Montana county websites: botability rankings

Botability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 55 Montana county government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 55
  • Last scan: 9/20/2026

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

C 78

Average botability score of 50 fully scanned Montana county sites

7th

of 48 states, ranked by average botability score

50 of 55

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

C 76

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

Montana's state site, mt.gov, ranks 16th of 51 state sites with a C. State rankings.

How Montana county botability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 50 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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Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 591
60 to 6915
70 to 795
80 to 8912
90 to 10017

Montana counties by botability 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.

Beaverhead County, MT: grade B, botability score 81 Big Horn County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Blaine County, MT: grade A, botability score 100 Broadwater County, MT: grade B, botability score 87 Carbon County, MT: grade C, botability score 72 Carter County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Cascade County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Chouteau County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Custer County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Daniels County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Dawson County, MT: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Deer Lodge County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Fallon County, MT: grade C, botability score 72 Fergus County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Flathead County, MT: grade B, botability score 80 Gallatin County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Garfield County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Glacier County, MT: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 995) Golden Valley County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Granite County, MT: grade B, botability score 81 Hill County, MT: grade C, botability score 75 Jefferson County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Judith Basin County, MT: grade B, botability score 81 Lake County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Lewis and Clark County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Liberty County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Lincoln County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 McCone County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Madison County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Meagher County, MT: grade B, botability score 81 Mineral County, MT: grade B, botability score 81 Missoula County, MT: grade F, botability score 54 Musselshell County, MT: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403) Park County, MT: grade B, botability score 81 Petroleum County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Pondera County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Powder River County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Powell County, MT: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 995) Prairie County, MT: grade B, botability score 87 Ravalli County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Richland County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Roosevelt County, MT: grade B, botability score 81 Rosebud County, MT: grade C, botability score 72 Sanders County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Sheridan County, MT: grade B, botability score 87 Silver Bow County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Stillwater County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Sweet Grass County, MT: grade C, botability score 72 Teton County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Toole County, MT: grade B, botability score 81 Treasure County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Valley County, MT: grade D, botability score 63 Wheatland County, MT: grade A, botability score 90 Yellowstone County, MT: grade A, botability score 90
  • 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 55 sites on our list could not be matched to a county boundary and appear only in the table.

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

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Montana: 50 sites. U.S.: 2435 sites.

  1. Montana
  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)
Montana34% (17)34% (17)32% (16)
All U.S. counties20% (488)47% (1,135)33% (812)

Top 3 Montana county sites by botability score

#1 in Montana · U.S. rank 1

Blaine County, MT

A 100 botability

  • Accessibility C
  • Botability A
  • Security A
  • Usability F

#2 in Montana · U.S. rank 2

Chouteau County, MT

A 90 botability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security C
  • Usability F

#2 in Montana · U.S. rank 2

Custer County, MT

A 90 botability

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

Most common botability failures among Montana county sites

Share of the 50 fully scanned Montana 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. GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type96%
  2. Robots valid30%
  3. Sitemap status30%
  4. Sitemap XML30%
  5. Sitemap in robots.txt24%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type96%48
Robots valid30%15
Sitemap status30%15
Sitemap XML30%15
Sitemap in robots.txt24%12

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 has a robots.txt file that guides search engines. Search engines ignore your instructions.
  • 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.
  • Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. Search engines take longer to find your pages.

All Montana county sites by botability score

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 blainecounty-mt.gov
Blaine County, MT U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
2 co.chouteau.mt.us
Chouteau County, MT U.S. rank 2 		9 of 10 checks pass A
2 custercountymt.gov
Custer County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 danielscountymt.gov
Daniels County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 garfieldcountymt.gov
Garfield County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 goldenvalleycountymt.org
Golden Valley County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 jeffersoncounty-mt.gov
Jefferson County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 lccountymt.gov
Lewis and Clark County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 libertycountymt.gov
Liberty County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 lincolncountymt.us
Lincoln County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 ponderacountymt.gov
Pondera County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 prco.mt.gov
Powder River County, MT U.S. rank 2 		9 of 10 checks pass A
2 richland.org
Richland County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 tetoncountymt.gov
Teton County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 treasurecountymt.gov
Treasure County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 wheatlandcomt.gov
Wheatland County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 yellowstonecountymt.gov
Yellowstone County, MT U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
3 broadwatercountymt.gov
Broadwater County, MT U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 prairiecounty.org
Prairie County, MT U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 sheridancountymt.gov
Sheridan County, MT U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
4 beaverheadcountymt.gov
Beaverhead County, MT U.S. rank 4 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 granitecountymt.us
Granite County, MT U.S. rank 4 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 jbcountymt.gov
Judith Basin County, MT U.S. rank 4 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 meagherco.com
Meagher County, MT U.S. rank 4 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 co.mineral.mt.us
Mineral County, MT U.S. rank 4 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 parkcountymt.gov
Park County, MT U.S. rank 4 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 rooseveltcountymt.gov
Roosevelt County, MT U.S. rank 4 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 toolecountymt.gov
Toole County, MT U.S. rank 4 		9 of 11 checks pass B
5 flatheadcounty.gov
Flathead County, MT U.S. rank 5 		8 of 10 checks pass B
6 hillcounty.us
Hill County, MT U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
7 carbonmt.gov
Carbon County, MT U.S. rank 7 		8 of 11 checks pass C
7 falloncountymt.gov
Fallon County, MT U.S. rank 7 		8 of 11 checks pass C
7 rosebudcountymt.gov
Rosebud County, MT U.S. rank 7 		8 of 11 checks pass C
7 sgcountymt.gov
Sweet Grass County, MT U.S. rank 7 		8 of 11 checks pass C
8 bighorncountymt.gov
Big Horn County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 cartercountymt.gov
Carter County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 cascadecountymt.gov
Cascade County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 adlc.us
Deer Lodge County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 fergusmt.gov
Fergus County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 gallatinmt.gov
Gallatin County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 lakemt.gov
Lake County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 madisoncountymt.gov
Madison County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 mcconecountymt.gov
McCone County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 petroleumcountymt.org
Petroleum County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 ravallicounty.gov
Ravalli County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 co.sanders.mt.us
Sanders County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 co.silverbow.mt.us
Silver Bow County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 stillwatercountymt.gov
Stillwater County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
8 valleycountymt.gov
Valley County, MT U.S. rank 9 		7 of 11 checks pass D
9 missoulacounty.gov
Missoula County, MT U.S. rank 11 		6 of 11 checks pass F
cartercountymontana.squarespace.com
Carter County, MT 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 404 -
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 couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
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 fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -

About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each county government site on our county list in Montana. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/19/2026 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 5 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.