Mililani Town (1986)
Idaho
  • Coeur d’Alene (1990)
Illinois
  • Alton (1959)
  • Belleville (2011)
  • Bloomington (1955)
  • Brookfield (1952)
  • Carbondale (1971)
  • Chicago (1954)
  • Decatur (1960)
  • East St. Louis (1959)
  • Elgin (1956, 2002)
  • Evanston (2021)
  • Galesburg (1957)
  • Granite City (1958)
  • Highland Park (1958, 1986)
  • Joliet (1955)
  • Mt. Vernon (1951)
  • Niles (1964)
  • Oak Park (1976)
  • Park Forest (1953, 1977)
  • Peoria (1953, 1966, 1989, 2013)
  • Quincy (1962, 1985)
  • Rock Island (1954)
  • Rockford (1992)
  • Springfield (1969)
  • Wheaton (1967)
  • Woodstock (1963)
Illinois / Iowa
Iowa
  • Ames (1982, 1983)
  • Cedar Rapids (2014)
  • Council Bluffs (2017)
  • Des Moines (1949, 1977, 1982, 2003, 2010, 2017)
  • Dubuque (2007, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019)
  • Fort Dodge (2001)
  • Marshalltown (2012)
  • Ottumwa (1978)
  • Sioux City (1961, 1990)
Indiana
  • Anderson (1976, 1977)
  • Bloomington (1958, 1981, 1982)
  • Columbus (1994)
  • Evansville (2004)
  • Fort Wayne (1983, 1998, 2009, 2021)
  • Greencastle (1991)
  • Indianapolis (1970, 1982)
  • Lafayette (1995)
  • Michigan City (1965)
  • Muncie (2020)
  • New Albany (1968)
  • Richmond (1987, 2009)
  • South Bend (1967, 2011)
  • Vincennes (1979)
Kansas
  • Cheney (1994)
  • Hays (1996)
  • Hutchinson (1988)
  • Johnson County (1984)
  • Manhattan (1952)
  • Salina (1989)
  • Scott City (2011)
  • Wichita (1961, 1993, 1999, 2009, 2019)
  • Wyandotte Co (1992)
Kentucky
  • Danville (1968)
  • Hopkinsville (1964)
  • Louisville (1963, 1995, 2012, 2022)
  • Owensboro (1952, 2013)
  • Pikeville (1965)
Louisiana
  • Alexandria (1994)
  • New Orleans (1950, 1996)
  • Shreveport (1953, 1980, 1999)
Maine
  • Auburn (1967)
  • Lewiston (2007)
  • Portland (1950, 2022)
  • Presque Isle (1966)
  • South Portland (1964)
Maryland
  • Aberdeen (1997)
  • Baltimore (1952, 1977, 1991, 2012)
  • Frederick (1976)
  • Howard County (2001)
  • Montgomery County (1950, 2000)
  • Ocean City (2001)
  • Prince George’s County (1987)
  • Rockville (1954, 1961, 1977, 1979)
  • Salisbury (2010)
Massachusetts
  • Barnstable (2007)
  • Blackstone Valley Region (1988)
  • Boston (1949, 1951, 1962)
  • Chelsea (1998, 2014)
  • Dennis (1978)
  • Fall River (1975, 2016)
  • Fitchburg (1970, 1974)
  • Gardner (1975)
  • Haverhill (1979)
  • Lowell (1971, 1999)
  • Malden (1966)
  • New Bedford (1989)
  • Newton (1977)
  • North Adams (1973)
  • Pittsfield (2012)
  • Somerville (1972, 2009, 2015)
  • Southbridge (1979)
  • Springfield (2012, 2017)
  • Worcester (1949, 1960, 1965, 1981, 2000)
Michigan
  • Albion (1973)
  • Ann Arbor (1966, 1983)
  • Battle Creek (2019)
  • Crystal Falls (1994)
  • Detroit (1966)
  • Flint (1953)
  • Grand Rapids (1949, 1960, 1981)
  • Harbor Springs (1976)
  • Holland (1996)
  • Jackson (1986)
  • Kalamazoo (1951, 1969)
  • Marquette County (2003)
  • Pontiac (1975)
  • Port Huron (1955, 2005)
  • Royal Oak (1967)
  • Saginaw (1968)
  • Southfield (1979)
  • Traverse City (1984)
Minnesota
  • Bemidji (1952)
  • Bloomington (1960)
  • Brooklyn Center (1986)
  • Columbia Heights (2016)
  • Duluth (1978)
  • Fergus Falls (1981)
  • Fosston (1996)
  • Mankato (1978)
  • Minneapolis (1952, 1963)
  • Montevideo (2004)
  • Moorhead (2000)
  • Richfield (1954)
  • Rochester (1988)
  • South St. Paul (1990)
  • St. Cloud (1973)
  • St. Paul (1955, 1984)
  • Twin Cities (1971)
  • White Bear Lake (1964)
  • Wilmar (2005)
