County websites: readability rankings

Name: Project ScanGov County websites: readability rankings
Creator: ScanGov
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Project ScanGov readability rankings for U.S. county government websites, with the most common failures and a page for every state.

Sites: 2842
Last scan: 10/9/2026

D 61

Average readability score of 2,421 fully scanned U.S. county sites

2,421 of 2,842

County sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 421, so they're listed without grades

States with county sites on our list, each with its own page

58%

Fully scanned county sites earning an A for readability (1411 sites)

How U.S. county readability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 2,421 fully scanned U.S. county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Average

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How U.S. county readability scores are distributed
Score range	Sites
0 to 9	899
10 to 19	0
20 to 29	0
30 to 39	0
40 to 49	0
50 to 59	0
60 to 69	0
70 to 79	0
80 to 89	0
90 to 100	1,411

County sites by state

Average readability score of the fully scanned county sites in each state, darker for higher. Select a state on the map or in the table for its county rankings.

Legend: 0100 Average score, lighter is lower 　 No data

U.S. county sites by readability grade

Share of the 2,421 fully scanned U.S. county sites in each grade band

All U.S. county sitesA (90 to 100): 58% (1,411 sites)D to F (below 70): 37% (899 sites)

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

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U.S. county sites by readability grade
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
All U.S. county sites	58% (1,411)	0% (0)	37% (899)

States by average county site grade in each indicator
State	Sites	Overall	Accessibility	Botability	Security	Usability	Readability
Alaska	15 of 19	C 76	B 86	C 76	B 85	F 50	D 60
Arizona	10 of 14	C 78	B 89	B 81	A 91	F 45	F 56
Arkansas	41 of 55	C 76	B 86	C 78	B 87	F 50	C 70
California	39 of 57	C 77	A 90	C 78	B 88	F 42	D 65
Colorado	33 of 63	C 77	B 89	C 78	B 87	F 45	C 70
Connecticut	9 of 9	C 78	B 88	C 79	B 86	F 58	F 0
Delaware	3 of 3	C 79	A 93	C 78	A 96	F 41	D 67
Florida	51 of 65	C 79	A 90	C 77	B 87	F 52	F 48
Georgia	132 of 155	C 75	B 87	C 78	B 86	F 44	D 60
Hawaii	1 of 2	B 89	A 97	A 90	B 87	D 68	A 100
Idaho	37 of 43	C 75	B 87	C 78	B 86	F 42	D 62
Illinois	86 of 96	C 78	B 87	C 78	A 90	F 53	D 66
Indiana	49 of 76	C 77	B 86	C 78	A 90	F 49	D 65
Iowa	77 of 99	C 76	B 81	C 72	A 94	F 58	C 79
Kansas	85 of 101	C 75	B 88	C 77	B 85	F 44	C 79
Kentucky	95 of 115	C 73	B 87	C 74	B 86	F 41	F 46
Louisiana	41 of 50	C 76	B 86	C 76	B 84	F 53	C 76
Maine	13 of 16	C 78	A 91	C 76	B 88	F 46	F 50
Maryland	19 of 24	C 76	B 89	C 78	A 90	F 41	F 33
Massachusetts	7 of 8	C 75	B 86	C 75	B 87	F 43	C 71
Michigan	68 of 81	C 75	B 87	C 75	B 85	F 46	D 62
Minnesota	73 of 87	C 77	B 89	C 75	A 92	F 44	D 66
Mississippi	68 of 74	C 76	B 87	C 76	B 84	F 53	F 48
Missouri	87 of 97	C 78	B 88	B 80	B 85	F 55	D 61
Montana	49 of 54	C 79	B 88	B 81	A 90	F 53	C 74
Nebraska	92 of 93	B 80	A 95	B 82	A 98	F 39	B 82
Nevada	14 of 17	C 75	B 86	C 74	B 88	F 42	D 64
New Hampshire	10 of 10	C 75	B 88	C 78	B 85	F 43	F 40
New Jersey	13 of 20	C 76	B 87	C 78	B 86	F 48	D 62
New Mexico	26 of 33	C 74	B 87	C 77	B 84	F 41	C 76
New York	52 of 55	C 77	A 90	C 75	A 95	F 44	D 60
North Carolina	85 of 100	C 75	B 86	C 77	B 89	F 43	F 52
North Dakota	44 of 51	C 79	A 91	C 74	B 85	F 57	D 68
Ohio	80 of 88	C 76	B 89	C 76	B 87	F 48	D 67
Oklahoma	51 of 55	C 74	B 89	D 69	B 87	F 41	F 43
Oregon	29 of 35	C 77	A 90	C 77	A 90	F 46	F 36
Pennsylvania	55 of 60	C 77	A 90	C 76	B 88	F 46	F 53
South Carolina	41 of 46	C 77	B 87	C 72	A 90	F 50	D 63
South Dakota	51 of 54	C 78	B 87	B 81	B 85	F 57	F 52
Tennessee	84 of 94	C 77	B 86	C 76	B 89	F 53	F 56
Texas	237 of 255	C 75	A 91	D 69	B 84	F 38	F 56
Utah	28 of 30	C 79	A 91	B 80	A 96	F 46	C 75
Vermont	1 of 1	B 82	B 81	B 81	A 100	C 75	A 100
Virginia	81 of 96	C 76	B 87	C 78	A 90	F 40	D 61
Washington	35 of 39	C 76	B 89	C 76	A 91	F 40	F 58
West Virginia	50 of 52	C 77	B 85	C 75	B 87	F 57	F 57
Wisconsin	52 of 72	C 77	B 89	C 77	B 89	F 47	D 68
Wyoming	22 of 23	C 74	B 84	C 76	A 90	F 40	D 64

