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County ranking ยท 2,014 eligible records

Mail-ballot rejection rate by county

Reported rejected mail ballots divided by returned mail ballots.

IncludedAt least 500 returned mail ballots and usable returned/rejected values.
RankCountyStateMeasureData quality
1St. Clair CountyIL22.22%high
2Henderson CountyTX22.21%high
3Saline CountyAR17.65%high
4Sebastian CountyAR14.60%high
5Lancaster CountySC13.71%high
6Washington CountyAR12.43%high
7Brazos CountyTX11.90%high
8Hardin CountyTX11.49%high
9Shelby CountyKY11.03%high
10Pulaski CountyAR11.01%high
11Colleton CountySC10.97%high
12Craighead CountyAR10.45%high
13Kent CountyDE9.68%high
14Cleveland CountyOK9.66%high
15Wichita CountyTX9.50%high
16Duval CountyTX9.09%high
17Cherokee CountyTX9.01%high
18Fort Bend CountyTX8.15%high
19Faulkner CountyAR7.76%high
20Barren CountyKY7.74%high
21Dallas CountyTX7.54%high
22Benton CountyAR7.44%high
23McCracken CountyKY7.27%high
24Woodford CountyKY7.24%high
25Hamilton CountyTN6.99%high
26Muhlenberg CountyKY6.97%high
27Alexander CountyNC6.97%high
28Laurens CountySC6.93%high
29Creek CountyOK6.80%high
30Oldham CountyKY6.73%high
31Blaine CountyID6.68%high
32Caldwell CountyTX6.61%high
33Kings CountyNY6.58%high
34Comanche CountyOK6.42%high
35Wayne CountyNC6.35%high
36Montgomery CountyKY6.33%high
37Midland CountyTX6.26%high
38Essex CountyNJ6.25%high
39Oneida CountyNY6.22%high
40McClain CountyOK6.21%high
41Queens CountyNY6.20%high
42Jefferson CountyNY6.18%high
43Orleans ParishLA6.06%high
44Lorain CountyOH6.06%high
45Graves CountyKY6.05%high
46Daviess CountyKY6.01%high
47Payne CountyOK6.01%high
48Delaware CountyOK5.95%high
49Kendall CountyIL5.94%high
50Grimes CountyTX5.92%high
51Marion CountySC5.86%high
52Bastrop CountyTX5.77%high
53Calloway CountyKY5.70%high
54Henderson CountyKY5.62%high
55Chautauqua CountyNY5.59%high
56Wayne CountyNY5.54%high
57Aiken CountySC5.53%high
58Shelby CountyTN5.52%high
59Pender CountyNC5.51%high
60Washington CountyOK5.48%high
61Callaway CountyMO5.44%high
62Cherokee CountyOK5.39%high
63Laurel CountyKY5.33%high
64Storey CountyNV5.33%high
65Baxter CountyAR5.30%high
66Duplin CountyNC5.30%high
67Tulsa CountyOK5.29%high
68St. Charles CountyMO5.27%high
69Albany CountyNY5.24%high
70Pike CountyKY5.23%high
71Dutchess CountyNY5.15%high
72Edgecombe CountyNC5.08%high
73Hays CountyTX5.06%high
74San Patricio CountyTX4.96%high
75Logan CountyOK4.91%high
76Clark CountyKY4.86%high
77Vance CountyNC4.86%high
78Nacogdoches CountyTX4.82%high
79Richmond CountyNY4.80%high
80Lubbock CountyTX4.80%high
81New Castle CountyDE4.77%high
82Pitt CountyNC4.62%high
83Jefferson CountyTX4.62%high
84Campbell CountyKY4.58%high
85Platte CountyMO4.58%high
86Schoharie CountyNY4.58%high
87Stanly CountyNC4.53%high
88Marshall CountyKY4.52%high
89Washington CountyTN4.48%high
90Rockwall CountyTX4.48%high
91Wagoner CountyOK4.46%high
92Mercer CountyKY4.44%high
93New Hanover CountyNC4.44%high
94Hidalgo CountyTX4.42%high
95White CountyAR4.40%high
96Fayette CountyKY4.36%high
97Pottawatomie CountyOK4.35%high
98Guilford CountyNC4.33%high
99Noble CountyOH4.33%high
100Wayne CountyMI4.31%high
101Dare CountyNC4.31%high
102Cabell CountyWV4.30%high
103Galveston CountyTX4.28%high
104Van Zandt CountyTX4.28%high
105Clarendon CountySC4.24%high
106Lincoln CountyOK4.23%high
107Osage CountyOK4.22%high
108St. Louis CountyMO4.21%high
109Pickens CountySC4.16%high
110Gallia CountyOH4.14%high
111Harris CountyTX4.14%high
112Richmond cityVA4.13%high
113Sussex CountyNJ4.11%high
114Fremont CountyID4.10%high
115Pittsburg CountyOK4.09%high
116Yancey CountyNC4.08%high
117Muskogee CountyOK4.07%high
118Rowan CountyNC4.05%high
119Carter CountyKY4.03%high
120Scott CountyKY4.03%high
121Macomb CountyMI4.03%high
122Isanti CountyMN4.03%high
123Catawba CountyNC4.00%high
124Bryan CountyOK4.00%high
