NACo is a grassroots-driven organization that encourages member engagement. Currently, we have more than 1,100 individual county elected and appointed officials from every region of the country represented on our 10 policy steering committees, ad hoc and standing committees, and various caucuses and task forces. Help make NACo and America’s counties stronger by joining a committee today!
The association’s 10 policy steering committees cover the full array of domestic policy issues impacting county governments and our local communities. These committees meet at least twice each year to review and make recommendations on public policy issues and legislation. The policy development process initiated by the steering committees is the foundation for the American County Platform, which is used to deliver the county government message to the Administration, Congress and the American public.
Ad Hoc and Standing committees, such as the Membership Committee, Programs and Services Committee and the Information Technology Committee, help shape and drive NACo’s programs and services, both internally for the association and externally for county governments and our partners.
The Rural Action Caucus and the Large Urban County Caucus also play a prominent role in advancing NACo’s policy agenda and providing an important forum for peer exchanges and thought leadership.
As needed, NACo convenes special task forces to study and address important policy questions that may have implications beyond a single policy committee's jurisdiction.
Click on the tabs below to learn more about NACo’s committees, caucuses, affiliates and task forces or download the Get Involved brochure now.
| Ad Hoc and Task Force Committees |
Ad Hoc Committees:Defined Contribution and Retirement Advisory Committee Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Subcommittee Healthy Counties Initiative Advisory Board Resilient Counties Advisory Board Veterans and Military Services Committee Task Forces:International Economic Development Task Force Other: |
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| Affinity Associations |
County officials belong to six organizations that NACo assists in a limited way with meeting space at conferences, promotion of activities and staffing. The groups are organized based on ethnicity, gender and political party. National Association of Black County Officials (NABCO) National Association of County LGBT Leaders and Allies (NACLGBTLA) National Association of Hispanic County Officials (NAHCO) National Conference of Republican County Officials (NCRCO) National Democratic County Officials Organization (NDCO) |
| NACo Affiliates |
NACo affiliate organizations are aligned with departments within the county government structure. Members of the affiliates are county elected or appointed officials that perform a specific job within a county. Each of the organizations below has been officially recognized as an affiliate of NACo and is allowed one representative on the NACo Board of Directors. International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) National Association for County Community & Economic Development (NACCED) National Association of County Administrators (NACA) National Association of County Aging Programs (NACAP) National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD) National Association of County Civil Attorneys (NACCA) National Association of County Collectors, Treasurers & Finance Officers (NACCTFO) National Association of County Engineers (NACE) National Association of County Health Facilities (NACHFa) National Association of County Human Services Administrators (NACHSA) National Association of County Information Officers (NACIO) National Association of County Intergovernmental Relations Officials (NACIRO) National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials (NACPRO) National Association of County Planners (NACP) National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials, and Clerks (NACRC) National Association of County Surveyors (NACS) National Association of County Veterans Service Officers (NACVSO) National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) National Association of Volunteer Programs in Local Governments (NAVPLG) National Council of County Association Executives (NCCAE) |
| Caucus Committees and Regional Affiliate | |
| Standing Committees | |
| State Associations |
State associations provide counties with a wide range of services, including legislative representation, research, training, consultation and publications. Out of the 50 states, 47 states have at least one state association. There are a total of 53 state associations with some states having more than one association. AlabamaAssociation of County Commissions of Alabama AlaskaAlaska Municipal League ArizonaArizona Association of Counties County Supervisors Association of Arizona ArkansasAssociation of Arkansas Counties CaliforniaCalifornia State Association of Counties ColoradoColorado Counties, Inc. DelawareDelaware Association of Counties FloridaFlorida Association of Counties GeorgiaACCG – Advancing Georgia's Counties HawaiiHawai'i State Association of Counties IdahoIdaho Association of Counties IllinoisIllinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) United Counties Council of Illinois IndianaAssociation of Indiana Counties IowaIowa State Association of Counties KansasKansas Association of Counties KentuckyKentucky Association of Counties LouisianaPolice Jury Association of Louisiana MaineMaine County Commissioners Association MarylandMaryland Association of Counties MassachusettsMassachusetts Association of County Commissioners MichiganMichigan Association of Counties MinnesotaAssociation of Minnesota Counties MississippiMississippi Association of Supervisors MissouriMissouri Association of Counties MontanaMontana Association of Counties NebraskaNebraska Association of County Officials NevadaNevada Association of Counties New HampshireNew Hampshire Association of Counties New JerseyNew Jersey Association of Counties New MexicoNew Mexico Association of Counties New YorkNew York State Association of Counties North CarolinaNorth Carolina Association of County Commissioners North DakotaNorth Dakota Association of Counties OhioCounty Commissioners Association of Ohio OklahomaAssociation of County Commissioners of Oklahoma OregonAssociation of Oregon Counties PennsylvaniaCounty Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania South CarolinaSouth Carolina Association of Counties South DakotaSouth Dakota Counties TennesseeTennessee County Services Association TexasTexas Association of Counties UtahUtah Association of Counties VirginiaVirginia Association of Counties WashingtonWashington Association of County Officials Washington State Association of Counties West VirginiaCounty Commissioners' Association of West Virginia West Virginia Association of Counties WisconsinWisconsin Counties Association WyomingWyoming County Commissioners Association |
| Policy Steering Committees |
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Steering Committee Community, Economic and Workforce Development Steering Committee Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering Committee Finance, Pensions and Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee Human Services and Education Steering Committee Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee Public Lands Steering Committee |