Evaluation of Minnesota county websites

From Sunshine Review

What information can people find on their county's website in Minnesota?

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

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

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
	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.

Conclusions chart

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
	23	64	73	47	34	11	9	1	4	32
	7	14	7	16	11	4	1	2	2	8
	50	2	0	17	35	65	70	77	74	40
No Website	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

Comparison chart

Aitkin-Douglas

County	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Total with information	12	18	17	12	10	0	1	1	0	5
Total with partial information	1	3	4	9	1	2	0	0	1	5
Total without information	8	0	0	0	10	19	20	20	20	11

Faribault-Lyon

County	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur