Showing Maryland county sites. All U.S. county sites
F 44
Average usability score of 19 fully scanned Maryland county sites
18th
of 48 states, ranked by average usability score
19 of 24
Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades
F 49
U.S. county average usability 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 usability 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 | 4 |
| 30 to 39 | 3 |
| 40 to 49 | 7 |
| 50 to 59 | 3 |
| 60 to 69 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 2 |
| 80 to 89 | 0 |
| 90 to 100 | 0 |
Maryland counties by usability 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 usability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Maryland: 19 sites. U.S.: 2435 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 | 0% (0) | 11% (2) | 89% (17) |
| All U.S. counties | 1% (24) | 18% (436) | 81% (1,975) |
Top 3 Maryland county sites by usability score
#1 in Maryland · U.S. rank 8
Talbot County, MD
C 76 usability
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability C
#2 in Maryland · U.S. rank 10
Washington County, MD
C 70 usability
- Accessibility C
- Botability C
- Security D
- Usability C
#3 in Maryland · U.S. rank 14
Montgomery County, MD
F 58 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
What each check means
- Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. Screen readers cannot describe shared images.
- Open Graph site name. The site has a name for social media and browser display. Site name missing in social media shares.
- Open Graph type. The page declares its content type for social media cards. Social media shows wrong content type.
- Open Graph URL. The page has a canonical URL for social media sharing. Shared links may point to wrong page.
- Open Graph description. The page has a description for social media previews. Shared links have no description on social media.
All Maryland county sites by usability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
talbotcountymd.gov
Talbot County, MD U.S. rank 8 |
13 of 17 checks pass | C |
| 2 |
washco-md.net
Washington County, MD U.S. rank 10 |
12 of 17 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
montgomerycountymd.gov
Montgomery County, MD U.S. rank 14 |
10 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
baltimorecity.gov
Baltimore, MD U.S. rank 16 |
9 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
stmaryscountymd.gov
Saint Mary's County, MD U.S. rank 17 |
8 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 6 |
dorchestermd.gov
Dorchester County, MD U.S. rank 18 |
8 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 6 |
worcestermd.gov
Worcester County, MD U.S. rank 18 |
8 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
carolinemd.org
Caroline County, MD U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
cecilcountymd.gov
Cecil County, MD U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
howardcountymd.gov
Howard County, MD U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
kentcounty.com
Kent County, MD U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
qac.org
Queen Anne's County, MD U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 8 |
wicomicocounty.org
Wicomico County, MD U.S. rank 21 |
6 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
gov.allconet.org
Allegany County, MD U.S. rank 22 |
6 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
calvertcountymd.gov
Calvert County, MD U.S. rank 22 |
6 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
aacounty.org
Anne Arundel County, MD U.S. rank 24 |
5 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
frederickcountymd.gov
Frederick County, MD U.S. rank 24 |
5 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
garrettcountymd.gov
Garrett County, MD U.S. rank 24 |
5 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
harfordcountymd.gov
Harford County, MD U.S. rank 24 |
5 of 17 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 usability
Optimize content structure so users quickly find what they need.
Why it's important
Well-written pages help people understand laws, services, and procedures without confusion, reducing calls and office visits.
Risks
- Users cannot understand your information.
Guidance
What we use to grade usability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
- Automated Readability Index (ARI)
- Flesch-Kincaid (FK)
- Plain Writing Act of 2010
- Google Search Central
- Web Vitals / Core Web Vitals
- Open Graph
Standards
- Page title
- Page description
- Readability
- Viewport meta tag
- www resolution
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
- First Contentful Paint (FCP)
- Interaction to Next Paint (INP)
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
- Time to First Byte (TTFB)
- Open Graph site name
- Open Graph type
- Open Graph title
- Open Graph description
- Open Graph URL
- Open Graph image
- Open Graph image alt
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 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.