Showing Maine county sites. All U.S. county sites
F 50
Average readability score of 13 fully scanned Maine county sites
23rd
of 48 states, ranked by average readability score
13 of 16
Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 3, so they're listed without grades
D 61
U.S. county average readability score, 2421 fully scanned sites
Maine's state site, maine.gov, ranks 20th of 51 state sites with a C. State rankings.
How Maine county readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 13 fully scanned Maine county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 12 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Maine average
- U.S. county average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 6 |
| 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 |
Maine 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
Maine counties by readability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Maine: 13 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 46% (6) | 0% (0) | 46% (6) |
| All U.S. counties | 58% (1,411) | 0% (0) | 37% (899) |
Top 3 Maine county sites by readability score
#1 in Maine · U.S. rank 1
Androscoggin County, ME
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Maine · U.S. rank 1
Kennebec County, ME
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability D
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Maine · U.S. rank 1
Knox County, ME
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability F
- 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 Maine county sites by readability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
androscoggincountymaine.gov
Androscoggin County, ME U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
kennebec.gov
Kennebec County, ME U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
knoxcountymaine.gov
Knox County, ME U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
oxfordcounty.org
Oxford County, ME U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
penobscot-county.net
Penobscot County, ME U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
yorkcountymaine.gov
York County, ME U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 4 |
aroostook.me.us
Aroostook County, ME U.S. rank 187 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
cumberlandcountyme.gov
Cumberland County, ME U.S. rank 169 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
franklincountymaine.gov
Franklin County, ME U.S. rank 75 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
lincolncountymaine.me
Lincoln County, ME U.S. rank 35 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
waldocountyme.gov
Waldo County, ME U.S. rank 133 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
wcut.maine.gov
Washington County Unorganized Territories, ME U.S. rank 181 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
hancockcountymaine.gov
Hancock County, ME |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 | - | |
|
piscataquis.us
Piscataquis County, ME |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 | - | |
| 3 |
sagadahoccountyme.gov
Sagadahoc County, ME U.S. rank 76 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
|
somersetcounty-me.org
Somerset County, ME |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 | - |
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 Maine. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 9/27/2026 and 10/2/2026; 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 3 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.