Number of local governments in United States of America
United States of America: Number of local governments was 56 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
56
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
56
in 2015
All-time low
56
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Number of local governments in United States of America, 2015–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local governments in United States of America is 56, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Number of local governments in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56 | — |
| 2016 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56 | 56 | 56 | 5 |
| 2020s | 56 | 56 | 56 | 2 |
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More public sector data for United States of America
- Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 0.37 (2024)
- Agriculture share of Government Expenditure 0.3% (2024)
- Total government revenue, in local currency 8.27 million (2023)
- Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with 0 (2025)
- Net official development assistance (ODA) from OECD-DAC countries, by 28,262 (2025)
- Net official development assistance (ODA) to small island states 2,408 (2024)
- Net official development assistance (ODA) to landlocked developing 8,656 (2024)
- Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs from OECD-DAC 15,838 (2024)
- Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs as a percentage of 0.1% (2024)
- Net official development assistance (ODA) to landlocked developing 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in United States of America?
- Number of local governments in United States of America was 56 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 56 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 in 2015.
- How does United States of America rank for number of local governments?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2021.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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