National Association of Counties

About Counties

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    About Counties

    Do you use roads and bridges? Do you feel safe in your community? Do you vote? Counties provide essential services we all depend on every day.
    About Counties
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  • Basic page

    About Counties

    Counties are so present in our everyday lives that we sometimes overlook the many ways they help our communities thrive. Often behind the scenes, 40,000 county elected officials and 3.6 million county employees are responsible for maintaining roads and bridges, caring for our physical and mental health, administering our elections, ensuring public safety, strengthening environmental stewardship, and so much more

    Do you use roads and bridges? Do you feel safe in your community? Do you vote? Counties provide essential services we all depend on every day.
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    2023-05-23

Counties are so present in our everyday lives that we sometimes overlook the many ways they help our communities thrive. Often behind the scenes, 40,000 county elected officials and 3.6 million county employees are responsible for maintaining roads and bridges, caring for our physical and mental health, administering our elections, ensuring public safety, strengthening environmental stewardship, and so much more

  • Reports & Toolkits

    Counties Matter: Stronger Counties. Stronger America.

    Counties Matter. Counties serve nearly every American every day. Urban, suburban and rural — counties work with states, the federal government and other public and private partners to keep our communities healthy, safe and vibrant.
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    About NACo

    The National Association of Counties (NACo) unites America’s 3,069 county governments.  Founded in 1935, NACo brings county officials together to advocate with a collective voice on national policy, exchange ideas and build new leadership skills, pursue transformational county solutions, enrich the public’s understanding of county government, and exercise exemplary leadership in public service.

iCivics & Counties Work

NACo, together with iCivics, has created a full curriculum to educate students, grades 6 through 12, about the important role and functions of county government. The curriculum — along with the online game, "Counties Work" — assists teachers with preparing lessons on county government.

Interactive County Data

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Federal Policies Matter to Counties