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 2,001–2,100 of 3,144 · page 21 of 32
| Site | Score | Gated | Pages read | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County, North Dakota co.cass.nd.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Cavalier County, North Dakota ccjda.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 46 | Gated | 32 | |
| Dickey County, North Dakota dickeynd.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 67 | No | 29 | |
| Divide County, North Dakota dividecountynd.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 55 | No | 29 | |
| Dunn County, North Dakota dunncountynd.govregistered as Dunn County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Eddy County, North Dakota eddycountynd.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 46 | No | 32 | |
| Emmons County, North Dakota emmonsnd.govregistered as Emmons County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Foster County, North Dakota fostercounty.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 64 | No | 30 | |
| Golden Valley County, North Dakota beachnd.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 58 | No | 32 | |
| Grand Forks County, North Dakota gfcounty.nd.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Grant County, North Dakota grantcountynd.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 49 | Gated | 32 | |
| Griggs County, North Dakota griggscountynd.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Hettinger County, North Dakota hettingercounty.netweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Kidder County, North Dakota no website on recordno website found in the .gov registry or in Wikidata; unresolved and needs a manual pass | — | No | — | |
| LaMoure County, North Dakota lamourend.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | Gated | 32 | |
| Logan County, North Dakota logancountynd.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 62 | No | 21 | |
| McHenry County, North Dakota mchenrycountynd.govregistered as McHenry County in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| McIntosh County, North Dakota mcintoshnd.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 52 | No | 32 | |
| McKenzie County, North Dakota mckenziecountynd.govregistered as McKenzie County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| McLean County, North Dakota mcleancountynd.govregistered as McLean County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Mercer County, North Dakota mercercountynd.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 32 | |
| Morton County, North Dakota mortonnd.govregistered as Morton County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Mountrail County, North Dakota co.mountrail.nd.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Nelson County, North Dakota nelsonco.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | Gated | 32 | |
| Oliver County, North Dakota olivercountynd.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 55 | Gated | 32 | |
| Pembina County, North Dakota pembinacountynd.govregistered as Pembina County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Pierce County, North Dakota piercecountynd.govregistered as Pierce County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Ramsey County, North Dakota co.ramsey.nd.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Ransom County, North Dakota ransomcountynd.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Renville County, North Dakota renvillecountynd.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 38 | Gated | 32 | |
| Richland County, North Dakota co.richland.nd.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 63 | No | 1 | |
| Rolette County, North Dakota rolettecountynd.govregistered as Rolette County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sargent County, North Dakota sargentnd.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 60 | No | 8 | |
| Sheridan County, North Dakota co.sheridan.nd.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sioux County, North Dakota no website on recordno website found in the .gov registry or in Wikidata; unresolved and needs a manual pass | — | No | — | |
| Slope County, North Dakota slopecountynd.govregistered as Slope County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Stark County, North Dakota starkcountynd.govregistered as Stark County North Dakota in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Steele County, North Dakota steelecountynd.govregistered as Steele County Courthouse in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Stutsman County, North Dakota stutsmancounty.govregistered as Stutsman County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Towner County, North Dakota townercountynd.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 50 | Gated | 1 | |
| Traill County, North Dakota traillcountynd.govregistered as Traill County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Walsh County, North Dakota walshcountynd.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 39 | Gated | 32 | |
| Ward County, North Dakota wardnd.govregistered as Ward County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Wells County, North Dakota wellscountynd.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 50 | No | 30 | |
| Williams County, North Dakota williamsnd.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 64 | Gated | 32 | |
| Adams County, Ohio adamscountyoh.govregistered as Adams County Commissioners in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Allen County, Ohio allencountyohiocsb.govregistered as Allen County Children Services in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Ashland County, Ohio sheriffashlandcooh.govregistered as Ashland County Sheriff's Office in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Ashtabula County, Ohio ashtabulacounty.govregistered as County of Ashtabula in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Athens County, Ohio athensco911.govregistered as Athens County 911 in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Auglaize County, Ohio auglaizecounty-ohio.govregistered as Auglaize County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Belmont County, Ohio belmontsheriffohio.govregistered as Belmont County Sheriff's Office in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Brown County, Ohio browncountyohio.govregistered as Brown County Commissioners in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Butler County, Ohio bcohio.govregistered as Butler County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Carroll County, Ohio carrollcountyohio.govregistered as Carroll County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Champaign County, Ohio co.champaign.oh.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 57 | No | 1 | |
