Virginia county websites: readability rankings

Readability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 96 Virginia county government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 96
  • Last scan: 10/9/2026

Showing Virginia county sites. All U.S. county sites

D 61

Average readability score of 81 fully scanned Virginia county sites

16th

of 48 states, ranked by average readability score

81 of 96

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 15, so they're listed without grades

D 61

U.S. county average readability score, 2421 fully scanned sites

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

How Virginia county readability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 81 fully scanned Virginia county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • Virginia average
  • U.S. county average
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Score rangeSites
0 to 931
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 10048

Virginia 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.

Accomack County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Albemarle County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403) Alleghany County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 997) Amelia County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Amherst County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 997) Appomattox County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Arlington County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Augusta County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403) Bath County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Bedford County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403) Bland County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Botetourt County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Brunswick County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Buchanan County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Buckingham County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Campbell County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Caroline County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Carroll County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Charles City County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Charlotte County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Chesterfield County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Clarke County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 996) Craig County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Culpeper County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 996) Cumberland County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Dickenson County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Dinwiddie County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Essex County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Fairfax County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Fauquier County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403) Floyd County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Fluvanna County: not scanned Franklin County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Frederick County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403) Giles County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 996) Gloucester County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Goochland County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Grayson County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Greene County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Greensville County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Halifax County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Hanover County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Henrico County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Henry County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Highland County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 996) Isle of Wight County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 James City County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 King and Queen County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 King George County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 King William County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Lancaster County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Lee County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Loudoun County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Louisa County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Lunenburg County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Madison County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Mathews County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Mecklenburg County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Middlesex County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Montgomery County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Nelson County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 New Kent County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Northampton County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Northumberland County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Nottoway County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Orange County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Page County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Patrick County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Pittsylvania County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Powhatan County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Prince Edward County, VA: grade -, readability score Prince George County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Prince William County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Pulaski County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Rappahannock County, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 998) Richmond County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Roanoke County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Rockbridge County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Rockingham County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Russell County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Scott County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Shenandoah County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Smyth County: not scanned Southampton County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Spotsylvania County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Stafford County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Surry County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Sussex County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Tazewell County, VA: grade -, readability score Warren County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Washington County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Westmoreland County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Wise County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Wythe County, VA: grade F, readability score 0 York County, VA: grade A, readability score 100 Fredericksburg, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Norton, VA: grade F, readability score 0 Staunton, VA: not fully scanned, so not graded (status 403)
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
  • Not fully scanned
  • No site on our list

Virginia counties by readability grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Virginia: 81 sites. U.S.: 2421 sites.

  1. Virginia
  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)
Virginia59% (48)0% (0)38% (31)
All U.S. counties58% (1,411)0% (0)37% (899)

Top 3 Virginia county sites by readability score

#1 in Virginia · U.S. rank 1

Amelia County, VA

A 100 readability

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

#1 in Virginia · U.S. rank 1

Appomattox County, VA

A 100 readability

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

#1 in Virginia · U.S. rank 1

Bland County, VA

A 100 readability

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

Most common readability failures among Virginia county sites

Share of the 81 fully scanned Virginia 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 level38%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Reading level38%31

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 Virginia county sites by readability score

