Evaluation of Kansas county websites

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

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Kansas'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, which averaged a "B+" website transparency grade in 2012.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	1	5	5
P	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
N	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

2009

This chart encompasses all Kansas counties, which averaged an "F" website transparency grade in 2009.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	21	4	69	56	25	5	0	0	16	3
P	2	57	12	16	11	1	0	0	1	57
N	62	24	4	13	49	79	85	85	68	25
No Website	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

Comparison chart

Kansas County Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Allen County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Anderson County, Kansas	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Atchison County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Barber County, Kansas	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Barton County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Bourbon County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Brown County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Butler County, Kansas	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y
Chase County, Kansas	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Chautauqua County, Kansas	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cherokee County, Kansas	F	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cheyenne County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Clark County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Clay County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Cloud County, Kansas	F	N	N	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y	P
Coffey County, Kansas	D	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Comanche County, Kansas	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cowley County, Kansas	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Crawford County, Kansas	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Decatur County, Kansas	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Dickinson County, Kansas	D-	Y	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Doniphan County, Kansas	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Douglas County, Kansas	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Edwards County, Kansas	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Elk County, Kansas	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Ellis County, Kansas	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	Y
Ellsworth County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Finney County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Ford County, Kansas	D-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Franklin County, Kansas	C-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
Geary County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Gove County, Kansas	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Graham County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Grant County, Kansas	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	P
Gray County, Kansas	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Greeley County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Greenwood County, Kansas	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hamilton County, Kansas	F	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Harper County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Harvey County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Haskell County, Kansas	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Hodgeman County, Kansas	F	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jackson County, Kansas	D-	P	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Jefferson County, Kansas	D	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Jewell County, Kansas	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Johnson County, Kansas	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Kearny County, Kansas	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Kingman County, Kansas	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Kiowa County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Labette County, Kansas	D-	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Lane County, Kansas	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Leavenworth County, Kansas	F	N	P	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
Lincoln County, Kansas	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	P
Linn County, Kansas	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Logan County, Kansas	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lyon County, Kansas	D	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Marion County, Kansas	D	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Marshall County, Kansas	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
McPherson County, Kansas	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Meade County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Miami County, Kansas	C-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	P
Mitchell County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Montgomery County, Kansas	D	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Morris County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Morton County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Nemaha County, Kansas	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Neosho County, Kansas	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Ness County, Kansas	F	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Norton County, Kansas	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Osage County, Kansas	F	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Osborne County, Kansas	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	Y	P
Ottawa County, Kansas	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	P
Pawnee County, Kansas	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Phillips County, Kansas	F	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	P
Pottawatomie County, Kansas	C-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
Pratt County, Kansas	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	P
Rawlins County, Kansas	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Reno County, Kansas	D-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Republic County, Kansas	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	Y	P
Rice County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Riley County, Kansas	D	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Rooks County, Kansas	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Rush County, Kansas	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Russell County, Kansas	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Saline County, Kansas	C-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	P
Scott County, Kansas	F	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Sedgwick County, Kansas	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Seward County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Shawnee County, Kansas	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Sheridan County, Kansas	F	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Sherman County, Kansas	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P	P
Smith County, Kansas	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Stafford County, Kansas	D-	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	P
Stanton County, Kansas	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Stevens County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Sumner County, Kansas	D	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	P
Thomas County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Trego County, Kansas	F	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wabaunsee County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Wallace County, Kansas	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Washington County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Wichita County, Kansas	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wilson County, Kansas	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Woodson County, Kansas	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Wyandotte County, Kansas	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y

Correcting errors

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