| Clark County, Ohio clarkcountyohio.govregistered as Clark County Board of Commission in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Clermont County, Ohio clermontcountyohio.govregistered as Clermont County OTCS in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Clinton County, Ohio co.clinton.oh.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 48 | No | 32 | |
| Columbiana County, Ohio columbianacounty.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 55 | No | 1 | |
| Coshocton County, Ohio coshoctoncounty.govregistered as Coshocton County in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Crawford County, Ohio crawfordcountyohioboe.govregistered as Crawford County Board of Commissioners in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Cuyahoga County, Ohio cuyahogacounty.govregistered as Cuyahoga County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Darke County, Ohio mydarkecountyohio.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Defiance County, Ohio defiance-county.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 64 | No | 31 | |
| Delaware County, Ohio delawarecountyohio.govregistered as Delaware County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Erie County, Ohio eriecountyohioboe.govregistered as Erie County Board of Elections in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Fairfield County, Ohio fairfieldcountyohio.govregistered as Fairfield County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Fayette County, Ohio fayettecountyoh.govregistered as Fayette County Commissioners in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Franklin County, Ohio franklincountyohio.govregistered as Franklin County Data Center in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Fulton County, Ohio fultoncountyoh.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 48 | No | 1 | |
| Gallia County, Ohio galliacountyoh.govregistered as Gallia County Ohio in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Geauga County, Ohio co.geauga.oh.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Greene County, Ohio greenecountyohio.govregistered as Greene County Data Processing in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Guernsey County, Ohio guernseycounty.govregistered as Guernsey County Local Government in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Hamilton County, Ohio hamiltonddsohio.govregistered as Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Hancock County, Ohio hancockcountyohioelections.govregistered as Hancock County Board of Elections in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Hardin County, Ohio hardincountyohio.govregistered as Hardin County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Harrison County, Ohio harrisoncountyohio.govregistered as Harrison County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Henry County, Ohio henrycountyohio.govregistered as Henry County Commissioners in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Highland County, Ohio highlandohiohealth.govregistered as Highland County Health Department in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Hocking County, Ohio co.hocking.oh.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 57 | No | 18 | |
| Holmes County, Ohio holmescounty.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Huron County, Ohio huroncounty-oh.govregistered as Huron County Commissioners in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Jackson County, Ohio jacksoncountyrecorderohio.govregistered as Jackson County Recorder in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Jefferson County, Ohio jeffersoncountyoh.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 46 | No | 1 | |
| Knox County, Ohio knoxcountyema-oh.govregistered as Knox County EMA in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lake County, Ohio lakecountyohio.govregistered as Lake County, Ohio in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lawrence County, Ohio lawrencecountyboe-ohio.govregistered as Lawrence County Ohio Board of Elections in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Licking County, Ohio lickingcounty.govregistered as Licking County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Logan County, Ohio logancountyohio.govregistered as Logan County Ohio in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lorain County, Ohio loraincountyohio.govregistered as Lorain County Board of Commissioners in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lucas County, Ohio lucascountyoh.govregistered as Lucas County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Madison County, Ohio co.madison.oh.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 57 | Gated | 30 | |
| Mahoning County, Ohio mahoningcountyoh.govregistered as Mahoning County Data Processing Dept. in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Marion County, Ohio marioncountyohio.govregistered as Marion County, Ohio in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Medina County, Ohio medinacounty.govregistered as Medina County Commissioner's in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Meigs County, Ohio meigscountyohio.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 49 | Gated | 1 | |
| Mercer County, Ohio mercercountyoh.govregistered as Mercer County Commissioners in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Miami County, Ohio miamicountyohio.govregistered as Miami County Commissioners 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