  • Winona (1979)
Mississippi
  • Meridian (1988)
  • Tupelo (1967, 1989, 1999, 2011, 2015)
Missouri
  • Cape Girardeau (1967)
  • Carrollton (2005)
  • Clinton (2000)
  • De Soto (1953, 1959)
  • Excelsior Springs (1975)
  • Flat River (1965)
  • Gladstone (2008)
  • Independence (1961, 1982, 2001)
  • Kansas City (1950, 1951, 1986, 1994, 2006, 2017, 2021)
  • Macon (1973)
  • Maryville (1969)
  • Mexico (1954)
  • Neosho (1957)
  • Poplar Bluff (1972)
  • Springfield (1956)
  • St. Joseph (1997)
  • St. Louis (1956)
  • St. Louis Region (2008)
Montana
  • Billings (1992)
  • Bozeman (2001)
  • Butte-Silver Bow (1988)
Nebraska
  • Dawson County (1993)
  • Gothenburg (1991, 2019)
  • Grand Island (1955, 1967, 1981, 1982)
  • Lexington (1973)
  • Lincoln (1978)
  • Norfolk (1975)
  • Ogallala (1965)
  • Omaha (1957)
  • Ravenna (1978)
  • South Sioux City (2003)
  • Verdigre (1972)
Nevada
New Hampshire
  • Keene (1964)
New Jersey
  • Bayonne (1949)
  • Montclair (1950)
  • Newark (1954, 1991)
  • NY-NJ-CT Urban Region (1984)
  • Plainfield (1976)
  • Trenton (1965)
  • Union (1977)
  • Woodbridge Township (1963)
New Mexico
  • Albuquerque (1957)
  • Aztec (1963)
  • Jemez Springs (1995)
  • Roswell (1979, 2002)
  • Taos (1994)
  • Town of Las Vegas (1960)
New York
  • Albany (1991, 2009)
  • Bronx (1997)
  • Buffalo-Niagara Region (2002)
  • Cohoes (1966)
  • Geneva (2015)
  • Greater Buffalo (1996)
  • Huntington (2002)
  • Jamaica (1971)
  • Jamestown (1973)
  • Newburgh (1953)
  • NY-NJ-CT Urban Region (1984)
  • Poughkeepsie (1949)
  • Rochester (1981, 1998, 2020)
  • Saranac Lake Village (1998)
North Carolina
  • Asheboro (2016)
  • Asheville (1951, 1969, 1997)
  • Buncombe County-Asheville (1968)
  • Charlotte (2018, 2023)
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg (1990)
  • Clinton (2007)
  • Concord (2004)
  • Davie County, NC (2023)
  • Dunn (1989, 2013)
  • Durham (1983)
  • Eden (2011)
  • Fayetteville (1985, 2001, 2011, 2023)
  • Garner (2013)
  • Gastonia (1963, 2000, 2010)
  • Greensboro (1966, 1991)
  • Hamlet (1990)
  • Hickory (1967, 1987, 2007)
  • High Point (1962)
  • Jacksonville (1992)
  • Kinston (1988, 2009)
  • Laurinburg (1956, 1967, 2003)
  • Lenoir (2008)
  • Lumberton (1970, 1995)
  • Morrisville (2021)
  • Mt. Airy (1994)
  • New Bern (1989)
  • Pitt County (2020)
  • Raleigh (1975)
  • Reidsville (2008)
  • Rockingham (1980)
  • Rocky Mount (1969, 1999)
  • Salisbury (1961)
  • Shelby (1970)
  • Southern Pines (2012)
  • Statesville (1997, 2009)
  • Tarboro (1977)
  • Thomasville (2013)
  • Washington (1993)
  • Wilmington (1965)
  • Wilson (1972, 2003)
  • Winston-Salem (1959, 1964)
North Dakota
  • Bismarck (1997)
  • Fargo (1959)
  • Fargo/Moorhead (2000)
  • La Moure (1979)
  • Minot (1992)
Ohio
  • Akron (1980, 1981, 1995, 2008)
  • Barberton (2022)
  • Cambridge (1955)
  • Canton (1953)
  • Cincinnati (1949, 1950, 1981)
  • Cleveland (1949, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1993)
  • Cleveland Heights (1976, 1978)
  • Columbus (1958, 1987, 1992, 2006)
  • Dayton (1951, 1978, 1991)
  • Maumee (2006)
  • Middletown (1957)
  • Montgomery County-Dayton (2017)
  • Mount Vernon (1965)
  • Portsmouth (1980, 2020)
  • Sidney (1963)
  • Springfield (2004)
  • Toledo (1950, 1983, 1984, 1998)
  • Warren (1954)
  • Wooster (1975)
  • Youngstown (1950)
  • Zanesville (1956)
Oklahoma
  • Altus (1956)
  • Ardmore (1970, 1984)
  • Bartlesville (1962)
  • Chickasha (1971)
  • Oklahoma City (1978)
