Evaluation of Kentucky county websites

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

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Kentucky'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 "C" website transparency grade in 2012.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	0	2	5
P	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0
N	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	3	0

2009

This chart encompasses all counties in Kentucky, which averaged a "D" website transparency score in 2009.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	13	34	91	107	22	9	5	0	73	33
P	3	22	29	8	15	1	14	1	0	6
N	104	64	0	5	83	110	111	119	47	81
No Website	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

Comparison chart

Kentucky County Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Adair County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Allen County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Anderson County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Ballard County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Barren County, Kentucky	D	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Bath County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Bell County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Boone County, Kentucky	B	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Bourbon County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Boyd County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Boyle County, Kentucky	D-	N	Y	P	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	N
Bracken County, Kentucky	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	N	N	N
Breathitt County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Breckinridge County, Kentucky	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Bullitt County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Butler County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Caldwell County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Calloway County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Campbell County, Kentucky	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Carlisle County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Carroll County, Kentucky	D	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Carter County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Casey County, Kentucky	F	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Christian County, Kentucky	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Clark County, Kentucky	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Clay County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Clinton County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Crittenden County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cumberland County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Daviess County, Kentucky	D	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	N	N	Y
Edmonson County, Kentucky	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Elliott County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Estill County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Fayette County, Kentucky	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Fleming County, Kentucky	F	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	P	N	N	N
Floyd County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Franklin County, Kentucky	C	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Fulton County, Kentucky	D	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Gallatin County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Garrard County, Kentucky	D	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Grant County, Kentucky	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Graves County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Grayson County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Green County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Greenup County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Hancock County, Kentucky	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Hardin County, Kentucky	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	Y
Harlan County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Harrison County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hart County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Henderson County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	N
Henry County, Kentucky	D	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Hickman County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	P
Hopkins County, Kentucky	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	N	Y	Y
Jackson County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Jefferson County, Kentucky	B-	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Jessamine County, Kentucky	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Johnson County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Kenton County, Kentucky	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y
Knott County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Knox County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Larue County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Laurel County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lawrence County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Lee County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Leslie County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Letcher County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Lewis County, Kentucky	D	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Lincoln County, Kentucky	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Livingston County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Logan County, Kentucky	D	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Lyon County, Kentucky	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	P
Madison County, Kentucky	C	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Magoffin County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Marion County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Marshall County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Martin County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Mason County, Kentucky	F	N	Y	Y	N	P	N	P	N	N	N
McCracken County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	P	N	N	N
McCreary County, Kentucky	F	N	P	P	Y	N	P	N	N	N	N
McLean County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Meade County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Menifee County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Mercer County, Kentucky	D	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	Y
Metcalfe County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Monroe County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Montgomery County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Morgan County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Nelson County, Kentucky	D-	P	P	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
Nicholas County, Kentucky	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Ohio County, Kentucky	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Oldham County, Kentucky	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	Y	N
Owen County, Kentucky	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Owsley County, Kentucky	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Pendleton County, Kentucky	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Perry County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Pike County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Powell County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Pulaski County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Robertson County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Rockcastle County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Russell County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Scott County, Kentucky	D-	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Shelby County, Kentucky	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Simpson County, Kentucky	C-	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
Spencer County, Kentucky	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N
Taylor County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Todd County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Trigg County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Trimble County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	P	N	N	P	N	Y	N
Union County, Kentucky	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	P
Warren County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	P	Y	N	P	N	N	Y
Washington County, Kentucky	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Wayne County, Kentucky	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	N
Webster County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Whitley County, Kentucky	D	Y	Y	P	Y	N	Y	P	N	N	P
Wolfe County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Woodford County, Kentucky	C	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y

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