Of the 591 fully scanned U.S. federal sites we tested, 339 (57%) read above an 8th grade level. Hard text slows people down. Some give up before they find what they need. We score the text on each homepage with the Automated Readability Index (ARI). It estimates the U.S. school grade a reader needs. Another 77 had too little text on the homepage to score. They get no pass or fail. This page uses the Reading level check. It passes when the homepage text reads at or below an 8th grade level. That means an ARI score of 8.5 or lower. We need at least 100 words to score a page.
339 of 591
Federal sites that read above an 8th grade level
57%
Share of tested federal sites that fail this check
252
Tested federal sites that pass this check
688 of 866
Federal sites fully scanned
The 339 federal sites that read above an 8th grade level
Sorted by name. Each site links to its readability report and shows its readability and overall grades from the same scan. ARI and Flesch-Kincaid (FK) are the two reading grades from that scan. Both show a U.S. school grade.
| Site | ARI | FK | Readability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abmc.gov American Battle Monuments Commission |
8.7 | 8.9 | F | B |
| amtrakoig.gov AMTRAK |
11.3 | 10.8 | F | C |
| arc.gov Appalachian Regional Commission |
13.1 | 13.1 | F | B |
| asc.gov Appraisal Subcommittee |
11.5 | 11.0 | F | D |
| usbg.gov Architect of the Capitol |
10.1 | 9.8 | F | C |
| aoc.gov Architect of the Capitol |
9.2 | 9.2 | F | B |
| afrh.gov Armed Forces Retirement Home |
9.1 | 9.3 | F | D |
| attorneygeneral.gov attorneygeneral.gov |
13.6 | 10.4 | F | B |
| goldwaterscholarship.gov Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation |
11.3 | 10.9 | F | A |
| broadbandforall.cdt.ca.gov broadbandforall.cdt.ca.gov |
10.3 | 10.7 | F | B |
| buttecaa.com buttecaa.com |
9.9 | 11.5 | F | C |
| csb.gov Chemical Safety Board |
8.9 | 10.8 | F | C |
| chicoer.com chicoer.com |
10.0 | 8.9 | F | B |
| clerk.house.gov clerk.house.gov |
8.9 | 8.9 | F | C |
| maricopacfc.org Combined Federal Campaign |
8.9 | 9.8 | F | F |
| whistleblower.gov Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
11.0 | 11.5 | F | D |
| cftc.gov Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
10.5 | 9.9 | F | C |
| consumerfinance.gov Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
9.1 | 9.0 | F | A |
| americorpsoig.gov Corporation for National and Community Service |
11.9 | 12.1 | F | C |
| oversight.gov Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency |
12.7 | 12.8 | F | C |
| pandemicoversight.gov Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency |
11.6 | 10.7 | F | C |
| ignet.gov Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency |
10.1 | 11.4 | F | F |
| csosa.gov Court Services and Offender Supervision |
16.0 | 15.6 | F | C |
| psa.gov Court Services and Offender Supervision |
9.0 | 9.0 | F | C |
| data.ca.gov data.ca.gov |
11.7 | 11.4 | F | A |
| dcba.lacounty.gov dcba.lacounty.gov |
10.1 | 9.3 | F | C |
| dra.gov Delta Regional Authority |
10.4 | 10.0 | F | B |
| democracyforward.org democracyforward.org |
13.9 | 12.3 | F | A |
| denali.gov Denali Commission |
11.2 | 11.8 | F | B |
| bis.gov Department of Commerce |
13.7 | 12.1 | F | C |
| wwtg.gov Department of Commerce |
16.1 | 14.7 | F | B |
| sworm.gov Department of Commerce |
10.1 | 10.1 | F | D |
| sdr.gov Department of Commerce |
10.9 | 11.3 | F | C |
| trade.gov Department of Commerce |
11.1 | 10.8 | F | B |
| icams-portal.gov Department of Commerce |
9.8 | 9.6 | F | D |
| stopfakes.gov Department of Commerce |
9.5 | 9.1 | F | B |
| ntia.gov Department of Commerce |
