Ohio county websites: botability rankings

Name: Project ScanGov Ohio county websites: botability rankings
Creator: ScanGov
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Botability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 87 Ohio county government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 87
Last scan: 9/20/2026

Showing Ohio county sites. All U.S. county sites

C 76

Average botability score of 81 fully scanned Ohio county sites

9th

of 48 states, ranked by average botability score

81 of 87

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

C 76

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

Ohio's state site, ohio.gov, could not be fully scanned. State rankings.

How Ohio county botability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 81 fully scanned Ohio county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Ohio average
U.S. county average

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How Ohio 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	0
60 to 69	26
70 to 79	16
80 to 89	28
90 to 100	11

Ohio counties by botability grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Ohio: 81 sites. U.S.: 2435 sites.

OhioA (90 to 100): 14% (11 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 54% (44 sites)D to F (below 70): 32% (26 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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Ohio 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)
Ohio	14% (11)	54% (44)	32% (26)
All U.S. counties	20% (488)	47% (1,135)	33% (812)

Top 3 Ohio county sites by botability score

#1 in Ohio · U.S. rank 1

Fairfield County, OH

A 100 botability

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security D
Usability C

#2 in Ohio · U.S. rank 2

Adams County, OH

A 90 botability

Accessibility B
Botability A
Security A
Usability F

#2 in Ohio · U.S. rank 2

Carroll County, OH

A 90 botability

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability A

Most common botability failures among Ohio county sites

Share of the 81 fully scanned Ohio 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% (79 of 81 sites)
Sitemap status33% (27 of 81 sites)
Sitemap XML33% (27 of 81 sites)
Link text28% (23 of 81 sites)
Sitemap in robots.txt27% (22 of 81 sites)

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Most common botability failures among Ohio county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type	98%	79
Sitemap status	33%	27
Sitemap XML	33%	27
Link text	28%	23
Sitemap in robots.txt	27%	22

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.
Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. Search engines take longer to find your pages.

All Ohio county sites by botability score

Ohio county sites ranked by botability score
Rank	Site	Checks passed	Grade
1	co.fairfield.oh.us Fairfield County, OH U.S. rank 1	11 of 11 checks pass	A
2	adamscountyoh.gov Adams County, OH U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	carrollcountyohio.us Carroll County, OH U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	mydarkecounty.com Darke County, OH U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	franklincountyohio.gov Franklin County, OH U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	galliacountyoh.gov Gallia County, OH U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	harrisoncountyohio.gov Harrison County, OH U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	lawrencecounty.org Lawrence County, OH U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	perrycountyohio.gov Perry County, OH U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	richlandcountyoh.gov Richland County, OH U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	wayneohio.org Wayne County, OH U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
3	co.champaign.oh.us Champaign County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	columbianacounty.org Columbiana County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	defiance-county.com Defiance County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	hamiltoncountyohio.gov Hamilton County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	co.logan.oh.us Logan County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	miamicountyohio.gov Miami County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	monroecountyohio.net Monroe County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	morgancounty-oh.gov Morgan County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	morrowcountyohio.gov Morrow County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	co.tuscarawas.oh.us Tuscarawas County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
4	allencountyohio.com Allen County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	ashlandcountyoh.us Ashland County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	clermontcountyohio.gov Clermont County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	co.clinton.oh.us Clinton County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	crawford-co.org Crawford County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	cuyahogacounty.gov Cuyahoga County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	co.delaware.oh.us Delaware County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	eriecounty.oh.gov Erie County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	geauga.oh.gov Geauga County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	co.holmes.oh.us Holmes County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	lakecountyohio.gov Lake County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	mercercountyoh.gov Mercer County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	noblecountyohio.gov Noble County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	sciotocountyoh.com Scioto County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	senecacountyohio.gov Seneca County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	unioncountyohio.gov Union County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	vintoncounty.com Vinton County, OH U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
5	pickawaycountyohio.gov Pickaway County, OH U.S. rank 5	8 of 10 checks pass	B
6	co.athensoh.org Athens County, OH U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
6	bcohio.gov Butler County, OH U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
6	co.highland.oh.us Highland County, OH U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
6	huroncounty-oh.gov Huron County, OH U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
6	co.madison.oh.us Madison County, OH U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
6	co.marion.oh.us Marion County, OH U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
6	pikecountyohcommissioners.gov Pike County, OH U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
6	co.trumbull.oh.us Trumbull County, OH U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
6	vanwertcountyohio.gov Van Wert County, OH U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
7	coshoctoncounty.net Coshocton County, OH U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
7	hocking.oh.gov Hocking County, OH U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
7	jacksoncountyohio.us Jackson County, OH U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
7	jeffersoncountyoh.com Jefferson County, OH U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
7	lickingcounty.gov Licking County, OH U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
7	meigsohio.com Meigs County, OH U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
7	pauldingcountyoh.com Paulding County, OH U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
8	ashtabulacounty.gov Ashtabula County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	belmontcountycommissioners.com Belmont County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	browncountyohio.gov Brown County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	clarkcountyohio.gov Clark County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	fayette-co-oh.com Fayette County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	fultoncountyoh.com Fulton County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	greenecountyohio.gov Greene County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	co.hancock.oh.us Hancock County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	hardincountyohio.gov Hardin County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	henrycountyohio.gov Henry County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	loraincountyohio.gov Lorain County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	co.lucas.oh.us Lucas County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	mahoningcountyoh.gov Mahoning County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	mcohio.org Montgomery County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	muskingumcountyoh.gov Muskingum County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	co.ottawa.oh.us Ottawa County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	prebco.org Preble County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	putnamcountyohio.gov Putnam County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	sanduskycountyoh.gov Sandusky County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	co.shelby.oh.us Shelby County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	co.summitoh.net Summit County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	warrencountyohio.gov Warren County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	washingtongov.org Washington County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	williamscountyoh.gov Williams County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	co.wood.oh.us Wood County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	co.wyandot.oh.us Wyandot County, OH U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
	guernseycounty.org Guernsey County, OH	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.hardin.oh.us Hardin County, OH	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 408	-
	co.knox.oh.us Knox County, OH	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	-
	medinaco.org Medina County, OH	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	-
	portagecounty-oh.gov Portage County, OH	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	-
	starkcountyohio.gov Stark County, OH	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 this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each county government site on our county list in Ohio. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/18/2026 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 6 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.