South Carolina county websites: readability rankings

Readability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 46 South Carolina county government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 46
  • Last scan: 10/9/2026

Showing South Carolina county sites. All U.S. county sites

D 63

Average readability score of 41 fully scanned South Carolina county sites

14th

of 48 states, ranked by average readability score

41 of 46

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

South Carolina's state site, sc.gov, ranks 21st of 51 state sites with a C. State rankings.

How South Carolina county readability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 41 fully scanned South Carolina county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • South Carolina average
  • U.S. county average
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Score rangeSites
0 to 915
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 10025

South Carolina 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.

Abbeville County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Aiken County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Allendale County, SC: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Anderson County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Bamberg County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Barnwell County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Beaufort County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Berkeley County, SC: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 994) Calhoun County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Charleston County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Cherokee County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Chester County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Chesterfield County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Clarendon County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Colleton County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Darlington County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Dillon County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Dorchester County, SC: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403) Edgefield County, SC: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 996) Fairfield County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Florence County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Georgetown County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Greenville County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Greenwood County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Hampton County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Horry County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Jasper County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Kershaw County, SC: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403) Lancaster County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Laurens County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Lee County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Lexington County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 McCormick County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Marion County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Marlboro County, SC: grade -, readability score Newberry County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Oconee County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Orangeburg County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Pickens County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Richland County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Saluda County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Spartanburg County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Sumter County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 Union County, SC: grade F, readability score 0 Williamsburg County, SC: grade A, readability score 100 York County, SC: grade A, readability score 100
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
  • Not fully scanned

South Carolina counties by readability grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. South Carolina: 41 sites. U.S.: 2421 sites.

  1. South Carolina
  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)
South Carolina61% (25)0% (0)37% (15)
All U.S. counties58% (1,411)0% (0)37% (899)

Top 3 South Carolina county sites by readability score

#1 in South Carolina · U.S. rank 1

Abbeville County, SC

A 100 readability

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

#1 in South Carolina · U.S. rank 1

Aiken County, SC

A 100 readability

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

#1 in South Carolina · U.S. rank 1

Bamberg County, SC

A 100 readability

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

Most common readability failures among South Carolina county sites

Share of the 41 fully scanned South Carolina 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 level37%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Reading level37%15

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 South Carolina county sites by readability score

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 abbevillecountysc.com
Abbeville County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 aikencountysc.gov
Aiken County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 bambergcounty.sc.gov
Bamberg County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 barnwellcountysc.us
Barnwell County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cherokeecountysc.gov
Cherokee County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 chesterfieldcountysc.com
Chesterfield County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 clarendoncountysc.gov
Clarendon County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 darcosc.com
Darlington County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 dilloncountysc.org
Dillon County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 florencecountysc.gov
Florence County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 gtcountysc.gov
Georgetown County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 greenvillecounty.org
Greenville County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 greenwoodcounty-sc.gov
Greenwood County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 hamptoncountysc.org
Hampton County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 horrycountysc.gov
Horry County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 jaspercountysc.gov
Jasper County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lancastercountysc.gov
Lancaster County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 leecountysc.org
Lee County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 marionsc.org
Marion County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mccormickcountysc.org
McCormick County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.pickens.sc.us
Pickens County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 richlandcountysc.gov
Richland County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 sumtercountysc.gov
Sumter County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 williamsburgcounty.sc.gov
Williamsburg County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 yorkcountysc.gov
York County, SC U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
4 andersoncountysc.org
Anderson County, SC U.S. rank 133 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 beaufortcountysc.gov
Beaufort County, SC U.S. rank 65 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 calhouncounty.sc.gov
Calhoun County, SC U.S. rank 65 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 charlestoncounty.gov
Charleston County, SC U.S. rank 5 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 chestercountysc.gov
Chester County, SC U.S. rank 175 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 colletoncounty.org
Colleton County, SC U.S. rank 57 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 fairfieldsc.com
Fairfield County, SC U.S. rank 151 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 laurenscountysc.gov
Laurens County, SC U.S. rank 87 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 lex-co.sc.gov
Lexington County, SC U.S. rank 129 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 newberrycounty.gov
Newberry County, SC U.S. rank 75 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 oconeesc.com
Oconee County, SC U.S. rank 117 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 orangeburgcounty.org
Orangeburg County, SC U.S. rank 19 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 saludacounty.sc.gov
Saluda County, SC U.S. rank 45 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 spartanburgcounty.gov
Spartanburg County, SC U.S. rank 13 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 gearupunionsc.com
Union County, SC U.S. rank 73 		0 of 1 checks pass F
allendalecounty.com
Allendale County, SC 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -
berkeleycountysc.gov
Berkeley County, SC 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because the page never finished loading in our browser. Status 994 -
dorchestercountysc.gov
Dorchester County, SC 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
edgefieldcounty.sc.gov
Edgefield County, SC 		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 -
kershaw.sc.gov
Kershaw County, SC 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
3 marlborocounty.sc.gov
Marlboro County, SC U.S. rank 96 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -

About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each county government site on our county list in South Carolina. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/18/2026 and 9/28/2026; 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.