Minnesota county websites: botability rankings

Name: Project ScanGov Minnesota county websites: botability rankings
Creator: ScanGov
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Botability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 84 Minnesota county websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 84
Last scan: 11/7/2026

Showing Minnesota county sites. All U.S. county sites

C 76

Average botability score of 74 fully scanned Minnesota county sites

9th

of 49 states, ranked by average botability score

74 of 84

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 10, so they're listed without grades

C 76

U.S. county average botability score, 2467 fully scanned sites

Minnesota's state site, mn.gov, could not be fully scanned. State rankings.

How Minnesota county botability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 74 fully scanned Minnesota county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Minnesota average
U.S. county average

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How Minnesota county botability 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	12
60 to 69	12
70 to 79	3
80 to 89	37
90 to 100	10

Minnesota counties by botability grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Minnesota: 74 sites. U.S.: 2467 sites.

MinnesotaA (90 to 100): 14% (10 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 54% (40 sites)D to F (below 70): 32% (24 sites)
All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 18% (445 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 48% (1,184 sites)D to F (below 70): 34% (838 sites)

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

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Minnesota counties by botability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Minnesota	14% (10)	54% (40)	32% (24)
All U.S. counties	18% (445)	48% (1,184)	34% (838)

Top 3 Minnesota county sites by botability score

#1 in Minnesota · U.S. rank 2

Beltrami County, MN

A 90 botability

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability B
Readability A

#1 in Minnesota · U.S. rank 2

Hennepin County

A 90 botability

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability F
Readability F

#1 in Minnesota · U.S. rank 2

Lake of the Woods County, MN

A 90 botability

Accessibility B
Botability A
Security C
Usability F
Readability F

Most common botability failures among Minnesota county sites

Share of the 74 fully scanned Minnesota county sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type100% (74 of 74 sites)
Robots valid39% (29 of 74 sites)
Sitemap status30% (22 of 74 sites)
Sitemap XML30% (22 of 74 sites)
Link text26% (19 of 74 sites)

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Most common botability failures among Minnesota county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type	100%	74
Robots valid	39%	29
Sitemap status	30%	22
Sitemap XML	30%	22
Link text	26%	19

What each check means

GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type. Homepage is marked up as an official government organization. Systems cannot verify you are an official government site.
Robots valid. The site's robots.txt file is written correctly so search engines can follow it. Search engines ignore crawling rules they cannot read.
Sitemap status. The sitemap file loads and returns a successful response. Search engines cannot find all your pages.
Sitemap XML. The sitemap file uses the required XML format. Search engines cannot read your sitemap.
Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. Users cannot tell where links go.

