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Evaluation of Kentucky county websites

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This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on Kentucky county websites.

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Kentucky's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.

[edit] Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

• See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard

[edit] Conclusions chart

The five largest counties averaged a "C" website transparency grade. Overall, the state earned an average "D" website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	13	34	91	107	22	9	5	0	73	33
P	3	22	29	8	15	1	14	1	0	6
N	104	64	0	5	83	110	111	119	47	81
No Website	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

[edit] Comparison chart

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin.Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Adair County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Allen County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Anderson County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Ballard County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Barren County, Kentucky	D	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Bath County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Bell County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Boone County, Kentucky	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Bourbon County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Boyd County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Boyle County, Kentucky	D-	N	Y	P	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	N
Bracken County, Kentucky	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	N	N	N
Breathitt County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Breckinridge County, Kentucky	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Bullitt County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Butler County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Caldwell County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Calloway County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Campbell County, Kentucky	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Carlisle County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Carroll County, Kentucky	D	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Carter County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Casey County, Kentucky	F	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Christian County, Kentucky	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Clark County, Kentucky	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Clay County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Clinton County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Cumberland County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Daviess County, Kentucky	D	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	N	N	Y
Edmonson County, Kentucky	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Elliott County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Estill County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Fayette County, Kentucky	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Fleming County, Kentucky	F	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	P	N	N	N
Franklin County, Kentucky	C	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Fulton County, Kentucky	D	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Gallatin County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Garrard County, Kentucky	D	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Grant County, Kentucky	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Graves County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Grayson County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Green County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Greenup County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Hancock County, Kentucky	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Hardin County, Kentucky	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	Y
Hart County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Henderson County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	N
Henry County, Kentucky	D	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Hickman County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	P
Hopkins County, Kentucky	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	P	N	Y	Y
Jackson County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Jefferson County, Kentucky	B	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Jessamine County, Kentucky	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Johnson County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Kenton County, Kentucky	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y
Knott County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Knox County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Larue County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Lawrence County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Lee County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Leslie County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Letcher County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Lewis County, Kentucky	D	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Lincoln County, Kentucky	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Livingston County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Logan County, Kentucky	D	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Lyon County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Madison County, Kentucky	C	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Magoffin County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Marion County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Marshall County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Martin County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Mason County, Kentucky	F	N	Y	Y	N	P	N	P	N	N	N
McCracken County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	P	N	N	N
McCreary County, Kentucky	F	N	P	P	Y	N	P	N	N	N	N
McLean County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Meade County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Menifee County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Mercer County, Kentucky	D	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	Y
Metcalfe County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Monroe County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Montgomery County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Morgan County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Nelson County, Kentucky	D-	P	P	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
Nicholas County, Kentucky	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Ohio County, Kentucky	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Oldham County, Kentucky	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	Y	N
Owen County, Kentucky	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Owsley County, Kentucky	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Pendleton County, Kentucky	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Perry County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Powell County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Pulaski County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Robertson County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Rowan County, Kentucky	F	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Russell County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Scott County, Kentucky	D-	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Shelby County, Kentucky	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Simpson County, Kentucky	C-	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
Spencer County, Kentucky	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N
Taylor County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Todd County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Trigg County, Kentucky	D-	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Trimble County, Kentucky	F	N	N	Y	P	N	N	P	N	Y	N
Union County, Kentucky	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	P
Warren County, Kentucky	D-	N	P	Y	P	Y	N	P	N	N	Y
Washington County, Kentucky	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Wayne County, Kentucky	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	N
Whitley County, Kentucky	D	Y	Y	P	Y	N	Y	P	N	N	P
Woodford County, Kentucky	C	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y

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County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin.Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Crittenden County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Floyd County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Harlan County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Harrison County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Laurel County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Pike County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Rockcastle County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Webster County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wolfe County, Kentucky	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N