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The US Government AEO Report

How Visible Is American Government to AI?

4.3/10

Average AEO score across 8,423 active US .gov sites we have scored. Of those, 0 sites pass the 8/10 AI-Ready threshold. Domain list pulled from the public CISA .gov registry.

The Levels

Federal vs State vs Local

Federal agencies, state governments, cities, and counties scored side by side. Each tier serves a different audience - and faces a different AEO challenge.

Federal Agencies
4.3/10
across 343 sites
AI-Ready (8+)0
TopHIV.gov · 7
BottomHome · 3
State Governments
4.3/10
across 513 sites
AI-Ready (8+)0
TopAS Legislature · 7
BottomVoteWA Voter Portal · 3
City Governments
4.2/10
across 5,338 sites
AI-Ready (8+)0
TopVillage of Barnesville, Ohio · 7
BottomTown of Townsend, Clerk's Of · 2
County Governments
4.2/10
across 1,512 sites
AI-Ready (8+)0
TopChippewa County · 7
BottomWayne County Commission · 2
The Map

Government AI Visibility by State

Average AEO score across all scored .gov sites in each state. Click a state for the full list.

Top 20%
Upper 20%
Middle 20%
Lower 20%
Bottom 20%
No Data
The Spread

Score Distribution

AI-Ready8-10
0
0%
Getting There6-7
569
7%
Needs Work4-5
6,555
78%
Not Discoverable0-3
1,299
15%
Highest AEO

The 10 Most AI-Visible Government Sites

Across federal, state, and local. The ones that ChatGPT and Perplexity actually surface when asked about government services.

#1
Village of Barnesville, Ohio – Where History Meets Progress
CityBarnesville, OH· barnesvilleohio.gov
7
#2
Bishop Hill Illinois
CityBishop Hill, IL· bishophillil.gov
7
#3
City of Calvert
CityCalvert City, KY· calvertcityky.gov
7
#4
Center Police
CityAliquippa, PA· centerpolicebcpa.gov
7
#5
City of Gibraltar - Michigan
CityGibraltar, MI· cityofgibraltarmi.gov
7
#6
East Hopewell Twp
CityFelton, PA· easthopewelltownshippa.gov
7
#7
City of Fort Wright, KY
CityFort Wright, KY· fortwrightky.gov
7
#8
Housing Alliance & C
CityPocatello, ID· hacpid.gov
7
#9
Hanksville Utah
CityHanksville, UT· hanksvilleutah.gov
7
#10
City of Helotes | Gateway to the Hill Country
CityHelotes, TX· helotes-tx.gov
7
Lowest AEO

The 10 Least AI-Visible Government Sites

Functional websites with thin AEO signal - either no schema, no clear entity data, or AI crawlers blocked outright.

1
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CityHenderson, NV· cityofhenderson.gov
2
2
TOWN OF HORNBY
CityBEAVER DAMS, NY· hornbyny.gov
2
3
City Of Orchard Grass HillsCity Of Orchard Grass Hills
CityCrestwood, KY· orchardgrasshills.gov
2
4
Domain Default page
CitySugar Hill, GA· sugarhillga.gov
2
5
Village of Scotia NY
CityScotia, NY· villageofscotiany.gov
2
6
City of Wiederkehr Village
CityWiederkehr Village, AR· wiederkehrvillagear.gov
2
7
Town of Townsend, Clerk's Office
City - ElectionTownsend, MA· townsendmaclerk.gov
2
8
Cedar County, Missouri
CountyStockton, MO· cedarcountymo.gov
2
9
404
CountyPlattsburg, MO· clintoncomo.gov
2
10
Greene County Department of Emergency Services
CountyCairo, NY· greene911ny.gov
2

Scored on the Engagemii AEO methodology (6 categories, 30+ signals). Read the methodology. Domain list from the public CISA registry. For Congress specifically, see the dedicated Congress AEO report.