Surveys

In December 2012, 80 members of the NACo Board of Directors participated in a live polling session to explore local perspectives on national politics and elections, county fiscal conditions, public pensions, health, immigration, economic development, natural disasters, and more. This report summarizes the findings of that session.
February 2013

In this ninth iteration of the National Survey of County Elected Officials a random sample of 501 county elected officials was polled on issues related to the economy, budgets, and politics.
July 2012

This survey conducted by NACo provides information about the the current conditions of county roads and bridges and how the recent economic slowdown has affected construction and maintenance funding.
March 2012

The 2012 Operations Survey looks at county government operations in the areas of county administration, health and human services, economic development, environment, and justice and public safety.
March 2012

Information in this report is a result of a NACo survey conducted to learn about green purchasing in counties. Learn how to get started, why purchasing green can save green, county policy on green purchasing, who leads green purchasing efforts and more.
November 2011

In early October 2011 the National Association of Counties conducted an economic status survey of counties of all population groups. This is the sixth survey in a series of twice yearly efforts by NACo to try to capture information about counties as they struggle with the current fiscal situation.
October 2011

The recent National Survey of County Elected Officials—conducted by the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National Center for the Study of Counties (NCSC) at the University of Georgia – provides the opinions of local elected officials.
June 2011

In early February 2011, the National Association of Counties conducted an economic status survey. The survey was conducted by National Research, LLC and responses were received from 500 county governments in 44 states. This survey is a follow up to five previous economic status surveys that have tracked how counties are fairing during the current economic slowdown.
March 2011

In September 2010 NACo released its latest publication highlighting county sustainability efforts in 2010. The publication, which analyzes the results of a recent survey, is proving to be a valuable asset to America's counties--helping them better define, prioritize, and more fully assess their sustainability efforts.
September 2010

NACo June 2010 survey of county human resource directors and how they are preparing for changes required by the health reform law
July 2010

In mid June 2010 the National Association of Counties conducted a survey to look at the continuing impact of the economy on a sample of counties across the country. The sample group was made up of 800 counties in all population groups and all geographic regions of the country.
July 2010

The recent National Survey of County Elected Officials—conducted by the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National Center for the Study of Counties (NCSC) at the University of Georgia – provides the opinions of local elected officials.
June 2010

This report summarizes the results of NACo's annual survey of country operations undertaken in March 2010.
May 2010

In early February, the National Association of Counties (NACo) conducted a What About a Jobs Bill instant poll of county economic development directors.
February 2010

In mid June 2010 the National Association of Counties conducted a survey to look at the continuing impact of the economy on a sample of counties across the country. The sample group was made up of 800 counties in all population groups and all geographic regions of the country.
November 2009

NACo conducted a survey of counties with populations above 100,000 to determine the impact of the economic downturn. The results indicate that local governments are making some tough decisions about how they will be running their governments.
July 2009

The recent National Survey of County Elected Officials—conducted by the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National Center for the Study of Counties (NCSC) at the University of Georgia – provides the opinions of local elected officials.
July 2009

A recently released national study conducted NACo and the National Center for the Study of Counties (NCSC) at the University of Georgia explores health care benefits for county employees.
June 2009

July 2008

In June 2008, NACo surveyed 112 Large Urban Counties to find out how the current economic situation and foreclosures have impacted counties and their revenues. Responses were received from 25 counties from diverse geographic areas.
June 2008