Pennsylvania county websites: readability rankings

Readability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 60 Pennsylvania county government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 60
  • Last scan: 10/9/2026

Showing Pennsylvania county sites. All U.S. county sites

F 53

Average readability score of 55 fully scanned Pennsylvania county sites

21st

of 48 states, ranked by average readability score

55 of 60

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades

D 61

U.S. county average readability score, 2421 fully scanned sites

Pennsylvania's state site, pa.gov, ranks 8th of 51 state sites with an A. State rankings.

How Pennsylvania county readability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 55 fully scanned Pennsylvania county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • Pennsylvania average
  • U.S. county average
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Score rangeSites
0 to 925
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 590
60 to 690
70 to 790
80 to 890
90 to 10028

Pennsylvania 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.

Adams County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Allegheny County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Armstrong County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Beaver County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Bedford County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Berks County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Blair County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Bucks County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Butler County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Cambria County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Cameron County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Centre County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Chester County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Clarion County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Clearfield County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Clinton County, PA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403) Columbia County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Crawford County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Dauphin County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Delaware County, PA: grade -, readability score Elk County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Erie County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Fayette County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Forest County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Franklin County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Fulton County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Greene County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Huntingdon County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Indiana County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Jefferson County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Juniata County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Lackawanna County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Lancaster County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Lawrence County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Lebanon County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Lehigh County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Luzerne County, PA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Mercer County, PA: grade -, readability score Mifflin County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Monroe County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Montgomery County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Montour County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Northampton County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Northumberland County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Perry County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Philadelphia County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Pike County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Schuylkill County, PA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Snyder County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Somerset County, PA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Susquehanna County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Tioga County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Union County, PA: grade A, readability score 100 Venango County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Washington County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Wayne County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Westmoreland County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 Wyoming County, PA: grade F, readability score 0 York County, PA: grade F, readability score 0
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
  • Not fully scanned
  • No site on our list

1 of the 60 sites on our list could not be matched to a county boundary and appear only in the table.

Pennsylvania counties by readability grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Pennsylvania: 55 sites. U.S.: 2421 sites.

  1. Pennsylvania
  2. All U.S. counties
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
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GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
Pennsylvania51% (28)0% (0)45% (25)
All U.S. counties58% (1,411)0% (0)37% (899)

Top 3 Pennsylvania county sites by readability score

#1 in Pennsylvania · U.S. rank 1

Allegheny County, PA

A 100 readability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability B
  • Security C
  • Usability D
  • Readability A

#1 in Pennsylvania · U.S. rank 1

Armstrong County, PA

A 100 readability

  • Accessibility B
  • Botability F
  • Security C
  • Usability F
  • Readability A

#1 in Pennsylvania · U.S. rank 1

Bedford County, PA

A 100 readability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability D
  • Security C
  • Usability F
  • Readability A

Most common readability failures among Pennsylvania county sites

Share of the 55 fully scanned Pennsylvania county sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

  1. Reading level45%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Reading level45%25

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 Pennsylvania county sites by readability score

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 alleghenycounty.us
Allegheny County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.armstrong.pa.us
Armstrong County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 bedfordcountypa.org
Bedford County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 berkspa.gov
Berks County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 buckscounty.gov
Bucks County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 butlercountypa.gov
Butler County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cambriacountypa.gov
Cambria County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 centrecountypa.gov
Centre County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 clearfieldcountypa.gov
Clearfield County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 countyofelkpa.gov
Elk County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 eriecountypa.gov
Erie County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 fayettecountypa.org
Fayette County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.forest.pa.us
Forest County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.fulton.pa.us
Fulton County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 indianacountypa.gov
Indiana County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 juniatacountypa.gov
Juniata County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lackawannacounty.org
Lackawanna County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.lancaster.pa.us
Lancaster County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lawrencecountypa.gov
Lawrence County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lebanoncountypa.gov
Lebanon County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lehighcounty.org
Lehigh County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 montgomerycountypa.gov
Montgomery County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 montourcounty.gov
Montour County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 norcopa.gov
Northampton County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 phila.gov
Philadelphia County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 snydercounty.org
Snyder County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 susqco.com
Susquehanna County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 unioncountypa.org
Union County, PA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
6 adamscountypa.gov
Adams County, PA U.S. rank 95 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 beavercountypa.gov
Beaver County, PA U.S. rank 61 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 blaircountypa.gov
Blair County, PA U.S. rank 27 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 cameroncountypa.com
Cameron County, PA U.S. rank 179 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 chesco.org
Chester County, PA U.S. rank 53 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 co.clarion.pa.us
Clarion County, PA U.S. rank 173 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 columbiapa.org
Columbia County, PA U.S. rank 13 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 crawfordcountypa.net
Crawford County, PA U.S. rank 129 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 dauphincounty.gov
Dauphin County, PA U.S. rank 97 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 franklincountypa.gov
Franklin County, PA U.S. rank 161 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 greenecountypa.gov
Greene County, PA U.S. rank 171 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 huntingdoncountypa.gov
Huntingdon County, PA U.S. rank 9 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 jeffersoncountypa.gov
Jefferson County, PA U.S. rank 129 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 mifflincountypa.gov
Mifflin County, PA U.S. rank 21 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 monroecountypa.gov
Monroe County, PA U.S. rank 139 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 northumberlandcountypa.gov
Northumberland County, PA U.S. rank 87 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 perryco.org
Perry County, PA U.S. rank 139 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 pikepa.org
Pike County, PA U.S. rank 75 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 tiogacountypa.us
Tioga County, PA U.S. rank 155 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 venangocountypa.gov
Venango County, PA U.S. rank 53 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 washcopa.gov
Washington County, PA U.S. rank 31 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 waynecountypa.gov
Wayne County, PA U.S. rank 35 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 westmorelandcountypa.gov
Westmoreland County, PA U.S. rank 139 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 wyomingcountypa.gov
Wyoming County, PA U.S. rank 125 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 yorkcountypa.gov
York County, PA U.S. rank 157 		0 of 1 checks pass F
clintoncountypa.gov
Clinton County, PA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
5 delcopa.gov
Delaware County, PA U.S. rank 94 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
luzernecounty.org
Luzerne County, PA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -
3 mercercountypa.gov
Mercer County, PA U.S. rank 22 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
northamptoncounty.org
Northampton County, PA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 408 -
schuylkillcountypa.gov
Schuylkill County, PA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -
co.somerset.pa.us
Somerset County, PA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -

About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each county government site on our county list in Pennsylvania. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/18/2026 and 10/2/2026; 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 5 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.