Michigan county websites: accessibility rankings

Name: Project ScanGov Michigan county websites: accessibility rankings
Creator: ScanGov
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Accessibility scores, grades, and the most common failures for 82 Michigan county government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 82
Last scan: 9/20/2026

Showing Michigan county sites. All U.S. county sites

B 87

Average accessibility score of 69 fully scanned Michigan county sites

8th

of 48 states, ranked by average accessibility score

69 of 82

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 13, so they're listed without grades

B 88

U.S. county average accessibility score, 2435 fully scanned sites

Michigan's state site, michigan.gov, ranks 7th of 51 state sites with an A. State rankings.

How Michigan county accessibility scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 69 fully scanned Michigan county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Michigan average
U.S. county average

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How Michigan county accessibility scores are distributed
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	8
80 to 89	36
90 to 100	24

Michigan counties by accessibility grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Michigan: 69 sites. U.S.: 2435 sites.

MichiganA (90 to 100): 35% (24 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 64% (44 sites)D to F (below 70): 1% (1 sites)
All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 45% (1,107 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 52% (1,257 sites)D to F (below 70): 3% (71 sites)

A (90 to 100)
B to C (70 to 89)
D to F (below 70)

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Michigan counties by accessibility grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Michigan	35% (24)	64% (44)	1% (1)
All U.S. counties	45% (1,107)	52% (1,257)	3% (71)

Top 3 Michigan county sites by accessibility score

#1 in Michigan · U.S. rank 1

Hillsdale County, MI

A 100 accessibility

Accessibility A
Botability D
Security A
Usability F

#1 in Michigan · U.S. rank 1

Isabella County, MI

A 100 accessibility

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security C
Usability F

#1 in Michigan · U.S. rank 1

Macomb County, MI

A 100 accessibility

Accessibility A
Botability B
Security B
Usability D

Most common accessibility failures among Michigan county sites

Share of the 69 fully scanned Michigan county sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio54% (37 of 69 sites)
Links have a discernible name49% (34 of 69 sites)
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order48% (33 of 69 sites)
[aria-hidden="true"] elements do not contain focusable descendents39% (27 of 69 sites)
Elements with an ARIA [role] that require children to contain a specific [role] have all required children32% (22 of 69 sites)

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Most common accessibility failures among Michigan county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio	54%	37
Links have a discernible name	49%	34
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order	48%	33
[aria-hidden="true"] elements do not contain focusable descendents	39%	27
Elements with an ARIA [role] that require children to contain a specific [role] have all required children	32%	22

What each check means

Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio. Text and background colors meet minimum contrast ratios. Users with low vision cannot read your text.
Links have a discernible name. Links have unique, descriptive text so users know where they go. Screen reader users cannot identify or interact with elements.
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order. Page headings follow a logical order without skipping levels. Keyboard users cannot efficiently navigate your site.
[aria-hidden="true"] elements do not contain focusable descendents. Interactive elements are not hidden from screen reader users. Keyboard users can focus elements that screen readers cannot announce.
Elements with an ARIA [role] that require children to contain a specific [role] have all required children. Interactive groups contain all the child elements they need to work correctly. Screen readers cannot navigate grouped elements like menus or lists.

