Iowa county websites ranked by digital experience

Name: Project ScanGov Iowa county websites ranked by digital experience
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Rankings, grades, and the most common failures for 98 Iowa county websites across accessibility, botability, security, usability, and readability.

Sites: 98
Last scan: 11/7/2026

Showing Iowa county sites. All U.S. county sites

C 76

Average overall score of 78 fully scanned Iowa county sites

7th

of 49 states, ranked by average overall score

78 of 98

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 20, so they're listed without grades

C 76

U.S. county average overall score, 2467 fully scanned sites

Iowa's state site, iowa.gov, ranks 2nd of 51 state sites with an A. State rankings.

How Iowa county overall scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 78 fully scanned Iowa county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Iowa average
U.S. county average

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How Iowa county overall scores are distributed
Score range	Sites
0 to 9	0
10 to 19	0
20 to 29	0
30 to 39	0
40 to 49	0
50 to 59	1
60 to 69	7
70 to 79	49
80 to 89	19
90 to 100	2

Iowa counties by overall grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Iowa: 78 sites. U.S.: 2467 sites.

IowaA (90 to 100): 3% (2 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 87% (68 sites)D to F (below 70): 10% (8 sites)
All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 4% (90 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 82% (2,028 sites)D to F (below 70): 14% (349 sites)

A (90 to 100)
B to C (70 to 89)
D to F (below 70)

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Iowa counties by overall grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Iowa	3% (2)	87% (68)	10% (8)
All U.S. counties	4% (90)	82% (2,028)	14% (349)

Iowa county average score by indicator, compared with all U.S. counties

Average of the 78 fully scanned Iowa county sites, score 0 to 100. U.S. average covers 2467 fully scanned county sites.

Accessibility82U.S. counties: 88
Botability72U.S. counties: 76
Security87U.S. counties: 83
Usability61U.S. counties: 48
Readability78U.S. counties: 62

Iowa
U.S. counties

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Iowa county average score by indicator, compared with all U.S. counties
Indicator	Iowa average	U.S. counties average
Accessibility	82	88
Botability	72	76
Security	87	83
Usability	61	48
Readability	78	62

Top 3 Iowa county sites by overall score

#1 in Iowa · U.S. rank 3

Davis County, IA

A 94 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability B
Readability F

#2 in Iowa · U.S. rank 5

Louisa County, IA

A 92 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability B
Readability A

#3 in Iowa · U.S. rank 9

Appanoose County, IA

B 88 overall

Accessibility B
Botability A
Security A
Usability B
Readability A

Most common failures by indicator

The check Iowa county sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.

74% (58 of 78 sites) fail this accessibility check: Links have a discernible name. Links have unique, descriptive text so users know where they go. More accessibility failures in Iowa.
99% (77 of 78 sites) fail this botability check: GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type. Homepage is marked up as an official government organization. More botability failures in Iowa.
59% (46 of 78 sites) fail this security check: X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. More security failures in Iowa.
85% (66 of 78 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph site name. The site has a name for social media and browser display. More usability failures in Iowa.
22% (17 of 78 sites) fail this readability check: Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. More readability failures in Iowa.

