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Evaluation of New Hampshire county websites
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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of New Hampshire county websites.
See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on New Hampshires'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.
Conclusions chart
2012
In 2012, the counties averaged a "D" website transparency grade.
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4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
2009
In 2009 the counties averaged a "D" website transparency score.
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7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Comparison chart
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| Belknap County, New Hampshire | D | |
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| Carroll County, New Hampshire | D | |
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| Cheshire County, New Hampshire | D- | |
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| Coos County, New Hampshire | D | |
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| Grafton County, New Hampshire | F | |
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| Hillsborough County, New Hampshire | F | |
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| Merrimack County, New Hampshire | D | |
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| Rockingham County, New Hampshire | F | |
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| Strafford County, New Hampshire | F | |
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| Sullivan County, New Hampshire | C- | |
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Correcting errors
If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about a New Hampshire county, you can report the error by emailing us.
