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B 82
Average accessibility score of 78 fully scanned Iowa county sites
13th
of 49 states, ranked by average accessibility score
78 of 98
Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 20, so they're listed without grades
B 88
U.S. county average accessibility 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 accessibility 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.
Distribution of 78 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Iowa average
- U.S. county average
View the data table
| 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 | 8 |
| 70 to 79 | 21 |
| 80 to 89 | 30 |
| 90 to 100 | 18 |
Iowa counties by accessibility 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
Iowa counties by accessibility grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Iowa: 78 sites. U.S.: 2467 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 23% (18) | 65% (51) | 12% (9) |
| All U.S. counties | 49% (1,201) | 49% (1,197) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 Iowa county sites by accessibility score
#1 in Iowa · U.S. rank 1
Buchanan County, IA
A 100 accessibility
- Accessibility A
- Botability D
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability F
#1 in Iowa · U.S. rank 1
Davis County, IA
A 100 accessibility
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability F
#2 in Iowa · U.S. rank 2
Scott County, IA
A 97 accessibility
- Accessibility A
- Botability D
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
What each check means
- Links have a discernible name. Links have unique, descriptive text so users know where they go. Screen reader users cannot identify or interact with elements.
- Document has a main landmark. The page has exactly one main content area so screen readers can navigate to it. Screen reader users cannot skip directly to main content.
- Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio. Text and background colors meet minimum contrast ratios. Users with low vision cannot read your text.
- Valid doctype. The page has a doctype declaration so browsers render it correctly. Browsers display your page wrong.
- Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing. Buttons and interactive elements are large enough to tap easily on touch screens. Users with motor disabilities struggle to tap small buttons.
All Iowa county sites by accessibility score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
buchanancounty.iowa.gov
Buchanan County, IA U.S. rank 1 |
36 of 36 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
daviscountyiowa.gov
Davis County, IA U.S. rank 1 |
31 of 31 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
scottcountyiowa.gov
Scott County, IA U.S. rank 2 |
34 of 35 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
franklincountyia.gov
Franklin County, IA U.S. rank 3 |
27 of 28 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
humboldtcounty.iowa.gov
Humboldt County, IA U.S. rank 3 |
31 of 32 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
louisacountyia.gov
Louisa County, IA U.S. rank 3 |
27 of 28 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
mitchellcounty.iowa.gov
Mitchell County, IA U.S. rank 3 |
31 of 32 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
vanburencounty.iowa.gov
Van Buren County, IA U.S. rank 3 |
31 of 32 checks pass | A |
| 4 |
allamakeecounty.iowa.gov
Allamakee County, IA U.S. rank 6 |
28 of 30 checks pass | A |
| 4 |
cedarcounty.iowa.gov
Cedar County, IA U.S. rank 6 |
27 of 29 checks pass | A |
| 4 |
fremontcountyia.gov
Fremont County, IA U.S. rank 6 |
27 of 29 checks pass | A |
| 4 |
johnsoncountyiowa.gov
Johnson County, IA U.S. rank 6 |
28 of 30 checks pass | A |
| 4 |
lyoncounty.iowa.gov
Lyon County, IA U.S. rank 6 |
27 of 29 checks pass | A |
| 4 |
pottcounty-ia.gov
Pottawattamie County, IA U.S. rank 6 |
29 of 31 checks pass | A |
| 5 |
unioncountyiowa.gov
Union County, IA U.S. rank 7 |
26 of 28 checks pass | A |
| 6 |
dallascountyiowa.gov
Dallas County, IA U.S. rank 8 |
32 of 35 checks pass | A |
| 6 |
ringgoldcounty.iowa.gov
Ringgold County, IA U.S. rank 8 |
22 of 24 checks pass | A |
| 7 |
taylorcounty.iowa.gov
Taylor County, IA U.S. rank 9 |
30 of 33 checks pass | A |
| 8 |
clarkecounty.iowa.gov
Clarke County, IA U.S. rank 10 |
25 of 28 checks pass | B |
| 9 |
blackhawkcounty.iowa.gov
Black Hawk County, IA U.S. rank 11 |
32 of 36 checks pass | B |
| 9 |
bremercounty.iowa.gov
Bremer County, IA U.S. rank 11 |
31 of 35 checks pass | B |
| 9 |
claytoncountyia.gov
Clayton County, IA U.S. rank 11 |
15 of 17 checks pass | B |
| 9 |
linncountyiowa.gov
Linn County, IA U.S. rank 11 |
31 of 35 checks pass | B |
| 9 |
millscountyiowa.gov
Mills County, IA U.S. rank 11 |
30 of 34 checks pass | B |
| 10 |
idacounty.iowa.gov
Ida County, IA U.S. rank 12 |
27 of 31 checks pass | B |
| 10 |
marshallcountyia.gov
Marshall County, IA U.S. rank 12 |
14 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 10 |
storycountyiowa.gov
Story County, IA U.S. rank 12 |
34 of 39 checks pass | B |
| 10 |
warrencountyia.gov
Warren County, IA U.S. rank 12 |
27 of 31 checks pass | B |
| 11 |
appanoosecounty.iowa.gov
Appanoose County, IA U.S. rank 13 |
26 of 30 checks pass | B |
| 11 |
dubuquecountyiowa.gov
Dubuque County, IA U.S. rank 13 |
32 of 37 checks pass | B |
| 11 |
grundycountyiowa.gov
Grundy County, IA U.S. rank 13 |
