Showing Massachusetts county sites. All U.S. county sites
C 74
Average overall score of 7 fully scanned Massachusetts county sites
10th
of 48 states, ranked by average overall score
7 of 8
Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 1, so they're listed without grades
C 76
U.S. county average overall score, 2435 fully scanned sites
Massachusetts's state site, mass.gov, ranks 4th of 51 state sites with an A. State rankings.
How Massachusetts county overall scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 7 fully scanned Massachusetts county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 7 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Massachusetts average
- U.S. county average
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| 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 | 0 |
| 60 to 69 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 6 |
| 80 to 89 | 1 |
| 90 to 100 | 0 |
Massachusetts counties by overall 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
Massachusetts counties by overall grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Massachusetts: 7 sites. U.S.: 2435 sites.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
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| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 0% (0) | 100% (7) | 0% (0) |
| All U.S. counties | 4% (98) | 82% (2,007) | 14% (330) |
Massachusetts county average score by indicator, compared with all U.S. counties
Average of the 7 fully scanned Massachusetts county sites, score 0 to 100. U.S. average covers 2435 fully scanned county sites.
- Massachusetts
- U.S. counties
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| Indicator | Massachusetts average | U.S. counties average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 85 | 88 |
| Botability | 70 | 76 |
| Security | 86 | 88 |
| Usability | 49 | 49 |
Top 3 Massachusetts county sites by overall score
#1 in Massachusetts · U.S. rank 12
Barnstable County, MA
B 86 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability C
#2 in Massachusetts · U.S. rank 23
Dukes County, MA
C 75 overall
- Accessibility B
- Botability C
- Security B
- Usability F
#3 in Massachusetts · U.S. rank 24
Essex County, MA
C 74 overall
- Accessibility B
- Botability D
- Security B
- Usability F
Most common failures by indicator
The check Massachusetts county sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.
- 71% (5 of 7 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 Massachusetts.
- 100% (7 of 7 sites) fail this botability check: GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type. Homepage is marked up as an official government organization. More botability failures in Massachusetts.
- 57% (4 of 7 sites) fail this security check: Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. More security failures in Massachusetts.
- 100% (7 of 7 sites) fail this usability check: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). The page's main content loads within 2.5 seconds. More usability failures in Massachusetts.
All Massachusetts county sites by overall score
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
capecod.gov
Barnstable County, MA U.S. rank 12 |
|
B |
| 2 |
dukescounty.gov
Dukes County, MA U.S. rank 23 |
|
C |
| 3 |
essexma.org
Essex County, MA U.S. rank 24 |
|
C |
| 3 |
plymouthcountyma.gov
Plymouth County, MA U.S. rank 24 |
|
C |
| 4 |
nantucket-ma.gov
Nantucket, MA U.S. rank 26 |
|
C |
| 5 |
countyofbristol.net
Bristol County, MA U.S. rank 28 |
|
C |
| 5 |
norfolkcounty.org
Norfolk County, MA U.S. rank 28 |
|
C |
|
frcog.org
Franklin County, MA |
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 this data
ScanGov scans the homepage of each county government site on our county list in Massachusetts. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 9/8/2026 and 9/17/2026; 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 1 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.