No county sites on our list yet for Alabama, Rhode Island. Connecticut and Rhode Island have no county governments; Connecticut's planning regions stand in for its counties.

Most common readability failures among U.S. county sites

Share of the 2,421 fully scanned U.S. county sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

Reading level37% (899 of 2,421 sites)

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Most common readability failures among U.S. county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
Reading level	37%	899

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 U.S. county sites by readability score

Site rankings
Rank	Site	Checks passed	Grade
1	fultoncountyga.gov Fulton County, GA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	jamescitycountyva.gov James City County, VA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	yorkcounty.gov York County, VA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	staffordcountyva.gov Stafford County, VA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	chesterfield.gov Chesterfield County, VA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	pwcva.gov Prince William County, VA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	buncombenc.gov Buncombe County, NC	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	co.del-norte.ca.us Del Norte County, CA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	lacounty.gov Los Angeles County, CA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	pinellas.gov Pinellas County, FL	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	habershamga.com Habersham County, GA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	main.sbcounty.gov San Bernardino County, CA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	siskiyoucounty.gov Siskiyou County, CA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	alpinecountyca.gov Alpine County, CA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	sf.gov San Francisco, CA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	dakotacountymn.gov Dakota County, MN	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	dundycounty.ne.gov Dundy County, NE	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	faribaultcountymn.gov Faribault County, MN	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	lakemt.gov Lake County, MT	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	sanpatriciocountytx.gov San Patricio County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	co.erath.tx.us Erath County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	lesueurcounty.gov Le Sueur County, MN	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	beltramicountymn.gov Beltrami County, MN	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	blainecountyid.gov Blaine County, ID	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	schuylercountyny.gov Schuyler County, NY	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	hardycounty.com Hardy County, WV	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	co.ward.nd.us Ward County, ND	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	florencecountysc.gov Florence County, SC	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	wwcowa.gov Walla Walla County, WA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	norcopa.gov Northampton County, PA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	barrycounty.org Barry County, MI	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	co.martin.tx.us Martin County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	co.grayson.tx.us Grayson County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	comanchecountytx.gov Comanche County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	vanwertcountyohio.gov Van Wert County, OH	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	buttesd.gov Butte County, SD	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	franklincountyga.gov Franklin County, GA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	llanocounty.gov Llano County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	pascocountyfl.gov Pasco County, FL	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	jacksoncountytn.gov Jackson County, TN	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	codington.sdcounty.gov Codington County, SD	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	ocontocountywi.gov Oconto County, WI	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	colemancounty.gov Coleman County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	coffeecounty-ga.gov Coffee County, GA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	co.rockbridge.va.us Rockbridge County, VA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	cecilcountymd.gov Cecil County, MD	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	mineralwv.gov Mineral County, WV	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	emanuelco-ga.gov Emanuel County, GA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	clarendoncountysc.gov Clarendon County, SC	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	co.rock.mn.us Rock County, MN	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	juniatacountypa.gov Juniata County, PA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	kentoncountyky.gov Kenton County, KY	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	