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 2,201–2,300 of 3,144 · page 23 of 32
| Site | Score | Gated | Pages read | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoyah County, Oklahoma seqcounty.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Stephens County, Oklahoma stephenscountyok.govregistered as Stephens County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Texas County, Oklahoma texascountyok.govregistered as Texas County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Tillman County, Oklahoma tillmancountyok.govregistered as Tillman County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Tulsa County, Oklahoma tulsacounty.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 27 | Gated | 1 | |
| Wagoner County, Oklahoma ok.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry; the published address pointed at a page, not the site root; the root is scanned | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Washington County, Oklahoma washingtoncountyok.govregistered as Washington County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Washita County, Oklahoma washitaso.govregistered as Washita County Sheriff's Office in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Woods County, Oklahoma woodscountyok.govregistered as Woods County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Woodward County, Oklahoma woodwardcounty.govregistered as Woodward County in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Baker County, Oregon unityor.govregistered as Baker County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Benton County, Oregon bentoncountyor.govregistered as Benton County - Oregon in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Clackamas County, Oregon clackamas.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 54 | No | 12 | |
| Clatsop County, Oregon clatsopcounty.govregistered as Clatsop County Oregon in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Columbia County, Oregon columbiacountyor.govregistered as Columbia County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Coos County, Oregon cooscountyor.govregistered as Coos County Oregon in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Crook County, Oregon crookcountyor.govregistered as Crook County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Curry County, Oregon currycountyor.govregistered as Curry County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Deschutes County, Oregon deschutescounty.govregistered as Deschutes County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Douglas County, Oregon douglascountyor.govregistered as Douglas County, Oregon in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Gilliam County, Oregon gilliamcountyor.govregistered as Gilliam County Courthouse in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Grant County, Oregon grantcounty-or.govregistered as Grant County Court in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Harney County, Oregon harneycountyor.govregistered as Harney County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Hood River County, Oregon hoodrivercounty.govregistered as Hood River County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Jackson County, Oregon jacksoncountyor.govregistered as Jackson County Oregon in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Jefferson County, Oregon jeffersoncountyor.govregistered as Jefferson County Oregon in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Josephine County, Oregon josephinecounty.govregistered as Josephine County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Klamath County, Oregon klamathcountyor.govregistered as Klamath County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lake County, Oregon lakecountyor.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lane County, Oregon lanecountyor.govregistered as Lane County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lincoln County, Oregon lincolncountyoregon.govregistered as Lincoln County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Linn County, Oregon linncountyor.govregistered as Linn County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Malheur County, Oregon malheurco.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 45 | Gated | 1 | |
| Marion County, Oregon marioncountyor.govregistered as Marion County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Morrow County, Oregon morrowcountyor.govregistered as Morrow County Government in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Multnomah County, Oregon multcoda.govregistered as Multnomah County District Attorney in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Polk County, Oregon polkcountyor.govregistered as Polk County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sherman County, Oregon shermancountyor.govregistered as Sherman County Oregon in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Tillamook County, Oregon tillamookcounty.govregistered as Tillamook County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Umatilla County, Oregon umatillacounty.govregistered as Umatilla County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Union County, Oregon unioncountyor.govregistered as Union County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Wallowa County, Oregon wallowacounty.govregistered as Wallowa County Government in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Wasco County, Oregon wascocountyor.govregistered as Wasco County in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Washington County, Oregon washingtoncountyor.govregistered as Washington County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Wheeler County, Oregon wheelercountyor.govregistered as Wheeler County in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Yamhill County, Oregon yamhillcounty.govregistered as Yamhill County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Adams County, Pennsylvania adamscountypa.govregistered as County of Adams in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Allegheny County, Pennsylvania alleghenycounty.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry; the published address pointed at a page, not the site root; the root is scanned | 38 | Gated | 32 | |
| Armstrong County, Pennsylvania co.armstrong.pa.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 42 | No | 23 | |
