US Counties
counties
Every US county and county equivalent.
Median score
33
across 3016 sites
Middle half
28–33
spread around the median
Full range
13–74
lowest to highest
Gated
2636 of 3016
block AI crawlers outright
Middle of 14 cohorts. All cohorts 50 · best cohort 58.
Where this list came from
The source, and how we filtered it
| Source | US counties and county equivalents, Census Vintage 2025, US Census Bureau, with CISA and Wikidata (2025-vintage) |
|---|---|
| License | No restriction on the combined list. The roster is a work of the US federal government and carries no copyright, the CISA .gov registry is public domain, and Wikidata is CC0 1.0 Universal; the cohort goes out under the Census's CC BY-SA 4.0 like the rest. |
| How we filtered it | The roster is every row of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 subcounty estimates (sub-est2025.csv) with SUMLEV 050, which is 3,144 counties and county equivalents. Each county's address was looked up in the CISA .gov registry first, then in Wikidata (P856, official website, joined on the FIPS code in P882) where the registry had nothing, then resolved by hand for the remainder; every hand-resolved row was confirmed by loading the site. 57 rows carry no address, each with the reason: 27 county equivalents with no general-purpose county government, 6 South Dakota counties that maintain no website, and 24 that are unresolved and want a manual pass. |
| Built | 2026-10-11 |
The filtering is ours and is disclosed as ours. The source published a list; the decision about which rows of it belong in a cohort was a judgment call, and it is written down so somebody can disagree with it.
Distribution
Where the 3016 sites land
| Grade | Share of the cohort | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adequate | 110 | 3.6% | |
| Not ready | 2507 | 83.1% | |
| Weak | 399 | 13.2% |
By dimension
What the cohort earns, dimension by dimension
The mean share of each dimension’s available points that this cohort earned. Low here means the whole sector is weak on it, not that one site dragged an average down. The per-site spread is in the dataset.
| Dimension | Mean share earned | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| #1 · Reach
These parameters determine the fundamental ease of access that AI has to your site information. |
50% | |
| #2 · Read
AI generally turns off JavaScript. Does your site information survive without it? |
25% | |
| #3 · Understand
Does a machine know who and what you are? |
20% | |
| #4 · Act
Sitemaps, redirects, 404s, licensing terms, and not wasting the crawl budget. |
67% |
How much of each site we read
The cap is 32 URLs and it is a ceiling, not a promise. A portal whose every link points at a different host yields one page; a university yields the full sample. The median here is 1, the range 1–32, published so that "we sampled 32 URLs per site" cannot become a claim the data does not support.
93 sites in this cohort served a certificate we could not verify. They were read anyway and scored normally, because reporting no response for a site every browser loads would describe our TLS stack rather than the site, and each one carries the finding in its row.
Where this cohort fails
12 tests almost nobody in this cohort passes
Universal — nobody passes these
| Test | What it asks | Failing | Of | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXT-11 | Have you marked the part of a page that answers a spoken question? | 3016 | 0 | |
| EXT-12 | Do you tell search engines the moment a page changes? | 3016 | 0 | |
| EXT-14 | Does your site offer its actions to AI browsers as tools? | 2169 | 0 | |
| EXT-16 | Do you publish a card or a skills list for the agents you run? | 3016 | 0 | |
| EXT-17 | Do you list your agents in your domain's DNS records? | 2655 | 0 | |
| EXT-18 | Do you tell AI shoppers how they can pay? | 7 | 0 | |
| EXT-2 | Do you list your APIs and agent tools where agents look for them? | 72 | 0 | |
| EXT-7 | If you run real question-and-answer pages, are they marked as such? | 22 | 0 | |
| RED-10 | Do you offer a plain-text (Markdown) copy of your pages? | 357 | 2 | |
| RED-12 | If a machine asks for Markdown, does your site give it? | 3016 | 2 | |
| UND-2 | Does your site use the page labels that search engines still read for what you publish? | 3016 | 3 | |
| UND-9 | If a page is behind a paywall, does it say so? | 1 | 2 |
Near-universal — 95% and above
| Test | What it asks | Failing | Of | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UND-1 | Does your site say clearly who you are? | 3016 | 2 | |
| UND-10 | Does your page code link to your official profiles elsewhere? | 3016 | 2 | |
| PST-2 | Have you posted a Content Signals statement about what AI may do with your content? | 3016 | 0 | |
| EXT-1 | Do you publish an llms.txt file for coding assistants? | 3016 | 0 | |
| RED-5 | Do your PDFs and images have their own rules for search and quoting? | 357 | 1 | |
| MSR-7 | Are you set up in Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools, and do you read their AI reports? | 3016 | 0 | |
| UND-6 | Are your published and updated dates honest and visible? | 3016 | 6 | |
| EXT-13 | Can an assistant ask your site a question directly? | 3016 | 0 | |
| PST-4 | Have you reserved your text and data mining rights in a form machines can read? | 3016 | 0 | |
| RCH-3 | Does each page say which web address is the real one? | 3016 | 2 | |
| EXT-4 | Can an AI assistant connect to your site as a tool? | 3016 | 0 | |
| EXT-5 | Is your page code one connected description of your organization? | 3016 | 0 | |
| UND-5 | Does the author label in your page code point to that person? | 287 | 1 | |
| RED-13 | Is the page built from real page parts, like header, main and navigation? | 3016 | 1 |
Common — 90 to 95%
Coral bars mark tests worth 2 points or more, the failures that actually move a score.
