New York county websites: botability rankings

Name: Project ScanGov New York county websites: botability rankings
Creator: ScanGov
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Botability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 55 New York county websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 55
Last scan: 11/7/2026

Showing New York county sites. All U.S. county sites

C 74

Average botability score of 49 fully scanned New York county sites

11th

of 49 states, ranked by average botability score

49 of 55

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 6, so they're listed without grades

C 76

U.S. county average botability score, 2467 fully scanned sites

New York's state site, ny.gov, ranks 3rd of 51 state sites with an A. State rankings.

How New York county botability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 49 fully scanned New York county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

New York average
U.S. county average

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How New York 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	1
50 to 59	6
60 to 69	11
70 to 79	6
80 to 89	19
90 to 100	6

New York counties by botability grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. New York: 49 sites. U.S.: 2467 sites.

New YorkA (90 to 100): 12% (6 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 51% (25 sites)D to F (below 70): 37% (18 sites)
All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 18% (445 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 48% (1,184 sites)D to F (below 70): 34% (838 sites)

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

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New York 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)
New York	12% (6)	51% (25)	37% (18)
All U.S. counties	18% (445)	48% (1,184)	34% (838)

Top 3 New York county sites by botability score

#1 in New York · U.S. rank 2

Dutchess County, NY

A 90 botability

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security C
Usability D
Readability F

#1 in New York · U.S. rank 2

Essex County, NY

A 90 botability

Accessibility B
Botability A
Security C
Usability D
Readability A

#1 in New York · U.S. rank 2

Genesee County, NY

A 90 botability

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability D
Readability A

Most common botability failures among New York county sites

Share of the 49 fully scanned New York 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% (49 of 49 sites)
Link text37% (18 of 49 sites)
Sitemap in robots.txt33% (16 of 49 sites)
Sitemap status33% (16 of 49 sites)
Sitemap XML33% (16 of 49 sites)

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Most common botability failures among New York county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type	100%	49
Link text	37%	18
Sitemap in robots.txt	33%	16
Sitemap status	33%	16
Sitemap XML	33%	16

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.
Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. Users cannot tell where links go.
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.

All New York county sites by botability score

New York county sites ranked by botability score
Rank	Site	Checks passed	Grade
1	dutchessny.gov Dutchess County, NY U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	essexcountyny.gov Essex County, NY U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	geneseeny.gov Genesee County, NY U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	greenecountyny.gov Greene County, NY U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	oneidacountyny.gov Oneida County, NY U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
1	ulstercountyny.gov Ulster County, NY U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	oswegocountyny.gov Oswego County, NY U.S. rank 3	8 of 9 checks pass	B
2	washingtoncountyny.gov Washington County, NY U.S. rank 3	8 of 9 checks pass	B
3	orangecountyny.gov Orange County, NY U.S. rank 5	6 of 7 checks pass	B
4	broomecountyny.gov Broome County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	chemungcountyny.gov Chemung County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	columbiacountyny.gov Columbia County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	herkimercountyny.gov Herkimer County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	lewiscountyny.gov Lewis County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	livingstoncountyny.gov Livingston County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	madisoncounty.ny.gov Madison County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	onondaga.gov Onondaga County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	saratogacountyny.gov Saratoga County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	schuylercountyny.gov Schuyler County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	senecacountyny.gov Seneca County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	steubencountyny.gov Steuben County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	tompkinscountyny.gov Tompkins County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	waynecountyny.gov Wayne County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	westchestercountyny.gov Westchester County, NY U.S. rank 7	9 of 11 checks pass	B
5	rensco.com Rensselaer County, NY U.S. rank 8	8 of 10 checks pass	B
6	franklincountyny.gov Franklin County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 9 checks pass	C
6	ontariocountyny.gov Ontario County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 9 checks pass	C
6	yatescountyny.gov Yates County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 9 checks pass	C
7	cortlandcountyny.gov Cortland County, NY U.S. rank 10	8 of 11 checks pass	C
7	erie.gov Erie County, NY U.S. rank 10	8 of 11 checks pass	C
7	wyomingcountyny.gov Wyoming County, NY U.S. rank 10	8 of 11 checks pass	C
8	niagaracounty.gov Niagara County, NY U.S. rank 13	6 of 9 checks pass	D
8	orleanscountyny.gov Orleans County, NY U.S. rank 13	6 of 9 checks pass	D
8	otsegocountyny.gov Otsego County, NY U.S. rank 13	6 of 9 checks pass	D
9	albanycountyny.gov Albany County, NY U.S. rank 14	7 of 11 checks pass	D
9	cattco.gov Cattaraugus County, NY U.S. rank 14	7 of 11 checks pass	D
9	chautauquacountyny.gov Chautauqua County, NY U.S. rank 14	7 of 11 checks pass	D
9	clintoncountyny.gov Clinton County, NY U.S. rank 14	7 of 11 checks pass	D
9	fultoncountyny.gov Fulton County, NY U.S. rank 14	7 of 11 checks pass	D
9	monroecounty.gov Monroe County, NY U.S. rank 14	7 of 11 checks pass	D
9	stlawco.gov Saint Lawrence County, NY U.S. rank 14	7 of 11 checks pass	D
9	warrencountyny.gov Warren County, NY U.S. rank 14	7 of 11 checks pass	D
10	jeffersoncountyny.gov Jefferson County, NY U.S. rank 17	5 of 9 checks pass	F
11	hamiltoncountyny.gov Hamilton County, NY U.S. rank 18	6 of 11 checks pass	F
11	schenectadycountyny.gov Schenectady County, NY U.S. rank 18	6 of 11 checks pass	F
11	suffolkcountyny.gov Suffolk County, NY U.S. rank 18	6 of 11 checks pass	F
11	sullivanny.gov Sullivan County, NY U.S. rank 18	6 of 11 checks pass	F
11	tiogacountyny.com Tioga County, NY U.S. rank 18	6 of 11 checks pass	F
12	schohariecounty-ny.gov Schoharie County, NY U.S. rank 21	4 of 9 checks pass	F
	alleganyco.gov Allegany County, NY	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-
	cayugacounty.gov Cayuga County, NY	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	-
	chenangocountyny.gov Chenango County, NY	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	delcony.gov Delaware County, NY	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	co.montgomery.ny.us Montgomery County, NY	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 503	-
	putnamcountyny.gov Putnam County, NY	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-

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About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each county site on our county list in New York. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 10/27/2026 and 11/6/2026. Each site's report shows its own scan date. A site counts as fully scanned when its homepage loaded and sent us its page content. Averages, grade shares, failure rates, and ranks use fully scanned sites only. We could not fully scan 6 sites. They did not respond, blocked the scanner, or sent no page content. They appear in the table without grades, with their scan status, and are left out of every figure. Grades follow the ScanGov grade scale. Rank follows the ScanGov ranking method. The full dataset, with every county's raw results, is in the ScanGov data repository.