Showing Arizona county sites. All U.S. county sites
F 56
Average readability score of 10 fully scanned Arizona county sites
20th
of 48 states, ranked by average readability score
10 of 14
Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 4, so they're listed without grades
D 61
U.S. county average readability score, 2421 fully scanned sites
Arizona's state site, az.gov, could not be fully scanned. State rankings.
How Arizona county readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 10 fully scanned Arizona county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 9 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Arizona average
- U.S. county average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 4 |
| 10 to 19 | 0 |
| 20 to 29 | 0 |
| 30 to 39 | 0 |
| 40 to 49 | 0 |
| 50 to 59 | 0 |
| 60 to 69 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 0 |
| 80 to 89 | 0 |
| 90 to 100 | 5 |
Arizona counties by readability grade
Each county with a site on our list is colored by that site's grade. Select a county to open its report. The table lists every site.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
- Not fully scanned
- No site on our list
Arizona counties by readability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Arizona: 10 sites. U.S.: 2421 sites.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
View the data table
| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 50% (5) | 0% (0) | 40% (4) |
| All U.S. counties | 58% (1,411) | 0% (0) | 37% (899) |
Top 3 Arizona county sites by readability score
#1 in Arizona · U.S. rank 1
Cochise County, AZ
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Arizona · U.S. rank 1
Gila County, AZ
A 100 readability
- Accessibility C
- Botability D
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Arizona · U.S. rank 1
La Paz County, AZ
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
What each check means
- Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. Users struggle to understand your content.
All Arizona county sites by readability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
cochise.az.gov
Cochise County, AZ U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
gilacountyaz.gov
Gila County, AZ U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
lapaz.gov
La Paz County, AZ U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
navajocountyaz.gov
Navajo County, AZ U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
yavapaiaz.gov
Yavapai County, AZ U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
coconino.az.gov
Coconino County, AZ U.S. rank 61 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
greenlee.az.gov
Greenlee County, AZ U.S. rank 145 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
maricopa.gov
Maricopa County, AZ U.S. rank 177 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
mohave.gov
Mohave County, AZ U.S. rank 139 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
apachecountyaz.gov
Apache County, AZ |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
|
graham.az.gov
Graham County, AZ |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 | - | |
| 3 |
pima.gov
Pima County, AZ U.S. rank 126 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
|
pinal.gov
Pinal County, AZ |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 | - | |
|
santacruzcountyaz.gov
Santa Cruz County, AZ |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 | - |
About readability
Write content at a reading level most users can understand.
Why it's important
Plain language helps people understand services and procedures the first time, reducing calls, errors and office visits.
Risks
- Users cannot understand your content.
Guidance
What we use to grade readability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- Automated Readability Index (ARI)
- Flesch-Kincaid (FK)
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
- Plain Writing Act of 2010
Standards
Grades/scores
ScanGov
About this data
ScanGov scans the homepage of each county government site on our county list in Arizona. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 8/18/2026 and 9/28/2026; each site's report shows its own scan date. A site counts as fully scanned when its homepage returned successfully and sent the scanner its page content. Averages, grade shares, failure rates, and ranks use fully scanned sites only. We weren't able to fully scan 4 sites because they did not respond, blocked the scanner, or returned no page content. They appear in the table without grades, each with its scan status, and are left out of every figure. Grades follow the ScanGov grade scale, and rank follows the ScanGov ranking method. The full dataset, including every county's raw results, is published in the ScanGov data repository.