State websites: usability rankings

Project ScanGov usability rankings for U.S. state government websites, with the most common failures.

  • Sites: 51
  • Last scan: 10/9/2026

D 68

Average usability score of 43 fully scanned state sites

43 of 51

State sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 8, so they're listed without grades

23%

Fully scanned state sites earning an A for usability (10 sites)

47%

Fully scanned state sites earning a D or F for usability (20 sites)

How U.S. state usability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 43 fully scanned U.S. state sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • Average
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Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 293
30 to 394
40 to 491
50 to 598
60 to 694
70 to 796
80 to 897
90 to 10010

Usability grade by state

Each state is colored by its main site's usability grade. Select a state for its report.

maryland.gov / Grade: A / Score: 100% nh.gov / Not fully scanned (995) georgia.gov / Grade: C / Score: 75% ri.gov / Grade: F / Score: 56% sc.gov / Grade: F / Score: 25% iowa.gov / Grade: A / Score: 100% kentucky.gov / Grade: F / Score: 31% oregon.gov / Grade: F / Score: 56% portal.arkansas.gov / Grade: C / Score: 75% sd.gov / Grade: F / Score: 25% nc.gov / Grade: A / Score: 93% texas.gov / Grade: B / Score: 87% nm.gov / Grade: A / Score: 93% hawaii.gov / Grade: A / Score: 100% kansas.gov / Grade: D / Score: 68% dc.gov / Grade: F / Score: 50% ny.gov / Grade: A / Score: 100% utah.gov / Grade: C / Score: 75% nj.gov / Grade: A / Score: 93% nd.gov / Grade: D / Score: 62% hbex.coveredca.com / Grade: F / Score: 50% dnrec.delaware.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% in.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% myflorida.gov / Grade: A / Score: 93% wyo.gov / Grade: C / Score: 73% oklahoma.gov / Grade: C / Score: 75% idaho.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% ct.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% alabama.gov / Grade: F / Score: 50% vermont.gov / Grade: F / Score: 50% louisiana.gov / Grade: F / Score: 50% tn.gov / Grade: C / Score: 75% pa.gov / Grade: D / Score: 68% virginia.gov / Grade: A / Score: 100% mo.gov / Grade: F / Score: 25% wv.gov / Grade: F / Score: 50% mt.gov / Grade: F / Score: 43% illinois.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% mississippi.gov / Grade: F / Score: 31% maine.gov / Grade: F / Score: 56% alaska.gov / Grade: F / Score: 31% mn.gov / Grade: F / Score: 31% wisconsin.gov / Grade: B / Score: 87% nebraska.gov / Grade: B / Score: 87% nv.gov / Not fully scanned (998) wa.gov / Not fully scanned (998) ohio.gov / Not fully scanned (404) michigan.gov / Not fully scanned (403) mass.gov / Not fully scanned (403) az.gov / Not fully scanned (996) colorado.gov / Not fully scanned (403)

Legend: 　 A 　 B-C 　 D-F 　 Not fully scanned / no data

U.S. state sites by usability grade

Share of the 43 fully scanned U.S. state sites in each grade band

  1. All U.S. state sites
  • 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)
All U.S. state sites23% (10)30% (13)47% (20)

Most common usability failures among U.S. state sites

Share of the 43 fully scanned U.S. state sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

  1. Open Graph image alt67%
  2. Open Graph site name49%
  3. Open Graph type49%
  4. Open Graph image44%
  5. Open Graph description42%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Open Graph image alt67%29
Open Graph site name49%21
Open Graph type49%21
Open Graph image44%19
Open Graph description42%18

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 type. The page declares its content type for social media cards. Social media shows wrong content type.
  • Open Graph image. The page has a preview image for social media cards. Shared links have no image on social media.
  • Open Graph description. The page has a description for social media previews. Shared links have no description on social media.

All state sites by usability score

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 maryland.gov
State of Maryland 		16 of 16 checks pass A
1 iowa.gov
State of Iowa 		16 of 16 checks pass A
1 hawaii.gov
State of Hawaii 		16 of 16 checks pass A
1 ny.gov
State of New York 		16 of 16 checks pass A
1 ca.gov
State of California 		16 of 16 checks pass A
1 virginia.gov
State of Virginia 		16 of 16 checks pass A
2 nc.gov
State of North Carolina 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 nm.gov
State of New Mexico 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 nj.gov
State of New Jersey 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 myflorida.gov
State of Florida 		14 of 15 checks pass A
3 texas.gov
State of Texas 		14 of 16 checks pass B
3 wisconsin.gov
State of Wisconsin 		14 of 16 checks pass B
3 nebraska.gov
State of Nebraska 		14 of 16 checks pass B
4 in.gov
State of Indiana 		13 of 16 checks pass B
4 idaho.gov
State of Idaho 		13 of 16 checks pass B
4 ct.gov
State of Connecticut 		13 of 16 checks pass B
4 illinois.gov
State of Illinois 		13 of 16 checks pass B
5 georgia.gov
State of Georgia 		12 of 16 checks pass C
5 utah.gov
State of Utah 		12 of 16 checks pass C
5 oklahoma.gov
State of Oklahoma 		12 of 16 checks pass C
5 tn.gov
State of Tennessee 		12 of 16 checks pass C
5 arkansas.gov
State of Arkansas 		12 of 16 checks pass C
6 wyo.gov
State of Wyoming 		11 of 15 checks pass C
7 kansas.gov
State of Kansas 		11 of 16 checks pass D
7 pa.gov
State of Pennsylvania 		11 of 16 checks pass D
8 de.gov
State of Delaware 		10 of 15 checks pass D
9 nd.gov
State of North Dakota 		10 of 16 checks pass D
10 ri.gov
State of Rhode Island 		9 of 16 checks pass F
10 oregon.gov
State of Oregon 		9 of 16 checks pass F
10 maine.gov
State of Maine 		9 of 16 checks pass F
11 dc.gov
District of Columbia 		8 of 16 checks pass F
11 alabama.gov
State of Alabama 		8 of 16 checks pass F
11 vermont.gov
State of Vermont 		8 of 16 checks pass F
11 louisiana.gov
State of Louisiana 		8 of 16 checks pass F
11 wv.gov
State of West Virginia 		8 of 16 checks pass F
12 mt.gov
State of Montana 		7 of 16 checks pass F
13 kentucky.gov
State of Kentucky 		5 of 16 checks pass F
13 mississippi.gov
State of Mississippi 		5 of 16 checks pass F
13 alaska.gov
State of Alaska 		5 of 16 checks pass F
13 mn.gov
State of Minnesota 		5 of 16 checks pass F
14 sc.gov
State of South Carolina 		4 of 16 checks pass F
14 sd.gov
State of South Dakota 		4 of 16 checks pass F
14 mo.gov
State of Missouri 		4 of 16 checks pass F

About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of the main website of each U.S. state government and the District of Columbia. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/27/2026 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 8 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.