Showing New Hampshire county sites. All U.S. county sites
F 40
Average readability score of 10 fully scanned New Hampshire county sites
27th
of 48 states, ranked by average readability score
10 of 10
Sites fully scanned
D 61
U.S. county average readability score, 2421 fully scanned sites
New Hampshire's state site, nh.gov, could not be fully scanned. State rankings.
How New Hampshire county readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 10 fully scanned New Hampshire county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 10 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- New Hampshire average
- U.S. county average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 6 |
| 10 to 19 | 0 |
| 20 to 29 | 0 |
| 30 to 39 | 0 |
| 40 to 49 | 0 |
| 50 to 59 | 0 |
| 60 to 69 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 0 |
| 80 to 89 | 0 |
| 90 to 100 | 4 |
New Hampshire 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.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
New Hampshire counties by readability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. New Hampshire: 10 sites. U.S.: 2421 sites.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
View the data table
| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 40% (4) | 0% (0) | 60% (6) |
| All U.S. counties | 58% (1,411) | 0% (0) | 37% (899) |
Top 3 New Hampshire county sites by readability score
#1 in New Hampshire · U.S. rank 1
Belknap County, NH
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in New Hampshire · U.S. rank 1
Carroll County, NH
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in New Hampshire · U.S. rank 1
Coös County, NH
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability F
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
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 New Hampshire county sites by readability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
belknapcounty.gov
Belknap County, NH U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
carrollcountynh.gov
Carroll County, NH U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
cooscountynh.gov
Coös County, NH U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
sullivancountynh.gov
Sullivan County, NH U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
co.cheshire.nh.us
Cheshire County, NH U.S. rank 35 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
grafton-county.com
Grafton County, NH U.S. rank 53 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
hcnh.org
Hillsborough County, NH U.S. rank 173 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
merrimackcounty.net
Merrimack County, NH U.S. rank 143 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
rockinghamcountynh.org
Rockingham County, NH U.S. rank 157 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
co.strafford.nh.us
Strafford County, NH U.S. rank 179 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
About readability
Write content at a reading level most users can understand.
Why it's important
Plain language helps people understand services and procedures the first time, reducing calls, errors and office visits.
Risks
- Users cannot understand your content.
Guidance
What we use to grade readability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- Automated Readability Index (ARI)
- Flesch-Kincaid (FK)
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
- Plain Writing Act of 2010
Standards
Grades/scores
ScanGov
About this data
ScanGov scans the homepage of each county government site on our county list in New Hampshire. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 9/27/2026 and 9/28/2026; 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. 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.