Showing Maryland county sites. All U.S. county sites
F 33
Average readability score of 19 fully scanned Maryland county sites
29th
of 48 states, ranked by average readability score
19 of 24
Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades
D 61
U.S. county average readability score, 2421 fully scanned sites
Maryland's state site, maryland.gov, ranks 4th of 51 state sites with an A. State rankings.
How Maryland county readability 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 18 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Maryland average
- U.S. county average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 12 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 80 to 89 | 0 |
| 90 to 100 | 6 |
Maryland counties by readability 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 readability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Maryland: 19 sites. U.S.: 2421 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 32% (6) | 0% (0) | 63% (12) |
| All U.S. counties | 58% (1,411) | 0% (0) | 37% (899) |
Top 3 Maryland county sites by readability score
#1 in Maryland · U.S. rank 1
Allegany County, MD
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Maryland · U.S. rank 1
Calvert County, MD
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Maryland · U.S. rank 1
Caroline County, MD
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
What each check means
- Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. Users struggle to understand your content.
All Maryland county sites by readability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
gov.allconet.org
Allegany County, MD U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
calvertcountymd.gov
Calvert County, MD U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
carolinemd.org
Caroline County, MD U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
cecilcountymd.gov
Cecil County, MD U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
stmaryscountymd.gov
Saint Mary's County, MD U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
talbotcountymd.gov
Talbot County, MD U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 4 |
aacounty.org
Anne Arundel County, MD U.S. rank 75 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
baltimorecity.gov
Baltimore, MD U.S. rank 3 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
dorchestermd.gov
Dorchester County, MD U.S. rank 27 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
frederickcountymd.gov
Frederick County, MD U.S. rank 35 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
garrettcountymd.gov
Garrett County, MD U.S. rank 139 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
harfordcountymd.gov
Harford County, MD U.S. rank 157 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
howardcountymd.gov
Howard County, MD U.S. rank 61 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
kentcounty.com
Kent County, MD U.S. rank 155 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
montgomerycountymd.gov
Montgomery County, MD U.S. rank 177 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
qac.org
Queen Anne's County, MD U.S. rank 143 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
washco-md.net
Washington County, MD U.S. rank 93 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
wicomicocounty.org
Wicomico County, MD U.S. rank 29 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
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 | - | |
| 3 |
worcestermd.gov
Worcester County, MD U.S. rank 10 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
About readability
Write content at a reading level most users can understand.
Why it's important
Plain language helps people understand services and procedures the first time, reducing calls, errors and office visits.
Risks
- Users cannot understand your content.
Guidance
What we use to grade readability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- Automated Readability Index (ARI)
- Flesch-Kincaid (FK)
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
- Plain Writing Act of 2010
Standards
Grades/scores
ScanGov
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 10/1/2026; 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.