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How US government websites measure up

1,098 government websites, from federal agencies to small towns, checked every three months with the same published method. Start with the federal government or the states, or search for one.

Federal

The federal government

The websites of federal departments and agencies, Congress and the courts.

  • 700 websites
  • 307 agencies and offices
The law
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
Deadline
Already in force
In the index
Every live website on the official list of federal .gov domains

Federal websites by result:

  • Ready 15
  • Almost ready 241
  • Behind 219
  • Far behind 22
  • Turns our scanner away 117
  • No score yet 86

See federal websites

State and local

The states

Each state’s own government, and the counties, cities and towns of Maryland and Virginia.

  • 51 state governments
  • 363 counties, cities and towns
The law
The ADA’s Title II rule
Deadlines
April 26, 2027 for governments of 50,000 people or more; April 26, 2028 for smaller ones

State and local government websites by result:

  • Ready 5
  • Almost ready 150
  • Behind 179
  • Far behind 15
  • Turns our scanner away 40
  • No score yet 9

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One method for every website

Every website gets the same automated checks against WCAG 2.1 AA, a phone-width check and a keyboard test, scored by the published formula. A website that turns our scanner away has no score, so it never counts as failing.

How we check