Showing Washington county sites. All U.S. county sites
F 43
Average usability score of 35 fully scanned Washington county sites
19th
of 48 states, ranked by average usability score
35 of 39
Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 4, so they're listed without grades
F 49
U.S. county average usability score, 2435 fully scanned sites
Washington's state site, wa.gov, could not be fully scanned. State rankings.
How Washington county usability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 35 fully scanned Washington county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 35 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Washington average
- U.S. county average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 0 |
| 10 to 19 | 0 |
| 20 to 29 | 7 |
| 30 to 39 | 6 |
| 40 to 49 | 13 |
| 50 to 59 | 6 |
| 60 to 69 | 1 |
| 70 to 79 | 0 |
| 80 to 89 | 2 |
| 90 to 100 | 0 |
Washington counties by usability 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
Washington counties by usability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Washington: 35 sites. U.S.: 2435 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 0% (0) | 6% (2) | 94% (33) |
| All U.S. counties | 1% (24) | 18% (436) | 81% (1,975) |
Top 3 Washington county sites by usability score
#1 in Washington · U.S. rank 6
King County, WA
B 82 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability B
#1 in Washington · U.S. rank 6
Lewis County, WA
B 82 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability B
#2 in Washington · U.S. rank 12
Walla Walla County, WA
D 64 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability D
What each check means
- Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. Screen readers cannot describe shared images.
- Open Graph site name. The site has a name for social media and browser display. Site name missing in social media shares.
- Open Graph URL. The page has a canonical URL for social media sharing. Shared links may point to wrong page.
- Open Graph description. The page has a description for social media previews. Shared links have no description on social media.
- Open Graph type. The page declares its content type for social media cards. Social media shows wrong content type.
All Washington county sites by usability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
kingcounty.gov
King County, WA U.S. rank 6 |
14 of 17 checks pass | B |
| 1 |
lewiscountywa.gov
Lewis County, WA U.S. rank 6 |
14 of 17 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
wwcowa.gov
Walla Walla County, WA U.S. rank 12 |
11 of 17 checks pass | D |
| 3 |
masoncountywa.gov
Mason County, WA U.S. rank 14 |
10 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
grantcountywa.gov
Grant County, WA U.S. rank 15 |
9 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
clark.wa.gov
Clark County, WA U.S. rank 16 |
9 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
kitsap.gov
Kitsap County, WA U.S. rank 16 |
9 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
pendoreille.gov
Pend Oreille County, WA U.S. rank 16 |
9 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
snohomishcountywa.gov
Snohomish County, WA U.S. rank 16 |
9 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 6 |
okanogancounty.gov
Okanogan County, WA U.S. rank 18 |
8 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
co.adams.wa.gov
Adams County, WA U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
bentoncountywa.gov
Benton County, WA U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
co.cowlitz.wa.us
Cowlitz County, WA U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
douglascountywa.gov
Douglas County, WA U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
ferry-county.com
Ferry County, WA U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
islandcountywa.gov
Island County, WA U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
co.kittitas.wa.us
Kittitas County, WA U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
lincolncountywa.com
Lincoln County, WA U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
piercecountywa.gov
Pierce County, WA U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
skagitcounty.net
Skagit County, WA U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
whitmancounty.gov
Whitman County, WA U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
yakimacounty.us
Yakima County, WA U.S. rank 20 |
7 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 8 |
co.chelan.wa.us
Chelan County, WA U.S. rank 22 |
6 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 8 |
franklincountywa.gov
Franklin County, WA U.S. rank 22 |
6 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 8 |
graysharbor.us
Grays Harbor County, WA U.S. rank 22 |
6 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 8 |
klickitatcounty.gov
Klickitat County, WA U.S. rank 22 |
6 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 8 |
thurstoncountywa.gov
Thurston County, WA U.S. rank 22 |
6 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 8 |
whatcomcounty.us
Whatcom County, WA U.S. rank 22 |
6 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
asotincountywa.gov
Asotin County, WA U.S. rank 24 |
5 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
clallamcountywa.gov
Clallam County, WA U.S. rank 24 |
5 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
columbiaco.com
Columbia County, WA U.S. rank 24 |
5 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
spokanecounty.gov
Spokane County, WA U.S. rank 24 |
5 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
co.wahkiakum.wa.us
Wahkiakum County, WA U.S. rank 24 |
5 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
co.jefferson.wa.us
Jefferson County, WA U.S. rank 26 |
4 of 17 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
sanjuancountywa.gov
San Juan County, WA U.S. rank 26 |
4 of 17 checks pass | F |
|
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 | - | |
|
skamaniacounty.org
Skamania County, WA |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - | |
|
stevenscountywa.gov
Stevens County, WA |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - |
About usability
Optimize content structure so users quickly find what they need.
Why it's important
Well-written pages help people understand laws, services, and procedures without confusion, reducing calls and office visits.
Risks
- Users cannot understand your information.
Guidance
What we use to grade usability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
- Automated Readability Index (ARI)
- Flesch-Kincaid (FK)
- Plain Writing Act of 2010
- Google Search Central
- Web Vitals / Core Web Vitals
- Open Graph
Standards
- Page title
- Page description
- Readability
- Viewport meta tag
- www resolution
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
- First Contentful Paint (FCP)
- Interaction to Next Paint (INP)
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
- Time to First Byte (TTFB)
- Open Graph site name
- Open Graph type
- Open Graph title
- Open Graph description
- Open Graph URL
- Open Graph image
- Open Graph image alt
Grades/scores
ScanGov
About this data
ScanGov scans the homepage of each county government site on our county list in Washington. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/19/2026 and 9/17/2026; 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 4 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.