Washington county websites ranked by digital experience

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Rankings, grades, and the most common failures for 39 Washington county websites across accessibility, botability, security, usability, and readability.

Sites: 39
Last scan: 11/7/2026

Showing Washington county sites. All U.S. county sites

C 76

Average overall score of 34 fully scanned Washington county sites

7th

of 49 states, ranked by average overall score

34 of 39

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades

C 76

U.S. county average overall score, 2467 fully scanned sites

Washington's state site, wa.gov, could not be fully scanned. State rankings.

How Washington county overall scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 34 fully scanned Washington county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Washington average
U.S. county average

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How Washington county overall 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	0
60 to 69	3
70 to 79	24
80 to 89	7
90 to 100	0

Washington counties by overall grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Washington: 34 sites. U.S.: 2467 sites.

WashingtonB to C (70 to 89): 91% (31 sites)D to F (below 70): 9% (3 sites)
All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 4% (90 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 82% (2,028 sites)D to F (below 70): 14% (349 sites)

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

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Washington counties by overall grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Washington	0% (0)	91% (31)	9% (3)
All U.S. counties	4% (90)	82% (2,028)	14% (349)

Washington county average score by indicator, compared with all U.S. counties

Average of the 34 fully scanned Washington county sites, score 0 to 100. U.S. average covers 2467 fully scanned county sites.

Accessibility89U.S. counties: 88
Botability76U.S. counties: 76
Security88U.S. counties: 83
Usability40U.S. counties: 48
Readability61U.S. counties: 62

Washington
U.S. counties

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Washington county average score by indicator, compared with all U.S. counties
Indicator	Washington average	U.S. counties average
Accessibility	89	88
Botability	76	76
Security	88	83
Usability	40	48
Readability	61	62

Top 3 Washington county sites by overall score

#1 in Washington · U.S. rank 9

King County, WA

B 88 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability B
Readability A

#1 in Washington · U.S. rank 9

Lewis County, WA

B 88 overall

Accessibility A
Botability B
Security A
Usability B
Readability A

#2 in Washington · U.S. rank 12

Kitsap County, WA

B 85 overall

Accessibility A
Botability B
Security A
Usability F
Readability A

Most common failures by indicator

The check Washington county sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.

74% (25 of 34 sites) fail this accessibility check: Links have a discernible name. Links have unique, descriptive text so users know where they go. More accessibility failures in Washington.
97% (33 of 34 sites) fail this botability check: GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type. Homepage is marked up as an official government organization. More botability failures in Washington.
38% (13 of 34 sites) fail this security check: Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. More security failures in Washington.
97% (33 of 34 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures in Washington.
35% (12 of 34 sites) fail this readability check: Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. More readability failures in Washington.

All Washington county sites by overall score

Washington county sites ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	kingcounty.gov King County, WA U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
1	lewiscountywa.gov Lewis County, WA U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
2	kitsap.gov Kitsap County, WA U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
2	pendoreille.gov Pend Oreille County, WA U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade -	B
3	clark.wa.gov Clark County, WA U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
3	wwcowa.gov Walla Walla County, WA U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
4	snohomishcountywa.gov Snohomish County, WA U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade -	B
5	franklincountywa.gov Franklin County, WA U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
6	grantcountywa.gov Grant County, WA U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
6	masoncountywa.gov Mason County, WA U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade F Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade F	C
6	co.wahkiakum.wa.us Wahkiakum County, WA U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
7	asotincountywa.gov Asotin County, WA U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
7	co.cowlitz.wa.us Cowlitz County, WA U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
7	douglascountywa.gov Douglas County, WA U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
7	okanogancounty.gov Okanogan County, WA U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
7	whitmancounty.gov Whitman County, WA U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
8	islandcountywa.gov Island County, WA U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
8	piercecountywa.gov Pierce County, WA U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
8	thurstoncountywa.gov Thurston County, WA U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
8	yakimacounty.us Yakima County, WA U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
9	columbiaco.com Columbia County, WA U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
9	lincolncountywa.com Lincoln County, WA U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
10	co.adams.wa.gov Adams County, WA U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
10	klickitatcounty.gov Klickitat County, WA U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
10	sanjuancountywa.gov San Juan County, WA U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
11	graysharbor.us Grays Harbor County, WA U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade A Botability grade F Security grade D Usability grade F Readability grade -	C
11	co.jefferson.wa.us Jefferson County, WA U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
11	co.kittitas.wa.us Kittitas County, WA U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade A Botability grade F Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
11	whatcomcounty.us Whatcom County, WA U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade B Botability grade C Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
12	bentoncountywa.gov Benton County, WA U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade B Botability grade F Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
12	clallamcountywa.gov Clallam County, WA U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
13	spokanecounty.gov Spokane County, WA U.S. rank 31	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	D
14	co.chelan.wa.us Chelan County, WA U.S. rank 32	Accessibility grade A Botability grade F Security grade D Usability grade F Readability grade F	D
14	ferry-county.com Ferry County, WA U.S. rank 32	Accessibility grade B Botability grade F Security grade D Usability grade F Readability grade A	D
	garfieldcountywa.gov Garfield County, WA	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	-
	co.pacific.wa.us Pacific County, WA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	skagitcounty.net Skagit County, WA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 404	-
	skamaniacounty.org Skamania County, WA	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403	-
	stevenscountywa.gov Stevens County, WA	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	-

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About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each county site on our county list in Washington. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 9/30/2026 and 11/7/2026. 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 5 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.