Showing Maryland county sites. All U.S. county sites
B 89
Average security score of 19 fully scanned Maryland county sites
5th
of 49 states, ranked by average security score
19 of 24
Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades
B 83
U.S. county average security 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 security 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
View the data table
| 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 | 1 |
| 70 to 79 | 2 |
| 80 to 89 | 10 |
| 90 to 100 | 6 |
Maryland counties by security 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 security 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)
View the data table
| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 32% (6) | 63% (12) | 5% (1) |
| All U.S. counties | 21% (530) | 67% (1,642) | 12% (295) |
Top 3 Maryland county sites by security score
#1 in Maryland · U.S. rank 1
Baltimore, MD
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Maryland · U.S. rank 1
Cecil County, MD
A 100 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Maryland · U.S. rank 1
Dorchester County, MD
A 100 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability C
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability F
What each check means
- Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD). The site uses a government-issued domain (.gov, .edu, or .mil). People cannot tell if your site is real government.
- X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. Browsers might run dangerous files by mistake.
- Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. Site may have hidden bugs that break features.
- Paste preventing inputs. The page lets users paste content into form fields. Users cannot use password managers safely.
All Maryland county sites by security score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
baltimorecity.gov
Baltimore, MD U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
cecilcountymd.gov
Cecil County, MD U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
dorchestermd.gov
Dorchester County, MD U.S. rank 1 |
7 of 7 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
frederickcountymd.gov
Frederick County, MD U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
howardcountymd.gov
Howard County, MD U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
worcestermd.gov
Worcester County, MD U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
gov.allconet.org
Allegany County, MD U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
calvertcountymd.gov
Calvert County, MD U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
carolinemd.org
Caroline County, MD U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
garrettcountymd.gov
Garrett County, MD U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
harfordcountymd.gov
Harford County, MD U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
montgomerycountymd.gov
Montgomery County, MD U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
qac.org
Queen Anne's County, MD U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
stmaryscountymd.gov
Saint Mary's County, MD U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
talbotcountymd.gov
Talbot County, MD U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
wicomicocounty.org
Wicomico County, MD U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
aacounty.org
Anne Arundel County, MD U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
kentcounty.com
Kent County, MD U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
washco-md.net
Washington County, MD U.S. rank 9 |
5 of 8 checks pass | D |
|
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 security
Secure your site and protect users with proper security practices.
Why it's important
Strong defenses prevent hackers from stealing personal information and other confidential data.
Risks
- Hackers can steal private information from your site.
Guidance
What we use to grade security:
- CISA Website Security
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- CISA Cybersecurity Performance Goals
- RFC 9116
- OWASP Top 10
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
Standards
- Content security policy (CSP)
- HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)
- security.txt
- X-Content-Type-Options
- Errors in the console
- Clickjacking mitigation
- Paste preventing inputs
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
- Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)
Grades/scores
ScanGov
About this ranking
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.