Showing Massachusetts county sites. All U.S. county sites
C 74
Average overall score of 7 fully scanned Massachusetts county sites
9th
of 49 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, 2467 fully scanned sites
Massachusetts's state site, mass.gov, could not be fully scanned. 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 | 2 |
| 70 to 79 | 4 |
| 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.: 2467 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) | 71% (5) | 29% (2) |
| All U.S. counties | 4% (90) | 82% (2,028) | 14% (349) |
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 2467 fully scanned county sites.
- Massachusetts
- U.S. counties
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| Indicator | Massachusetts average | U.S. counties average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 86 | 88 |
| Botability | 72 | 76 |
| Security | 80 | 83 |
| Usability | 45 | 48 |
| Readability | 83 | 62 |
Top 3 Massachusetts county sites by overall score
#1 in Massachusetts · U.S. rank 11
Barnstable County, MA
B 86 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#2 in Massachusetts · U.S. rank 20
Plymouth County, MA
C 77 overall
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#3 in Massachusetts · U.S. rank 21
Essex County, MA
C 76 overall
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability 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: X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. More security failures in Massachusetts.
- 100% (7 of 7 sites) fail this usability check: First Contentful Paint (FCP). The page starts displaying content within 1.8 seconds. More usability failures in Massachusetts.
- 14% (1 of 7 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 Massachusetts.
All Massachusetts county sites by overall score
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
capecod.gov
Barnstable County, MA U.S. rank 11 |
|
B |
| 2 |
plymouthcountyma.gov
Plymouth County, MA U.S. rank 20 |
|
C |
| 3 |
essexma.org
Essex County, MA U.S. rank 21 |
|
C |
| 4 |
nantucket-ma.gov
Nantucket, MA U.S. rank 24 |
|
C |
| 5 |
dukescounty.gov
Dukes County, MA U.S. rank 26 |
|
C |
| 6 |
norfolkcounty.org
Norfolk County, MA U.S. rank 28 |
|
D |
| 7 |
countyofbristol.net
Bristol County, MA U.S. rank 30 |
|
D |
|
frcog.org
Franklin County, MA |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
About this data
ScanGov scans the homepage of each county site on our county list in Massachusetts. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 10/27/2026 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 1 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.