Minnesota county websites: botability rankings

Name: Project ScanGov Minnesota county websites: botability rankings
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Botability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 86 Minnesota county government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 86
Last scan: 9/20/2026

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

C 72

Average botability score of 73 fully scanned Minnesota county sites

13th

of 48 states, ranked by average botability score

73 of 86

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

C 76

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

Minnesota's state site, mn.gov, ranks 23rd of 51 state sites with a D. State rankings.

How Minnesota county botability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 73 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	4
60 to 69	31
70 to 79	15
80 to 89	12
90 to 100	11

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

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Minnesota: 73 sites. U.S.: 2435 sites.

MinnesotaA (90 to 100): 15% (11 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 37% (27 sites)D to F (below 70): 48% (35 sites)
All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 20% (488 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 47% (1,135 sites)D to F (below 70): 33% (812 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	15% (11)	37% (27)	48% (35)
All U.S. counties	20% (488)	47% (1,135)	33% (812)

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 C

#1 in Minnesota · U.S. rank 2

Goodhue County, MN

A 90 botability

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability C

#1 in Minnesota · U.S. rank 2

Hennepin County

A 90 botability

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability F

Most common botability failures among Minnesota county sites

Share of the 73 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% (73 of 73 sites)
Sitemap status49% (36 of 73 sites)
Sitemap XML49% (36 of 73 sites)
Robots valid48% (35 of 73 sites)
Link text30% (22 of 73 sites)

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Most common botability failures among Minnesota county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type	100%	73
Sitemap status	49%	36
Sitemap XML	49%	36
Robots valid	48%	35
Link text	30%	22

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.
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.
Robots valid. The site has a robots.txt file that guides search engines. Search engines ignore your instructions.
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	goodhuecountymn.gov Goodhue County, MN U.S. rank 2	9 of 10 checks pass	A
1	hennepincounty.gov Hennepin County U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	lakecountymn.gov Lake County, MN 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	co.lincoln.mn.us Lincoln County, MN U.S. rank 2	9 of 10 checks pass	A
1	normanmn.gov Norman County, MN U.S. rank 2	9 of 10 checks pass	A
1	olmstedcounty.gov Olmsted 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	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
2	kcmn.us Kandiyohi County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	co.kittson.mn.us Kittson County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	mahnomencounty.gov Mahnomen County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	co.martin.mn.us Martin County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	pipestone-county.com Pipestone County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	bigstonecounty.gov Big Stone County, MN U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	dakotacountymn.gov Dakota County, MN U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	redwoodcounty-mn.gov Redwood County, MN U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	renvillecountymn.gov Renville County, MN U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	dodgecountymn.gov Dodge County, MN U.S. rank 5	8 of 10 checks pass	B
4	hocomn.gov Houston County, MN U.S. rank 5	8 of 10 checks pass	B
4	marshallcountymn.gov Marshall County, MN U.S. rank 5	8 of 10 checks pass	B
5	co.becker.mn.us Becker County, MN U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	cottonwoodcountymn.gov Cottonwood County, MN U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	co.fillmore.mn.us Fillmore County, MN U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	kanabeccounty.org Kanabec County, MN U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	mcleodcountymn.gov McLeod County, MN U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	murraycountymn.com Murray County, MN U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	pinecountymn.gov Pine County, MN U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	redlakecounty.gov Red Lake County, MN U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	co.rock.mn.us Rock County, MN U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	steelecountymn.gov Steele County, MN U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	toddcountymn.gov Todd County, MN U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
6	co.aitkin.mn.us Aitkin County, MN U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
6	ottertailcounty.gov Otter Tail County, MN U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
6	roseaucountymn.gov Roseau County, MN U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
6	stearnscountymn.gov Stearns County, MN U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
7	anokacountymn.gov Anoka County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	bentoncountymn.gov Benton County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	blueearthcountymn.gov Blue Earth County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	browncountymn.gov Brown County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	carltoncountymn.gov Carlton County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	casscountymn.gov Cass County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	chippewacountymn.gov Chippewa County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	chisagocountymn.gov Chisago County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	claycountymn.gov Clay County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	crowwing.gov Crow Wing County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	faribaultcountymn.gov Faribault County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	freeborncountymn.gov Freeborn County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	itascacountymn.gov Itasca County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	koochiching.gov Koochiching County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	lqpcomn.gov Lac qui Parle County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	lesueurcounty.gov Le Sueur County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	meekercountymn.gov Meeker County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	millelacs.mn.gov Mille Lacs County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	morrisoncountymn.gov Morrison County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	co.mower.mn.us Mower County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	nicolletcountymn.gov Nicollet County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	ricecountymn.gov Rice County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	scottcountymn.gov Scott County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	co.sherburne.mn.us Sherburne County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	sibleycounty.gov Sibley County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	stevenscountymn.gov Stevens County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	wadenacounty.gov Wadena County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	washingtoncountymn.gov Washington County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	watonwancountymn.gov Watonwan County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	winonacounty.gov Winona County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	wrightcountymn.gov Wright County, MN U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	isanticountymn.gov Isanti County, MN U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
8	co.pennington.mn.us Pennington County, MN U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
8	polkcountymn.gov Polk County, MN U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
8	wasecacounty.gov Waseca County, MN U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
	carvercountymn.gov Carver County, MN	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	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	-
	douglascountymn.gov Douglas County, MN	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	co.houston.mn.us Houston County, MN	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 408	-
	co.hubbard.mn.us Hubbard 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.jackson.mn.us Jackson 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.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	-
	swiftcounty.gov Swift 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.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	-
	wilkincounty.gov Wilkin 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.ym.mn.gov Yellow Medicine 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 government site on our county list in Minnesota. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/18/2026 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.