26 of 30 checks pass | B |
| 11 |
waynecounty.iowa.gov
Wayne County, IA U.S. rank 13 |
25 of 29 checks pass | B |
| 12 |
floydco.iowa.gov
Floyd County, IA U.S. rank 14 |
30 of 35 checks pass | B |
| 12 |
jacksoncounty.iowa.gov
Jackson County, IA U.S. rank 14 |
24 of 28 checks pass | B |
| 13 |
buenavistacounty.iowa.gov
Buena Vista County, IA U.S. rank 15 |
27 of 32 checks pass | B |
| 13 |
calhouncounty.iowa.gov
Calhoun County, IA U.S. rank 15 |
22 of 26 checks pass | B |
| 13 |
wrightcounty.iowa.gov
Wright County, IA U.S. rank 15 |
22 of 26 checks pass | B |
| 14 |
saccountyiowa.gov
Sac County, IA U.S. rank 16 |
15 of 18 checks pass | B |
| 15 |
cerrogordo.gov
Cerro Gordo County, IA U.S. rank 17 |
19 of 23 checks pass | B |
| 15 |
iowacounty.iowa.gov
Iowa County, IA U.S. rank 17 |
23 of 28 checks pass | B |
| 15 |
shelbycounty.iowa.gov
Shelby County, IA U.S. rank 17 |
14 of 17 checks pass | B |
| 16 |
clintoncounty-ia.gov
Clinton County, IA U.S. rank 18 |
22 of 27 checks pass | B |
| 16 |
keokukcounty.iowa.gov
Keokuk County, IA U.S. rank 18 |
13 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 16 |
muscatinecountyiowa.gov
Muscatine County, IA U.S. rank 18 |
13 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 16 |
winnebagocountyiowa.gov
Winnebago County, IA U.S. rank 18 |
22 of 27 checks pass | B |
| 17 |
butlercounty.iowa.gov
Butler County, IA U.S. rank 19 |
25 of 31 checks pass | B |
| 17 |
mahaskacountyia.gov
Mahaska County, IA U.S. rank 19 |
21 of 26 checks pass | B |
| 17 |
wapellocounty.org
Wapello County, IA U.S. rank 19 |
21 of 26 checks pass | B |
| 18 |
adamscounty.iowa.gov
Adams County, IA U.S. rank 20 |
23 of 29 checks pass | C |
| 18 |
washingtoncounty.iowa.gov
Washington County, IA U.S. rank 20 |
27 of 34 checks pass | C |
| 19 |
casscountyia.gov
Cass County, IA U.S. rank 21 |
18 of 23 checks pass | C |
| 19 |
desmoinescounty.iowa.gov
Des Moines County, IA U.S. rank 21 |
26 of 33 checks pass | C |
| 20 |
adaircounty.iowa.gov
Adair County, IA U.S. rank 22 |
21 of 27 checks pass | C |
| 20 |
bentoncountyia.gov
Benton County, IA U.S. rank 22 |
21 of 27 checks pass | C |
| 20 |
kossuthcounty.iowa.gov
Kossuth County, IA U.S. rank 22 |
27 of 35 checks pass | C |
| 21 |
henrycounty.iowa.gov
Henry County, IA U.S. rank 23 |
19 of 25 checks pass | C |
| 22 |
hancockcountyia.gov
Hancock County, IA U.S. rank 24 |
12 of 16 checks pass | C |
| 22 |
lucascounty.iowa.gov
Lucas County, IA U.S. rank 24 |
22 of 29 checks pass | C |
| 22 |
marioncountyiowa.gov
Marion County, IA U.S. rank 24 |
21 of 28 checks pass | C |
| 22 |
woodburycountyiowa.gov
Woodbury County, IA U.S. rank 24 |
15 of 20 checks pass | C |
| 23 |
delawarecounty.iowa.gov
Delaware County, IA U.S. rank 25 |
20 of 27 checks pass | C |
| 24 |
madisoncounty.iowa.gov
Madison County, IA U.S. rank 26 |
14 of 19 checks pass | C |
| 25 |
chickasawcounty.iowa.gov
Chickasaw County, IA U.S. rank 27 |
21 of 29 checks pass | C |
| 25 |
crawfordcounty.iowa.gov
Crawford County, IA U.S. rank 27 |
21 of 29 checks pass | C |
| 25 |
poweshiekcountyiowa.gov
Poweshiek County, IA U.S. rank 27 |
21 of 29 checks pass | C |
| 25 |
worthcountyiowa.gov
Worth County, IA U.S. rank 27 |
21 of 29 checks pass | C |
| 26 |
howardcounty.iowa.gov
Howard County, IA U.S. rank 28 |
20 of 28 checks pass | C |
| 27 |
mononacountyiowa.gov
Monona County, IA U.S. rank 29 |
12 of 17 checks pass | C |
| 27 |
pagecounty.iowa.gov
Page County, IA U.S. rank 29 |
14 of 20 checks pass | C |
| 28 |
claycounty.iowa.gov
Clay County, IA U.S. rank 30 |
18 of 26 checks pass | D |
| 29 |
boonecounty.iowa.gov
Boone County, IA U.S. rank 31 |
20 of 29 checks pass | D |
| 30 |
jasperia.org
Jasper County, IA U.S. rank 33 |
12 of 18 checks pass | D |
| 31 |
fayettecounty.iowa.gov
Fayette County, IA U.S. rank 34 |
13 of 20 checks pass | D |
| 32 |
monroecounty.iowa.gov
Monroe County, IA U.S. rank 36 |
12 of 19 checks pass | D |
| 33 |
auduboncountyia.gov
Audubon County, IA U.S. rank 37 |
10 of 16 checks pass | D |
| 34 |
jonescountyiowa.gov
Jones County, IA U.S. rank 38 |
11 of 18 checks pass | D |
| 34 |
tamacounty.iowa.gov
Tama County, IA U.S. rank 38 |
11 of 18 checks pass | D |
| 35 |
harrisoncounty.iowa.gov
Harrison County, IA U.S. rank 44 |
11 of 21 checks pass | F |
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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 | - | |
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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 | - | |
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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 | - | |
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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 | - | |
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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 | - | |
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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 | - | |
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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 | - | |
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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 | - | |
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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 | - | |
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jeffersoncounty.iowa.gov
