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 government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 55
Last scan: 9/20/2026

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

C 70

Average botability score of 51 fully scanned New York county sites

15th

of 48 states, ranked by average botability score

51 of 55

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 4, so they're listed without grades

C 76

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

New York's state site, ny.gov, ranks 4th of 51 state sites with an A. State rankings.

How New York county botability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 51 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	0
50 to 59	9
60 to 69	20
70 to 79	2
80 to 89	13
90 to 100	7

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

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. New York: 51 sites. U.S.: 2435 sites.

New YorkA (90 to 100): 14% (7 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 29% (15 sites)D to F (below 70): 57% (29 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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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	14% (7)	29% (15)	57% (29)
All U.S. counties	20% (488)	47% (1,135)	33% (812)

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 B
Usability C

#1 in New York · U.S. rank 2

Essex County, NY

A 90 botability

Accessibility B
Botability A
Security B
Usability C

#1 in New York · U.S. rank 2

Genesee County, NY

A 90 botability

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability D

Most common botability failures among New York county sites

Share of the 51 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 type98% (50 of 51 sites)
Sitemap status59% (30 of 51 sites)
Sitemap XML59% (30 of 51 sites)
Link text35% (18 of 51 sites)
Robots valid33% (17 of 51 sites)

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Most common botability failures among New York county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type	98%	50
Sitemap status	59%	30
Sitemap XML	59%	30
Link text	35%	18
Robots valid	33%	17

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 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.
Robots valid. The site has a robots.txt file that guides search engines. Search engines ignore your instructions.

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	oswegocountyny.gov Oswego County, NY U.S. rank 2	9 of 10 checks pass	A
1	ulstercountyny.gov Ulster County, NY U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	niagaracounty.gov Niagara County, NY U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	orleanscountyny.gov Orleans County, NY U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	otsegocountyny.gov Otsego County, NY U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	delcony.gov Delaware County, NY U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	erie.gov Erie County, NY U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	herkimercountyny.gov Herkimer County, NY U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	lewiscountyny.gov Lewis County, NY U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	onondaga.gov Onondaga County, NY U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	tompkinscountyny.gov Tompkins County, NY U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
3	westchestercountyny.gov Westchester County, NY U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	franklincountyny.gov Franklin County, NY U.S. rank 5	8 of 10 checks pass	B
4	saratogacountyny.gov Saratoga County, NY U.S. rank 5	8 of 10 checks pass	B
4	schohariecounty-ny.gov Schoharie County, NY U.S. rank 5	8 of 10 checks pass	B
5	albanycountyny.gov Albany County, NY U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
5	jeffersoncountyny.gov Jefferson County, NY U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
6	broomecountyny.gov Broome County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	chautauquacountyny.gov Chautauqua County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	chemungcountyny.gov Chemung County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	chenangocountyny.gov Chenango County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	clintoncountyny.gov Clinton County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	columbiacountyny.gov Columbia County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	fultoncountyny.gov Fulton County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	hamiltoncountyny.gov Hamilton County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	livingstoncountyny.gov Livingston County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	madisoncounty.ny.gov Madison County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	monroecounty.gov Monroe County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	ontariocountyny.gov Ontario County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	orangecountyny.gov Orange County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	rensco.com Rensselaer County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	stlawco.gov Saint Lawrence County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	schuylercountyny.gov Schuyler County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	senecacountyny.gov Seneca County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	warrencountyny.gov Warren County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	washingtoncountyny.gov Washington County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
6	waynecountyny.gov Wayne County, NY U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	cattco.gov Cattaraugus County, NY U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
7	cayugacounty.gov Cayuga County, NY U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
7	cortlandcountyny.gov Cortland County, NY U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
7	schenectadycountyny.gov Schenectady County, NY U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
7	suffolkcountyny.gov Suffolk County, NY U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
7	sullivanny.gov Sullivan County, NY U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
7	tiogacountyny.com Tioga County, NY U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
7	wyomingcountyny.gov Wyoming County, NY U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
7	yatescountyny.gov Yates County, NY U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
	alleganyco.gov Allegany 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	-
	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	-
	steubencountyny.gov Steuben 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 government site on our county list in New York. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 8/17/2026 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 4 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.