Evaluation of Missouri county websites
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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Missouri county websites.
See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Missouri'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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means that information is included on the government website |
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means that the information was not provided on the government website |
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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 most populous counties, which averaged a "B-" website transparency grade in April of 2012.
| Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Permits/ Zoning? |
Audits? | Contracts? | Lobbying? | Public records? | Taxes? | |
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5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
2009
Our study conducted in 2009 rated all the counties in Missouri and found them to average an "F" website transparency grade.
| Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Permits/ Zoning? |
Audits? | Contracts? | Lobbying? | Public records? | Taxes? | |
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11 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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3 | 14 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
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40 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 41 | 43 | 54 | 53 | 21 |
| No Website | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
Comparison chart
Please check each district to see when it was last rated, if there is no time stamp then check the "History" tab to see when it was last edited.
No websites have been evaluated for Missouri.
Correcting errors
If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about a Missouri county, you can report the error by emailing us.
