Evaluation of Mississippi county websites



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1 Reading the chart
- 1.1 Conclusions chart
2 Comparison chart
3 Counties without websites (50)

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

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

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Mississippi'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.

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[edit] Conclusions chart

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	1	4	21	26	4	0	0	0	0	6
P	1	9	10	1	8	2	3	0	4	14
N	30	19	1	5	20	30	29	32	28	12
No Website	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50

[edit] Comparison chart

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin.Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Adams County, Mississippi	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Alcorn County, Mississippi	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Bolivar County, Mississippi	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Chickasaw County, Mississippi	F	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Coahoma County, Mississippi	F	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Copiah County, Mississippi	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
DeSoto County, Mississippi	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	Y	P
Forrest County, Mississippi	F	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Franklin County, Mississippi	F	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hancock County, Mississippi	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Harrison County, Mississippi	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	P	Y
Hinds County, Mississippi	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	P	N	N	P
Jackson County, Mississippi	C-	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y
Jasper County, Mississippi	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jones County, Mississippi	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	P
Lafayette County, Mississippi	D	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Lamar County, Mississippi	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Lauderdale County, Mississippi	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Madison County, Mississippi	D	N	Y	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	P	Y
Marshall County, Mississippi	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Monroe County, Mississippi	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Neshoba County, Mississippi	D-	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Panola County, Mississippi	F	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Pearl River County, Mississippi	F	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Pike County, Mississippi	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Rankin County, Mississippi	F	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P	P
Smith County, Mississippi	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P	N
Stone County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Tunica County, Mississippi	F	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Warren County, Mississippi	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Washington County, Mississippi	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N

[edit] Counties without websites (50)

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin.Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Amite County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Attala County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Benton County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Calhoun County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Carroll County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Choctaw County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Claiborne County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Clarke County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Clay County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Covington County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
George County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Greene County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Grenada County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Holmes County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Humphreys County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Issaquena County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Itawamba County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jefferson County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Kemper County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lawrence County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Leake County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lee County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Leflore County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lincoln County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lowndes County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Marion County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Montgomery County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Newton County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Noxubee County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Perry County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Pontotoc County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Prentiss County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Quitman County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Scott County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Sharkey County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Simpson County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Sunflower County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Tate County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Tippah County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Tishomingo County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Union County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Walthall County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wayne County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Webster County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wilkinson County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Winston County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Yalobusha County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Yazoo County, Mississippi	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

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