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 ameliacova.com
Amelia County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 appomattoxcountyva.gov
Appomattox County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 blandcountyva.gov
Bland County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 brunswickco.com
Brunswick County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 buckinghamcountyva.org
Buckingham County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.campbell.va.us
Campbell County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.caroline.va.us
Caroline County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 carrollcountyva.gov
Carroll County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 charlescityva.us
Charles City County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 chesterfield.gov
Chesterfield County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 craigcountyva.gov
Craig County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cumberlandcounty.virginia.gov
Cumberland County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 dickensonva.org
Dickenson County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 essexva.gov
Essex County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 fairfaxcounty.gov
Fairfax County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 franklincountyva.gov
Franklin County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 gloucesterva.gov
Gloucester County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 graysoncountyva.gov
Grayson County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 halifaxcountyva.gov
Halifax County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 hanovercounty.gov
Hanover County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 henrycountyva.gov
Henry County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 isleofwight.gov
Isle of Wight County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 jamescitycountyva.gov
James City County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 kingandqueenco.net
King and Queen County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 kinggeorgecountyva.gov
King George County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 kwc.gov
King William County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 leecova.com
Lee County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lunenburgva.gov
Lunenburg County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 madisonco.virginia.gov
Madison County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mathewscountyva.gov
Mathews County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 montva.com
Montgomery County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.northumberland.va.us
Northumberland County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 nottoway.org
Nottoway County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 pagecounty.virginia.gov
Page County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.patrick.va.us
Patrick County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 pwcva.gov
Prince William County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 roanokecountyva.gov
Roanoke County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 co.rockbridge.va.us
Rockbridge County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 rockinghamcountyva.gov
Rockingham County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 russellcountyva.us
Russell County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 shenandoahcountyva.gov
Shenandoah County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 staffordcountyva.gov
Stafford County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 surrycountyva.gov
Surry County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 sussexcountyva.gov
Sussex County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 washcova.com
Washington County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 westmoreland-county.org
Westmoreland County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wisecounty.org
Wise County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 yorkcounty.gov
York County, VA U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
2 accomack.gov
Accomack County, VA U.S. rank 13 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 arlingtonva.us
Arlington County, VA U.S. rank 135 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 bathcountyva.gov
Bath County, VA U.S. rank 141 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 botetourtva.gov
Botetourt County, VA U.S. rank 65 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 buchanancountyvirginia.gov
Buchanan County, VA U.S. rank 65 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 dinwiddieva.us
Dinwiddie County, VA U.S. rank 177 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 floydcova.gov
Floyd County, VA U.S. rank 61 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 fredericksburgva.gov
Fredericksburg, VA U.S. rank 43 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 goochlandva.us
Goochland County, VA U.S. rank 67 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 greenecountyva.gov
Greene County, VA U.S. rank 179 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 henrico.gov
Henrico County, VA U.S. rank 175 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 lancova.com
Lancaster County, VA U.S. rank 179 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 loudoun.gov
Loudoun County, VA U.S. rank 179 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 louisacounty.gov
Louisa County, VA U.S. rank 75 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 mecklenburgva.com
Mecklenburg County, VA U.S. rank 169 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 co.middlesex.va.us
Middlesex County, VA U.S. rank 61 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 nelsoncounty-va.gov
Nelson County, VA U.S. rank 175 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 newkent-va.us
New Kent County, VA U.S. rank 45 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 co.northampton.va.us
Northampton County, VA U.S. rank 55 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 nortonva.gov
Norton, VA U.S. rank 41 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 orangecountyva.gov
Orange County, VA U.S. rank 3 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 pittsylvaniacountyva.gov
Pittsylvania County, VA U.S. rank 137 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 powhatanva.gov
Powhatan County, VA U.S. rank 111 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 princegeorgecountyva.gov
Prince George County, VA U.S. rank 55 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 pulaskicounty.org
Pulaski County, VA U.S. rank 87 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 co.richmond.va.us
Richmond County, VA U.S. rank 139 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 scottcountyva.gov
Scott County, VA U.S. rank 17 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 southamptoncounty.org
Southampton County, VA U.S. rank 171 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 spotsylvania.va.us
Spotsylvania County, VA U.S. rank 105 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 warrencountyva.gov
Warren County, VA U.S. rank 173 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 wytheco.org
Wythe County, VA U.S. rank 77 		0 of 1 checks pass F
albemarle.org
Albemarle County, VA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
co.alleghany.va.us
Alleghany County, VA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asks crawlers to wait longer than we can. Status 997 -
countyofamherst.com
Amherst County, VA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asks crawlers to wait longer than we can. Status 997 -
co.augusta.va.us
Augusta County, VA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
bedfordcountyva.gov
Bedford County, VA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
charlottecountyva.gov
Charlotte County, VA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -
clarkecounty.gov
Clarke County, VA 		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 -
web.culpepercounty.gov
Culpeper County, VA 		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 -
fauquiercounty.gov
Fauquier County, VA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
fcva.us
Frederick County, VA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
virginiasmtnplayground.com
Giles County, VA 		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 -
greensvillecountyva.gov
Greensville County, VA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -
highlandcova.org
Highland County, VA 		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 -
5 co.prince-edward.va.us
Prince Edward County, VA U.S. rank 130 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
rappahannockcountyva.gov
Rappahannock County, VA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -
ci.staunton.va.us
Staunton, VA 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
3 tazewellcountyva.org
Tazewell County, VA U.S. rank 52 		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 Virginia. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/18/2026 and 10/2/2026; 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 15 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.