  • Seminole (1980)
  • Tulsa (1973)
Oregon
  • Albany (1984, 1985)
  • Cornelius (2019)
  • Cottage Grove (1968, 2004)
  • Eugene (1969)
  • Grants Pass (1986)
  • Independence (2014)
  • Lane County (2017)
  • Milton-Freewater (1961)
  • Portland (1980)
  • Salem (1960, 1983)
Pennsylvania
  • Allentown (1962, 1974, 1975)
  • Carlisle (2021)
  • Clearfield (1966)
  • Erie (1972)
  • Harrisburg (1985, 1990)
  • Hazelton (1964)
  • Johnstown (1972)
  • Lancaster (2000)
  • Lewistown (1973)
  • Meyersdale (1982)
  • Oil City (1963)
  • Philadelphia (1949, 1951, 1957, 1994)
  • Pittsburgh (1949, 1987)
  • Reading (1955)
  • Scranton (1953)
Rhode Island
  • East Providence (1960)
  • Pawtucket (1951)
  • Providence (2012)
  • Woonsocket (1952)
South Carolina
  • Aiken (1997)
  • Anderson County (2000)
  • Charleston (1978)
  • Columbia (1951, 1964)
  • Florence (1965)
  • Georgetown County (2005)
  • Hartsville (1996, 2016)
  • Kershaw County (2018)
  • Mount Pleasant (2010, 2018, 2023)
  • Orangeburg County (2005)
  • Richland County (2006)
  • Rock Hill (1969, 2019)
South Dakota
  • Yankton (1957)
Tennessee
  • Chattanooga (1962)
  • Franklin (2020)
  • Knoxville (1962)
  • Pulaski (1993)
  • Tri-Cities (Bristol, Johnson City, Kingsport) (1999)
Texas
  • Abilene (1990)
  • Austin (1991)
  • Borger (1969)
  • Brownsville (2001, 2014)
  • Corpus Christi (2003)
  • Cuero (1969)
  • Dallas (1970, 2023)
  • DeSoto (2006)
  • Edinburg (1968, 1995, 2000)
  • El Paso (1969, 2010, 2018, 2020, 2021)
  • Fort Worth (1964, 1993, 2011)
  • Galveston (1961)
  • Grand Prairie (1975)
  • Harlingen (1992)
  • Hidalgo (2004)
  • Lancaster (2019)
  • Laredo (1993)
  • Marshall (1976, 2015)
  • McAllen (1996)
  • Mission (2019)
  • Palacios (2022)
  • Pharr (2006)
  • Plano (1994)
  • Port Arthur (1973)
  • San Antonio (1949, 1951, 1983, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023)
  • Sherman (1980)
  • Snyder (1968)
  • Sweetwater (1988)
  • Texas City (1997)
  • Weslaco (2002)
  • Wichita Falls (1981)
Vermont
  • Brattleboro (1956)
Virginia
  • Alexandria (1963, 1984, 1985)
  • Blacksburg (1982)
  • Caroline County (2009)
  • Charlottesville (1979)
  • Danville (1977, 2020)
  • Falls Church (1961)
  • Hampton (1972, 2002, 2014, 2023)
  • Lynchburg (1986)
  • Martinsville (1969)
  • Norfolk (1959, 2013, 2016)
  • Petersburg (1953)
  • Portsmouth (1976)
  • Radford (1960)
  • Richmond (1950, 1966)
  • Roanoke City (1952, 1982, 1988, 1996, 2012, 2017)
  • Roanoke County (1989)
  • Roanoke Valley (1979)
  • Tri-Cities (Bristol, Johnson City, Kingsport) (1999)
  • Winchester (2005)
  • Winchester-Frederick Co. (1991)
Washington
  • Anacortes (1961)
  • Bellevue (1955, 2021)
  • Bellingham (1980)
  • Chewelah (1972)
  • Everett (2002)
  • Leavenworth (1967)
  • Olympia (1987)
  • Port Angeles (1953)
  • Richland (1960)
  • Seattle (1959, 1966)
  • Seattle and S. King Co. (2012)
  • Spokane (1975, 2004, 2015)
  • Tacoma (1956, 1984, 1998)
  • Vancouver (1957, 1987)
  • Yakima (1994, 2015)
West Virginia
  • Bluefield (1964)
  • Clarksburg (1957)
  • Grafton (1962)
  • Huntington (1958)
  • Philippi-Spencer (1975, 2004)
Wisconsin
  • Algoma (2020)
  • Beloit (1971)
  • Brown Deer (2016)
  • Eau Claire (2014)
  • Greater Green Bay (1999)
  • Greater Racine Area (2003)
  • Green Bay (1964)
  • La Crosse (1965)
  • Madison (1978)
  • Wausau (1984)
Wyoming
  • Powell (1994)
  • Sheridan (1958)
Puerto Rico
  • San Juan (1959)

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