Showing Maine county sites. All U.S. county sites
B 88
Average security score of 13 fully scanned Maine county sites
9th
of 48 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 88
U.S. county average security score, 2435 fully scanned sites
Maine's state site, maine.gov, ranks 17th 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 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 2 |
| 80 to 89 | 7 |
| 90 to 100 | 4 |
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.: 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 31% (4) | 69% (9) | 0% (0) |
| All U.S. counties | 34% (823) | 65% (1,574) | 2% (38) |
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 C
#1 in Maine · U.S. rank 1
Kennebec County, ME
A 100 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
#1 in Maine · U.S. rank 1
Waldo County, ME
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability D
- Security A
- Usability F
What each check means
- 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 |
kennebec.gov
Kennebec County, ME U.S. rank 1 |
7 of 7 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
waldocountyme.gov
Waldo County, ME U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
wcut.maine.gov
Washington County Unorganized Territories, ME U.S. rank 1 |
7 of 7 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
androscoggincountymaine.gov
Androscoggin 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 |
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 4 |
6 of 7 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
cumberlandcountyme.gov
Cumberland County, ME U.S. rank 4 |
6 of 7 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
knoxcountymaine.gov
Knox County, ME U.S. rank 4 |
6 of 7 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
sagadahoccountyme.gov
Sagadahoc County, ME U.S. rank 4 |
6 of 7 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
oxfordcounty.org
Oxford County, ME U.S. rank 8 |
5 of 7 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
penobscot-county.net
Penobscot County, ME U.S. rank 8 |
5 of 7 checks pass | C |
|
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 | - | |
|
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 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 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 9/11/2026 and 9/19/2026; 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.