Government Open Data Portals
State Transparency Report 2017
In late 2017, we evaluated the status of open data policies in the states using sources, policies, and implementations in detail.
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State Open Data Portals with their Transparency Scored 2018
Also review the 2018 PIRG Government Spending Data report and the ODI Scoring methodology.
| Government Organization | ODI Transparency Score | 2018 PIRG Score | Accessability | Downloadability | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 48.8 | 56 | 2 | 2 | Not comprehensive and available for download only in PDF format |
| Alaska | 39.8 | 46 | 2 | 1 | Not user friendly layout. data PDF formats. not available after multiple searches |
| Arizona | 86.4 | 93 | 6 | 6 | Not easy to navigate. not bulk data download friendly |
| Arkansas | 75.6 | 82 | 5 | 5 | Easy to download bulk data |
| California | 40.6 | 47 | 2 | 1 | Poorly reported. PDF formats. not available after multiple searches. not user friendly |
| Colorado | 82.4 | 78 | 10 | 10 | |
| Connecticut | 94.4 | 93 | 10 | 10 | |
| Delaware | 74.0 | 80 | 5 | 5 | Relatively easy to navigate. interactive. Socrata powered website. Data available for download in .CSV format. |
| Florida | 78.8 | 76 | 10 | 8 | |
| Georgia | 52.6 | 57 | 4 | 3 | Data not comprehensive. PDF documents. not user friendly |
| Hawaii | 48.4 | 48 | 5 | 5 | Socrata powered website. Uniform layout as compared to other states. graphics. vendor data. time series available |
| Idaho | 51.4 | 58 | 2 | 3 | Exportable in .csv format. revenues by year. agency etc |
| Illinois | 87.2 | 84 | 10 | 10 | |
| Indiana | 86.4 | 83 | 10 | 10 | |
| Iowa | 92.8 | 91 | 10 | 10 | |
| Kansas | 73.4 | 73 | 7 | 8 | Interactive. bulk data. easy navigation and .csv and PDF files |
| Kentucky | 79.0 | 85 | 5 | 6 | Other website for transparency; https://transparency.ky.gov/search/Pages/spendingsearch.aspx#/spending |
| Louisiana | 86.0 | 90 | 7 | 7 | Reports can be generated from many dataset with some limitation to how they can be displayed. Only large datasets can be downloaded in xlsx format. |
| Maine | 57.6 | 62 | 4 | 4 | Data available in .csv format. but not open to easy manibpulation |
| Maryland | 63.4 | 63 | 7 | 6 | |
| Massachusetts | 84.0 | 80 | 10 | 10 | |
| Michigan | 82.4 | 78 | 10 | 10 | |
| Minnesota | 87.2 | 94 | 6 | 6 | |
| Mississippi | 59.4 | 63 | 5 | 4 | HTML data download facility. difficult to use and manipulate |
| Missouri | 55.6 | 62 | 4 | 2 | Socrata powered open data website. data not available easily. access to datasets limited |
| Montana | 75.2 | 69 | 10 | 10 | |
| Nebraska | 75.0 | 80 | 6 | 5 | More data available through; http://www.nebraska.gov/government/open-data/ |
| Nevada | 78.0 | 85 | 5 | 5 | Difficult to use layout. open data website under consideration. review website at a later stage |
| New Hampshire | 66.4 | 73 | 4 | 4 | Difficult to navigate layout. data available for bulk download |
| New Jersey | 67.6 | 67 | 7 | 7 | Easy to access. interactive. bulk downloads |
| New Mexico | 69.0 | 75 | 5 | 4 | Difficult to navigate but relatively comprehensive database. data available in both .csv and PDF format. |
| New York | 72.4 | 78 | 10 | 0 | |
| North Carolina | 71.8 | 76 | 6 | 5 | |
| North Dakota | 60.4 | 68 | 3 | 3 | Most data in .csv format but navigation is difficult |
| Ohio | 98.4 | 98 | 10 | 10 | |
| Oklahoma | 68.0 | 60 | 10 | 10 | |
| Oregon | 84.8 | 81 | 10 | 10 | |
| Pennsylvania | 72.4 | 73 | 7 | 7 | User friendly data catalogs. easy navigation and bulk data downloadability |
| Rhode Island | 53.0 | 55 | 5 | 4 | |
| South Carolina | 77.6 | 87 | 4 | 4 | Data available for bulk download in .csv format. but not interactive or easy to use. |
| South Dakota | 67.6 | 72 | 5 | 5 | |
| Tennessee | 57.2 | 54 | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas | 83.6 | 82 | 8 | 10 | |
| Utah | 75.4 | 78 | 7 | 6 | Socrata powered primary database. but not single window access. |
| Vermont | 64.6 | 67 | 6 | 5 | Easily accessible data but in PDF format; also available at https://data.vermont.gov/ |
| Virginia | 69.2 | 74 | 5 | 5 | Easy to use but difficult to find specific datasets. data visualizations for certain datasets using GIS |
| Washington | 68.8 | 71 | 6 | 6 | User friendly layout. interactive data and open checkbook |
| West Virginia | 98.4 | 98 | 10 | 10 | |
| Wisconsin | 92.2 | 94 | 7 | 10 | |
| Wyoming | 36.0 | 35 | 4 | 4 | Data available in PDF format. not available in a single website. but links to others are provided |