County websites: security rankings

Name: Project ScanGov County websites: security rankings
Creator: ScanGov
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Project ScanGov security 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

B 88

Average security 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

33%

Fully scanned county sites earning an A for security (811 sites)

How U.S. county security 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 security scores are distributed
Score range	Sites
0 to 9	0
10 to 19	0
20 to 29	0
30 to 39	0
40 to 49	0
50 to 59	8
60 to 69	39
70 to 79	464
80 to 89	1,099
90 to 100	811

County sites by state

Average security 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: 84100 Average score, lighter is lower 　 No data

U.S. county sites by security grade

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

All U.S. county sitesA (90 to 100): 33% (811 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 65% (1,563 sites)D to F (below 70): 2% (47 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 security grade
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
All U.S. county sites	33% (811)	65% (1,563)	2% (47)

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 security 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.

Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)45% (1,090 of 2,421 sites)
Errors in the console36% (880 of 2,421 sites)
Security.txt4% (95 of 2,421 sites)
X-Content-Type-Options3% (72 of 2,421 sites)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)1% (26 of 2,421 sites)

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Most common security failures among U.S. county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)	45%	1,090
Errors in the console	36%	880
Security.txt	4%	95
X-Content-Type-Options	3%	72
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)	1%	26

What each check means

Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD). The site uses a government-issued domain (.gov, .edu, or .mil). People cannot tell if your site is real government.
Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. Site may have hidden bugs that break features.
Security.txt. The site has a security.txt file so researchers know how to report issues. Security researchers cannot report problems to you.
X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. Browsers might run dangerous files by mistake.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS). The site uses HTTPS to encrypt data between the server and users. Hackers can see and steal personal information.

Every site with one problem

County websites not on a .gov domain: 1,090 of 2,421 fully scanned sites (45%), with a county map, the share in each state, and every site listed.

All U.S. county sites by security score

Site rankings
Rank	Site	Checks passed	Grade
1	cookcountyil.gov Cook County, IL	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	orangecountyva.gov Orange County, VA	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	baltimorecity.gov Baltimore, MD	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	buncombenc.gov Buncombe County, NC	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	franklincountyohio.gov Franklin County, OH	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	hennepincounty.gov Hennepin County	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	alpinecountyca.gov Alpine County, CA	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	dakotacountymn.gov Dakota County, MN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	dundycounty.ne.gov Dundy County, NE	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	faribaultcountymn.gov Faribault County, MN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	lakemt.gov Lake County, MT	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	nicolletcountymn.gov Nicollet County, MN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	saginawcountymi.gov Saginaw County, MI	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	lakecountyin.gov Lake County, IN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	lesueurcounty.gov Le Sueur County, MN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	beltramicountymn.gov Beltrami County, MN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	blainecountyid.gov Blaine County, ID	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	deschutescounty.gov Deschutes County, OR	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	schuylercountyny.gov Schuyler County, NY	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	menomineecountymi.gov Menominee County, MI	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	wasecacounty.gov Waseca County, MN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	ponderacountymt.gov Pondera County, MT	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	comanchecountytx.gov Comanche County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	fallrivercountysd.gov Fall River County, SD	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	vanwertcountyohio.gov Van Wert County, OH	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	franklincountyga.gov Franklin County, GA	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	madisoncounty.ny.gov Madison County, NY	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	llanocounty.gov Llano County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	henrycountyohio.gov Henry County, OH	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	jacksoncountytn.gov Jackson County, TN	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	codington.sdcounty.gov Codington County, SD	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	ocontocountywi.gov Oconto County, WI	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	jessamineky.gov Jessamine County, KY	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	colemancounty.gov Coleman County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	cecilcountymd.gov Cecil County, MD	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	mineralwv.gov Mineral County, WV	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	emanuelco-ga.gov Emanuel County, GA	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	clarendoncountysc.gov Clarendon County, SC	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	douglascountymn.gov Douglas County, MN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	worcestermd.gov Worcester County, MD	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	douglascountywa.gov Douglas County, WA	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	wrightcountymn.gov Wright County, MN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	ectorcountytx.gov Ector County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	tatecountyms.gov Tate County, MS	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	madisoncountyar.gov Madison County, AR	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	daviecountync.gov Davie County, NC	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	ottawaok.gov Ottawa County, OK	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	cottlecountytx.gov Cottle County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	blancocountytexas.gov Blanco County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	sunflowercounty.ms.gov Sunflower County, MS	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	burlingtoncountynj.gov Burlington County, NJ	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	putnam-fl.gov Putnam County, FL	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	elliscountytx.gov Ellis County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	marshallcountytn.gov Marshall County, TN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	eastlandcounty.gov Eastland County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	lamarcountytx.gov Lamar County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	crcogct.gov Capitol Planning Region, CT	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	spartanburgcounty.gov Spartanburg County, SC	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	accomack.gov Accomack County, VA	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	chippewacountymn.gov Chippewa County, MN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	burlesoncountytx.gov Burleson County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	mcdowellnc.gov McDowell County, NC	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	bastropcounty.gov Bastrop County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	corsoncountysd.gov Corson County, SD	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	kenoshacountywi.gov Kenosha County, WI	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	morrowcountyor.gov Morrow County, OR	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	missoulacounty.gov Missoula County, MT	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	sawyercounty.gov Sawyer County, WI	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	beecounty.gov Bee County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	marshallcountymn.gov Marshall County, MN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	lincolnparish.gov Lincoln Parish, LA	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	medinatx.gov Medina County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	oktibbeha.ms.gov Oktibbeha County, MS	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	washcowisco.gov Washington County, WI	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	watonwancountymn.gov Watonwan County, MN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	morgancountyutah.gov Morgan County, UT	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	chenangocountyny.gov Chenango County, NY	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	gearycounty.gov Geary County, KS	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	scottcountyva.gov Scott County, VA	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	itascacountymn.gov Itasca County, MN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	browncountywi.gov Brown County, WI	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	ravallicounty.gov Ravalli County, MT	9 of 9 checks pass	A
1	hardincountytx.gov Hardin County, TX	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	trimblecountyky.gov Trimble County, KY	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	greenbrierwv.gov Greenbrier County, WV	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	whitmancounty.gov Whitman County, WA	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	boonemo.gov Boone County, MO	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	greenecountyohio.gov Greene County, OH	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	gtcountysc.gov Georgetown County, SC	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	pickenscountyga.gov Pickens County, GA	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	sanpetecountyutah.gov Sanpete County, UT	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	miamicountyin.gov Miami County, IN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	linncountyks.gov Linn County, KS	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	washingtoncountyok.gov Washington County, OK	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	oglalalakotacountysd.gov Oglala Lakota County, SD	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	dunklincounty.gov Dunklin County, MO	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	ashtabulacounty.gov Ashtabula County, OH	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	mercercountypa.gov Mercer County, PA	7 of 7 checks pass	A
1	ramseycountymn.gov Ramsey County, MN	8 of 8 checks pass	A
1	fremontcountyid.gov Fremont County, ID	8 of 8 checks pass	A

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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.