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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Arkansas county websites.
See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Arkansas'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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means that information is included on the government website
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means that the information was not provided on the government website
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P |
means that information was partially provided
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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.
Conclusions chart
2012
This chart encompasses the 5 largest counties in the state: Pulaski County, Benton County, Washington County, Sebastian County, and Faulkner County. These counties averaged a "D-" website transparency grade as of July 2012.
2009
The chart below reflects evaluations done in 2009, when all the counties were rated. At that time the counties averaged a failing website transparency grade.
All county ratings
| Arkansas County Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
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| County
|
Grades
|
Budget
|
Meetings
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Elected Officials
|
Admin. Officials
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Permits/Zoning
|
Audits
|
Contracts
|
Lobbying
|
Public records
|
Taxes
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| Arkansas County, Arkansas]] |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
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| Ashley County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Baxter County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
P |
P |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Benton County, Arkansas |
D |
P |
Y |
Y |
|
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
P
|
| Boone County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Bradley County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Calhoun County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Carroll County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
|
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Chicot County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Clark County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Clay County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Cleburne County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Cleveland County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Columbia County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
Y |
P |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
|
| Conway County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Craighead County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Crawford County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
|
|
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Crittenden County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Cross County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Dallas County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Desha County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Drew County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Faulkner County, Arkansas |
F |
P |
P |
|
P |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
P
|
| Franklin County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Fulton County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Garland County, Arkansas |
D |
N |
Y |
|
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| Grant County, Arkansas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Greene County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
|
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Hempstead County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Hot Spring County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Howard County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Independence County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
Y |
Y |
P |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
P
|
| Izard County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Jackson County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Jefferson County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
|
P |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Johnson County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Lafayette County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
|
P |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
P
|
| Lawrence County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Lee County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Lincoln County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Little River County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Logan County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Lonoke County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Madison County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Marion County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Miller County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
Y |
|
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Mississippi County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
|
|
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Monroe County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Montgomery County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Nevada County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
P |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Newton County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Ouachita County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Perry County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Phillips County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Pike County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Poinsett County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
|
|
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Polk County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Pope County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
P |
|
|
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Prairie County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Pulaski County, Arkansas |
D- |
P |
P |
Y |
P |
|
N |
P |
N |
N |
|
| Randolph County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Saline County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
|
P |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
|
| Scott County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Searcy County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Sebastian County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
|
P |
|
N |
N |
P |
N |
N |
N
|
| Sevier County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
|
P |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Sharp County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
P |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| St. Francis County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Stone County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Union County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Van Buren County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Washington County, Arkansas |
D |
N |
P |
|
P |
Y |
Y |
P |
N |
P |
|
| White County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
|
P |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
P
|
| Woodruff County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
| Yell County, Arkansas |
F |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N
|
Correcting errors
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