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County websites, state-by-state rankings (2009)
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This table shows both the percentage of counties in each state with websites, and the average transparency rating each state received. Averages are found by adding the number of complying counties, then dividing that number by the total number of counties.
For a more in-depth look at specific transparency checklist statistics (budget availability, minutes from open meetings, etc), see below.
Comparison of county websites by state
Below is a chart of counties and how much information is posted throughout the state. Click on the county name if you'd like to see a more in-depth evaluation.
| Rank | State | Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Permits Zoning? |
Audits? | Contracts? | Lobbying? | Public records? | Taxes? | Overall transparency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Alabama counties | 8% | 21% | 51% | 38% | 8% | 13% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 41% | 18.6% |
| 34 | Alaska boroughs | 19% | 30% | 37% | 37% | 41% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 19% | 22% | 21.7% |
| 1 | Arizona counties | 87% | 100% | 93% | 86% | 80% | 54% | 14% | 0% | 47% | 94% | 65.5% |
| 47 | Arkansas counties | 1% | 8% | 27% | 15% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 8% | 6.5% |
| 2 | California counties | 86% | 100% | 86% | 36% | 83% | 76% | 57% | 3.5% | 40% | 76% | 64.35 |
| 15 | Colorado counties | 56% | 48% | 73% | 50% | 61% | 25% | 3.1% | 0% | 31% | 22% | 36.9% |
| 48 | Connecticut counties No county government |
0% | 0% | 1.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | .14% |
| 20 | Delaware counties | 100% | 100% | 33% | 0% | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 34% | 33.4% |
| 3 | Florida counties | 70% | 90% | 85% | 81% | 78% | 46% | 33% | 1.5% | 10% | 85% | 57.95% |
| 29 | Georgia counties | 19% | 40% | 43% | 42% | 38% | 9% | 2.5% | .6% | 3.1% | 54% | 25.12% |
| 16 | Hawaii counties | 80% | 80% | 60% | 40% | 80% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 36.8% |
| 25 | Idaho counties | 14% | 60% | 71% | 74% | 43% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 14% | 30.1% |
| 24 | Illinois counties | 32% | 55% | 73% | 68% | 28% | 15% | 1% | 0% | 11% | 23% | 30.6% |
| 28 | Indiana counties | 18% | 43% | 49% | 71% | 23% | 11% | 6% | 0% | 2% | 29% | 25.2% |
| 17 | Iowa counties | 42% | 80% | 52% | 77% | 46% | 13% | 1% | 0% | 9% | 46% | 36.6% |
| 37 | Kansas counties | 20% | 4% | 66% | 53% | 24% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 3% | 19% |
| 36 | Kentucky counties | 11% | 22% | 70% | 55% | 12% | 7% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 13% | 19.3% |
| 30 | Louisiana parishes | 77% | 35% | 9% | 70% | 19% | 8% | 5% | 0% | 8% | 6% | 23.7% |
| 33 | Maine counties | 33% | 33% | 67% | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12.5% | 22.05% |
| 5 | Maryland counties | 88% | 88% | 83% | 92% | 79% | 29% | 12.5% | 0% | 25% | 29% | 52.55% |
| 38 | Massachusetts counties | 0% | 75% | 0% | 100% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 18.9% |
| 13 | Michigan counties | 37% | 72% | 89% | 71% | 43% | 34% | 1% | 0% | 11% | 33% | 39.1% |
| 18 | Minnesota counties | 29% | 80% | 91% | 59% | 39% | 13% | 10% | 1% | 4.5% | 37% | 36.35% |
| 45 | Mississippi counties | 1.2% | 4.9% | 26% | 32% | 4.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 19% | 8.8% |
| 40 | Missouri counties | 20% | 26% | 39% | 67% | 11% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 35 | Montana counties | 19% | 44% | 49% | 65% | 27% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 21% |
| 43 | Nebraska counties | 2% | 2% | 87% | 68% | 11% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 19% | 16.4% |
| 32 | Nevada counties | 12% | 44% | 63% | 63% | 23% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 22.3% |
| 41 | New Hampshire counties | 70% | 20% | 76% | 10% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 17.7% |
| 9 | New Jersey counties | 81% | 86% | 76% | 95% | 0% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 76% | 48% | 47.6% |
| 44 | New Mexico counties | 0% | 33% | 22% | 52% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 11.9% |
| 6 | New York counties | 79% | 87% | 94% | 98% | 18% | 37% | 6% | 0% | 42% | 58% | 51.9% |
| 8 | North Carolina counties | 63% | 85% | 84% | 82% | 54% | 63% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 47% | 47.9% |
| 31 | North Dakota counties | 15% | 45% | 64% | 67% | 19% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 22.7% |
| 21 | Ohio counties | 7% | 35% | 50% | 39% | 41% | 50% | 6% | 0% | 24% | 78% | 33% |
| 46 | Oklahoma counties | 5% | 12% | 19% | 16% | 1.3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3.9% | 12% | 6.9% |
| 19 | Oregon counties | 51% | 26% | 80% | 77% | 58% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 3% | 33.9% |
| 14 | Pennsylvania counties | 49% | 51% | 57% | 64% | 13% | 33% | 6% | 3% | 69% | 28% | 37.3% |
| 49 | Rhode Island counties No county government |
0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10 | South Carolina counties | 40% | 76% | 90% | 79% | 43% | 52% | 2% | 2% | 14% | 31% | 42.9% |
| 26 | South Dakota counties | 13% | 52% | 74% | 83% | 15% | 1.5% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 6% | 25.35% |
| 22 | Tennessee counties | 35% | 38% | 85% | 93% | 20% | 27% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 27% | 32.5% |
| 27 | Texas counties | 52% | 20% | 70% | 28% | 3.1% | 22% | 11% | 2% | 9% | 35% | 25.25% |
| 12 | Utah counties | 28% | 83% | 86% | 90% | 58% | 17% | 8% | 3% | 7% | 48% | 42.08% |
| 50 | Vermont counties No county government |
0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7 | Virginia counties | 46% | 51% | 81% | 81% | 77% | 53% | 10% | 14% | 9% | 70% | 49.2% |
| 4 | Washington counties | 64% | 79% | 69% | 90% | 79% | 41% | 0% | 0% | 59% | 69% | 55% |
| 42 | West Virginia counties | 7% | 14% | 46% | 57% | 21% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 16.6% |
| 11 | Wisconsin counties | 59% | 76% | 90% | 88% | 68% | 26% | 4% | 0% | 7% | 10% | 42.8% |
| 23 | Wyoming counties | 22% | 39% | 78% | 61% | 52% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 30% | 31.3% |
Detailed county website comparisons
- Nationwide county comparison chart
- Comparison of county websites that provide an online budget
- Comparison of county websites that provide meeting information
- Comparison of county websites that provide information on elected officials
- Comparison of county websites that provide information on administrative officials
- Comparison of county websites that provide zoning information
- Comparison of county websites that provide audit information
- Comparison of county websites that provide contract information
- Comparison of county websites that provide lobbying information
- Comparison of county websites that provide public records information
- Comparison of county websites that provide tax information
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