Montana county websites: readability rankings

Readability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 54 Montana county government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 54
  • Last scan: 10/9/2026

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

C 74

Average readability score of 49 fully scanned Montana county sites

6th

of 48 states, ranked by average readability score

49 of 54

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

D 61

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

Montana's state site, mt.gov, ranks 17th of 51 state sites with a B. State rankings.

How Montana county readability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 49 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 912
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 10034

Montana 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.

Beaverhead County, MT: grade F, readability score 0 Big Horn County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Blaine County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Broadwater County, MT: grade F, readability score 0 Carbon County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Carter County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Cascade County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Chouteau County: not scanned Custer County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Daniels County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Dawson County, MT: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Deer Lodge County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Fallon County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Fergus County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Flathead County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Gallatin County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Garfield County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Glacier County, MT: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 996) Golden Valley County, MT: grade F, readability score 0 Granite County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Hill County, MT: grade F, readability score 0 Jefferson County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Judith Basin County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Lake County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Lewis and Clark County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Liberty County, MT: grade F, readability score 0 Lincoln County, MT: grade F, readability score 0 McCone County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Madison County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Meagher County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Mineral County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Missoula County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Musselshell County, MT: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403) Park County, MT: grade F, readability score 0 Petroleum County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Pondera County, MT: grade -, readability score Powder River County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Powell County, MT: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 996) Prairie County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Ravalli County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Richland County, MT: grade -, readability score Roosevelt County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Rosebud County, MT: grade F, readability score 0 Sanders County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Sheridan County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Silver Bow County, MT: grade F, readability score 0 Stillwater County, MT: grade F, readability score 0 Sweet Grass County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Teton County, MT: grade F, readability score 0 Toole County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Treasure County, MT: grade -, readability score Valley County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Wheatland County, MT: grade A, readability score 100 Yellowstone County, MT: grade F, readability score 0
  • 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 54 sites on our list could not be matched to a county boundary and appear only in the table.

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

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Montana: 49 sites. U.S.: 2421 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)
Montana69% (34)0% (0)24% (12)
All U.S. counties58% (1,411)0% (0)37% (899)

Top 3 Montana county sites by readability score

#1 in Montana · U.S. rank 1

Big Horn County, MT

A 100 readability

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

#1 in Montana · U.S. rank 1

Blaine County, MT

A 100 readability

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

#1 in Montana · U.S. rank 1

Carbon County, MT

A 100 readability

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

Most common readability failures among Montana county sites

Share of the 49 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. Reading level24%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Reading level24%12

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 Montana county sites by readability score

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 bighorncountymt.gov
Big Horn County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 blainecounty-mt.gov
Blaine County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 carbonmt.gov
Carbon County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cartercountymt.gov
Carter County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cascadecountymt.gov
Cascade County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 custercountymt.gov
Custer County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 danielscountymt.gov
Daniels County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 adlc.us
Deer Lodge County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 falloncountymt.gov
Fallon County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 fergusmt.gov
Fergus County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 flatheadcounty.gov
Flathead County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 gallatinmt.gov
Gallatin County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 garfieldcountymt.gov
Garfield County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 granitecountymt.us
Granite County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 jeffersoncounty-mt.gov
Jefferson County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 jbcountymt.gov
Judith Basin County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lakemt.gov
Lake County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lccountymt.gov
Lewis and Clark County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 madisoncountymt.gov
Madison County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mcconecountymt.gov
McCone County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 meagherco.com
Meagher County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.mineral.mt.us
Mineral County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 missoulacounty.gov
Missoula County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 petroleumcountymt.org
Petroleum County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 prco.mt.gov
Powder River County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 prairiecounty.org
Prairie County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 ravallicounty.gov
Ravalli County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 rooseveltcountymt.gov
Roosevelt County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.sanders.mt.us
Sanders County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 sheridancountymt.gov
Sheridan County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 sgcountymt.gov
Sweet Grass County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 toolecountymt.gov
Toole County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 valleycountymt.gov
Valley County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wheatlandcomt.gov
Wheatland County, MT U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
5 beaverheadcountymt.gov
Beaverhead County, MT U.S. rank 135 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 broadwatercountymt.gov
Broadwater County, MT U.S. rank 93 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 goldenvalleycountymt.org
Golden Valley County, MT U.S. rank 61 		0 of 1 checks pass F
7 hillcounty.us
Hill County, MT U.S. rank 179 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 libertycountymt.gov
Liberty County, MT U.S. rank 129 		0 of 1 checks pass F
7 lincolncountymt.us
Lincoln County, MT U.S. rank 159 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 parkcountymt.gov
Park County, MT U.S. rank 15 		0 of 1 checks pass F
7 rosebudcountymt.gov
Rosebud County, MT U.S. rank 179 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 co.silverbow.mt.us
Silver Bow County, MT U.S. rank 97 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 stillwatercountymt.gov
Stillwater County, MT U.S. rank 39 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 tetoncountymt.gov
Teton County, MT U.S. rank 77 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 yellowstonecountymt.gov
Yellowstone County, MT U.S. rank 67 		0 of 1 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 scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 -
musselshellcounty.org
Musselshell County, MT 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
2 ponderacountymt.gov
Pondera County, MT U.S. rank 6 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
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 -
6 richland.org
Richland County, MT U.S. rank 148 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
4 treasurecountymt.gov
Treasure County, MT U.S. rank 84 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -

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 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 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.