State Report Card

An analysis of 50 state websites was performed to identify the level of government transparency in providing online access to government spending data. The analysis used this checklist key and grading scale to determine each website's grade.

An analysis of the state websites also included a mobile readiness study resulting in these suggested guidelines for web developers to use in better preparing their website for use by mobile device users.

State	Score	Grade	State Report Card
Indiana	90	A-	*.pdf
New Jersey	87	A-	*.pdf
Utah	87	A-	*.pdf
Florida	85	B+	*.pdf
Oregon	80	B	*.pdf
Tennessee	76	B	*.pdf
Arizona	74	B-	*.pdf
Kentucky	74	B-	*.pdf
Washington	74	B-	*.pdf
Michigan	73	B-	*.pdf
South Dakota	72	B-	*.pdf
Georgia	71	B-	*.pdf
California	70	C+	*.pdf
New Hampshire	70	C+	*.pdf
Virginia	70	C+	*.pdf
Mississippi	69	C+	*.pdf
Oklahoma	69	C+	*.pdf
Maryland	68	C+	*.pdf
Nevada	68	C+	*.pdf
Nebraska	67	C+	*.pdf
Vermont	67	C+	*.pdf
Alaska	66	C+	*.pdf
Alabama	65	C	*.pdf
Kansas	65	C	*.pdf
Texas	65	C	*.pdf
Arkansas	63	C	*.pdf
Louisiana	61	C	*.pdf
Missouri	56	C-	*.pdf
Wyoming	54	D+	*.pdf
New York	53	D+	*.pdf
Massachusetts	53	D+	*.pdf
North Carolina	53	D+	*.pdf
West Virginia	53	D+	*.pdf
Minnesota	52	D+	*.pdf
Ohio	49	D	*.pdf
Rhode Island	49	D	*.pdf
Montana	47	D	*.pdf
Colorado	45	D-	*.pdf
Illinois	45	D-	*.pdf
Delaware	41	D-	*.pdf
Maine	39	F	*.pdf
Iowa	36	F	*.pdf
South Carolina	33	F	*.pdf
Pennsylvania	32	F	*.pdf
Wisconsin	31	F	*.pdf
New Mexico	28	F	*.pdf
North Dakota	25	F	*.pdf
Hawaii	20	F	*.pdf
Idaho	17	F	*.pdf
Connecticut	14	F	*.pdf