125Clayton CountyGA3.99%high
126Jackson CountyMO3.98%high
127Brunswick CountyNC3.98%high
128St. Louis cityMO3.97%high
129DeKalb CountyIL3.96%high
130Durham CountyNC3.93%high
131Madison CountyKY3.91%high
132Saratoga CountyNY3.89%high
133Garland CountyAR3.85%high
134Carteret CountyNC3.85%high
135Forsyth CountyNC3.84%high
136Caldwell CountyNC3.83%high
137Scott CountyIN3.78%high
138McLeod CountyMN3.78%high
139Cass CountyMO3.78%high
140Menard CountyIL3.72%high
141Brazoria CountyTX3.71%high
142Buncombe CountyNC3.70%high
143Montgomery CountyTN3.68%high
144Nelson CountyKY3.66%high
145Taney CountyMO3.66%high
146Randolph CountyNC3.66%high
147Washington CountyTX3.65%high
148Christian CountyKY3.57%high
149Bronx CountyNY3.55%high
150Cumberland CountyNC3.54%high
151Franklin CountyNY3.53%high
152Richland CountySC3.53%high
153Sussex CountyDE3.51%high
154Dickson CountyTN3.51%high
155Broome CountyNY3.50%high
156Waller CountyTX3.50%high
157Sanpete CountyUT3.50%high
158Apache CountyAZ3.49%high
159Sherburne CountyMN3.48%high
160Boyd CountyKY3.47%high
161Wheatland CountyMT3.47%high
162Comal CountyTX3.47%high
163Dougherty CountyGA3.46%high
164Salem CountyNJ3.46%high
165Monroe CountyNY3.46%high
166Washtenaw CountyMI3.45%high
167Denton CountyTX3.43%high
168Kent CountyMI3.42%high
169Belknap CountyNH3.42%high
170Kaufman CountyTX3.42%high
171Monroe CountyIL3.41%high
172Potter CountyTX3.41%high
173Niagara CountyNY3.40%high
174Oconee CountySC3.38%high
175Hanson CountySD3.38%high
176Ingham CountyMI3.36%high
177Johnson CountyTX3.36%high
178Grayson CountyKY3.34%high
179Buckingham CountyVA3.32%high
180Greenwood CountySC3.31%high
181Greenlee CountyAZ3.30%high
182Warren CountyKY3.29%high
183Dorchester CountySC3.29%high
184Cameron CountyTX3.29%high
185Franklin CountyKY3.28%high
186Oakland CountyMI3.28%high
187Harrisonburg cityVA3.28%high
188Boone CountyMO3.27%high
189Wake CountyNC3.27%high
190Montgomery CountyNY3.27%high
191Dolores CountyCO3.26%high
192Douglas CountyMN3.25%high
193Surry CountyNC3.23%high
194Seneca CountyNY3.23%high
195Genesee CountyMI3.22%high
196Harnett CountyNC3.21%high
197Kalamazoo CountyMI3.20%high
198Moore CountyNC3.19%high
199Fulton CountyGA3.17%high
200Yadkin CountyNC3.17%high
201Davis CountyUT3.16%high
202Henry CountyGA3.13%high
203Washington CountyMN3.13%high
204Taylor CountyKY3.12%high
205Rutherford CountyTN3.11%high
206Bell CountyTX3.11%high
207Yuma CountyAZ3.10%high
208Bullitt CountyKY3.09%high
209Montezuma CountyCO3.08%high
210Williamson CountyTX3.08%high
211Otsego CountyNY3.05%high
212St. Charles ParishLA3.04%high
213Georgetown CountySC3.04%high
214El Paso CountyTX3.04%high
215Greenup CountyKY3.03%high
216Lyon CountyNV3.03%high
217Ellis CountyTX3.03%high
218Bell CountyKY3.01%high
219Hopkins CountyKY3.01%high
220Essex CountyNY3.01%high
221Webster ParishLA3.00%high
222Jefferson CountyAR2.99%high
223Hardin CountyKY2.99%high
224Franklin CountyMO2.99%high
225Elko CountyNV2.99%high
226Anderson CountySC2.99%high
227Rowan CountyKY2.98%high
228Lafourche ParishLA2.98%high
229Olmsted CountyMN2.97%high
230Canadian CountyOK2.96%high
231Jackson CountyMI2.95%high
232Dakota CountyMN2.94%high
233Greenville CountySC2.93%high
234Trinity CountyCA2.92%high
235Gwinnett CountyGA2.90%high
236Wabash CountyIL2.90%high
237Pine CountyMN2.90%high
238Hawkins CountyTN2.90%high
239Kerr CountyTX2.90%high
240Madison CountyIL2.89%high
241Bexar CountyTX2.89%high
242Llano CountyTX2.89%high
243Modoc CountyCA2.88%high
244Bonner CountyID2.88%high
245Crawford CountyIA2.86%high
246Buchanan CountyMO2.86%high
247St. John the Baptist ParishLA2.85%high
248Livingston CountyMI2.83%high
249Lafayette CountyMO2.82%high
250Stephens CountyOK2.81%high

Ranking is descriptive. Administrative practices, state law, ballot volume and reporting structure differ; position does not measure election quality or voter intent.