All Michigan county sites by accessibility score

Michigan county sites ranked by accessibility score
Rank	Site	Checks passed	Grade
1	hillsdalecounty.gov Hillsdale County, MI U.S. rank 1	33 of 33 checks pass	A
1	isabellacounty.org Isabella County, MI U.S. rank 1	28 of 28 checks pass	A
1	macombgov.org Macomb County, MI U.S. rank 1	28 of 28 checks pass	A
1	saginawcountymi.gov Saginaw County, MI U.S. rank 1	29 of 29 checks pass	A
1	schoolcraftcounty.net Schoolcraft County, MI U.S. rank 1	27 of 27 checks pass	A
2	leelanau.gov Leelanau County, MI U.S. rank 2	36 of 37 checks pass	A
3	barrycounty.org Barry County, MI U.S. rank 3	31 of 32 checks pass	A
3	houghtoncounty.net Houghton County, MI U.S. rank 3	28 of 29 checks pass	A
3	keweenawcountyonline.org Keweenaw County, MI U.S. rank 3	24 of 25 checks pass	A
4	lapeercountymi.gov Lapeer County, MI U.S. rank 5	34 of 36 checks pass	A
5	benzieco.gov Benzie County, MI U.S. rank 6	30 of 32 checks pass	A
5	chippewacountymi.gov Chippewa County, MI U.S. rank 6	30 of 32 checks pass	A
5	deltacountymi.gov Delta County, MI U.S. rank 6	27 of 29 checks pass	A
5	co.huron.mi.us Huron County, MI U.S. rank 6	29 of 31 checks pass	A
5	lucecountymi.com Luce County, MI U.S. rank 6	27 of 29 checks pass	A
5	menomineecountymi.gov Menominee County, MI U.S. rank 6	27 of 29 checks pass	A
5	washtenaw.org Washtenaw County, MI U.S. rank 6	28 of 30 checks pass	A
6	gladwincounty-mi.gov Gladwin County, MI U.S. rank 7	12 of 13 checks pass	A
6	oceana.mi.us Oceana County, MI U.S. rank 7	26 of 28 checks pass	A
7	presqueislecounty.org Presque Isle County, MI U.S. rank 8	22 of 24 checks pass	A
7	roscommoncounty.net Roscommon County, MI U.S. rank 8	34 of 37 checks pass	A
8	clinton-county.org Clinton County, MI U.S. rank 9	30 of 33 checks pass	A
8	co.monroe.mi.us Monroe County, MI U.S. rank 9	28 of 31 checks pass	A
8	oscodacountymi.com Oscoda County, MI U.S. rank 9	28 of 31 checks pass	A
9	alpenacounty.org Alpena County, MI U.S. rank 10	33 of 37 checks pass	B
9	keweenawbay.org Baraga County, MI U.S. rank 10	26 of 29 checks pass	B
9	newaygocountymi.gov Newaygo County, MI U.S. rank 10	26 of 29 checks pass	B
10	antrimcountymi.gov Antrim County, MI U.S. rank 11	31 of 35 checks pass	B
10	mijackson.org Jackson County, MI U.S. rank 11	32 of 36 checks pass	B
10	lakecountymi.gov Lake County, MI U.S. rank 11	30 of 34 checks pass	B
10	manisteecountymi.gov Manistee County, MI U.S. rank 11	32 of 36 checks pass	B
10	montcalm.us Montcalm County, MI U.S. rank 11	32 of 36 checks pass	B
10	montcounty.org Montmorency County, MI U.S. rank 11	23 of 26 checks pass	B
10	otsegocountymi.gov Otsego County, MI U.S. rank 11	31 of 35 checks pass	B
10	wexfordcounty.org Wexford County, MI U.S. rank 11	22 of 25 checks pass	B
11	baycountymi.gov Bay County, MI U.S. rank 12	29 of 33 checks pass	B
11	clareco.net Clare County, MI U.S. rank 12	27 of 31 checks pass	B
11	kentcountymi.gov Kent County, MI U.S. rank 12	34 of 39 checks pass	B
11	stjosephcountymi.gov Saint Joseph County, MI U.S. rank 12	27 of 31 checks pass	B
11	shiawassee.net Shiawassee County, MI U.S. rank 12	27 of 31 checks pass	B
11	vanburencountymi.gov Van Buren County, MI U.S. rank 12	27 of 31 checks pass	B
12	berriencounty.org Berrien County, MI U.S. rank 13	31 of 36 checks pass	B
12	casscountymi.org Cass County, MI U.S. rank 13	32 of 37 checks pass	B
12	eatoncounty.org Eaton County, MI U.S. rank 13	31 of 36 checks pass	B
12	gtcountymi.gov Grand Traverse County, MI U.S. rank 13	31 of 36 checks pass	B
12	gratiotmi.com Gratiot County, MI U.S. rank 13	31 of 36 checks pass	B
12	lenawee.mi.us Lenawee County, MI U.S. rank 13	32 of 37 checks pass	B
12	co.muskegon.mi.us Muskegon County, MI U.S. rank 13	32 of 37 checks pass	B
12	osceola-county.org Osceola County, MI U.S. rank 13	26 of 30 checks pass	B
13	kalcounty.gov Kalamazoo County, MI U.S. rank 14	29 of 34 checks pass	B
14	ontonagoncounty.org Ontonagon County, MI U.S. rank 15	16 of 19 checks pass	B
15	charlevoixcounty.org Charlevoix County, MI U.S. rank 16	25 of 30 checks pass	B
15	ocmi.us Ogemaw County, MI U.S. rank 16	31 of 37 checks pass	B
16	calhouncountymi.gov Calhoun County, MI U.S. rank 17	29 of 35 checks pass	B
16	dickinsoncountymi.gov Dickinson County, MI U.S. rank 17	24 of 29 checks pass	B
16	emmetcounty.org Emmet County, MI U.S. rank 17	29 of 35 checks pass	B
16	stclaircounty.org Saint Clair County, MI U.S. rank 17	23 of 28 checks pass	B
17	crawfordco.org Crawford County, MI U.S. rank 19	25 of 31 checks pass	B
17	ironmi.com Iron County, MI U.S. rank 19	24 of 30 checks pass	B
17	masoncounty.net Mason County, MI U.S. rank 19	28 of 35 checks pass	B
18	kalkaskacounty.net Kalkaska County, MI U.S. rank 21	25 of 32 checks pass	C
19	sanilaccounty.gov Sanilac County, MI U.S. rank 23	20 of 26 checks pass	C
20	cheboygancounty.net Cheboygan County, MI U.S. rank 24	21 of 28 checks pass	C
20	mecostacounty.org Mecosta County, MI U.S. rank 24	24 of 32 checks pass	C
20	tuscolacounty.org Tuscola County, MI U.S. rank 24	24 of 32 checks pass	C
21	alconacountymi.com Alcona County, MI U.S. rank 25	26 of 35 checks pass	C
22	arenaccountymi.gov Arenac County, MI U.S. rank 26	17 of 23 checks pass	C
23	missaukee.org Missaukee County, MI U.S. rank 29	22 of 31 checks pass	C
24	midlandcountymi.gov Midland County, MI U.S. rank 31	22 of 32 checks pass	D
	algercounty.gov Alger County, MI	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asks crawlers to wait longer than we can. Status 997	-
	allegancounty.org Allegan County, MI	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	branchcounty.gov Branch County, MI	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	-
	geneseecountymi.gov Genesee County, MI	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	gogebic.gov Gogebic County, MI	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	ingham.org Ingham County, MI	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	ioniacounty.org Ionia County, MI	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	iosco.net Iosco County, MI	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	-
	milivcounty.gov Livingston County, MI	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	-
	mackinaccounty.net Mackinac County, MI	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	co.marquette.mi.us Marquette County, MI	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	oakgov.com Oakland County, MI	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	miottawa.org Ottawa County, MI	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	-

Rank · Status · Grade

About accessibility

Meet WCAG standards so every type of user can use your website.

Why it's important

People with disabilities need equal access to information and services online.

Risks

People with disabilities cannot use your site.

Guidance

What we use to grade accessibility:

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

Standards

Grades/scores

Accessibility grades/scores on Project ScanGov

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About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each county government site on our county list in Michigan. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/19/2026 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 13 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.