10.6 | 11.9 | F | B |
| manufacturing.gov Department of Commerce |
16.6 | 16.0 | F | C |
| nehrp.gov Department of Commerce |
9.7 | 8.1 | F | D |
| uspto.gov Department of Commerce |
10.0 | 10.1 | F | A |
| bea.gov Department of Commerce |
10.1 | 10.0 | F | C |
| drought.gov Department of Commerce |
12.4 | 12.0 | F | A |
| xd.gov Department of Commerce |
12.6 | 12.4 | F | B |
| fehrm.gov Department of Defense |
12.3 | 11.5 | F | B |
| iwtsd.gov Department of Defense |
15.6 | 15.4 | F | C |
| jccs.gov Department of Defense |
9.3 | 9.4 | F | D |
| intelligencecareers.gov Department of Defense |
9.8 | 10.3 | F | A |
| dodstarbase.org Department of Defense |
9.6 | 9.4 | F | B |
| g5.gov Department of Education |
8.8 | 10.2 | F | C |
| elcivicsonline.org Department of Education |
13.7 | 12.6 | F | F |
| nationsreportcard.gov Department of Education |
10.6 | 8.5 | F | B |
| childstats.gov Department of Education |
14.7 | 15.4 | F | C |
| sandia.gov Department of Energy |
9.7 | 9.5 | F | B |
| nnss.gov Department of Energy |
12.1 | 12.1 | F | B |
| orau.gov Department of Energy |
9.3 | 9.1 | F | A |
| energy.gov Department of Energy |
8.7 | 9.3 | F | A |
| science.gov Department of Energy |
8.7 | 9.9 | F | B |
| cendi.gov Department of Energy |
9.9 | 11.6 | F | C |
| ameslab.gov Department of Energy |
11.9 | 12.9 | F | B |
| isotopes.gov Department of Energy |
9.3 | 10.3 | F | D |
| llnl.gov Department of Energy |
14.1 | 13.9 | F | B |
| chemcatbio.org Department of Energy |
13.6 | 13.7 | F | C |
| srs.gov Department of Energy |
8.6 | 9.0 | F | B |
| wapa.gov Department of Energy |
12.3 | 12.2 | F | C |
| srnl.gov Department of Energy |
12.2 | 12.3 | F | A |
| biomassboard.gov Department of Energy |
14.3 | 13.7 | F | C |
| nersc.gov Department of Energy |
9.1 | 8.0 | F | A |
| jlab.org Department of Energy |
11.3 | 11.8 | F | C |
| scidac.gov Department of Energy |
21.9 | 19.5 | F | D |
| ornl.gov Department of Energy |
10.2 | 10.8 | F | B |
| citap.gov Department of Energy |
14.1 | 13.3 | F | B |
| pnnl.gov Department of Energy |
9.2 | 8.9 | F | C |
| driveelectric.gov Department of Energy |
10.0 | 9.3 | F | B |
| bpa.gov Department of Energy |
10.7 | 10.7 | F | C |
| eia.gov Department of Energy |
10.8 | 11.3 | F | C |
| bnl.gov Department of Energy |
10.3 | 11.1 | F | D |
| medicaid.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
10.0 | 9.3 | F | C |
| acl.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
11.7 | 12.1 | F | C |
| clinicaltrials.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
11.9 | 12.8 | F | C |
| nnlm.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
13.1 | 12.5 | F | B |
| medlineplus.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
8.9 | 8.3 | F | A |
| simplereport.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
10.1 | 9.5 | F | C |
| healthcare.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
9.1 | 9.3 | F | A |
| agingstats.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
13.6 | 13.4 | F | C |
| detroitself.org Department of Health and Human Services |
8.8 | 8.0 | F | D |
| oahpmdata.net Department of Health and Human Services |
12.7 | 12.2 | F | C |
| racwarehouse.org Department of Health and Human Services |
13.6 | 13.1 | F | D |
| thecommunityguide.org Department of Health and Human Services |
14.5 | 13.6 | F | C |
| selectagents.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
15.5 | 14.3 | F | C |
| health.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
10.8 | 10.3 | F | C |
| insurekidsnow.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
9.0 | 8.1 | F | B |