All Minnesota county sites by botability score

Minnesota county sites ranked by botability score
Rank	Site	Checks passed	Grade
1	beltramicountymn.gov Beltrami County, MN U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	hennepincounty.gov Hennepin County U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	lotwcounty.gov Lake of the Woods County, MN U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	olmstedcounty.gov Olmsted County, MN U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	ottertailcounty.gov Otter Tail County, MN U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	ramseycountymn.gov Ramsey County, MN U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	renvillecountymn.gov Renville County, MN U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	stlouiscountymn.gov Saint Louis County, MN U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	traversecountymn.gov Traverse County, MN U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	co.ym.mn.gov Yellow Medicine County, MN U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	blueearthcountymn.gov Blue Earth County, MN U.S. rank 3	8 of 9 checks pass	B
2	casscountymn.gov Cass County, MN U.S. rank 3	8 of 9 checks pass	B
2	chisagocountymn.gov Chisago County, MN U.S. rank 3	8 of 9 checks pass	B
2	hocomn.gov Houston County, MN U.S. rank 3	8 of 9 checks pass	B
2	ricecountymn.gov Rice County, MN U.S. rank 3	8 of 9 checks pass	B
2	scottcountymn.gov Scott County, MN U.S. rank 3	8 of 9 checks pass	B
3	anokacountymn.gov Anoka County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	bentoncountymn.gov Benton County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	bigstonecounty.gov Big Stone County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	browncountymn.gov Brown County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	carltoncountymn.gov Carlton County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	chippewacountymn.gov Chippewa County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	claycountymn.gov Clay County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	crowwing.gov Crow Wing County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	dakotacountymn.gov Dakota County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	faribaultcountymn.gov Faribault County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	freeborncountymn.gov Freeborn County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	itascacountymn.gov Itasca County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	koochiching.gov Koochiching County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	lqpcomn.gov Lac qui Parle County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	lakecountymn.gov Lake County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	lesueurcounty.gov Le Sueur County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	meekercountymn.gov Meeker County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	millelacs.mn.gov Mille Lacs County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	morrisoncountymn.gov Morrison County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	nicolletcountymn.gov Nicollet County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	redwoodcounty-mn.gov Redwood County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	co.sherburne.mn.us Sherburne County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	sibleycounty.gov Sibley County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	stevenscountymn.gov Stevens County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	swiftcounty.gov Swift County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	wadenacounty.gov Wadena County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	washingtoncountymn.gov Washington County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	watonwancountymn.gov Watonwan County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	wilkincounty.gov Wilkin County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	winonacounty.gov Winona County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	wrightcountymn.gov Wright County, MN U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	co.mower.mn.us Mower County, MN U.S. rank 10	8 of 11 checks pass	C
4	polkcountymn.gov Polk County, MN U.S. rank 10	8 of 11 checks pass	C
4	wasecacounty.gov Waseca County, MN U.S. rank 10	8 of 11 checks pass	C
5	dodgecountymn.gov Dodge County, MN U.S. rank 13	6 of 9 checks pass	D
5	goodhuecountymn.gov Goodhue County, MN U.S. rank 13	6 of 9 checks pass	D
5	kcmn.us Kandiyohi County, MN U.S. rank 13	6 of 9 checks pass	D
5	co.kittson.mn.us Kittson County, MN U.S. rank 13	6 of 9 checks pass	D
5	co.lincoln.mn.us Lincoln County, MN U.S. rank 13	6 of 9 checks pass	D
5	mahnomencounty.gov Mahnomen County, MN U.S. rank 13	6 of 9 checks pass	D
5	co.martin.mn.us Martin County, MN U.S. rank 13	6 of 9 checks pass	D
5	normanmn.gov Norman County, MN U.S. rank 13	6 of 9 checks pass	D
5	pipestone-county.com Pipestone County, MN U.S. rank 13	6 of 9 checks pass	D
5	roseaucountymn.gov Roseau County, MN U.S. rank 13	6 of 9 checks pass	D
6	douglascountymn.gov Douglas County, MN U.S. rank 14	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	stearnscountymn.gov Stearns County, MN U.S. rank 14	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	cottonwoodcountymn.gov Cottonwood County, MN U.S. rank 17	5 of 9 checks pass	F
7	co.fillmore.mn.us Fillmore County, MN U.S. rank 17	5 of 9 checks pass	F
7	kanabeccounty.org Kanabec County, MN U.S. rank 17	5 of 9 checks pass	F
7	marshallcountymn.gov Marshall County, MN U.S. rank 17	5 of 9 checks pass	F
7	mcleodcountymn.gov McLeod County, MN U.S. rank 17	5 of 9 checks pass	F
7	murraycountymn.com Murray County, MN U.S. rank 17	5 of 9 checks pass	F
7	pinecountymn.gov Pine County, MN U.S. rank 17	5 of 9 checks pass	F
7	redlakecounty.gov Red Lake County, MN U.S. rank 17	5 of 9 checks pass	F
7	co.rock.mn.us Rock County, MN U.S. rank 17	5 of 9 checks pass	F
7	steelecountymn.gov Steele County, MN U.S. rank 17	5 of 9 checks pass	F
7	toddcountymn.gov Todd County, MN U.S. rank 17	5 of 9 checks pass	F
8	co.pennington.mn.us Pennington County, MN U.S. rank 18	6 of 11 checks pass	F
	co.becker.mn.us Becker County, MN	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because its security certificate didn't pass validation. Status 993	-
	carvercountymn.gov Carver County, MN	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403	-
	clearwatercountymn.gov Clearwater County, MN	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	co.cook.mn.us Cook County, MN	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	co.houston.mn.us Houston County, MN	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 408	-
	isanticountymn.gov Isanti County, MN	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	lyoncountymn.gov Lyon County, MN	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403	-
	co.nobles.mn.us Nobles County, MN	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	-
	popecountymn.gov Pope County, MN	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	-
	co.wabasha.mn.us Wabasha County, MN	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-

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About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each county site on our county list in Minnesota. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 9/28/2026 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 10 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.