North Dakota county websites: botability rankings

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Botability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 51 North Dakota county government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 51
Last scan: 9/20/2026

Showing North Dakota county sites. All U.S. county sites

C 77

Average botability score of 43 fully scanned North Dakota county sites

8th

of 48 states, ranked by average botability score

43 of 51

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 8, so they're listed without grades

C 76

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

North Dakota's state site, nd.gov, ranks 8th of 51 state sites with a B. State rankings.

How North Dakota county botability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 43 fully scanned North Dakota county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

North Dakota average
U.S. county average

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How North Dakota county botability 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	1
60 to 69	13
70 to 79	5
80 to 89	14
90 to 100	10

North Dakota counties by botability grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. North Dakota: 43 sites. U.S.: 2435 sites.

North DakotaA (90 to 100): 23% (10 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 44% (19 sites)D to F (below 70): 33% (14 sites)
All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 20% (488 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 47% (1,135 sites)D to F (below 70): 33% (812 sites)

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

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North Dakota counties by botability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
North Dakota	23% (10)	44% (19)	33% (14)
All U.S. counties	20% (488)	47% (1,135)	33% (812)

Top 3 North Dakota county sites by botability score

#1 in North Dakota · U.S. rank 2

Barnes County, ND

A 90 botability

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability F

#1 in North Dakota · U.S. rank 2

Bottineau County, ND

A 90 botability

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security C
Usability F

#1 in North Dakota · U.S. rank 2

Burke County, ND

A 90 botability

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security C
Usability D

Most common botability failures among North Dakota county sites

Share of the 43 fully scanned North Dakota county sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type100% (43 of 43 sites)
Sitemap in robots.txt35% (15 of 43 sites)
Sitemap status35% (15 of 43 sites)
Sitemap XML35% (15 of 43 sites)
Link text16% (7 of 43 sites)

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Most common botability failures among North Dakota county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type	100%	43
Sitemap in robots.txt	35%	15
Sitemap status	35%	15
Sitemap XML	35%	15
Link text	16%	7

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.
Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. Search engines take longer to find your pages.
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.
Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. Users cannot tell where links go.

All North Dakota county sites by botability score

North Dakota county sites ranked by botability score
Rank	Site	Checks passed	Grade
1	barnescounty.us Barnes County, ND U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	bottineauco.com Bottineau County, ND U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	burkecountynd.com Burke County, ND U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	burleigh.gov Burleigh County, ND U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	fostercounty.com Foster County, ND U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	logancountynd.com Logan County, ND U.S. rank 2	9 of 10 checks pass	A
1	mckenziecountynd.gov McKenzie County, ND U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	ransomcountynd.net Ransom County, ND U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	rolettecountynd.gov Rolette County, ND U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	tccounty.com Towner County, ND U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	adamscountynd.com Adams County, ND U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	dickeynd.com Dickey County, ND U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	grantcountynd.com Grant County, ND U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	hettingercountynd.com Hettinger County, ND U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	lamourecountynd.com LaMoure County, ND U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	renvillecountynd.org Renville County, ND U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	slopecountynd.gov Slope County, ND U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	bensoncountynd.com Benson County, ND U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	dividecountynd.org Divide County, ND U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	emmonsnd.com Emmons County, ND U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	mcintoshnd.com McIntosh County, ND U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	co.richland.nd.us Richland County, ND U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	stutsmancounty.gov Stutsman County, ND U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	williamsnd.com Williams County, ND U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	co.mountrail.nd.us Mountrail County, ND U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
4	nelsonco.org Nelson County, ND U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
4	walshcountynd.com Walsh County, ND U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	cavaliercounty.us Cavalier County, ND U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
5	sargentnd.com Sargent County, ND U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
6	billingscountynd.gov Billings County, ND U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	eddycountynd.org Eddy County, ND U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	goldenvalleycounty.org Golden Valley County, ND U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	griggscountynd.gov Griggs County, ND U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	mcleancountynd.gov McLean County, ND U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	mercercountynd.com Mercer County, ND U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	pembinacountynd.gov Pembina County, ND U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	piercecountynd.gov Pierce County, ND U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	ramseycountynd.gov Ramsey County, ND U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	co.sheridan.nd.us Sheridan County, ND U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	co.traill.nd.us Traill County, ND U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	co.ward.nd.us Ward County, ND U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	wellscountynd.com Wells County, ND U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	mchenrycountynd.gov McHenry County, ND U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
	bowmannd.com Bowman County, ND	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	casscountynd.gov Cass County, ND	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	dunncountynd.gov Dunn County, ND	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	gfcounty.nd.gov Grand Forks County, ND	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	mortonnd.gov Morton County, ND	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	olivercountynd.org Oliver County, ND	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	starkcountynd.gov Stark County, ND	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	steelecountynd.gov Steele County, ND	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 botability

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About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each county government site on our county list in North Dakota. 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 8 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.