All Iowa county sites by overall score

Iowa county sites ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	daviscountyiowa.gov Davis County, IA U.S. rank 3	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
2	louisacountyia.gov Louisa County, IA U.S. rank 5	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	appanoosecounty.iowa.gov Appanoose County, IA U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
3	taylorcounty.iowa.gov Taylor County, IA U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
3	warrencountyia.gov Warren County, IA U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
4	allamakeecounty.iowa.gov Allamakee County, IA U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
5	waynecounty.iowa.gov Wayne County, IA U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
6	cedarcounty.iowa.gov Cedar County, IA U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
6	pottcounty-ia.gov Pottawattamie County, IA U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
6	unioncountyiowa.gov Union County, IA U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
7	idacounty.iowa.gov Ida County, IA U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
7	jacksoncounty.iowa.gov Jackson County, IA U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
7	johnsoncountyiowa.gov Johnson County, IA U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade F Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
7	mitchellcounty.iowa.gov Mitchell County, IA U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade -	B
7	ringgoldcounty.iowa.gov Ringgold County, IA U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
7	scottcountyiowa.gov Scott County, IA U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
8	buchanancounty.iowa.gov Buchanan County, IA U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	B
8	buenavistacounty.iowa.gov Buena Vista County, IA U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
8	clarkecounty.iowa.gov Clarke County, IA U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
8	humboldtcounty.iowa.gov Humboldt County, IA U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade F Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
8	vanburencounty.iowa.gov Van Buren County, IA U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade F Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
9	cerrogordo.gov Cerro Gordo County, IA U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade A Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
9	lyoncounty.iowa.gov Lyon County, IA U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade A Botability grade F Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
9	madisoncounty.iowa.gov Madison County, IA U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade C Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	C
10	fremontcountyia.gov Fremont County, IA U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade A Botability grade F Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
10	grundycountyiowa.gov Grundy County, IA U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade A Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
10	henrycounty.iowa.gov Henry County, IA U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade C Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	C
10	marshallcountyia.gov Marshall County, IA U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	C
10	muscatinecountyiowa.gov Muscatine County, IA U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	C
10	saccountyiowa.gov Sac County, IA U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	C
11	adaircounty.iowa.gov Adair County, IA U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade C Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	C
11	bentoncountyia.gov Benton County, IA U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade C Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	C
11	bremercounty.iowa.gov Bremer County, IA U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade B Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
11	claytoncountyia.gov Clayton County, IA U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
11	dallascountyiowa.gov Dallas County, IA U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
11	lucascounty.iowa.gov Lucas County, IA U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade C Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	C
11	winnebagocountyiowa.gov Winnebago County, IA U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
12	blackhawkcounty.iowa.gov Black Hawk County, IA U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
12	crawfordcounty.iowa.gov Crawford County, IA U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
12	desmoinescounty.iowa.gov Des Moines County, IA U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade C Botability grade F Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	C
12	iowacounty.iowa.gov Iowa County, IA U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
12	pagecounty.iowa.gov Page County, IA U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
12	storycountyiowa.gov Story County, IA U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
13	clintoncounty-ia.gov Clinton County, IA U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
13	dubuquecountyiowa.gov Dubuque County, IA U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade B Botability grade C Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
13	millscountyiowa.gov Mills County, IA U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
13	shelbycounty.iowa.gov Shelby County, IA U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
13	wapellocounty.org Wapello County, IA U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade F	C
13	woodburycountyiowa.gov Woodbury County, IA U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade C Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	C
14	adamscounty.iowa.gov Adams County, IA U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade C Botability grade F Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
14	floydco.iowa.gov Floyd County, IA U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
14	franklincountyia.gov Franklin County, IA U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
15	boonecounty.iowa.gov Boone County, IA U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade D Botability grade F Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	C
15	calhouncounty.iowa.gov Calhoun County, IA U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
15	claycounty.iowa.gov Clay County, IA U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade D Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade F	C
15	jonescountyiowa.gov Jones County, IA U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade D Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
15	linncountyiowa.gov Linn County, IA U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
15	poweshiekcountyiowa.gov Poweshiek County, IA U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade C Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
15	worthcountyiowa.gov Worth County, IA U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade C Botability grade F Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	C
16	hancockcountyia.gov Hancock County, IA U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade C Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
16	keokukcounty.iowa.gov Keokuk County, IA U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
16	monroecounty.iowa.gov Monroe County, IA U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade D Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
17	chickasawcounty.iowa.gov Chickasaw County, IA U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade C Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
17	delawarecounty.iowa.gov Delaware County, IA U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
17	howardcounty.iowa.gov Howard County, IA U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade C Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade F	C
17	marioncountyiowa.gov Marion County, IA U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade C Botability grade F Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
17	mononacountyiowa.gov Monona County, IA U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade C Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
18	butlercounty.iowa.gov Butler County, IA U.S. rank 27	Accessibility grade B Botability grade F Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
18	fayettecounty.iowa.gov Fayette County, IA U.S. rank 27	Accessibility grade D Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade F	C
18	washingtoncounty.iowa.gov Washington County, IA U.S. rank 27	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
19	casscountyia.gov Cass County, IA U.S. rank 28	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade F	D
19	jasperia.org Jasper County, IA U.S. rank 28	Accessibility grade D Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	D
19	tamacounty.iowa.gov Tama County, IA U.S. rank 28	Accessibility grade D Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	D
20	wrightcounty.iowa.gov Wright County, IA U.S. rank 29	Accessibility grade B Botability grade F Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	D
21	harrisoncounty.iowa.gov Harrison County, IA U.S. rank 30	Accessibility grade F Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	D
22	kossuthcounty.iowa.gov Kossuth County, IA U.S. rank 31	Accessibility grade C Botability grade C Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	D
22	mahaskacountyia.gov Mahaska County, IA U.S. rank 31	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	D
23	auduboncountyia.gov Audubon County, IA U.S. rank 38	Accessibility grade D Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	F
	carrollcountyiowa.gov Carroll County, IA	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	-
	cherokeecounty.iowa.gov Cherokee County, IA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	decaturcountyiowa.gov Decatur County, IA	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	-
	dickinsoncountyiowa.gov Dickinson County, IA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because the page never finished loading in our browser. Status 994	-
	emmetcountyia.gov Emmet County, IA	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	-
	co.greene.ia.us Greene County, IA	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	-
	guthriecounty.gov Guthrie County, IA	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	-
	hamiltoncounty.iowa.gov Hamilton County, IA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	hardincountyia.gov Hardin County, IA	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	-
	jeffersoncounty.iowa.gov Jefferson County, IA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-
	leecounty.org Lee County, IA	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	-
	montgomerycountyia.gov Montgomery County, IA	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	-
	obriencounty.iowa.gov O'Brien County, IA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-
	osceolacountyia.gov Osceola County, IA	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	-
	paloaltocounty.iowa.gov Palo Alto County, IA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-
	plymouthcountyiowa.gov Plymouth County, IA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-
	pocahontascounty.iowa.gov Pocahontas County, IA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403	-
	polkcountyiowa.gov Polk County, IA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403	-
	siouxcountyia.gov Sioux County, IA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because the page never finished loading in our browser. Status 994	-
	webstercountyia.gov Webster County, IA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403	-

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About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each county site on our county list in Iowa. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 9/28/2026 and 11/7/2026. 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 20 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.