West Virginia county websites: botability rankings

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Botability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 52 West Virginia county government websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 52
Last scan: 9/20/2026

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

B 83

Average botability score of 50 fully scanned West Virginia county sites

3rd

of 48 states, ranked by average botability score

50 of 52

Sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 2, so they're listed without grades

C 76

U.S. county average botability score, 2435 fully scanned sites

West Virginia's state site, wv.gov, ranks 15th of 51 state sites with a B. State rankings.

How West Virginia county botability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 50 fully scanned West Virginia county sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

West Virginia average
U.S. county average

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How West Virginia county botability 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	1
60 to 69	3
70 to 79	7
80 to 89	23
90 to 100	16

West Virginia counties by botability grade, compared with all U.S. counties

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. West Virginia: 50 sites. U.S.: 2435 sites.

West VirginiaA (90 to 100): 32% (16 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 60% (30 sites)D to F (below 70): 8% (4 sites)
All U.S. countiesA (90 to 100): 20% (488 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 47% (1,135 sites)D to F (below 70): 33% (812 sites)

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

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West Virginia counties by botability grade, compared with all U.S. counties
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
West Virginia	32% (16)	60% (30)	8% (4)
All U.S. counties	20% (488)	47% (1,135)	33% (812)

Top 3 West Virginia county sites by botability score

#1 in West Virginia · U.S. rank 1

Jefferson County, WV

A 100 botability

Accessibility B
Botability A
Security B
Usability D

#2 in West Virginia · U.S. rank 2

Braxton County, WV

A 90 botability

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability C

#2 in West Virginia · U.S. rank 2

Hancock County, WV

A 90 botability

Accessibility B
Botability A
Security C
Usability F

Most common botability failures among West Virginia county sites

Share of the 50 fully scanned West 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.

GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type98% (49 of 50 sites)
Link text32% (16 of 50 sites)
Sitemap in robots.txt8% (4 of 50 sites)
Robots valid8% (4 of 50 sites)
Sitemap status8% (4 of 50 sites)

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Most common botability failures among West Virginia county sites
Check	Share failing	Sites failing
GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type	98%	49
Link text	32%	16
Sitemap in robots.txt	8%	4
Robots valid	8%	4
Sitemap status	8%	4

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.
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.
Robots valid. The site has a robots.txt file that guides search engines. Search engines ignore your instructions.
Sitemap status. The sitemap file loads and returns a successful response. Search engines cannot find all your pages.

All West Virginia county sites by botability score

West Virginia county sites ranked by botability score
Rank	Site	Checks passed	Grade
1	jeffersoncountywv.org Jefferson County, WV U.S. rank 1	5 of 5 checks pass	A
2	braxtoncountywv.gov Braxton County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	hancockcountywv.org Hancock County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	kanawha.us Kanawha County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	lewiscountywv.org Lewis County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	masoncountywv.gov Mason County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	mercercountywv.com Mercer County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	mineralwv.gov Mineral County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	morgancountywv.gov Morgan County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	nicholascountywv.org Nicholas County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	pleasantscountywv.gov Pleasants County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	randolphctywv.gov Randolph County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	wvcountytaylor.com Taylor County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	tylercountywv.com Tyler County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	wetzelcountywv.gov Wetzel County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
2	wycowv.gov Wyoming County, WV U.S. rank 2	10 of 11 checks pass	A
3	calhouncounty.wv.gov Calhoun County, WV U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	claycounty.wv.gov Clay County, WV U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	hampshirewv.com Hampshire County, WV U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	harrisoncountywv.com Harrison County, WV U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	jacksoncounty.wv.gov Jackson County, WV U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	logancounty.wv.gov Logan County, WV U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	marioncountywv.com Marion County, WV U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	ritchiecounty.wv.gov Ritchie County, WV U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	roanewv.com Roane County, WV U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	summerscountywv.gov Summers County, WV U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	tuckercounty.wv.gov Tucker County, WV U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	waynecountywv.org Wayne County, WV U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
3	wirtcounty.wv.gov Wirt County, WV U.S. rank 3	7 of 8 checks pass	B
4	doddridgecountywv.gov Doddridge County, WV U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	grantcountywv.org Grant County, WV U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	greenbrierwv.gov Greenbrier County, WV U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	marshallcountywv.gov Marshall County, WV U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	monroecountywv.gov Monroe County, WV U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	ohiocountywv.gov Ohio County, WV U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	pencowv.com Pendleton County, WV U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	pocahontascountywv.com Pocahontas County, WV U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	putnamcountywv.gov Putnam County, WV U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
4	woodcountywv.com Wood County, WV U.S. rank 4	9 of 11 checks pass	B
5	boonecountywv.org Boone County, WV U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	brookecountywv.gov Brooke County, WV U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	monongaliacounty.gov Monongalia County, WV U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	upshurcounty.org Upshur County, WV U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
5	webstercounty.wv.gov Webster County, WV U.S. rank 6	6 of 8 checks pass	C
6	barbourcountywv.gov Barbour County, WV U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
6	hardycounty.com Hardy County, WV U.S. rank 7	8 of 11 checks pass	C
7	berkeleywv.org Berkeley County, WV U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	cabellcounty.org Cabell County, WV U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
7	prestoncountywv.gov Preston County, WV U.S. rank 9	7 of 11 checks pass	D
8	lincolncountywv.org Lincoln County, WV U.S. rank 11	6 of 11 checks pass	F
	mcdowellcountycommission.com McDowell County, WV	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	-
	raleighcounty.gov Raleigh County, WV	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 government site on our county list in West Virginia. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 9/8/2026 and 9/18/2026; 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 2 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.