Michigan county websites: usability rankings

Name: Project ScanGov Michigan county websites: usability rankings
Creator: ScanGov
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Usability 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

F 47

Average usability score of 69 fully scanned Michigan county sites

15th

of 48 states, ranked by average usability score

69 of 82

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

F 49

U.S. county average usability 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 usability 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 usability scores are distributed
Score range	Sites
0 to 9	0
10 to 19	1
20 to 29	11
30 to 39	14
40 to 49	21
50 to 59	4
60 to 69	6
70 to 79	6
80 to 89	5
90 to 100	1

Michigan counties by usability 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): 1% (1 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 16% (11 sites)D to F (below 70): 83% (57 sites)
All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 1% (24 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 18% (436 sites)D to F (below 70): 81% (1,975 sites)

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

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Michigan counties by usability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Michigan	1% (1)	16% (11)	83% (57)
All U.S. counties	1% (24)	18% (436)	81% (1,975)

Top 3 Michigan county sites by usability score

#1 in Michigan · U.S. rank 2

Shiawassee County, MI

A 94 usability

Accessibility B
Botability A
Security C
Usability A

#2 in Michigan · U.S. rank 4

Iron County, MI

B 88 usability

Accessibility B
Botability B
Security B
Usability B

#3 in Michigan · U.S. rank 6

Alcona County, MI

B 82 usability

Accessibility C
Botability B
Security C
Usability B

Most common usability 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.

Open Graph image alt100% (69 of 69 sites)
Open Graph description78% (54 of 69 sites)
Open Graph URL78% (54 of 69 sites)
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)77% (53 of 69 sites)
Open Graph site name77% (53 of 69 sites)

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Most common usability failures among Michigan county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
Open Graph image alt	100%	69
Open Graph description	78%	54
Open Graph URL	78%	54
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)	77%	53
Open Graph site name	77%	53

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 description. The page has a description for social media previews. Shared links have no description on social media.
Open Graph URL. The page has a canonical URL for social media sharing. Shared links may point to wrong page.
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). The page's main content loads within 2.5 seconds. Users wait too long and leave your page.
Open Graph site name. The site has a name for social media and browser display. Site name missing in social media shares.

All Michigan county sites by usability score

Michigan county sites ranked by usability score
Rank	Site	Checks passed	Grade
1	shiawassee.net Shiawassee County, MI U.S. rank 2	16 of 17 checks pass	A
2	ironmi.com Iron County, MI U.S. rank 4	15 of 17 checks pass	B
3	alconacountymi.com Alcona County, MI U.S. rank 6	14 of 17 checks pass	B
3	co.huron.mi.us Huron County, MI U.S. rank 6	14 of 17 checks pass	B
3	oceana.mi.us Oceana County, MI U.S. rank 6	14 of 17 checks pass	B
3	stjosephcountymi.gov Saint Joseph County, MI U.S. rank 6	14 of 17 checks pass	B
4	chippewacountymi.gov Chippewa County, MI U.S. rank 8	13 of 17 checks pass	C
5	cheboygancounty.net Cheboygan County, MI U.S. rank 10	12 of 17 checks pass	C
5	emmetcounty.org Emmet County, MI U.S. rank 10	12 of 17 checks pass	C
5	lucecountymi.com Luce County, MI U.S. rank 10	12 of 17 checks pass	C
5	newaygocountymi.gov Newaygo County, MI U.S. rank 10	12 of 17 checks pass	C
5	presqueislecounty.org Presque Isle County, MI U.S. rank 10	12 of 17 checks pass	C
6	crawfordco.org Crawford County, MI U.S. rank 12	11 of 17 checks pass	D
6	macombgov.org Macomb County, MI U.S. rank 12	11 of 17 checks pass	D
6	mecostacounty.org Mecosta County, MI U.S. rank 12	11 of 17 checks pass	D
6	menomineecountymi.gov Menominee County, MI U.S. rank 12	11 of 17 checks pass	D
6	vanburencountymi.gov Van Buren County, MI U.S. rank 12	11 of 17 checks pass	D
7	barrycounty.org Barry County, MI U.S. rank 13	10 of 16 checks pass	D
8	montcounty.org Montmorency County, MI U.S. rank 14	10 of 17 checks pass	F
9	antrimcountymi.gov Antrim County, MI U.S. rank 16	9 of 17 checks pass	F
9	gladwincounty-mi.gov Gladwin County, MI U.S. rank 16	9 of 17 checks pass	F
9	stclaircounty.org Saint Clair County, MI U.S. rank 16	9 of 17 checks pass	F
10	baycountymi.gov Bay County, MI U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
10	calhouncountymi.gov Calhoun County, MI U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
10	dickinsoncountymi.gov Dickinson County, MI U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
10	kalkaskacounty.net Kalkaska County, MI U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
10	leelanau.gov Leelanau County, MI U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
10	missaukee.org Missaukee County, MI U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
10	co.monroe.mi.us Monroe County, MI U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
10	co.muskegon.mi.us Muskegon County, MI U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
10	saginawcountymi.gov Saginaw County, MI U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
10	sanilaccounty.gov Sanilac County, MI U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
11	arenaccountymi.gov Arenac County, MI U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
11	benzieco.gov Benzie County, MI U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
11	clareco.net Clare County, MI U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
11	deltacountymi.gov Delta County, MI U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
11	houghtoncounty.net Houghton County, MI U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
11	mijackson.org Jackson County, MI U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
11	keweenawcountyonline.org Keweenaw County, MI U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
11	masoncounty.net Mason County, MI U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
11	ontonagoncounty.org Ontonagon County, MI U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
11	osceola-county.org Osceola County, MI U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
11	oscodacountymi.com Oscoda County, MI U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
12	alpenacounty.org Alpena County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	keweenawbay.org Baraga County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	berriencounty.org Berrien County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	charlevoixcounty.org Charlevoix County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	gtcountymi.gov Grand Traverse County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	hillsdalecounty.gov Hillsdale County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	isabellacounty.org Isabella County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	kentcountymi.gov Kent County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	lakecountymi.gov Lake County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	lapeercountymi.gov Lapeer County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	montcalm.us Montcalm County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	otsegocountymi.gov Otsego County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	tuscolacounty.org Tuscola County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	wexfordcounty.org Wexford County, MI U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
13	casscountymi.org Cass County, MI U.S. rank 24	5 of 17 checks pass	F
13	eatoncounty.org Eaton County, MI U.S. rank 24	5 of 17 checks pass	F
13	gratiotmi.com Gratiot County, MI U.S. rank 24	5 of 17 checks pass	F
13	lenawee.mi.us Lenawee County, MI U.S. rank 24	5 of 17 checks pass	F
13	manisteecountymi.gov Manistee County, MI U.S. rank 24	5 of 17 checks pass	F
13	midlandcountymi.gov Midland County, MI U.S. rank 24	5 of 17 checks pass	F
13	roscommoncounty.net Roscommon County, MI U.S. rank 24	5 of 17 checks pass	F
13	schoolcraftcounty.net Schoolcraft County, MI U.S. rank 24	5 of 17 checks pass	F
13	washtenaw.org Washtenaw County, MI U.S. rank 24	5 of 17 checks pass	F
14	clinton-county.org Clinton County, MI U.S. rank 26	4 of 17 checks pass	F
14	kalcounty.gov Kalamazoo County, MI U.S. rank 26	4 of 17 checks pass	F
15	ocmi.us Ogemaw County, MI U.S. rank 28	3 of 17 checks pass	F
	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 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:

Standards

Grades/scores

Usability 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.