Evaluation of Georgia county websites

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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Georgia county websites.

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Georgia's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

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 Georgia, which averaged a "B+" website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	2	4	5
P	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0
N	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0

2009

This chart encompasses all the Georgia county websites in 2009. These counties averaged a "D" website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	31	63	69	66	61	15	7	1	7	86
P	24	29	45	39	33	12	2	0	21	9
N	60	23	1	10	21	88	108	114	88	20
No Website	44	44	44	44	44	44	42	44	43	44

Comparison chart of all county websites

Georgia County Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Appling County, Georgia	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Atkinson County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Bacon County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Baker County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Baldwin County, Georgia	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Banks County, Georgia	F	N	N	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Barrow County, Georgia	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P	Y
Bartow County, Georgia	F	N	Y	P	P	P	N	N	N	P	Y
Ben Hill County, Georgia	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	P	Y
Berrien County, Georgia	F	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Bibb County, Georgia	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	Y
Bleckley County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Brantley County, Georgia	F	Y	P	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Brooks County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Bryan County, Georgia	C-	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Bulloch County, Georgia	D-	Y	Y	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Burke County, Georgia	D	Y	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Butts County, Georgia	D-	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Calhoun County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Camden County, Georgia	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Candler County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Carroll County, Georgia	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Catoosa County, Georgia	D	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Charlton County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Chatham County, Georgia	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	P	Y
Chattahoochee County, Georgia	F	N	P	P	N	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Chattooga County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cherokee County, Georgia	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Clarke County, Georgia	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	P	Y
Clay County, Georgia	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P	Y
Clayton County, Georgia	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Clinch County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cobb County, Georgia	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Coffee County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Colquitt County, Georgia	D	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	P	Y
Columbia County, Georgia	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Cook County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Coweta County, Georgia	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Crawford County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Crisp County, Georgia	D-	N	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Dade County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Dawson County, Georgia	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
DeKalb County, Georgia	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Decatur County, Georgia	C-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	N	N
Dodge County, Georgia	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Dooly County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Dougherty County, Georgia	C-	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Douglas County, Georgia	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Early County, Georgia	F	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Echols County, Georgia	F	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Effingham County, Georgia	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Elbert County, Georgia	F	N	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Emanuel County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Evans County, Georgia	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Fannin County, Georgia	F	N	P	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Fayette County, Georgia	D	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Floyd County, Georgia	D	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	N	N	N	Y
Forsyth County, Georgia	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y
Franklin County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Fulton County, Georgia	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Gilmer County, Georgia	D-	N	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Glascock County, Georgia	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Glynn County, Georgia	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Gordon County, Georgia	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y
Grady County, Georgia	D-	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Greene County, Georgia	C-	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Gwinnett County, Georgia	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Habersham County, Georgia	D-	P	Y	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y
Hall County, Georgia	C-	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y
Hancock County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Haralson County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Harris County, Georgia	D-	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	P	Y
Hart County, Georgia	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Heard County, Georgia	D	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Henry County, Georgia	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Houston County, Georgia	D-	P	Y	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Irwin County, Georgia	F	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Jackson County, Georgia	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	Y
Jasper County, Georgia	D-	Y	P	Y	N	P	N	Y	N	N	N
Jeff Davis County, Georgia	F	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jefferson County, Georgia	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jenkins County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Johnson County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jones County, Georgia	F	N	P	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Lamar County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lanier County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Laurens County, Georgia	C-	P	Y	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	Y	Y
Lee County, Georgia	C-	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	P	Y
Liberty County, Georgia	F	N	Y	P	P	P	N	N	N	P	Y
Lincoln County, Georgia	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Long County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lowndes County, Georgia	D	Y	Y	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Lumpkin County, Georgia	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
Macon County, Georgia	F	N	P	P	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
Madison County, Georgia	D	N	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Marion County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
McDuffie County, Georgia	D-	P	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
McIntosh County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Meriwether County, Georgia	F	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Miller County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Mitchell County, Georgia	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Monroe County, Georgia	D-	N	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Montgomery County, Georgia	D-	N	Y	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Morgan County, Georgia	C-	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Murray County, Georgia	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Muscogee County, Georgia	C-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
Newton County, Georgia	C	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Oconee County, Georgia	D-	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Oglethorpe County, Georgia	D-	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	P	Y
Paulding County, Georgia	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	Y
Peach County, Georgia	F	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Pickens County, Georgia	D-	N	Y	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Pierce County, Georgia	C-	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Pike County, Georgia	D	P	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Polk County, Georgia	D-	N	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Pulaski County, Georgia	D-	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	P	Y
Putnam County, Georgia	C-	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Quitman County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Rabun County, Georgia	C-	N	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Randolph County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Richmond County, Georgia	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Rockdale County, Georgia	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Schley County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Screven County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Seminole County, Georgia	D-	P	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Spalding County, Georgia	C	P	Y	P	N	P	Y	P	N	Y	P
Stephens County, Georgia	F	N	P	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y
Stewart County, Georgia	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Sumter County, Georgia	F	N	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Talbot County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Taliaferro County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Tattnall County, Georgia	F	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Taylor County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Telfair County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Terrell County, Georgia	F	N	N	P	N	P	N	N	N	N	P
Thomas County, Georgia	D-	N	Y	P	Y	N	P	N	N	N	Y
Tift County, Georgia	D-	N	P	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Toombs County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Towns County, Georgia	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Treutlen County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Troup County, Georgia	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Turner County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Twiggs County, Georgia	F	N	Y	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Union County, Georgia	D	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Upson County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Walker County, Georgia	D	N	P	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	P	Y
Walton County, Georgia	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Ware County, Georgia	D	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	Y
Warren County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Washington County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wayne County, Georgia	D	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Webster County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wheeler County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
White County, Georgia	F	Y	Y	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	P
Whitfield County, Georgia	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	P	Y
Wilcox County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wilkes County, Georgia	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wilkinson County, Georgia	F	P	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Worth County, Georgia	D-	N	P	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y

Correcting errors

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