Federal websites: readability rankings

Name: Project ScanGov Federal websites: readability rankings
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Project ScanGov readability rankings for U.S. federal government websites.

Sites: 859
Last scan: 10/9/2026

Site rankings
Rank	Site	Grade
2	fhlbanks.com Interagency Collaboration	F
2	csosa.gov Court Services and Offender Supervision	F
2	discoverytheater.org Smithsonian Institution	F
2	fehrm.gov Department of Defense	F
2	frbsf.org Federal Reserve Board	F
2	gocivilairpatrol.com U.S. Air Force Auxiliary	F
2	fhlbtopeka.com Interagency Collaboration	F
2	fhlbc.com Interagency Collaboration	F
2	farmermac.com Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation	F
2	nsf.gov National Science Foundation	F
2	arctic.gov National Science Foundation	F
2	nnlm.gov Department of Health and Human Services	F
2	fanniemae.com Federal National Mortgage Association	F
2	statspolicy.gov General Services Administration	F
2	ojp.gov Department of Justice	F
2	usds.gov Executive Office of the President	F
2	sandia.gov Department of Energy	F
2	medlineplus.gov Department of Health and Human Services	F
2	section508.gov General Services Administration	F
2	ncua.gov National Credit Union Administration	F
2	occ.gov Department of the Treasury	F
2	nutrition.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture	F
2	pbgc.gov Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	F
2	stb.gov Surface Transportation Board	F
2	fhlb-pgh.com Interagency Collaboration	F
2	macpac.gov Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission	F
2	schoolsafety.gov Department of Homeland Security	F
2	fhlbboston.com Interagency Collaboration	F
2	nnss.gov Department of Energy	F
2	insidevoa.com U.S. Agency for Global Media	F
2	ssab.gov Social Security Advisory Board	F
2	fmc.gov Federal Maritime Commission	F
2	idmanagement.gov General Services Administration	F
2	login.gov General Services Administration	F
2	seecstories.com Smithsonian Institution	F
2	philadelphiafed.org Federal Reserve Board	F
2	simplereport.gov Department of Health and Human Services	F
2	fhlbny.com Interagency Collaboration	F
2	vcf.gov Department of Justice	F
2	va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs	F
2	iarpa-ideas.gov Director of National Intelligence	F
2	ustda.gov United States Trade and Development Agency	F
2	marinemarathon.com U.S. Marine Corps	F
2	artcollectorsprogram.org Smithsonian Institution	F
2	aff.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture	F
2	healthcare.gov Department of Health and Human Services	F
2	agingstats.gov Department of Health and Human Services	F
2	ficor.gov Department of the Interior	F
2	safeocs.gov Department of Transportation	F
2	connect.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture	F
2	mcmregistration.com U.S. Marine Corps	F
2	maricopacfc.org Combined Federal Campaign	F
2	detroitself.org Department of Health and Human Services	F
2	oahpmdata.net Department of Health and Human Services	F
2	elcivicsonline.org Department of Education	F
2	forestsandrangelands.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture	F
2	wwtg.gov Department of Commerce	F
2	racwarehouse.org Department of Health and Human Services	F
2	comptrollerofthecurrency.gov Department of the Treasury	F
2	ofia.gov Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	F
2	sworm.gov Department of Commerce	F
2	uscirf.gov U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom	F
2	ffb.gov Department of the Treasury	F
2	stripes.com Department of Defense	F
2	nrc.gov Nuclear Regulatory Commission	F
2	bonds4jobs.com Department of Labor	F
2	sdr.gov Department of Commerce	F
2	cbacfc.org Combined Federal Campaign	F
2	leopold.wilderness.net U.S. Forest Service	F
2	cssbmb.gov U.S. Commission on Civil Rights	F
2	livingmemorialsproject.net U.S. Forest Service	F
2	orau.gov Department of Energy	F
2	treasury.gov Department of the Treasury	F
2	permitting.gov Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council	F
2	nrc-gateway.gov Nuclear Regulatory Commission	F
2	denali.gov Denali Commission	F
2	manufacturingusa.com National Institute of Standards and Technology	F
2	uspsoig.gov United States Postal Service	F
2	energy.gov Department of Energy	F
2	whistleblower.gov Commodity Futures Trading Commission	F
2	thecommunityguide.org Department of Health and Human Services	F
2	nationsreportcard.gov Department of Education	F
2	asc.gov Appraisal Subcommittee	F
2	gop.gov The Legislative Branch	F
2	mtbs.gov Department of the Interior	F
2	selectagents.gov Department of Health and Human Services	F
2	apprenticeship.gov Department of Labor	F
2	scidac.gov Department of Energy	F
2	fdicoig.gov Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	F
2	wildfire.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture	F
2	read.gov Library of Congress	F
2	iawg.gov Department of State	F
2	usgeo.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration	F
2	jewishheritagemonth.gov Library of Congress	F
2	ed.gov Department of Education	F
2	jamesmadison.gov James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation	F
2	jem.gov Department of the Interior	F
2	sbir.gov Small Business Administration	F
2	trade.gov Department of Commerce	F
2	digitalpreservation.gov Library of Congress	F

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