Jefferson County, IA |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
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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 | - | |
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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 | - | |
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obriencounty.iowa.gov
O'Brien County, IA |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
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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 | - | |
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paloaltocounty.iowa.gov
Palo Alto County, IA |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
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plymouthcountyiowa.gov
Plymouth County, IA |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
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pocahontascounty.iowa.gov
Pocahontas County, IA |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
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polkcountyiowa.gov
Polk County, IA |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
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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 | - | |
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webstercountyia.gov
Webster County, IA |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - |
About accessibility
Meet WCAG standards so every type of user can use your website.
Why it's important
People with disabilities need equal access to information and services online.
Risks
- People with disabilities cannot use your site.
Guidance
What we use to grade accessibility:
Standards
- [accesskey] values are unique
- [aria-*] attributes match their roles
- Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
- button, link, and menuitem elements have accessible names
- ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
- Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
- Elements with role="dialog" or role="alertdialog" have accessible names
- [aria-hidden="true"] is not present on the document <body>
- [aria-hidden="true"] elements do not contain focusable descendents
- ARIA input fields have accessible names
- ARIA meter elements have accessible names
- ARIA progressbar elements have accessible names
- Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
- [role]s have all required [aria-*] attributes
- Elements with an ARIA [role] that require children to contain a specific [role] have all required children
- [role]s are contained by their required parent element
- [role] values are valid
- Elements with the role=text attribute do not have focusable descendents
- ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
- ARIA tooltip elements have accessible names
- ARIA treeitem elements have accessible names
- [aria-*] attributes have valid values
- [aria-*] attributes are valid and not misspelled
- Buttons have an accessible name
- The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
- Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
- <dl>'s contain only properly-ordered <dt> and <dd> groups, <script>, <template> or <div> elements
- Definition list items are wrapped in <dl> elements
- Document has a <title> element
- ARIA IDs are unique
- No form fields have multiple labels
- <frame> or <iframe> elements have a title
- Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
- <html> element has a [lang] attribute
- <html> element has a valid value for its [lang] attribute
- <html> element has an [xml:lang] attribute with the same base language as the [lang] attribute
- Image elements have [alt] attributes
- Image elements do not have [alt] attributes that are redundant text
- Input buttons have discernible text
- <input type="image"> elements have [alt] text
- Form elements have associated labels
- Links are distinguishable without relying on color
- Links have a discernible name
- Lists contain only <li> elements and script supporting elements (<script> and <template>)
- List items (<li>) are contained within <ul>, <ol> or <menu> parent elements
- The document does not use <meta http-equiv="refresh">
- [user-scalable="no"] is not used in the <meta name="viewport"> element and the [maximum-scale] attribute is not less than 5
- <object> elements have alternate text
- Select elements have associated label elements
- Skip links are focusable
- No element has a [tabindex] value greater than 0
- Tables have different content in the summary attribute and <caption>
- Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing
- Cells in a <table> element that use the [headers] attribute refer to table cells within the same table
- <th> elements and elements with [role="columnheader"/"rowheader"] have data cells they describe
- [lang] attributes have a valid value
- <video> elements contain a <track> element with [kind="captions"]
- All heading elements contain content
- Identical links have the same purpose
- Document has a main landmark
- Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names
- Tables use <caption> instead of cells with the [colspan] attribute to indicate a caption
- <td> elements in a large <table> have one or more table headers
- Image aspect ratio
- Valid doctype
- Character encoding
Grades/scores
ScanGov
About this ranking
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.