Maryland county websites: botability rankings

Botability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 24 Maryland county government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 24
  • Last scan: 9/20/2026

C 70

Average botability score of 19 fully scanned Maryland county sites

15th

of 48 states, ranked by average botability 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 botability score, 2435 fully scanned sites

Maryland's state site, maryland.gov, ranks 4th of 51 state sites with an A. State rankings.

How Maryland county botability 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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How Maryland county botability scores are distributed
Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 491
50 to 591
60 to 698
70 to 791
80 to 898
90 to 1000

Maryland counties by botability 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.

Allegany County, MD: grade D, botability score 63 Anne Arundel County, MD: grade B, botability score 81 Baltimore County, MD: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 995) Calvert County, MD: grade D, botability score 63 Caroline County, MD: grade D, botability score 63 Carroll County, MD: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Cecil County, MD: grade D, botability score 63 Charles County, MD: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 995) Dorchester County, MD: grade F, botability score 45 Frederick County, MD: grade D, botability score 63 Garrett County, MD: grade B, botability score 81 Harford County, MD: grade D, botability score 63 Howard County, MD: grade B, botability score 81 Kent County, MD: grade B, botability score 87 Montgomery County, MD: grade B, botability score 81 Prince George's County, MD: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403) Queen Anne's County, MD: grade D, botability score 63 Saint Mary's County, MD: grade B, botability score 81 Somerset County, MD: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Talbot County, MD: grade B, botability score 81 Washington County, MD: grade C, botability score 72 Wicomico County, MD: grade D, botability score 63 Worcester County, MD: grade F, botability score 54 Baltimore, MD: grade B, botability score 81
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
  • Not fully scanned

Maryland counties by botability grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Maryland: 19 sites. U.S.: 2435 sites.

  1. MarylandB to C (70 to 89): 47% (9 sites)D to F (below 70): 53% (10 sites)
  2. All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 20% (488 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 47% (1,135 sites)D to F (below 70): 33% (812 sites)
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
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Maryland counties by botability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
Maryland0% (0)47% (9)53% (10)
All U.S. counties20% (488)47% (1,135)33% (812)

Top 3 Maryland county sites by botability score

#1 in Maryland · U.S. rank 3

Kent County, MD

B 87 botability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability B
  • Security C
  • Usability F

#2 in Maryland · U.S. rank 4

Anne Arundel County, MD

B 81 botability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability B
  • Security B
  • Usability F

#2 in Maryland · U.S. rank 4

Baltimore, MD

B 81 botability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability B
  • Security A
  • Usability F

Most common botability failures among Maryland county sites

Share of the 19 fully scanned Maryland county sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

  1. GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type100% (19 of 19 sites)
  2. Sitemap status53% (10 of 19 sites)
  3. Sitemap XML53% (10 of 19 sites)
  4. Sitemap in robots.txt47% (9 of 19 sites)
  5. Robots valid42% (8 of 19 sites)
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Most common botability failures among Maryland county sites
CheckShare failingSites failing
GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type100%19
Sitemap status53%10
Sitemap XML53%10
Sitemap in robots.txt47%9
Robots valid42%8

What each check means

  • GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type. Homepage is marked up as an official government organization. Systems cannot verify you are an official government site.
  • Sitemap status. The sitemap file loads and returns a successful response. Search engines cannot find all your pages.
  • Sitemap XML. The sitemap file uses the required XML format. Search engines cannot read your sitemap.
  • Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. Search engines take longer to find your pages.
  • Robots valid. The site has a robots.txt file that guides search engines. Search engines ignore your instructions.

All Maryland county sites by botability score

Maryland county sites ranked by botability score
Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 kentcounty.com
Kent County, MD U.S. rank 3
7 of 8 checks pass B
2 aacounty.org
Anne Arundel County, MD U.S. rank 4
9 of 11 checks pass B
2 baltimorecity.gov
Baltimore, MD U.S. rank 4
9 of 11 checks pass B
2 garrettcountymd.gov
Garrett County, MD U.S. rank 4
9 of 11 checks pass B
2 howardcountymd.gov
Howard County, MD U.S. rank 4
9 of 11 checks pass B
2 montgomerycountymd.gov
Montgomery County, MD U.S. rank 4
9 of 11 checks pass B
2 stmaryscountymd.gov
Saint Mary's County, MD U.S. rank 4
9 of 11 checks pass B
2 talbotcountymd.gov
Talbot County, MD U.S. rank 4
9 of 11 checks pass B
3 washco-md.net
Washington County, MD U.S. rank 7
8 of 11 checks pass C
4 gov.allconet.org
Allegany County, MD U.S. rank 9
7 of 11 checks pass D
4 calvertcountymd.gov
Calvert County, MD U.S. rank 9
7 of 11 checks pass D
4 carolinemd.org
Caroline County, MD U.S. rank 9
7 of 11 checks pass D
4 cecilcountymd.gov
Cecil County, MD U.S. rank 9
7 of 11 checks pass D
4 frederickcountymd.gov
Frederick County, MD U.S. rank 9
7 of 11 checks pass D
4 harfordcountymd.gov
Harford County, MD U.S. rank 9
7 of 11 checks pass D
4 qac.org
Queen Anne's County, MD U.S. rank 9
7 of 11 checks pass D
4 wicomicocounty.org
Wicomico County, MD U.S. rank 9
7 of 11 checks pass D
5 worcestermd.gov
Worcester County, MD U.S. rank 11
6 of 11 checks pass F
6 dorchestermd.gov
Dorchester County, MD U.S. rank 12
5 of 11 checks pass F
baltimorecountymd.gov
Baltimore County, MD
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
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 couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
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 government site on our county list in Maryland. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/18/2026 and 9/18/2026; 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 5 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.