echolscountyga.com Echols County, GA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	lymancounty.org Lyman County, SD	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	douglascountymn.gov Douglas County, MN	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	wrightcountymn.gov Wright County, MN	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	ectorcountytx.gov Ector County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	madisoncountyar.gov Madison County, AR	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	daviecountync.gov Davie County, NC	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	delcony.gov Delaware County, NY	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	cottlecountytx.gov Cottle County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	madisoncountyid.gov Madison County, ID	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	blancocountytexas.gov Blanco County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	co.lincoln.mn.us Lincoln County, MN	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	hampshirewv.com Hampshire County, WV	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	hidalgocounty.us Hidalgo County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	co.traill.nd.us Traill County, ND	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	elliscountytx.gov Ellis County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	co.campbell.va.us Campbell County, VA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	marshallcountytn.gov Marshall County, TN	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	eastlandcounty.gov Eastland County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	lamarcountytx.gov Lamar County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	willacy.gov Willacy County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	chippewacountymn.gov Chippewa County, MN	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	burlesoncountytx.gov Burleson County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	mcdowellnc.gov McDowell County, NC	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	corsoncountysd.gov Corson County, SD	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	co.zavala.tx.us Zavala County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	kingmancoks.org Kingman County, KS	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	russellcountyva.us Russell County, VA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	co.jasper.ms.us Jasper County, MS	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	morrowcountyor.gov Morrow County, OR	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	missoulacounty.gov Missoula County, MT	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	sawyercounty.gov Sawyer County, WI	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	cottonwoodcountymn.gov Cottonwood County, MN	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	beecounty.gov Bee County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	marshallcountymn.gov Marshall County, MN	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	lincolnparish.gov Lincoln Parish, LA	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	medinatx.gov Medina County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	gregory.sdcounty.gov Gregory County, SD	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	oktibbeha.ms.gov Oktibbeha County, MS	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	washcowisco.gov Washington County, WI	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	nesscountyks.gov Ness County, KS	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	morgancountyutah.gov Morgan County, UT	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	chenangocountyny.gov Chenango County, NY	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	eriecounty.oh.gov Erie County, OH	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	gearycounty.gov Geary County, KS	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	ravallicounty.gov Ravalli County, MT	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	co.waller.tx.us Waller County, TX	1 of 1 checks pass	A
1	new-madrid.mo.us New Madrid County, MO	1 of 1 checks pass	A

Rank · Status · Grade

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About readability

Write content at a reading level most users can understand.

Why it's important

Plain language helps people understand services and procedures the first time, reducing calls, errors and office visits.

Risks

Users cannot understand your content.

Guidance

What we use to grade readability:

About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each county government site on our county list. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/18/2026 and 10/3/2026; 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 421 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.

County websites: readability rankings

How U.S. county readability scores are distributed

County sites by state

U.S. county sites by readability grade

Most common readability failures among U.S. county sites

What each check means

All U.S. county sites by readability score

About readability

Why it's important

Risks

Guidance

Standards

Grades/scores

ScanGov

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