Every site
Every 3,144, named, with a report for each
Whether or not it has been scanned. Rows with no website on record, sites that were unreachable and sites that turned us away stay in the table with the reason on them, and none of them enters an average: dropping them would shrink the population to the part that was easy to measure. A few points between two neighbors is noise. The box filters every row in the cohort, not only the page you are on; click a header to sort the rows on this page by name or by score.
Showing 1,701–1,800 of 3,144 · page 18 of 32
| Site | Score | Gated | Pages read | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holt County, Nebraska holtcountyne.govregistered as Holt County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Hooker County, Nebraska hookercountyne.govregistered as Hooker County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Howard County, Nebraska howardcountyne.govregistered as Howard County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Jefferson County, Nebraska jeffersoncountyne.govregistered as Jefferson County, Nebraska in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Johnson County, Nebraska johnsoncountyso-ne.govregistered as Johnson County Sheriff's Office in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Kearney County, Nebraska kearneycountyne.govregistered as Kearney County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Keith County, Nebraska keithcountyne.govregistered as Keith County Nebraska in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Keya Paha County, Nebraska keyapahacountyne.govregistered as Keya Paha County Courthouse in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Kimball County, Nebraska kimballcountyne.govregistered as Kimball County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Knox County, Nebraska knoxcountyne.govregistered as Knox County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lancaster County, Nebraska lancaster.ne.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lincoln County, Nebraska lincolncountyne.govregistered as Lincoln County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Logan County, Nebraska logancounty.ne.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Loup County, Nebraska loupcountyne.govregistered as Loup County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| McPherson County, Nebraska mcphersoncounty.ne.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Madison County, Nebraska madisoncountyne.govregistered as Madison County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Merrick County, Nebraska merrickcountyne.govregistered as Merrick County Government in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Morrill County, Nebraska morrillcountyne.govregistered as Morrill County Courthouse in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Nance County, Nebraska nancecountyne.govregistered as County of Nance in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Nemaha County, Nebraska nemahacountyne.govregistered as Nemaha County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Nuckolls County, Nebraska nuckollscountyne.govregistered as Nuckolls County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Otoe County, Nebraska otoecountyne.govregistered as Otoe County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Pawnee County, Nebraska pawneecountyne.govregistered as County of Pawnee in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Perkins County, Nebraska co.perkins.ne.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Phelps County, Nebraska lava345.coblockedweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry; not measured: HTTP 403 | — | No | — | |
| Pierce County, Nebraska piercecountyne.govregistered as Pierce County Nebraska in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Platte County, Nebraska plattecounty.netweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Polk County, Nebraska polkcountyne.govregistered as Polk County Nebraska in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Red Willow County, Nebraska redwillowcountyne.govregistered as Red Willow County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Richardson County, Nebraska richardsoncountyne.govregistered as Richardson County Nebraska in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Rock County, Nebraska rockcountyne.govregistered as Rock County Nebraska in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Saline County, Nebraska salinecountyne.govregistered as Saline County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sarpy County, Nebraska sarpy.govregistered as Sarpy County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Saunders County, Nebraska saunderscounty.ne.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska scottsbluffcountyne.govregistered as Scotts Bluff County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Seward County, Nebraska sewardcountyne.govregistered as Seward County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sheridan County, Nebraska sheridancounty.ne.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sherman County, Nebraska shermancountyne.govregistered as Sherman County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sioux County, Nebraska siouxcountyne.govregistered as Sioux County Nebraska in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Stanton County, Nebraska stantoncountyne.govregistered as Stanton County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Thayer County, Nebraska thayercountyne.govregistered as Thayer County Courthouse in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Thomas County, Nebraska thomascountyne.govregistered as Thomas County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Thurston County, Nebraska thurstoncountyne.govregistered as Thurston County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Valley County, Nebraska valleycountyne.govregistered as Valley County Nebraska in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Washington County, Nebraska washingtoncountyne.govregistered as Washington County Courthouse in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Wayne County, Nebraska waynecountyne.govregistered as Wayne County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Webster County, Nebraska co.webster.ne.