| healthit.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
10.2 | 10.2 | F | B |
| fda.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
13.8 | 12.8 | F | A |
| samhsa.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
9.3 | 9.0 | F | B |
| womenshealth.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
10.0 | 9.2 | F | B |
| cms.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
10.3 | 9.6 | F | B |
| uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org Department of Health and Human Services |
12.5 | 11.2 | F | D |
| arpa-h.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
9.6 | 9.3 | F | B |
| tox21.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
12.0 | 10.9 | F | B |
| genome.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
11.4 | 10.5 | F | C |
| cdc.gov Department of Health and Human Services |
12.9 | 11.8 | F | B |
| schoolsafety.gov Department of Homeland Security |
8.8 | 7.4 | F | A |
| fleta.gov Department of Homeland Security |
9.7 | 10.2 | F | B |
| cisa.gov Department of Homeland Security |
14.4 | 14.1 | F | B |
| safetyact.gov Department of Homeland Security |
16.0 | 15.1 | F | D |
| dhs.gov Department of Homeland Security |
11.4 | 10.8 | F | A |
| hud.gov Department of Housing and Urban Development |
10.4 | 12.0 | F | D |
| justice.gov Department of Justice |
8.6 | 8.4 | F | B |
| ojp.gov Department of Justice |
16.4 | 14.5 | F | B |
| vcf.gov Department of Justice |
12.9 | 12.3 | F | B |
| cjis.gov Department of Justice |
10.3 | 10.5 | F | D |
| nicic.gov Department of Justice |
9.6 | 9.2 | F | A |
| dsac.gov Department of Justice |
10.7 | 11.1 | F | B |
| iprcenter.gov Department of Justice |
12.9 | 11.9 | F | C |
| ic3.gov Department of Justice |
9.0 | 8.4 | F | C |
| forfeiture.gov Department of Justice |
13.1 | 12.2 | F | B |
| learnatf.gov Department of Justice |
11.6 | 10.2 | F | D |
| rcfl.gov Department of Justice |
8.8 | 9.1 | F | B |
| apprenticeship.gov Department of Labor |
11.4 | 10.9 | F | B |
| capeyouth.org Department of Labor |
17.4 | 15.2 | F | C |
| hirevets.gov Department of Labor |
11.1 | 10.8 | F | C |
| iawg.gov Department of State |
11.8 | 10.4 | F | C |
| ibwc.gov Department of State |
9.7 | 10.0 | F | B |
| sciencebase.gov Department of the Interior |
10.6 | 9.4 | F | C |
| lacoast.gov Department of the Interior |
9.5 | 8.8 | F | F |
| evergladesrestoration.gov Department of the Interior |
9.4 | 9.7 | F | B |
| nifc.gov Department of the Interior |
10.6 | 11.5 | F | B |
| landfire.gov Department of the Interior |
8.9 | 9.6 | F | C |
| doi.gov Department of the Interior |
13.0 | 12.9 | F | A |
| bsee.gov Department of the Interior |
10.9 | 12.4 | F | C |
| ficor.gov Department of the Interior |
15.7 | 13.8 | F | B |
| jem.gov Department of the Interior |
10.5 | 11.6 | F | C |
| doioig.gov Department of the Interior |
10.9 | 10.0 | F | B |
| mrlc.gov Department of the Interior |
22.3 | 19.8 | F | D |
| bia.gov Department of the Interior |
10.1 | 9.8 | F | A |
| osmre.gov Department of the Interior |
11.0 | 10.4 | F | C |
| irsauctions.gov Department of the Treasury |
8.7 | 7.9 | F | A |
| occ.gov Department of the Treasury |
10.8 | 10.5 | F | B |
| comptrollerofthecurrency.gov Department of the Treasury |
10.8 | 10.5 | F | B |
| ffb.gov Department of the Treasury |
13.5 | 12.5 | F | A |
| treasury.gov Department of the Treasury |
18.3 | 16.9 | F | A |
| cdfifund.gov Department of the Treasury |
12.5 | 11.6 | F | C |
| financialresearch.gov Department of the Treasury |
10.5 | 10.5 | F | B |
| banknet.gov Department of the Treasury |
10.5 | 11.0 | F | C |
| mymoney.gov Department of the Treasury |
