Evaluation of Indiana 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 Indiana county websites.

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Indiana'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
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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Conclusions chart

2012

In 2012, Sunshine Review evaluated the five largest counties in Indiana averaged a "C+" website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	2	4	3	5	4	4	2	0	2	5
P	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
N	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	3	0

Comparison chart

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Allen County, Indiana	B	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Hamilton County, Indiana	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	N	P	Y
Lake County, Indiana	C-	P	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Marion County, Indiana	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
St. Joseph County, Indiana	D	P	Y	P	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	Y

2009

In 2009 Sunshine Review evaluated all of the counties in Indiana, which averaged an "F" website transparency grade at that time.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	12	28	32	46	15	7	4	0	1	19
P	0	28	30	14	27	0	0	1	1	29
N	53	9	3	5	23	58	61	64	63	17
No Website	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

Comparison of all Indiana county websites

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Adams County, Indiana	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Allen County, Indiana	B	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Bartholomew County, Indiana	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Benton County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Blackford County, Indiana	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Boone County, Indiana	D-	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Brown County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Carroll County, Indiana	F	N	N	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cass County, Indiana	F	N	Y	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	P
Clark County, Indiana	F	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Clay County, Indiana	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Clinton County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Crawford County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Daviess County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
DeKalb County, Indiana	F	N	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Dearborn County, Indiana	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Decatur County, Indiana	D-	Y	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Delaware County, Indiana	D	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Dubois County, Indiana	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Elkhart County, Indiana	D-	N	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Fayette County, Indiana	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Floyd County, Indiana	D-	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Fountain County, Indiana	F	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Franklin County, Indiana	D-	N	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Fulton County, Indiana	F	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Gibson County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Grant County, Indiana	D-	N	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Greene County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hamilton County, Indiana	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	N	P	Y
Hancock County, Indiana	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Harrison County, Indiana	D-	N	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Hendricks County, Indiana	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Henry County, Indiana	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Howard County, Indiana	D-	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Huntington County, Indiana	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Jackson County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jasper County, Indiana	F	N	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Jay County, Indiana	F	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Jefferson County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jennings County, Indiana	F	N	N	P	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
Johnson County, Indiana	F	N	P	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Knox County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Kosciusko County, Indiana	D-	N	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
LaGrange County, Indiana	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
LaPorte County, Indiana	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
Lake County, Indiana	C-	P	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
Lawrence County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Madison County, Indiana	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Marion County, Indiana	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Marshall County, Indiana	F	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	P
Martin County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Miami County, Indiana	D-	N	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Monroe County, Indiana	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
Montgomery County, Indiana	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Morgan County, Indiana	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Newton County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Noble County, Indiana	F	N	Y	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	P
Ohio County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Orange County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Owen County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Parke County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Perry County, Indiana	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Pike County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Porter County, Indiana	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Posey County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Pulaski County, Indiana	F	N	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Putnam County, Indiana	F	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Randolph County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Ripley County, Indiana	D	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Rush County, Indiana	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Scott County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Shelby County, Indiana	F	N	P	P	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
Spencer County, Indiana	F	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	P
St. Joseph County, Indiana	D	P	Y	P	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	Y
Starke County, Indiana	D	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	N
Steuben County, Indiana	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Sullivan County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Switzerland County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Tippecanoe County, Indiana	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Tipton County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Union County, Indiana	C	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	P	Y	P
Vanderburgh County, Indiana	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Vermillion County, Indiana	F	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	P
Vigo County, Indiana	C-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Wabash County, Indiana	C-	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	N	N	N	Y
Warren County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Warrick County, Indiana	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Washington County, Indiana	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wayne County, Indiana	D-	N	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	N	P	Y
Wells County, Indiana	F	N	P	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	P
White County, Indiana	D-	N	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Whitley County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

Counties without websites

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Benton County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Brown County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Clinton County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Crawford County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Daviess County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Gibson County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Greene County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jackson County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jefferson County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lawrence County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Martin County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Newton County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Ohio County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Orange County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Owen County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Parke County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Pike County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Posey County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Randolph County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Scott County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Sullivan County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Switzerland County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Tipton County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Warren County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Whitley County, Indiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N