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Overview of County Government Structure |
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State |
County Designation |
Number of Counties |
Home Rule |
Number of Charters |
Governing Body |
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Alabama |
county |
67 |
no |
County Commission | |
|
Alaska |
borough |
23 |
yes |
2 |
Borough Assembly and Mayor |
|
Arizona |
county |
15 |
no | Board of Supervisors | |
|
Arkansas |
county |
75 |
limited | Justices of the Peace | |
|
California |
county |
58 |
yes |
12 |
Board of Supervisors |
|
Colorado |
county |
63 |
yes |
3 |
Board of County Commissioners |
|
Connecticut |
unorganized areas |
8 |
(nonfunctional) |
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|
Delaware |
county |
3 |
no | Levy Court Commission or County Council | |
|
Florida |
county |
67 |
yes |
12 |
Board of County Commissioners |
|
Georgia |
county |
159 |
limited | Board of County Commissioners | |
|
Hawaii |
county |
4 |
yes |
4 |
Council and Mayor |
|
Idaho |
county |
44 |
no | Board of County Commissioners | |
|
Illinois |
county |
102 |
limited | County Board | |
|
Indiana |
county |
92 |
limited | County Commissioners and Councils | |
|
Iowa |
county |
99 |
yes |
0 |
Board of Supervisors |
|
Kansas |
county |
105 |
limited | Board of Commissioners | |
|
Kentucky |
county |
120 |
limited | Judge Executive and Justices of the Peaceor Commissioners | |
|
Louisiana |
parish |
64 |
yes |
14 |
Police Jury Commission |
|
Maine |
county |
16 |
yes |
0 |
Board of Commissioners |
|
Maryland |
county |
23 |
yes code |
8 |
Board of Commissioners or Elected-Executive Council |
|
Massachusetts |
county |
14 |
yes |
3 |
Commissioners |
|
Michigan |
county |
83 |
yes |
1 |
Board of Commissioners |
|
Minnesota |
county |
87 |
limited | Board of Commissioners | |
|
Mississippi |
county |
82 |
limited | Board of County Supervisors | |
|
Missouri |
county |
115 |
yes |
2 |
County Court |
|
Montana |
county |
56 |
yes |
3 |
Board of County Commissioners |
|
Nebraska |
county |
93 |
no | Board of Commissioners or of Supervisors | |
|
Nevada |
county |
17 |
no | Board of Commissioners | |
|
New Hampshire |
county |
10 |
yes |
0 |
Board of Commissioners or County Delegation |
|
New Jersey |
county |
21 |
yes |
6 |
Board of Freeholders |
|
New Mexico |
county |
33 |
no | County Commissioners | |
|
New York |
county |
62 |
yes |
19 |
Board of Supervisors or County Legislatures or Board of Representatives |
|
North Carolina |
county |
100 |
limited | Board of County Commissioners | |
|
North Dakota |
county |
53 |
yes |
1 |
Board of County Commissioners |
|
Ohio |
county |
88 |
yes |
1 |
Board of County Commissioners |
|
Oklahoma |
county |
77 |
no | Board of County Commissioners | |
|
Oregon |
county |
36 |
yes |
8 |
Board of Commissioners or County Courts |
|
Pennsylvania |
county |
67 |
yes |
6 |
Board of County Commissioners |
|
Rhode Island |
unorganized areas |
5 |
(nonfunctional) | ||
|
South Carolina |
county |
46 |
limited | County Council | |
|
South Dakota |
county |
66 |
yes |
2 |
Board of County Commissioners |
|
Tennessee |
county |
95 |
yes |
2 |
Board of County Commissioners or Council |
|
Texas |
county |
254 |
no | County Judge and County Commissioners | |
|
Utah |
county |
29 |
limited | Board of County Commissioners or Council | |
|
Vermont |
county |
14 |
no | Assistant Judges | |
|
Virginia |
county |
95 |
yes |
2 |
Board of Supervisors |
|
Washington |
county |
39 |
yes |
5 |
Board of County Commissioners or Council |
|
West Virginia |
county |
55 |
no | Board of County Commissioners or of Supervisors | |
|
Wisconsin |
county |
72 |
limited | Board of Supervisors | |
|
Wyoming |
county |
23 |
no | Board of Commissioners | |
| Source: Intergovernmental Perspective, Winter 1991, p. 8. | |||||