13.1 | 13.5 | F | B |
| safeocs.gov Department of Transportation |
10.2 | 10.6 | F | D |
| esc.gov Department of Transportation |
14.7 | 14.2 | F | C |
| va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs |
8.5 | 9.2 | F | A |
| vaoig.gov Department of Veterans Affairs |
10.4 | 10.2 | F | C |
| iarpa.gov Director of National Intelligence |
12.3 | 12.1 | F | C |
| iarpa-ideas.gov Director of National Intelligence |
11.7 | 11.5 | F | D |
| eac.gov Election Assistance Commission |
10.5 | 10.3 | F | C |
| trainex.org Environmental Protection Agency |
11.0 | 10.5 | F | C |
| fedcenter.gov Environmental Protection Agency |
10.5 | 9.7 | F | F |
| sustainability.gov Environmental Protection Agency |
10.1 | 9.9 | F | D |
| frtr.gov Environmental Protection Agency |
19.1 | 18.1 | F | C |
| clu-in.org Environmental Protection Agency |
12.6 | 13.6 | F | C |
| epa.gov Environmental Protection Agency |
10.3 | 10.3 | F | A |
| envision2026.cdt.ca.gov envision2026.cdt.ca.gov |
10.7 | 11.2 | F | B |
| eeoc.gov Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
9.6 | 9.6 | F | B |
| nano.gov Executive Office of the President |
10.2 | 10.7 | F | B |
| usds.gov Executive Office of the President |
8.6 | 8.6 | F | A |
| quantum.gov Executive Office of the President |
14.4 | 14.2 | F | B |
| ustr.gov Executive Office of the President |
14.7 | 14.3 | F | C |
| whitehouse.gov Executive Office of the President |
12.5 | 13.3 | F | A |
| exim.gov Export/Import Bank of the U.S. |
8.9 | 9.2 | F | C |
| agribank.com Farm Credit Administration |
9.0 | 8.1 | F | B |
| fcsic.gov Farm Credit Administration |
10.7 | 10.3 | F | C |
| agfirst.com Farm Credit Administration |
10.9 | 10.6 | F | B |
| farmermac.com Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation |
9.9 | 10.7 | F | B |
| ofia.gov Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
14.3 | 13.8 | F | C |
| fdicoig.gov Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
11.5 | 11.2 | F | C |
| fdic.gov Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
9.3 | 9.2 | F | A |
| fdicconnect.gov Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
12.5 | 11.6 | F | D |
| fhfa.gov Federal Housing Finance Agency |
9.0 | 8.5 | F | A |
| fhfaoig.gov Federal Housing Finance Agency |
13.7 | 12.2 | F | B |
| flra.gov Federal Labor Relations Authority |
11.7 | 10.4 | F | C |
| fanniemae.com Federal National Mortgage Association |
11.5 | 10.8 | F | B |
| permitting.gov Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council |
14.2 | 12.6 | F | B |
| frbsf.org Federal Reserve Board |
12.9 | 13.5 | F | B |
| philadelphiafed.org Federal Reserve Board |
9.1 | 9.3 | F | B |
| newyorkfed.org Federal Reserve Board |
9.8 | 10.3 | F | D |
| federalreserveeducation.org Federal Reserve Board |
9.1 | 9.7 | F | C |
| clevelandfed.org Federal Reserve Board |
8.5 | 8.5 | F | C |
| federalreserveconsumerhelp.gov Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
9.0 | 8.7 | F | C |
| federalreserve.gov Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
8.8 | 9.4 | F | B |
| fedpartnership.gov Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
16.4 | 15.2 | F | C |
| ftc.gov Federal Trade Commission |
11.8 | 9.3 | F | C |
| militaryconsumer.gov Federal Trade Commission |
10.7 | 10.0 | F | B |
| fema.gov fema.gov |
8.6 | 8.9 | F | B |
| genai.ca.gov genai.ca.gov |
9.7 | 10.0 | F | B |
| acquisition.gov General Services Administration |
9.2 | 10.3 | F | B |
| opengovplatform.org General Services Administration |
13.8 | 14.3 | F | C |
| digital.gov General Services Administration |
9.8 | 10.9 | F | A |
| statspolicy.gov General Services Administration |
