Ohio county websites: security rankings

Name: Project ScanGov Ohio county websites: security rankings
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Security 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

B 87

Average security score of 81 fully scanned Ohio county sites

10th

of 48 states, ranked by average security score

81 of 87

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

B 88

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

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

How Ohio county security 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 security 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	1
60 to 69	1
70 to 79	17
80 to 89	38
90 to 100	24

Ohio counties by security 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): 30% (24 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 68% (55 sites)D to F (below 70): 2% (2 sites)
All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 34% (823 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 65% (1,574 sites)D to F (below 70): 2% (38 sites)

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

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Ohio counties by security grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Ohio	30% (24)	68% (55)	2% (2)
All U.S. counties	34% (823)	65% (1,574)	2% (38)

Top 3 Ohio county sites by security score

#1 in Ohio · U.S. rank 1

Adams County, OH

A 100 security

Accessibility B
Botability A
Security A
Usability F

#1 in Ohio · U.S. rank 1

Ashtabula County, OH

A 100 security

Accessibility A
Botability D
Security A
Usability F

#1 in Ohio · U.S. rank 1

Brown County, OH

A 100 security

Accessibility B
Botability D
Security A
Usability F

Most common security 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.

Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)52% (42 of 81 sites)
Errors in the console33% (27 of 81 sites)
Security.txt10% (8 of 81 sites)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)1% (1 of 81 sites)

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Most common security failures among Ohio county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)	52%	42
Errors in the console	33%	27
Security.txt	10%	8
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)	1%	1

What each check means

Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD). The site uses a government-issued domain (.gov, .edu, or .mil). People cannot tell if your site is real government.
Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. Site may have hidden bugs that break features.
Security.txt. The site has a security.txt file so researchers know how to report issues. Security researchers cannot report problems to you.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS). The site uses HTTPS to encrypt data between the server and users. Hackers can see and steal personal information.

All Ohio county sites by security score

Ohio county sites ranked by security score
Rank	Site	Checks passed	Grade
1	adamscountyoh.gov Adams County, OH U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	ashtabulacounty.gov Ashtabula County, OH U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	browncountyohio.gov Brown County, OH U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	clarkcountyohio.gov Clark County, OH U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	clermontcountyohio.gov Clermont County, OH U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	cuyahogacounty.gov Cuyahoga County, OH U.S. rank 1	9 of 9 checks pass	A
1	franklincountyohio.gov Franklin County, OH U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	galliacountyoh.gov Gallia County, OH U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	geauga.oh.gov Geauga County, OH U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	greenecountyohio.gov Greene County, OH U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	henrycountyohio.gov Henry County, OH U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	lickingcounty.gov Licking County, OH U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	loraincountyohio.gov Lorain County, OH U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	mahoningcountyoh.gov Mahoning County, OH U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	miamicountyohio.gov Miami County, OH U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	morgancounty-oh.gov Morgan County, OH U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	noblecountyohio.gov Noble County, OH U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	perrycountyohio.gov Perry County, OH U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	pikecountyohcommissioners.gov Pike County, OH U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	richlandcountyoh.gov Richland County, OH U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	unioncountyohio.gov Union County, OH U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	vanwertcountyohio.gov Van Wert County, OH U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	warrencountyohio.gov Warren County, OH U.S. rank 1	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	williamscountyoh.gov Williams County, OH U.S. rank 1	8 of 8 checks pass	A
2	coshoctoncounty.net Coshocton County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	mydarkecounty.com Darke County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	co.hancock.oh.us Hancock County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	hocking.oh.gov Hocking County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	meigsohio.com Meigs County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	mcohio.org Montgomery County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	muskingumcountyoh.gov Muskingum County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	co.ottawa.oh.us Ottawa County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	pauldingcountyoh.com Paulding County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	pickawaycountyohio.gov Pickaway County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	prebco.org Preble County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	putnamcountyohio.gov Putnam County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	sciotocountyoh.com Scioto County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	co.shelby.oh.us Shelby County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	co.summitoh.net Summit County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	vintoncounty.com Vinton County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	washingtongov.org Washington County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
2	co.wyandot.oh.us Wyandot County, OH U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	allencountyohio.com Allen County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	ashlandcountyoh.us Ashland County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	belmontcountycommissioners.com Belmont County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	bcohio.gov Butler County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	carrollcountyohio.us Carroll County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	co.clinton.oh.us Clinton County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	columbianacounty.org Columbiana County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	crawford-co.org Crawford County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	hamiltoncountyohio.gov Hamilton County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	hardincountyohio.gov Hardin County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	harrisoncountyohio.gov Harrison County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	co.highland.oh.us Highland County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	co.holmes.oh.us Holmes County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	huroncounty-oh.gov Huron County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	lawrencecounty.org Lawrence County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	mercercountyoh.gov Mercer County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	morrowcountyohio.gov Morrow County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	sanduskycountyoh.gov Sandusky County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	senecacountyohio.gov Seneca County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
3	co.wood.oh.us Wood County, OH U.S. rank 4	6 of 7 checks pass	B
4	eriecounty.oh.gov Erie County, OH U.S. rank 6	7 of 9 checks pass	C
4	lakecountyohio.gov Lake County, OH U.S. rank 6	7 of 9 checks pass	C
5	co.delaware.oh.us Delaware County, OH U.S. rank 7	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	fayette-co-oh.com Fayette County, OH U.S. rank 7	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	fultoncountyoh.com Fulton County, OH U.S. rank 7	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	jeffersoncountyoh.com Jefferson County, OH U.S. rank 7	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	co.lucas.oh.us Lucas County, OH U.S. rank 7	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	co.trumbull.oh.us Trumbull County, OH U.S. rank 7	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	wayneohio.org Wayne County, OH U.S. rank 7	6 of 8 checks pass	C
6	co.athensoh.org Athens County, OH U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
6	co.champaign.oh.us Champaign County, OH U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
6	defiance-county.com Defiance County, OH U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
6	jacksoncountyohio.us Jackson County, OH U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
6	co.madison.oh.us Madison County, OH U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
6	co.marion.oh.us Marion County, OH U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
6	monroecountyohio.net Monroe County, OH U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
6	co.tuscarawas.oh.us Tuscarawas County, OH U.S. rank 8	5 of 7 checks pass	C
7	co.fairfield.oh.us Fairfield County, OH U.S. rank 9	6 of 9 checks pass	D
8	co.logan.oh.us Logan County, OH U.S. rank 11	4 of 7 checks pass	F
	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.