Showing South Dakota county sites. All U.S. county sites
B 80
Average botability score of 50 fully scanned South Dakota county sites
5th
of 49 states, ranked by average botability score
50 of 54
Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 4, so they're listed without grades
C 76
U.S. county average botability score, 2467 fully scanned sites
South Dakota's state site, sd.gov, ranks 25th of 51 state sites with a D. State rankings.
How South Dakota county botability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 50 fully scanned South Dakota county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 50 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- South Dakota average
- U.S. county average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 0 |
| 10 to 19 | 0 |
| 20 to 29 | 0 |
| 30 to 39 | 0 |
| 40 to 49 | 1 |
| 50 to 59 | 3 |
| 60 to 69 | 8 |
| 70 to 79 | 4 |
| 80 to 89 | 8 |
| 90 to 100 | 26 |
South Dakota counties by botability 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.
- 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 54 sites on our list could not be matched to a county boundary and appear only in the table.
South Dakota counties by botability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. South Dakota: 50 sites. U.S.: 2467 sites.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
View the data table
| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 52% (26) | 24% (12) | 24% (12) |
| All U.S. counties | 18% (445) | 48% (1,184) | 34% (838) |
Top 3 South Dakota county sites by botability score
#1 in South Dakota · U.S. rank 2
Buffalo County, SD
A 90 botability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- Usability D
- Readability -
#1 in South Dakota · U.S. rank 2
Charles Mix County, SD
A 90 botability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#1 in South Dakota · U.S. rank 2
Clark County, SD
A 90 botability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- Usability C
- Readability -
What each check means
- GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type. Homepage is marked up as an official government organization. Systems cannot verify you are an official government site.
- Sitemap status. The sitemap file loads and returns a successful response. Search engines cannot find all your pages.
- Sitemap XML. The sitemap file uses the required XML format. Search engines cannot read your sitemap.
- Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. Users cannot tell where links go.
- Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. Search engines take longer to find your pages.
All South Dakota county sites by botability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
buffalo.sdcounties.org
Buffalo County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
charlesmixcounty.gov
Charles Mix County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
clark.sdcounties.org
Clark County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
corsoncountysd.gov
Corson County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
custercountysd.com
Custer County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
davisoncounty.org
Davison County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
day.sdcounties.org
Day County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
deuelcountysd.com
Deuel County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
dewey.sdcounties.org
Dewey County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
douglas.sdcounties.org
Douglas County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
edmunds.sdcounties.org
Edmunds County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
fallrivercountysd.gov
Fall River County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
hansoncountysd.gov
Hanson County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
jerauldcountysd.com
Jerauld County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
lymancounty.org
Lyman County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
9 of 10 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
marshall.sdcounties.org
Marshall County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
meadecounty.org
Meade County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
mellette.sdcounty.gov
Mellette County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
moodycounty.net
Moody County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
oglalalakotacountysd.gov
Oglala Lakota County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
perkinscounty.org
Perkins County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
robertscosd.gov
Roberts County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
stanleycountysd.gov
Stanley County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
unioncountysd.gov
Union County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
walworthco.org
Walworth County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
ziebachcounty.org
Ziebach County, SD U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
beadlesd.org
Beadle County, SD U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
brookingscountysd.gov
Brookings County, SD U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
codington.sdcounty.gov
Codington County, SD U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
handcountysd.gov
Hand County, SD U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
lincolncountysd.gov
Lincoln County, SD U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
mccookcountysd.gov
McCook County, SD U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
mcpherson.sdcounty.gov
McPherson County, SD U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
turner.sdcounties.org
Turner County, SD U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
brulecounty.gov
Brule County, SD U.S. rank 9 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
grantcounty.sd.gov
Grant County, SD U.S. rank 10 |
8 of 11 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
lawrence.sd.us
Lawrence County, SD U.S. rank 10 |
8 of 11 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
trippcounty.us
Tripp County, SD U.S. rank 12 |
7 of 10 checks pass | C |
| 6 |
buttesd.gov
Butte County, SD U.S. rank 13 |
6 of 9 checks pass | D |
| 6 |
hamlinco.us
Hamlin County, SD U.S. rank 13 |
6 of 9 checks pass | D |
| 6 |
hughescounty.org
Hughes County, SD U.S. rank 13 |
6 of 9 checks pass | D |
| 6 |
hutchinsoncountysd.gov
Hutchinson County, SD U.S. rank 13 |
6 of 9 checks pass | D |
| 7 |
brown.sd.us
Brown County, SD U.S. rank 14 |
7 of 11 checks pass | D |
| 7 |
claycountysd.org
Clay County, SD U.S. rank 14 |
7 of 11 checks pass | D |
| 8 |
lake.sd.gov
Lake County, SD U.S. rank 15 |
5 of 8 checks pass | D |
| 8 |
miner.sdcounty.gov
Miner County, SD U.S. rank 15 |
5 of 8 checks pass | D |
| 9 |
gregory.sdcounty.gov
Gregory County, SD U.S. rank 17 |
5 of 9 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
pennco.org
Pennington County, SD U.S. rank 17 |
5 of 9 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
co.yankton.sd.us
Yankton County, SD U.S. rank 19 |
4 of 8 checks pass | F |
| 11 |
spinkcounty-sd.org
Spink County, SD U.S. rank 22 |
4 of 10 checks pass | F |
|
hardingsd.net
Harding County, SD |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - | |
|
mccookcountysd.com
McCook County, SD |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 408 | - | |
|
minnehahacounty.gov
Minnehaha County, SD |
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 | - | |
|
sully.sdcounty.gov
Sully County, SD |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
About botability
Help AI and search engines discover, crawl, and index your website.
Why it's important
Smart technology can better process and share public information, making services faster and more efficient for users.
Risks
- AI tools cannot find or understand your content.
Guidance
What we use to grade botability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- The Web Robots Pages
- Schema.org
- sitemaps.org
- Google Search Central
Standards
- Crawlable
- Content available in document
- GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type
- Sitemap status
- Sitemap XML
- Robots valid
- Robots allowed
- Sitemap in robots.txt
- Canonical
- Link text
- hreflang
Grades/scores
ScanGov
About this ranking
About this data
ScanGov scans the homepage of each county site on our county list in South Dakota. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 9/28/2026 and 11/1/2026. Each site's report shows its own scan date. A site counts as fully scanned when its homepage loaded and sent us its page content. Averages, grade shares, failure rates, and ranks use fully scanned sites only. We could not fully scan 4 sites. They did not respond, blocked the scanner, or sent no page content. They appear in the table without grades, with their scan status, and are left out of every figure. Grades follow the ScanGov grade scale. Rank follows the ScanGov ranking method. The full dataset, with every county's raw results, is in the ScanGov data repository.