Showing Maine county sites. All U.S. county sites
B 81
Average security score of 13 fully scanned Maine county sites
13th
of 49 states, ranked by average security score
13 of 16
Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 3, so they're listed without grades
B 83
U.S. county average security score, 2467 fully scanned sites
Maine's state site, maine.gov, ranks 21st of 51 state sites with a C. State rankings.
How Maine county security 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 13 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 | 0 |
| 10 to 19 | 0 |
| 20 to 29 | 0 |
| 30 to 39 | 0 |
| 40 to 49 | 0 |
| 50 to 59 | 0 |
| 60 to 69 | 2 |
| 70 to 79 | 4 |
| 80 to 89 | 5 |
| 90 to 100 | 2 |
Maine 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
Maine counties by security grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Maine: 13 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 15% (2) | 69% (9) | 15% (2) |
| All U.S. counties | 21% (530) | 67% (1,642) | 12% (295) |
Top 3 Maine county sites by security score
#1 in Maine · U.S. rank 1
Franklin County, ME
A 100 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability B
- Readability F
#1 in Maine · U.S. rank 1
Waldo County, ME
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#2 in Maine · U.S. rank 3
Androscoggin County, ME
B 87 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
What each check means
- 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.
- 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.
All Maine county sites by security score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
franklincountymaine.gov
Franklin County, ME U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
waldocountyme.gov
Waldo County, ME U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
androscoggincountymaine.gov
Androscoggin County, ME U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
kennebec.gov
Kennebec County, ME U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
lincolncountymaine.me
Lincoln County, ME U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
wcut.maine.gov
Washington County Unorganized Territories, ME U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
yorkcountymaine.gov
York County, ME U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
aroostook.me.us
Aroostook County, ME U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
cumberlandcountyme.gov
Cumberland County, ME U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
knoxcountymaine.gov
Knox County, ME U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
sagadahoccountyme.gov
Sagadahoc County, ME U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
oxfordcounty.org
Oxford County, ME U.S. rank 9 |
5 of 8 checks pass | D |
| 4 |
penobscot-county.net
Penobscot County, ME U.S. rank 9 |
5 of 8 checks pass | D |
|
hancockcountymaine.gov
Hancock County, ME |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
|
piscataquis.us
Piscataquis County, ME |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
|
somersetcounty-me.org
Somerset County, ME |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
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 Maine. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 10/27/2026 and 11/6/2026. 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 3 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.