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 2,701–2,800 of 3,144 · page 28 of 32
| Site | Score | Gated | Pages read | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County, Texas co.newton.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Nolan County, Texas co.nolan.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Nueces County, Texas nuecescountytx.govregistered as County of Nueces in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Ochiltree County, Texas co.ochiltree.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Oldham County, Texas co.oldham.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 51 | No | 25 | |
| Orange County, Texas co.orange.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 44 | No | 32 | |
| Palo Pinto County, Texas co.palo-pinto.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 42 | No | 32 | |
| Panola County, Texas co.panola.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 35 | Gated | 11 | |
| Parker County, Texas pchdtx.govregistered as Parker County Hospital District in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Parmer County, Texas parmercounty.texas.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Pecos County, Texas co.pecos.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Polk County, Texas polktx.govregistered as County of Polk, Texas in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Potter County, Texas pottercountytexasvotes.govregistered as Potter County Elections in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Presidio County, Texas co.presidio.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Rains County, Texas rainscounty.govregistered as Rains County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Randall County, Texas randallcounty.govregistered as Randall County Texas in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Reagan County, Texas co.reagan.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 48 | No | 24 | |
| Real County, Texas co.real.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 44 | No | 1 | |
| Red River County, Texas redrivercountytx.govregistered as Red River County, Texas in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Reeves County, Texas reevescountytx.govregistered as Reeves County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Refugio County, Texas refugiocounty.govregistered as County of Refugio in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Roberts County, Texas co.roberts.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Robertson County, Texas co.robertson.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Rockwall County, Texas rockwallcountytexas.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Runnels County, Texas runnelscounty.govregistered as Runnels County, Texas in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Rusk County, Texas ruskcountytx.govregistered as Rusk County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sabine County, Texas co.sabine.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| San Augustine County, Texas co.san-augustine.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| San Jacinto County, Texas co.san-jacinto.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| San Patricio County, Texas sanpatriciocountytx.govregistered as San Patricio County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| San Saba County, Texas sansabacounty.govregistered as San Saba County Texas in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Schleicher County, Texas schleichercounty.govregistered as Schleicher County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Scurry County, Texas co.scurry.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Shackelford County, Texas shackelfordcounty.govregistered as Shackelford County, Texas in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Shelby County, Texas co.shelby.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 44 | No | 1 | |
| Sherman County, Texas shermancountytx.govregistered as Sherman County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Smith County, Texas smith-county.comunreachableweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | — | No | — | |
| Somervell County, Texas somervell.coweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Starr County, Texas co.starr.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 44 | No | 32 | |
| Stephens County, Texas stephenscountytx.govregistered as Stephens County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sterling County, Texas sterlingcotx.govregistered as Sterling County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Stonewall County, Texas stonewallcounty.govregistered as Stonewall County, Texas in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sutton County, Texas co.sutton.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 44 | No | 32 | |
| Swisher County, Texas swishercounty.govregistered as Swisher County, Texas in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Tarrant County, Texas tarrantcountytx.govregistered as Tarrant County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Taylor County, Texas taylorcounty.texas.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Terrell County, Texas co.terrell.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Terry County, Texas co.terry.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 52 | No | 32 | |
| Throckmorton County, Texas throckmortoncountytx.govregistered as Throckmorton County, Texas in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Titus County, Texas tituscountytx.govregistered as Titus County, Texas in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Tom Green County, Texas tomgreencountytx.govregistered as Tom Green County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Travis County, Texas traviscountyemergency.govregistered as Travis County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Trinity County, Texas co.trinity.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Tyler County, Texas co.tyler.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 44 | No | 1 | |
| Upshur County, Texas countyofupshur.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 44 | No | 1 | |
| Upton County, Texas co.upton.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Uvalde County, Texas uvaldecounty.govregistered as Uvalde County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Val Verde County, Texas valverdecounty.texas.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Van Zandt County, Texas vanzandtcounty.orgweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Victoria County, Texas victoriacountytx.govregistered as Victoria County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Walker County, Texas walkercountytx.govregistered as Walker County Texas in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Waller County, Texas co.waller.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Ward County, Texas co.ward.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Washington County, Texas washingtoncountytx.govregistered as Washington County Texas in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Webb County, Texas webbcountytx.govregistered as Webb County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Wharton County, Texas co.wharton.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Wheeler County, Texas wheelercounty.texas.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Wichita County, Texas wichitacountytx.comblockedweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry; not measured: HTTP 403 (Cloudflare) | — | No | — | |
| Wilbarger County, Texas co.wilbarger.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 53 | No | 32 | |
| Willacy County, Texas willacy.govregistered as Willacy County in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Williamson County, Texas wilcotx.govregistered as Williamson County Texas in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Wilson County, Texas wilsoncountytx.govregistered as Wilson County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Winkler County, Texas winklercotxtax.govregistered as Winkler County Tax Office in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Wise County, Texas wisecountytx.govregistered as Wise County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Wood County, Texas mywoodcounty.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Yoakum County, Texas yoakumcounty.govregistered as Yoakum County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Young County, Texas co.young.tx.usweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 56 | No | 1 | |
| Zapata County, Texas zapatacountytx.govregistered as Zapata County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Zavala County, Texas zavalacounty.govregistered as Zavala county in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Beaver County, Utah beaverutahsheriff.govregistered as Beaver County Sheriffs office in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Box Elder County, Utah boxeldercountyut.govregistered as Box Elder County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Cache County, Utah cachecounty.govregistered as Cache County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Carbon County, Utah carbon.utah.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Daggett County, Utah daggettcounty.govregistered as Daggett County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Davis County, Utah dapss-ut.govregistered as Davis County Government in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Duchesne County, Utah duchesne.utah.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Emery County, Utah emerycounty.comweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Garfield County, Utah garfield.utah.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Grand County, Utah grandcountyutah.govregistered as Grand County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Iron County, Utah ironcountyut.govregistered as Iron County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Juab County, Utah juabcounty.govregistered as Juab County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Kane County, Utah kanecountyhospitalut.govregistered as Kane County Hospital in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Millard County, Utah millardcounty.govregistered as Millard County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Morgan County, Utah morgancountyutah.govregistered as Morgan County Utah in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Piute County, Utah piute.govregistered as Piute County in the .gov registry | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Rich County, Utah richcounty.govregistered as Rich County Utah in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Salt Lake County, Utah saltlakecounty.govregistered as Salt Lake County in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| San Juan County, Utah sanjuancountyut.govregistered as San Juan County in the .gov registry; this is the elections office's site, not the county's main site | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sanpete County, Utah sanpetecountyutah.govregistered as Sanpete County Utah in the .gov registry | 28 | Gated | 1 | |
| Sevier County, Utah sevier.utah.govweb address from Wikidata (P856), not the .gov registry | 33 | 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