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
World rank
47th
of 81 countries
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
United States of America recorded 56 for number of local governments in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places United States of America 47th out of 81 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
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
- Arms imports 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 52.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,933 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.034 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 997.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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 47th out of 81 countries 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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