Minnesota county websites: readability rankings

Readability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 87 Minnesota county government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 87
  • Last scan: 10/9/2026

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

D 66

Average readability score of 73 fully scanned Minnesota county sites

11th

of 48 states, ranked by average readability score

73 of 87

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 14, so they're listed without grades

D 61

U.S. county average readability score, 2421 fully scanned sites

Minnesota's state site, mn.gov, ranks 25th of 51 state sites with a D. State rankings.

How Minnesota county readability 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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Score rangeSites
0 to 924
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 590
60 to 690
70 to 790
80 to 890
90 to 10046

Minnesota counties by readability 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.

Aitkin County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Anoka County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Becker County, MN: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 993) Beltrami County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Benton County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Big Stone County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Blue Earth County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Brown County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Carlton County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Carver County, MN: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403) Cass County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Chippewa County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Chisago County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Clay County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Clearwater County, MN: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Cook County, MN: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Cottonwood County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Crow Wing County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Dakota County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Dodge County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Douglas County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Faribault County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Fillmore County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Freeborn County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Goodhue County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Grant County: not scanned Hennepin County: grade F, readability score 0 Houston County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Hubbard County, MN: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Isanti County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Itasca County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Jackson County, MN: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Kanabec County, MN: grade -, readability score Kandiyohi County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Kittson County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Koochiching County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Lac qui Parle County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Lake County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Lake of the Woods County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Le Sueur County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Lincoln County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Lyon County, MN: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403) McLeod County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Mahnomen County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Marshall County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Martin County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Meeker County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Mille Lacs County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Morrison County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Mower County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Murray County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Nicollet County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Nobles County, MN: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 996) Norman County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Olmsted County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Otter Tail County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Pennington County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Pine County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Pipestone County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Polk County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Pope County, MN: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 996) Ramsey County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Red Lake County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Redwood County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Renville County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Rice County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Rock County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Roseau County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Saint Louis County, MN: grade -, readability score Scott County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Sherburne County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Sibley County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Stearns County, MN: grade -, readability score Steele County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Stevens County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Swift County, MN: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Todd County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Traverse County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Wabasha County, MN: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Wadena County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Waseca County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Washington County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Watonwan County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Wilkin County, MN: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Winona County, MN: grade F, readability score 0 Wright County, MN: grade A, readability score 100 Yellow Medicine County, MN: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998)
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
  • Not fully scanned
  • No site on our list

1 of the 87 sites on our list could not be matched to a county boundary and appear only in the table.

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

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Minnesota: 73 sites. U.S.: 2421 sites.

  1. Minnesota
  2. All U.S. counties
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
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GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
Minnesota63% (46)0% (0)33% (24)
All U.S. counties58% (1,411)0% (0)37% (899)

Top 3 Minnesota county sites by readability score

#1 in Minnesota · U.S. rank 1

Aitkin County, MN

A 100 readability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability C
  • Security C
  • Usability B
  • Readability A

#1 in Minnesota · U.S. rank 1

Anoka County, MN

A 100 readability

  • Accessibility B
  • Botability B
  • Security A
  • Usability F
  • Readability A

#1 in Minnesota · U.S. rank 1

Beltrami County, MN

A 100 readability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security A
  • Usability B
  • Readability A

Most common readability 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.

  1. Reading level33%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Reading level33%24

What each check means

  • Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. Users struggle to understand your content.

All Minnesota county sites by readability score

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 co.aitkin.mn.us
Aitkin County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 anokacountymn.gov
Anoka County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 beltramicountymn.gov
Beltrami County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 bentoncountymn.gov
Benton County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 browncountymn.gov
Brown County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 casscountymn.gov
Cass County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 chippewacountymn.gov
Chippewa County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 chisagocountymn.gov
Chisago County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 claycountymn.gov
Clay County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cottonwoodcountymn.gov
Cottonwood County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 crowwing.gov
Crow Wing County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 dakotacountymn.gov
Dakota County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 dodgecountymn.gov
Dodge County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 douglascountymn.gov
Douglas County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 faribaultcountymn.gov
Faribault County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.fillmore.mn.us
Fillmore County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 goodhuecountymn.gov
Goodhue County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 hocomn.gov
Houston County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 kcmn.us
Kandiyohi County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.kittson.mn.us
Kittson County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 koochiching.gov
Koochiching County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lqpcomn.gov
Lac qui Parle County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lesueurcounty.gov
Le Sueur County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.lincoln.mn.us
Lincoln County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mahnomencounty.gov
Mahnomen County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 marshallcountymn.gov
Marshall County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.martin.mn.us
Martin County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mcleodcountymn.gov
McLeod County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 meekercountymn.gov
Meeker County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 murraycountymn.com
Murray County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 normanmn.gov
Norman County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.pennington.mn.us
Pennington County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 pinecountymn.gov
Pine County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 pipestone-county.com
Pipestone County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 polkcountymn.gov
Polk County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 ramseycountymn.gov
Ramsey County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 redlakecounty.gov
Red Lake County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 redwoodcounty-mn.gov
Redwood County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 renvillecountymn.gov
Renville County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 ricecountymn.gov
Rice County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.rock.mn.us
Rock County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 roseaucountymn.gov
Roseau County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 scottcountymn.gov
Scott County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.sherburne.mn.us
Sherburne County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 stevenscountymn.gov
Stevens County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wrightcountymn.gov
Wright County, MN U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
4 bigstonecounty.gov
Big Stone County, MN U.S. rank 61 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 blueearthcountymn.gov
Blue Earth County, MN U.S. rank 71 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 carltoncountymn.gov
Carlton County, MN U.S. rank 61 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 freeborncountymn.gov
Freeborn County, MN U.S. rank 31 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 hennepincounty.gov
Hennepin County U.S. rank 3 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 isanticountymn.gov
Isanti County, MN U.S. rank 25 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 itascacountymn.gov
Itasca County, MN U.S. rank 17 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 lakecountymn.gov
Lake County, MN U.S. rank 23 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 lotwcounty.gov
Lake of the Woods County, MN U.S. rank 19 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 millelacs.mn.gov
Mille Lacs County, MN U.S. rank 61 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 morrisoncountymn.gov
Morrison County, MN U.S. rank 71 		0 of 1 checks pass F
8 co.mower.mn.us
Mower County, MN U.S. rank 175 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 nicolletcountymn.gov
Nicollet County, MN U.S. rank 3 		0 of 1 checks pass F
8 olmstedcounty.gov
Olmsted County, MN U.S. rank 179 		0 of 1 checks pass F
8 ottertailcounty.gov
Otter Tail County, MN U.S. rank 185 		0 of 1 checks pass F
8 sibleycounty.gov
Sibley County, MN U.S. rank 181 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 steelecountymn.gov
Steele County, MN U.S. rank 91 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 toddcountymn.gov
Todd County, MN U.S. rank 31 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 traversecountymn.gov
Traverse County, MN U.S. rank 3 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 wadenacounty.gov
Wadena County, MN U.S. rank 27 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 wasecacounty.gov
Waseca County, MN U.S. rank 5 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 washingtoncountymn.gov
Washington County, MN U.S. rank 125 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 watonwancountymn.gov
Watonwan County, MN U.S. rank 17 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 winonacounty.gov
Winona County, MN U.S. rank 129 		0 of 1 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 -
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 -
7 kanabeccounty.org
Kanabec County, MN U.S. rank 136 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
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 -
5 stlouiscountymn.gov
Saint Louis County, MN U.S. rank 94 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
3 stearnscountymn.gov
Stearns County, MN U.S. rank 48 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
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 -

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 10/2/2026; 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 14 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.