Showing New Jersey county sites. All U.S. county sites
D 62
Average readability score of 13 fully scanned New Jersey county sites
15th
of 48 states, ranked by average readability score
13 of 20
Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 7, so they're listed without grades
D 61
U.S. county average readability score, 2421 fully scanned sites
New Jersey's state site, nj.gov, ranks 16th of 51 state sites with a B. State rankings.
How New Jersey county readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 13 fully scanned New Jersey county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 13 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- New Jersey average
- U.S. county average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 5 |
| 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 | 8 |
New Jersey 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)
- Not fully scanned
- No site on our list
New Jersey counties by readability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. New Jersey: 13 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 Jersey | 62% (8) | 0% (0) | 38% (5) |
| All U.S. counties | 58% (1,411) | 0% (0) | 37% (899) |
Top 3 New Jersey county sites by readability score
#1 in New Jersey · U.S. rank 1
Bergen County, NJ
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability A
#1 in New Jersey · U.S. rank 1
Camden County, NJ
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security C
- Usability D
- Readability A
#1 in New Jersey · U.S. rank 1
Cumberland County, NJ
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability D
- 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 Jersey county sites by readability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
bergencountynj.gov
Bergen County, NJ U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
camdencounty.com
Camden County, NJ U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
cumberlandcountynj.gov
Cumberland County, NJ U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
gloucestercountynj.gov
Gloucester County, NJ U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
co.hunterdon.nj.us
Hunterdon County, NJ U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
morriscountynj.gov
Morris County, NJ U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
co.ocean.nj.us
Ocean County, NJ U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
ucnj.org
Union County, NJ U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
burlingtoncountynj.gov
Burlington County, NJ U.S. rank 13 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
capemaycountynj.gov
Cape May County, NJ U.S. rank 33 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
essexcountynj.org
Essex County, NJ U.S. rank 127 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
visitmonmouth.com
Monmouth County, NJ U.S. rank 67 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
sussex.nj.us
Sussex County, NJ U.S. rank 97 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
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atlantic-county.org
Atlantic County, NJ |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
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hcnj.us
Hudson County, NJ |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
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mercercounty.org
Mercer County, NJ |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
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middlesexcountynj.gov
Middlesex County, NJ |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
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passaiccountynj.org
Passaic County, NJ |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
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salemcountynj.gov
Salem County, NJ |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asks crawlers to wait longer than we can. Status 997 | - | |
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somersetcountynj.gov
Somerset County, NJ |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - |
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 Jersey. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/18/2026 and 10/3/2026; 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 7 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.