Showing Maryland county sites. All U.S. county sites
C 76
Average overall score of 19 fully scanned Maryland county sites
7th
of 49 states, ranked by average overall score
19 of 24
Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades
C 76
U.S. county average overall score, 2467 fully scanned sites
Maryland's state site, maryland.gov, ranks 3rd of 51 state sites with an A. State rankings.
How Maryland county overall scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 19 fully scanned Maryland county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 19 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Maryland 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 | 14 |
| 80 to 89 | 5 |
| 90 to 100 | 0 |
Maryland 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
Maryland counties by overall grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Maryland: 19 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 0% (0) | 100% (19) | 0% (0) |
| All U.S. counties | 4% (90) | 82% (2,028) | 14% (349) |
Maryland county average score by indicator, compared with all U.S. counties
Average of the 19 fully scanned Maryland county sites, score 0 to 100. U.S. average covers 2467 fully scanned county sites.
- Maryland
- U.S. counties
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| Indicator | Maryland average | U.S. counties average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 89 | 88 |
| Botability | 77 | 76 |
| Security | 89 | 83 |
| Usability | 41 | 48 |
| Readability | 47 | 62 |
Top 3 Maryland county sites by overall score
#1 in Maryland · U.S. rank 13
Baltimore, MD
B 84 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#2 in Maryland · U.S. rank 15
Howard County, MD
B 82 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability F
#2 in Maryland · U.S. rank 15
Montgomery County, MD
B 82 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability F
Most common failures by indicator
The check Maryland county sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.
- 53% (10 of 19 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 Maryland.
- 100% (19 of 19 sites) fail this botability check: GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type. Homepage is marked up as an official government organization. More botability failures in Maryland.
- 37% (7 of 19 sites) fail this security check: Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD). The site uses a government-issued domain (.gov, .edu, or .mil). More security failures in Maryland.
- 100% (19 of 19 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures in Maryland.
- 53% (10 of 19 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 Maryland.
All Maryland county sites by overall score
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
baltimorecity.gov
Baltimore, MD U.S. rank 13 |
|
B |
| 2 |
howardcountymd.gov
Howard County, MD U.S. rank 15 |
|
B |
| 2 |
montgomerycountymd.gov
Montgomery County, MD U.S. rank 15 |
|
B |
| 3 |
stmaryscountymd.gov
Saint Mary's County, MD U.S. rank 16 |
|
B |
| 3 |
talbotcountymd.gov
Talbot County, MD U.S. rank 16 |
|
B |
| 4 |
cecilcountymd.gov
Cecil County, MD U.S. rank 20 |
|
C |
| 4 |
kentcounty.com
Kent County, MD U.S. rank 20 |
|
C |
| 5 |
aacounty.org
Anne Arundel County, MD U.S. rank 21 |
|
C |
| 6 |
carolinemd.org
Caroline County, MD U.S. rank 22 |
|
C |
| 6 |
frederickcountymd.gov
Frederick County, MD U.S. rank 22 |
|
C |
| 6 |
qac.org
Queen Anne's County, MD U.S. rank 22 |
|
C |
| 7 |
calvertcountymd.gov
Calvert County, MD U.S. rank 23 |
|
C |
| 7 |
garrettcountymd.gov
Garrett County, MD U.S. rank 23 |
|
C |
| 8 |
gov.allconet.org
Allegany County, MD U.S. rank 24 |
|
C |
| 8 |
dorchestermd.gov
Dorchester County, MD U.S. rank 24 |
|
C |
| 9 |
washco-md.net
Washington County, MD U.S. rank 25 |
|
C |
| 9 |
worcestermd.gov
Worcester County, MD U.S. rank 25 |
|
C |
| 10 |
harfordcountymd.gov
Harford County, MD U.S. rank 26 |
|
C |
| 10 |
wicomicocounty.org
Wicomico County, MD U.S. rank 26 |
|
C |
|
baltimorecountymd.gov
Baltimore County, MD |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
|
carrollcountymd.gov
Carroll County, MD |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 | - | |
|
charlescountymd.gov
Charles County, MD |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
|
princegeorgescountymd.gov
Prince George's County, MD |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
|
somersetmd.us
Somerset County, MD |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 | - |
About this data
ScanGov scans the homepage of each county site on our county list in Maryland. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 10/24/2026 and 11/4/2026. 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 5 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.