9.8 | 10.6 | F | C |
| section508.gov General Services Administration |
9.4 | 10.2 | F | A |
| idmanagement.gov General Services Administration |
12.6 | 12.8 | F | A |
| login.gov General Services Administration |
9.3 | 10.3 | F | B |
| gsaig.gov General Services Administration |
14.2 | 12.8 | F | C |
| paymentaccuracy.gov General Services Administration |
9.0 | 9.8 | F | C |
| fai.gov General Services Administration |
10.4 | 9.9 | F | C |
| gsa.gov General Services Administration |
9.1 | 9.1 | F | A |
| reginfo.gov General Services Administration |
8.7 | 10.8 | F | D |
| sam.gov General Services Administration |
9.9 | 10.5 | F | C |
| madeinamerica.gov General Services Administration |
11.0 | 11.1 | F | B |
| gilmercounty.wv.gov gilmercounty.wv.gov |
9.3 | 9.6 | F | D |
| usgovernmentmanual.gov Government Publishing Office |
13.0 | 12.2 | F | C |
| govinfo.gov Government Publishing Office |
10.5 | 9.9 | F | B |
| gsfahome.org gsfahome.org |
18.2 | 15.5 | F | D |
| restorethegulf.gov Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council |
9.6 | 8.8 | F | C |
| handbook.data.ca.gov handbook.data.ca.gov |
15.1 | 14.3 | F | B |
| imls.gov Institute of Museum and Library Services |
9.9 | 10.3 | F | B |
| fhlb.com Interagency Collaboration |
8.6 | 8.0 | F | C |
| fhlbanks.com Interagency Collaboration |
14.4 | 12.9 | F | B |
| fhlbc.com Interagency Collaboration |
11.1 | 10.1 | F | C |
| fhlb-pgh.com Interagency Collaboration |
12.3 | 10.7 | F | C |
| fhlbboston.com Interagency Collaboration |
11.7 | 8.8 | F | B |
| fhlbny.com Interagency Collaboration |
12.8 | 9.1 | F | B |
| fhlbsea.com Interagency Collaboration |
10.6 | 10.3 | F | D |
| fhlbtopeka.com Interagency Collaboration |
9.7 | 9.7 | F | B |
| fhlbi.com Interagency Collaboration |
13.0 | 12.0 | F | B |
| fhlb-of.com Interagency Collaboration |
9.8 | 9.1 | F | A |
| jamesmadison.gov James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation |
11.7 | 11.5 | F | B |
| larises.org larises.org |
10.3 | 9.4 | F | B |
| lsc.gov Legal Services Corporation |
12.6 | 12.3 | F | C |
| ccb.gov Library of Congress |
12.2 | 11.4 | F | B |
| read.gov Library of Congress |
8.5 | 8.5 | F | D |
| jewishheritagemonth.gov Library of Congress |
12.7 | 12.9 | F | C |
| digitalpreservation.gov Library of Congress |
14.7 | 13.9 | F | D |
| crb.gov Library of Congress |
11.1 | 10.6 | F | D |
| asianpacificheritage.gov Library of Congress |
13.5 | 13.3 | F | C |
| digitizationguidelines.gov Library of Congress |
11.9 | 11.4 | F | C |
| hispanicheritagemonth.gov Library of Congress |
11.2 | 12.3 | F | C |
| womenshistorymonth.gov Library of Congress |
13.0 | 12.9 | F | C |
| nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov Library of Congress |
13.0 | 12.4 | F | C |
| blackhistorymonth.gov Library of Congress |
10.2 | 10.4 | F | C |
| macpac.gov Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission |
9.8 | 8.7 | F | B |
| mspb.gov Merit Systems Protection Board |
11.0 | 10.3 | F | B |
| udall.gov Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation |
8.7 | 9.1 | F | C |
| globe.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
8.8 | 8.1 | F | B |
| usgeo.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
20.7 | 19.0 | F | C |
| earth.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
11.4 | 10.9 | F | A |
| docsteach.org National Archives and Records Administration |
8.8 | 8.2 | F | B |
| 911commission.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
10.3 | 9.2 | F | D |
| fordlibrarymuseum.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
11.8 | 11.7 | F | C |
