Evaluation of Ohio county websites

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

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Ohio'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

The 5 largest counties average a "B+" website transparency grade.

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

2009

In 2009 the counties averaged a "D" website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	6	28	40	31	33	40	5	0	19	62
P	6	28	39	42	10	10	9	2	12	9
N	68	24	1	7	37	30	66	78	49	9
No Website	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Comparison chart

Ohio County Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Adams County, Ohio	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Allen County, Ohio	D-	P	Y	P	P	N	Y	P	N	N	Y
Ashland County, Ohio	D	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	Y
Ashtabula County, Ohio	F	P	P	P	N	Y	P	N	N	N	Y
Athens County, Ohio	C-	N	P	Y	Y	P	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Auglaize County, Ohio	F	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	P	N	Y
Belmont County, Ohio	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	Y
Brown County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	P	Y	P	N	N	N	Y
Butler County, Ohio	D	N	P	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Carroll County, Ohio	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Champaign County, Ohio	C-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Clark County, Ohio	F	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Clermont County, Ohio	C	P	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Clinton County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	P	Y
Columbiana County, Ohio	F	N	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Coshocton County, Ohio	D	N	Y	P	P	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Crawford County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	P	N	Y	N	N	N	Y
Cuyahoga County, Ohio	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	Y
Darke County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Defiance County, Ohio	F	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	Y
Delaware County, Ohio	B-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Erie County, Ohio	D-	P	P	P	Y	P	Y	P	N	P	Y
Fairfield County, Ohio	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Fayette County, Ohio	D	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Franklin County, Ohio	B-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	Y
Fulton County, Ohio	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Gallia County, Ohio	D-	P	P	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Geauga County, Ohio	C	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Greene County, Ohio	B	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Guernsey County, Ohio	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hamilton County, Ohio	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Hancock County, Ohio	F	N	P	P	N	N	Y	N	N	P	Y
Hardin County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	P	Y
Harrison County, Ohio	F	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Henry County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Highland County, Ohio	F	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Hocking County, Ohio	F	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Holmes County, Ohio	D-	N	N	P	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	Y
Huron County, Ohio	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jackson County, Ohio	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jefferson County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	P	N	Y	N	N	N	P
Knox County, Ohio	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lake County, Ohio	C-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	Y
Lawrence County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Licking County, Ohio	D	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Logan County, Ohio	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Lorain County, Ohio	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Lucas County, Ohio	C	N	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Madison County, Ohio	D-	N	P	Y	P	P	Y	N	N	N	Y
Mahoning County, Ohio	D-	N	P	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Marion County, Ohio	D-	N	P	P	P	P	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Medina County, Ohio	C	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Meigs County, Ohio	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Mercer County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	P	Y
Miami County, Ohio	D-	N	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Monroe County, Ohio	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Montgomery County, Ohio	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	Y	Y
Morgan County, Ohio	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Morrow County, Ohio	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	P
Muskingum County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Noble County, Ohio	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Ottawa County, Ohio	C	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Paulding County, Ohio	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Perry County, Ohio	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Pickaway County, Ohio	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	P	N	N	P
Pike County, Ohio	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Portage County, Ohio	C	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Preble County, Ohio	D-	N	P	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
Putnam County, Ohio	F	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Richland County, Ohio	C-	N	Y	P	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Ross County, Ohio	D	N	P	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Sandusky County, Ohio	D-	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Scioto County, Ohio	F	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Seneca County, Ohio	C-	N	Y	Y	P	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Shelby County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	P	N	Y	N	N	P	Y
Stark County, Ohio	C-	N	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	P	Y
Summit County, Ohio	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y
Trumbull County, Ohio	D	N	Y	P	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y
Tuscarawas County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	P	N	Y	N	N	P	Y
Union County, Ohio	D-	N	P	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	P	Y
Van Wert County, Ohio	F	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Vinton County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Warren County, Ohio	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Washington County, Ohio	A-	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Wayne County, Ohio	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Williams County, Ohio	D-	N	N	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Wood County, Ohio	C	N	Y	P	P	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Wyandot County, Ohio	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	P

Correcting errors

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See also

Ballotpedia evaluated ballot measure information on Ohio county websites in March 2012.