Evaluation of Tennessee county websites

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

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Tennessee'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 in Tennessee. These counties averaged a "B-" website transparency grade in May of 2012.

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

2009

The rest of the reviews were conducted in 2009, and at this time the websites averaged a "D" website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected Officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	21	23	51	56	12	16	0	0	0	16
P	2	19	7	3	16	1	9	1	2	14
N	37	18	2	1	32	43	51	59	58	30
No Website	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35

Comparison chart

Tennessee County Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Anderson County, Tennessee	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	Y
Bedford County, Tennessee	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Benton County, Tennessee	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Bledsoe County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Blount County, Tennessee	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	P
Bradley County, Tennessee	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Campbell County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cannon County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Carroll County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Carter County, Tennessee	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Cheatham County, Tennessee	F	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Chester County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Claiborne County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Clay County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cocke County, Tennessee	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Coffee County, Tennessee	D	Y	P	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	P
Crockett County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cumberland County, Tennessee	F	N	N	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Davidson County, Tennessee	B-	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
DeKalb County, Tennessee	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Decatur County, Tennessee	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Dickson County, Tennessee	D-	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Dyer County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Fayette County, Tennessee	D-	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Fentress County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Franklin County, Tennessee	D-	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
Gibson County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Giles County, Tennessee	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Grainger County, Tennessee	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Greene County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Grundy County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hamblen County, Tennessee	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	P	N	N	P
Hamilton County, Tennessee	C-	Y	P	P	P	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Hancock County, Tennessee	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hardeman County, Tennessee	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hardin County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hawkins County, Tennessee	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Haywood County, Tennessee	D-	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Henderson County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Henry County, Tennessee	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Hickman County, Tennessee	D	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N
Houston County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Humphreys County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jackson County, Tennessee	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jefferson County, Tennessee	D	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Johnson County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Knox County, Tennessee	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Lake County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lauderdale County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lawrence County, Tennessee	D	Y	P	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	P
Lewis County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lincoln County, Tennessee	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Loudon County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Macon County, Tennessee	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Madison County, Tennessee	D	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Marion County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Marshall County, Tennessee	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Maury County, Tennessee	C	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y
McMinn County, Tennessee	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
McNairy County, Tennessee	F	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Meigs County, Tennessee	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Monroe County, Tennessee	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Montgomery County, Tennessee	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Moore County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Morgan County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Obion County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Overton County, Tennessee	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Perry County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Pickett County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Polk County, Tennessee	D-	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Putnam County, Tennessee	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Rhea County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Roane County, Tennessee	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Robertson County, Tennessee	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Rutherford County, Tennessee	D	Y	P	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	P
Scott County, Tennessee	D	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Sequatchie County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Sevier County, Tennessee	F	N	P	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Shelby County, Tennessee	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y
Smith County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Stewart County, Tennessee	D-	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Sullivan County, Tennessee	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Sumner County, Tennessee	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	P
Tipton County, Tennessee	D	N	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Trousdale County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Unicoi County, Tennessee	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Union County, Tennessee	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Van Buren County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Warren County, Tennessee	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Washington County, Tennessee	D	P	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
Wayne County, Tennessee	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Weakley County, Tennessee	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y
White County, Tennessee	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Williamson County, Tennessee	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y
Wilson County, Tennessee	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y

Correcting errors

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