Montana county websites ranked by digital experience

Name: Project ScanGov Montana county websites ranked by digital experience
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Rankings, grades, and the most common failures for 52 Montana county websites across accessibility, botability, security, usability, and readability.

Sites: 52
Last scan: 11/7/2026

Showing Montana county sites. All U.S. county sites

C 79

Average overall score of 47 fully scanned Montana county sites

4th

of 49 states, ranked by average overall score

47 of 52

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades

C 76

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

Montana's state site, mt.gov, ranks 18th of 51 state sites with a C. State rankings.

How Montana county overall scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 47 fully scanned Montana county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Montana average
U.S. county average

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How Montana county overall 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	5
70 to 79	19
80 to 89	18
90 to 100	5

Montana counties by overall grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Montana: 47 sites. U.S.: 2467 sites.

MontanaA (90 to 100): 11% (5 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 79% (37 sites)D to F (below 70): 11% (5 sites)
All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 4% (90 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 82% (2,028 sites)D to F (below 70): 14% (349 sites)

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

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Montana counties by overall grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Montana	11% (5)	79% (37)	11% (5)
All U.S. counties	4% (90)	82% (2,028)	14% (349)

Montana county average score by indicator, compared with all U.S. counties

Average of the 47 fully scanned Montana county sites, score 0 to 100. U.S. average covers 2467 fully scanned county sites.

Accessibility88U.S. counties: 88
Botability81U.S. counties: 76
Security86U.S. counties: 83
Usability55U.S. counties: 48
Readability80U.S. counties: 62

Montana
U.S. counties

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Montana county average score by indicator, compared with all U.S. counties
Indicator	Montana average	U.S. counties average
Accessibility	88	88
Botability	81	76
Security	86	83
Usability	55	48
Readability	80	62

Top 3 Montana county sites by overall score

#1 in Montana · U.S. rank 3

Pondera County, MT

A 94 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability A
Readability -

#2 in Montana · U.S. rank 4

Treasure County, MT

A 93 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability B
Readability -

#3 in Montana · U.S. rank 6

Wheatland County, MT

A 91 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability B
Readability A

Most common failures by indicator

The check Montana county sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.

55% (26 of 47 sites) fail this accessibility check: Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order. Page headings follow a logical order without skipping levels. More accessibility failures in Montana.
96% (45 of 47 sites) fail this botability check: GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type. Homepage is marked up as an official government organization. More botability failures in Montana.
51% (24 of 47 sites) fail this security check: X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. More security failures in Montana.
98% (46 of 47 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures in Montana.
19% (9 of 47 sites) fail this readability check: Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. More readability failures in Montana.

All Montana county sites by overall score

Montana county sites ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	ponderacountymt.gov Pondera County, MT U.S. rank 3	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade A Readability grade -	A
2	treasurecountymt.gov Treasure County, MT U.S. rank 4	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade -	A
3	wheatlandcomt.gov Wheatland County, MT U.S. rank 6	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
4	danielscountymt.gov Daniels County, MT U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
4	flatheadcounty.gov Flathead County, MT U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
5	jeffersoncounty-mt.gov Jefferson County, MT U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
5	libertycountymt.gov Liberty County, MT U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
6	missoulacounty.gov Missoula County, MT U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
7	lccountymt.gov Lewis and Clark County, MT U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
8	carbonmt.gov Carbon County, MT U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade B Botability grade C Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
8	custercountymt.gov Custer County, MT U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
8	lincolncountymt.us Lincoln County, MT U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
8	meagherco.com Meagher County, MT U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade D Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
8	sheridancountymt.gov Sheridan County, MT U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
9	goldenvalleycountymt.org Golden Valley County, MT U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
10	co.mineral.mt.us Mineral County, MT U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
10	richland.org Richland County, MT U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade D Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
10	rooseveltcountymt.gov Roosevelt County, MT U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
11	cartercountymt.gov Carter County, MT U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade D Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
11	fergusmt.gov Fergus County, MT U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
11	garfieldcountymt.gov Garfield County, MT U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
11	mcconecountymt.gov McCone County, MT U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
11	yellowstonecountymt.gov Yellowstone County, MT U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	B
12	blainecounty-mt.gov Blaine County, MT U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
12	rosebudcountymt.gov Rosebud County, MT U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	C
13	cascadecountymt.gov Cascade County, MT U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
13	petroleumcountymt.org Petroleum County, MT U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
13	tetoncountymt.gov Teton County, MT U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade F	C
14	gallatinmt.gov Gallatin County, MT U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
14	ravallicounty.gov Ravalli County, MT U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
14	valleycountymt.gov Valley County, MT U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
15	bighorncountymt.gov Big Horn County, MT U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
15	adlc.us Deer Lodge County, MT U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
15	granitecountymt.us Granite County, MT U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade F Usability grade B Readability grade A	C
16	lakemt.gov Lake County, MT U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
16	co.sanders.mt.us Sanders County, MT U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
16	stillwatercountymt.gov Stillwater County, MT U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
17	broadwatercountymt.gov Broadwater County, MT U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
18	jbcountymt.gov Judith Basin County, MT U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
18	prco.mt.gov Powder River County, MT U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
19	falloncountymt.gov Fallon County, MT U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade B Botability grade C Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
19	madisoncountymt.gov Madison County, MT U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
20	parkcountymt.gov Park County, MT U.S. rank 28	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	D
20	toolecountymt.gov Toole County, MT U.S. rank 28	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	D
21	sgcountymt.gov Sweet Grass County, MT U.S. rank 30	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	D
22	beaverheadcountymt.gov Beaverhead County, MT U.S. rank 31	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	D
23	hillcounty.us Hill County, MT U.S. rank 33	Accessibility grade C Botability grade F Security grade D Usability grade F Readability grade F	D
	cartercountymontana.squarespace.com Carter County, MT	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	dawsonmt.gov Dawson County, MT	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	glaciercountymt.gov Glacier County, MT	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-
	musselshellcounty.org Musselshell County, MT	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403	-
	powellcountymt.gov Powell County, MT	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	-

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About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each county site on our county list in Montana. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 10/27/2026 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 5 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.