Pennsylvania county websites: usability rankings

Name: Project ScanGov Pennsylvania county websites: usability rankings
Creator: ScanGov
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Sites: 60
Last scan: 9/20/2026

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

F 49

Average usability score of 53 fully scanned Pennsylvania county sites

13th

of 48 states, ranked by average usability score

53 of 60

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 7, so they're listed without grades

F 49

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

Pennsylvania's state site, pa.gov, ranks 9th of 51 state sites with a B. State rankings.

How Pennsylvania county usability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 53 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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How Pennsylvania county usability scores are distributed
Score range	Sites
0 to 9	0
10 to 19	0
20 to 29	5
30 to 39	8
40 to 49	19
50 to 59	11
60 to 69	2
70 to 79	4
80 to 89	4
90 to 100	0

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

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Pennsylvania: 53 sites. U.S.: 2435 sites.

PennsylvaniaB to C (70 to 89): 15% (8 sites)D to F (below 70): 85% (45 sites)
All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 1% (24 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 18% (436 sites)D to F (below 70): 81% (1,975 sites)

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

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Pennsylvania counties by usability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Pennsylvania	0% (0)	15% (8)	85% (45)
All U.S. counties	1% (24)	18% (436)	81% (1,975)

Top 3 Pennsylvania county sites by usability score

#1 in Pennsylvania · U.S. rank 4

Crawford County, PA

B 88 usability

Accessibility B
Botability B
Security C
Usability B

#2 in Pennsylvania · U.S. rank 6

Indiana County, PA

B 82 usability

Accessibility B
Botability B
Security A
Usability B

#2 in Pennsylvania · U.S. rank 6

Perry County, PA

B 82 usability

Accessibility A
Botability C
Security C
Usability B

Most common usability failures among Pennsylvania county sites

Share of the 53 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.

Open Graph image alt100% (53 of 53 sites)
Open Graph site name81% (43 of 53 sites)
Open Graph description79% (42 of 53 sites)
Open Graph URL79% (42 of 53 sites)
Open Graph type77% (41 of 53 sites)

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Most common usability failures among Pennsylvania county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
Open Graph image alt	100%	53
Open Graph site name	81%	43
Open Graph description	79%	42
Open Graph URL	79%	42
Open Graph type	77%	41

What each check means

Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. Screen readers cannot describe shared images.
Open Graph site name. The site has a name for social media and browser display. Site name missing in social media shares.
Open Graph description. The page has a description for social media previews. Shared links have no description on social media.
Open Graph URL. The page has a canonical URL for social media sharing. Shared links may point to wrong page.
Open Graph type. The page declares its content type for social media cards. Social media shows wrong content type.

All Pennsylvania county sites by usability score

Pennsylvania county sites ranked by usability score
Rank	Site	Checks passed	Grade
1	crawfordcountypa.net Crawford County, PA U.S. rank 4	15 of 17 checks pass	B
2	indianacountypa.gov Indiana County, PA U.S. rank 6	14 of 17 checks pass	B
2	perryco.org Perry County, PA U.S. rank 6	14 of 17 checks pass	B
2	wyomingcountypa.gov Wyoming County, PA U.S. rank 6	14 of 17 checks pass	B
3	cambriacountypa.gov Cambria County, PA U.S. rank 8	13 of 17 checks pass	C
3	countyofelkpa.gov Elk County, PA U.S. rank 8	13 of 17 checks pass	C
3	snydercounty.org Snyder County, PA U.S. rank 8	13 of 17 checks pass	C
4	phila.gov Philadelphia County, PA U.S. rank 10	12 of 17 checks pass	C
5	alleghenycounty.us Allegheny County, PA U.S. rank 12	11 of 17 checks pass	D
5	franklincountypa.gov Franklin County, PA U.S. rank 12	11 of 17 checks pass	D
6	lackawannacounty.org Lackawanna County, PA U.S. rank 14	10 of 17 checks pass	F
6	montgomerycountypa.gov Montgomery County, PA U.S. rank 14	10 of 17 checks pass	F
7	dauphincounty.gov Dauphin County, PA U.S. rank 15	9 of 16 checks pass	F
7	mercercountypa.gov Mercer County, PA U.S. rank 15	9 of 16 checks pass	F
8	beavercountypa.gov Beaver County, PA U.S. rank 16	9 of 17 checks pass	F
8	bedfordcountypa.org Bedford County, PA U.S. rank 16	9 of 17 checks pass	F
8	cameroncountypa.com Cameron County, PA U.S. rank 16	9 of 17 checks pass	F
8	juniatacountypa.gov Juniata County, PA U.S. rank 16	9 of 17 checks pass	F
8	norcopa.gov Northampton County, PA U.S. rank 16	9 of 17 checks pass	F
8	northumberlandcountypa.gov Northumberland County, PA U.S. rank 16	9 of 17 checks pass	F
8	susqco.com Susquehanna County, PA U.S. rank 16	9 of 17 checks pass	F
9	buckscounty.gov Bucks County, PA U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
9	co.clarion.pa.us Clarion County, PA U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
9	greenecountypa.gov Greene County, PA U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
9	lawrencecountypa.gov Lawrence County, PA U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
9	lebanoncountypa.gov Lebanon County, PA U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
9	monroecountypa.gov Monroe County, PA U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
9	washcopa.gov Washington County, PA U.S. rank 18	8 of 17 checks pass	F
10	co.armstrong.pa.us Armstrong County, PA U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
10	berkspa.gov Berks County, PA U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
10	butlercountypa.gov Butler County, PA U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
10	columbiapa.org Columbia County, PA U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
10	co.fulton.pa.us Fulton County, PA U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
10	huntingdoncountypa.gov Huntingdon County, PA U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
10	lehighcounty.org Lehigh County, PA U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
10	montourcounty.gov Montour County, PA U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
10	pikepa.org Pike County, PA U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
10	tiogacountypa.us Tioga County, PA U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
10	unioncountypa.org Union County, PA U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
10	waynecountypa.gov Wayne County, PA U.S. rank 20	7 of 17 checks pass	F
11	blaircountypa.gov Blair County, PA U.S. rank 21	6 of 16 checks pass	F
12	adamscountypa.gov Adams County, PA U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	centrecountypa.gov Centre County, PA U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	delcopa.gov Delaware County, PA U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	fayettecountypa.org Fayette County, PA U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	co.lancaster.pa.us Lancaster County, PA U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	mifflincountypa.gov Mifflin County, PA U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
12	venangocountypa.gov Venango County, PA U.S. rank 22	6 of 17 checks pass	F
13	clearfieldcountypa.gov Clearfield County, PA U.S. rank 24	5 of 17 checks pass	F
13	jeffersoncountypa.gov Jefferson County, PA U.S. rank 24	5 of 17 checks pass	F
13	westmorelandcountypa.gov Westmoreland County, PA U.S. rank 24	5 of 17 checks pass	F
13	yorkcountypa.gov York County, PA U.S. rank 24	5 of 17 checks pass	F
14	chesco.org Chester County, PA U.S. rank 26	4 of 17 checks pass	F
	clintoncountypa.gov Clinton County, PA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	eriecountypa.gov Erie County, PA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	co.forest.pa.us Forest County, PA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	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	-
	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	-

Rank · Status · Grade

About usability

Optimize content structure so users quickly find what they need.

Why it's important

Well-written pages help people understand laws, services, and procedures without confusion, reducing calls and office visits.

Risks

Users cannot understand your information.

Guidance

What we use to grade usability:

Standards

Grades/scores

Usability grades/scores on Project ScanGov

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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 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 7 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.