Minnesota county websites: security rankings

Name: Project ScanGov Minnesota county websites: security rankings
Creator: ScanGov
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Security 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

A 92

Average security score of 73 fully scanned Minnesota county sites

5th

of 48 states, ranked by average security score

73 of 86

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

B 88

U.S. county average security 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 security 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 security 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	10
80 to 89	21
90 to 100	41

Minnesota counties by security 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): 56% (41 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 42% (31 sites)D to F (below 70): 1% (1 sites)
All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 34% (823 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 65% (1,574 sites)D to F (below 70): 2% (38 sites)

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

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Minnesota counties by security grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Minnesota	56% (41)	42% (31)	1% (1)
All U.S. counties	34% (823)	65% (1,574)	2% (38)

Top 3 Minnesota county sites by security score

#1 in Minnesota · U.S. rank 1

Beltrami County, MN

A 100 security

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability C

#1 in Minnesota · U.S. rank 1

Benton County, MN

A 100 security

Accessibility B
Botability D
Security A
Usability F

#1 in Minnesota · U.S. rank 1

Blue Earth County, MN

A 100 security

Accessibility A
Botability D
Security A
Usability F

Most common security 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.

Errors in the console37% (27 of 73 sites)
Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)19% (14 of 73 sites)
Security.txt4% (3 of 73 sites)

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Most common security failures among Minnesota county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
Errors in the console	37%	27
Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)	19%	14
Security.txt	4%	3

What each check means

Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. Site may have hidden bugs that break features.
Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD). The site uses a government-issued domain (.gov, .edu, or .mil). People cannot tell if your site is real government.
Security.txt. The site has a security.txt file so researchers know how to report issues. Security researchers cannot report problems to you.

All Minnesota county sites by security score

Minnesota county sites ranked by security score
Rank	Site	Checks passed	Grade
1	beltramicountymn.gov Beltrami County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	bentoncountymn.gov Benton County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	blueearthcountymn.gov Blue Earth County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	browncountymn.gov Brown County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	carltoncountymn.gov Carlton County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	casscountymn.gov Cass County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	chippewacountymn.gov Chippewa County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	chisagocountymn.gov Chisago County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	claycountymn.gov Clay County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	dakotacountymn.gov Dakota County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	faribaultcountymn.gov Faribault County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	freeborncountymn.gov Freeborn County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	goodhuecountymn.gov Goodhue County, MN U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	hennepincounty.gov Hennepin County U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	itascacountymn.gov Itasca County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	koochiching.gov Koochiching County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	lqpcomn.gov Lac qui Parle County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	lakecountymn.gov Lake County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	lesueurcounty.gov Le Sueur County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	marshallcountymn.gov Marshall County, MN U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	meekercountymn.gov Meeker County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	millelacs.mn.gov Mille Lacs County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	morrisoncountymn.gov Morrison County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	nicolletcountymn.gov Nicollet County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	olmstedcounty.gov Olmsted County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	ottertailcounty.gov Otter Tail County, MN U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	pinecountymn.gov Pine County, MN U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	polkcountymn.gov Polk County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	ramseycountymn.gov Ramsey County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	redwoodcounty-mn.gov Redwood County, MN U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	renvillecountymn.gov Renville County, MN U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	stlouiscountymn.gov Saint Louis County, MN U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	scottcountymn.gov Scott County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	sibleycounty.gov Sibley County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	stevenscountymn.gov Stevens County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	toddcountymn.gov Todd County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	wasecacounty.gov Waseca County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	washingtoncountymn.gov Washington County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	watonwancountymn.gov Watonwan County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	winonacounty.gov Winona County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	wrightcountymn.gov Wright County, MN U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
2	co.aitkin.mn.us Aitkin County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	anokacountymn.gov Anoka County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	bigstonecounty.gov Big Stone County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	crowwing.gov Crow Wing County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	isanticountymn.gov Isanti County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	redlakecounty.gov Red Lake County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	ricecountymn.gov Rice County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	co.sherburne.mn.us Sherburne County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	wadenacounty.gov Wadena County, MN U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	cottonwoodcountymn.gov Cottonwood County, MN U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	dodgecountymn.gov Dodge County, MN U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	hocomn.gov Houston County, MN U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	lotwcounty.gov Lake of the Woods County, MN U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	mahnomencounty.gov Mahnomen County, MN U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	mcleodcountymn.gov McLeod County, MN U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	murraycountymn.com Murray County, MN U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	normanmn.gov Norman County, MN U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	co.pennington.mn.us Pennington County, MN U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	co.rock.mn.us Rock County, MN U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	steelecountymn.gov Steele County, MN U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	traversecountymn.gov Traverse County, MN U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
4	roseaucountymn.gov Roseau County, MN U.S. rank 6	7 of 9 checks pass	C
4	stearnscountymn.gov Stearns County, MN U.S. rank 6	7 of 9 checks pass	C
5	co.mower.mn.us Mower County, MN U.S. rank 7	6 of 8 checks pass	C
6	co.fillmore.mn.us Fillmore County, MN U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
6	kanabeccounty.org Kanabec County, MN U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
6	kcmn.us Kandiyohi County, MN U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
6	co.kittson.mn.us Kittson County, MN U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
6	co.lincoln.mn.us Lincoln County, MN U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
6	co.martin.mn.us Martin County, MN U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
6	pipestone-county.com Pipestone County, MN U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
7	co.becker.mn.us Becker County, MN U.S. rank 10	5 of 8 checks pass	D
	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.