| Beaver County, Pennsylvania beavercountypa.govregistered as Beaver County Information Technology in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Bedford County, Pennsylvania bedfordcountypa.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 52 | Gated | 30 | |
| Berks County, Pennsylvania berkspa.govregistered as County of Berks in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Blair County, Pennsylvania blaircountypa.govregistered as County of Blair in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Bradford County, Pennsylvania bradfordcountypa.govregistered as Bradford County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Bucks County, Pennsylvania buckscounty.govregistered as County of Bucks in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Butler County, Pennsylvania co.butler.pa.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Cambria County, Pennsylvania cambriacountypa.govregistered as Cambria County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Cameron County, Pennsylvania cameroncountypa.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 53 | Gated | 32 | |
| Carbon County, Pennsylvania carboncountypa.govregistered as County of Carbon in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Centre County, Pennsylvania centrecountypa.govregistered as County of Centre in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Chester County, Pennsylvania chesco.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 44 | No | 18 | |
| Clarion County, Pennsylvania clarioncounty.govregistered as County of Clarion in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Clearfield County, Pennsylvania clearfieldcountypa.govregistered as Clearfield County Government in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Clinton County, Pennsylvania clintoncountypa.govregistered as County of Clinton in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Columbia County, Pennsylvania columbiapa.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Crawford County, Pennsylvania crawfordcountypa.netweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 67 | No | 31 | |
| Cumberland County, Pennsylvania cumberlandcountypa.govregistered as County of Cumberland in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Dauphin County, Pennsylvania dauphincounty.govregistered as Dauphin County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Delaware County, Pennsylvania delcopa.govregistered as Delaware County Courthouse and Government Center in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Elk County, Pennsylvania countyofelkpa.govregistered as County of Elk in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Erie County, Pennsylvania eriecountypa.govregistered as County of Erie in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Fayette County, Pennsylvania fayettecountyboipa.govregistered as Fayette County Bureau of Investigations in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Forest County, Pennsylvania forestcountypa.govregistered as Forest County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Franklin County, Pennsylvania franklincountypa.govregistered as County of Franklin, PA in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Fulton County, Pennsylvania co.fulton.pa.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 62 | No | 31 | |
| Greene County, Pennsylvania greenecountypa.govregistered as County of Greene in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania huntingdoncountypa.govregistered as Huntingdon County Government in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Indiana County, Pennsylvania indianacountypa.govregistered as County of Indiana in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Jefferson County, Pennsylvania jeffersoncountypa.govregistered as Jefferson County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Juniata County, Pennsylvania juniatacountypa.govregistered as Juniata County Government in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania lackcopa.govregistered as Lackawanna County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lancaster County, Pennsylvania lancastercountypa.govregistered as County of Lancaster, Pa in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lawrence County, Pennsylvania lawrencecountypa.govregistered as Lawrence County Government Center in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lebanon County, Pennsylvania lebanoncountypa.govregistered as Lebanon County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lehigh County, Pennsylvania lehighcountypa.govregistered as County of Lehigh in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Luzerne County, Pennsylvania luzernecounty.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Lycoming County, Pennsylvania lycomingcountypa.govregistered as County of Lycoming in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| McKean County, Pennsylvania mckeancountypa.govregistered as McKean County Courthouse in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Mercer County, Pennsylvania mercercountypa.govregistered as County Of Mercer in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Mifflin County, Pennsylvania mifflincountypa.govregistered as Mifflin County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Monroe County, Pennsylvania monroecountypa.govregistered as Monroe County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Montgomery County, Pennsylvania montgomerycountypa.govregistered as Montgomery County PA in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Montour County, Pennsylvania montourcounty.govregistered as County of Montour in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Northampton County, Pennsylvania norcopa.govregistered as Northampton County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Northumberland County, Pennsylvania northumberlandcountypa.govregistered as County of Northumberland in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Perry County, Pennsylvania perryco.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 74 | No | 32 | |
| Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania phila.govCity of Philadelphia (consolidated city-county) | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Pike County, Pennsylvania pikepa.govregistered as Pike County Commissioners in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Potter County, Pennsylvania pottercountypa.govregistered as Potter County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania schuylkillcountypa.govregistered as County of Schuylkill 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