| georgewbushlibrary.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
9.5 | 9.6 | F | C |
| trumanlibrary.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
9.1 | 9.2 | F | B |
| nixonlibrary.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
10.5 | 10.5 | F | C |
| 9-11commission.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
10.3 | 9.2 | F | D |
| clintonlibrary.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
10.8 | 10.6 | F | C |
| reaganlibrary.gov National Archives and Records Administration |
11.5 | 12.0 | F | C |
| ncpc.gov National Capital Planning Commission |
8.7 | 8.8 | F | B |
| ncua.gov National Credit Union Administration |
9.0 | 9.9 | F | A |
| nigc.gov National Indian Gaming Commission |
9.1 | 9.0 | F | B |
| manufacturingusa.com National Institute of Standards and Technology |
9.6 | 10.1 | F | B |
| arctic.gov National Science Foundation |
10.1 | 9.0 | F | C |
| research.gov National Science Foundation |
12.2 | 10.7 | F | C |
| usap.gov National Science Foundation |
8.7 | 8.7 | F | D |
| ntsb.gov National Transportation Safety Board |
29.6 | 15.3 | F | D |
| nbrc.gov Northern Border Regional Commission |
11.2 | 10.3 | F | C |
| nrc.gov Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
10.4 | 10.7 | F | B |
| nrc-gateway.gov Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
10.5 | 7.5 | F | D |
| oshrc.gov Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission |
8.5 | 9.3 | F | A |
| ocwr.gov Office of Congressional Workplace Rights |
10.2 | 8.7 | F | B |
| pmf.gov Office of Personnel Management |
9.9 | 9.4 | F | C |
| opm.gov Office of Personnel Management |
12.0 | 11.4 | F | A |
| employeeexpress.gov Office of Personnel Management |
8.8 | 8.9 | F | C |
| openworld.gov Open World Leadership Center |
11.4 | 10.6 | F | C |
| ops.fhwa.dot.gov ops.fhwa.dot.gov |
11.4 | 11.7 | F | C |
| paauditor.gov paauditor.gov |
9.7 | 10.3 | F | A |
| pacast.com pacast.com |
16.0 | 14.6 | F | D |
| pacourts.us pacourts.us |
8.6 | 7.5 | F | C |
| patreasury.gov patreasury.gov |
8.6 | 8.6 | F | B |
| pbgc.gov Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation |
9.5 | 8.7 | F | C |
| prc.gov Postal Regulatory Commission |
10.1 | 9.7 | F | D |
| projectresources.cdt.ca.gov projectresources.cdt.ca.gov |
14.6 | 12.7 | F | B |
| ready.lacounty.gov ready.lacounty.gov |
11.3 | 11.6 | F | B |
| rebuildparadise.org rebuildparadise.org |
11.5 | 11.3 | F | B |
| sdar.com sdar.com |
12.1 | 10.9 | F | D |
| sec.gov Securities and Exchange Commission |
12.0 | 11.3 | F | B |
| sherman.house.gov sherman.house.gov |
10.1 | 9.6 | F | B |
| sbir.gov Small Business Administration |
8.9 | 9.4 | F | C |
| itis.gov Smithsonian Institution |
12.5 | 12.6 | F | C |
| discoverytheater.org Smithsonian Institution |
9.7 | 9.8 | F | D |
| seecstories.com Smithsonian Institution |
12.1 | 11.7 | F | C |
| artcollectorsprogram.org Smithsonian Institution |
13.5 | 11.5 | F | D |
| smithsoniancraftshow.org Smithsonian Institution |
9.3 | 9.9 | F | C |
| ellajenkins.com Smithsonian Institution |
15.3 | 13.7 | F | B |
| smithsonianmag.com Smithsonian Institution |
9.3 | 9.0 | F | C |
| ssab.gov Social Security Advisory Board |
10.1 | 9.9 | F | B |
| sbrc.gov Southwest Border Regional Commission |
13.0 | 12.6 | F | B |
| sji.gov State Justice Institute |
13.0 | 11.6 | F | D |
| portal.arkansas.gov State of Arkansas |
10.1 | 9.8 | F | B |
| hbex.coveredca.com State of California |
12.1 | 11.1 | F | C |
| dbw.parks.ca.gov State of California |
13.8 | 13.1 | F | B |
| arts.ca.gov State of California |
10.2 | 9.5 | F | B |
| lhc.ca.gov State of California |
13.9 | 13.3 | F | A |
| governor.hawaii.gov State of Hawaiʻi |
