Evaluation of Arizona county websites
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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Arizona county websites.
See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Arizona's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.
Reading the chart
In the chart below:
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Check the page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations users have made for positive changes.
State comparison chart
2012
This chart encompasses the 5 largest county websites, which averaged a "B+" website transparency grade as of January 2012.
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5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2009
In 2009, all of the Arizona counties were evaluated and averaged a "C+" website transparency grade.
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13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
All county evaluations
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| Apache County, Arizona | C | |
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| Cochise County, Arizona | C | |
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| Coconino County, Arizona | C | |
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| Gila County, Arizona | B- | |
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| Graham County, Arizona | C- | |
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| Greenlee County, Arizona | C- | |
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| La Paz County, Arizona | F | |
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| Maricopa County, Arizona | B | |
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| Mohave County, Arizona | B | |
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| Navajo County, Arizona | D | |
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| Pima County, Arizona | A- | |
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| Pinal County, Arizona | A+ | |
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| Santa Cruz County, Arizona | C | |
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| Yavapai County, Arizona | B | |
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| Yuma County, Arizona | B- | |
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Correcting errors
If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about an Arizona county, you can report the error by emailing us.
See also
Ballotpedia compiled Ballot measure information on Arizona county websites.
