As part of the 2008 Digital Counties Survey conducted by the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties (NACo), county officials responded to questions that included more than 100 measurements and data points about online service delivery, infrastructure, architecture and governance models. Dozens of counties were recognized as technology leaders in the survey findings; the list of award-winning counties is presented below.

“We are seeing county governments utilizing the efficiencies of technology to deliver services to Americans,” NACo Executive Director Larry Naake said. “Across a broad spectrum of service delivery needs and budgetary challenges, counties continue to develop improved service delivery options made possible by technology.”

Award-winning counties from the 2008 Digital Counties Survey are:

500,000 or more population

1st – San Diego County, Calif.
2nd – Anne Arundel County, Md. (tie)
2nd – Oakland County, Mich. (tie)
3rd – Fairfax County, Va.
4th – Westchester County, N.Y.
5th – King County, Wash. (tie)
5th – Orange County, Fla. (tie)
6th – Sacramento County, Calif.
7th – Tulsa County, Okla.
8th – Montgomery County, Md. (tie)
8th – Wake County, N.C. (tie)
9th – Prince George County, Md.
10th – Orange County, Calif.

250,000-499,999 population

1st – Loudoun County, Va.
2nd – Richland County, S.C.
3rd – Dakota County, Minn.
4th – Howard County, Md.
5th – Placer County, Calif.
6th – Prince William County, Va.
7th – Douglas County, Colo. (tie)
7th – Hamilton County, Ind. (tie)
8th – Dutchess County, N.Y.
9th – Washtenaw County, Mich.
10th – Utah County, Utah

150,000-249,999 population

1st – Frederick County, Md.
2nd – Roanoke County, Va.
3rd – Scott County, Iowa
4th – Dona Ana County, N.M.
5th – Yuma County, Ariz.
6th – Racine County, Wis.
7th – Peoria County, Ill.
8th – Cumberland County, Pa.
9th – Leon County, Fla.
10th – Ottawa County, Mich.

Less than 150,000 population

1st – Charles County, Md.
2nd – Stearns County, Minn.
3rd – Nevada County, Calif.
4th – Boone County, Mo.
5th – Skagit County, Wash. (tie)
5th – Gloucester County, Va. (tie)
6th – Olmsted County, Minn.
7th – Geauga County, Ohio (tie)
7th – Randolph County, N.C. (tie)
8th – Napa County, Calif.
9th – Albemarle County, Va.
10th – Delaware County, Ohio (tie)
10th – Sutter County, Calif. (tie)