12.1 | 11.0 | F | B |
| stb.gov Surface Transportation Board |
13.8 | 12.6 | F | A |
| tvaoig.gov Tennessee Valley Authority |
11.5 | 10.9 | F | D |
| speaker.gov The Legislative Branch |
13.5 | 12.9 | F | B |
| gop.gov The Legislative Branch |
11.0 | 10.3 | F | B |
| csce.gov The Legislative Branch |
12.4 | 12.6 | F | B |
| majorityleader.gov The Legislative Branch |
10.8 | 10.1 | F | B |
| cecc.gov The Legislative Branch |
11.7 | 11.3 | F | B |
| scuspd.gov The Supreme Court |
11.7 | 10.7 | F | D |
| rferl.org U.S. Agency for Global Media |
9.0 | 8.8 | F | B |
| insidevoa.com U.S. Agency for Global Media |
10.7 | 10.7 | F | B |
| voanews.com U.S. Agency for Global Media |
8.6 | 8.0 | F | B |
| gocivilairpatrol.com U.S. Air Force Auxiliary |
10.6 | 10.7 | F | B |
| uscp.gov U.S. Capitol Police |
9.9 | 9.2 | F | C |
| uscgboating.org U.S. Coast Guard |
10.0 | 10.3 | F | D |
| cssbmb.gov U.S. Commission on Civil Rights |
8.8 | 8.2 | F | B |
| usccr.gov U.S. Commission on Civil Rights |
14.5 | 14.2 | F | A |
| uscirf.gov U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom |
8.9 | 9.5 | F | C |
| uscourts.gov U.S. Courts |
10.5 | 11.0 | F | B |
| fd.org U.S. Courts |
9.4 | 8.9 | F | D |
| dietaryguidelines.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
10.1 | 10.2 | F | C |
| nutrition.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
8.8 | 7.8 | F | B |
| aff.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
11.9 | 11.4 | F | C |
| connect.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
9.2 | 9.4 | F | D |
| forestsandrangelands.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
13.9 | 13.0 | F | C |
| nwcg.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
10.6 | 9.3 | F | B |
| wildfire.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
11.7 | 10.3 | F | B |
| lcacommons.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture |
10.9 | 11.2 | F | C |
| namus.nij.ojp.gov U.S. Department of Justice - National Institute of Justice |
11.5 | 11.3 | F | A |
| leopold.wilderness.net U.S. Forest Service |
10.8 | 9.9 | F | B |
| livingmemorialsproject.net U.S. Forest Service |
10.7 | 10.3 | F | D |
| marinemarathon.com U.S. Marine Corps |
8.9 | 8.6 | F | B |
| mcmregistration.com U.S. Marine Corps |
10.3 | 11.6 | F | F |
| osc.gov U.S. Office of Special Counsel |
10.7 | 9.6 | F | B |
| uscc.gov U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission |
13.2 | 13.5 | F | C |
| abilityone.gov United States AbilityOne |
10.4 | 11.4 | F | D |
| access-board.gov United States Access Board |
9.7 | 8.8 | F | B |
| usagm.gov United States Agency for Global Media |
11.1 | 10.9 | F | B |
| waterdata.usgs.gov United States Geological Survey |
11.0 | 12.3 | F | B |
| ustda.gov United States Trade and Development Agency |
12.1 | 12.2 | F | C |
| mesaaz.gov City of Mesa, AZ |
9.2 | 9.5 | F | B |
| dallascityhall.com City of Dallas, TX |
9.9 | 8.1 | F | B |
About this check
Reading level is one of the readability checks. The homepage text reads at or below an 8th grade level.
Why it matters
Plain text helps people get what they need the first time. Hard text leads to more calls, more errors, and more visits.
Risk
Users struggle to understand your content.
Guidance
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 11/8/2026. 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 178 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.
77 fully scanned federal sites had too little text on the homepage to score. They are left out of the share.
20 fully scanned federal sites have no result for this check and are left out of the share.