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Wheeler County, Nebraska wheelercountyne.govregistered as Wheeler County Nebraska in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| York County, Nebraska yorkcountyne.govregistered as York County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Churchill County, Nevada churchillcountynv.govregistered as Churchill County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Clark County, Nevada clarkcountydanv.govregistered as Clark County District Attorney in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Douglas County, Nevada douglascountynv.govregistered as Douglas County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Elko County, Nevada elkocountynv.govregistered as County of Elko in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Esmeralda County, Nevada esmeraldacountynv.govregistered as Esmeralda County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Eureka County, Nevada eurekacountynv.govregistered as Eureka County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Humboldt County, Nevada humboldtcountynv.govregistered as Humboldt County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lander County, Nevada landercountynv.govregistered as Lander County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lincoln County, Nevada lincolncountynv.govregistered as Lincoln County, Nevada in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lyon County, Nevada lyon-county.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 48 | No | 1 | |
| Mineral County, Nevada mineralcountynv.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 48 | Gated | 31 | |
| Nye County, Nevada nyecountynv.govregistered as County of Nye in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Pershing County, Nevada pershingcountynv.govregistered as Pershing County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Storey County, Nevada storeycounty.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 43 | Gated | 31 | |
| Washoe County, Nevada washoecounty.govregistered as Washoe County in the .gov registry | 47 | Gated | 32 | |
| White Pine County, Nevada whitepinecountynv.govregistered as White Pine County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Carson City, Nevada carson.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Belknap County, New Hampshire belknapcounty.govregistered as Belknap County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Carroll County, New Hampshire carrollcountynh.govregistered as County of Carroll in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Cheshire County, New Hampshire co.cheshire.nh.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 73 | No | 32 | |
| Coos County, New Hampshire cooscountynh.govregistered as Coos County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Grafton County, New Hampshire graftoncountynh.govregistered as Grafton County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Hillsborough County, New Hampshire hcnh.govregistered as Hillsborough County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Merrimack County, New Hampshire merrimackcounty.netweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 54 | Gated | 32 | |
| Rockingham County, New Hampshire co.rockingham.nh.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 52 | No | 1 | |
| Strafford County, New Hampshire straffordcounty.govregistered as Strafford County New Hampshire in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sullivan County, New Hampshire sullivancountynh.govregistered as County of Sullivan, NH in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Atlantic County, New Jersey atlanticcountynj.govregistered as Atlantic County Government in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Bergen County, New Jersey bergencountynj.govregistered as The County of Bergen in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Burlington County, New Jersey burlingtoncountynj.govregistered as County of Burlington in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Camden County, New Jersey camdencounty.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 59 | No | 32 | |
| Cape May County, New Jersey capemaycountynj.govregistered as Cape May County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Cumberland County, New Jersey cumberlandcountynj.govregistered as County of Cumberland in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Essex County, New Jersey essexcountynj.govregistered as County of Essex in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Gloucester County, New Jersey gloucestercountynj.govregistered as County of Gloucester in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Hudson County, New Jersey hudsoncountynj.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 47 | Gated | 1 | |
| Hunterdon County, New Jersey co.hunterdon.nj.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Mercer County, New Jersey mercercountynj.govregistered as County of Mercer in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Middlesex County, New Jersey middlesexcountynj.govregistered as Middlesex County Government in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Monmouth County, New Jersey monmouthcountynj.govregistered as Monmouth County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Morris County, New Jersey morriscountynj.govregistered as County of Morris in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Ocean County, New Jersey oceancountynj.govregistered as County of Ocean in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey passaiccountynj.govregistered as COUNTY OF PASSAIC in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Salem County, New Jersey salemcountynj.govregistered as County Of Salem in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Somerset County, New Jersey soconj.govregistered as Somerset County, NJ in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sussex County, New Jersey sussexcountyclerknj.govregistered as Sussex County Clerk's Office in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Union County, New Jersey ucnj.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 63 | No | 32 | |
| Warren County, New Jersey wcponj.govregistered as Warren County Prosecutor's Office in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Bernalillo County, New Mexico bernco.govregistered as Bernalillo County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Catron County, New Mexico catroncountynm.govregistered as Catron County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Chaves County, New Mexico chavescounty.govregistered as Chaves County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 |
Scores are for the population, not for ranking two named sites against each other. A few points between neighbors is noise. See what these numbers can and cannot support. Data: sites.csv · checks.csv · summary.json