Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 4, 2019
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December 4, 2019: There are a total of 90,126 governments in the United States.[1]
This includes 50 state governments; 3,031 county governments; 19,495 Municipal Governments; 16,253 Township Governments; and 12,754 Independent School Districts.[2]
Additionally, there are tens of thousands of Special Districts created for specific purposes. Special districts have been created to provide a wide variety of services, everything from airports and ports to electricity, fire protection, parks, and cemeteries.[3]
An earlier Number of the Day noted that there are an estimated 519,000 elected officials running these governments.
The Census Bureau is required to count the number of governing bodies every five years. The figures reported here are from 2017 (the latest data available).
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- December 3, 2019 –36 million dollars in taxes collected by New Jersey from sports betting
- December 2, 2019 –31 U.S. House districts were won by Donald Trump but are represented by a Democrat
- November 29, 2019 –165 million Americans will shop this holiday weekend
- November 28, 2019 –4,500 calories consumed in typical Thanksgiving feast
- November 27, 2019 –2,793 marching band members in the Macy’s parade
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Footnotes
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "2017 Census of Governments – Organization, Table 1. Government Units by State: Census Years 1942 to 2017," accessed December 3, 2019
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "2017 Census of Governments – Organization, Table 2. Local Governments by Type and State: 2017," accessed December 3, 2019
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "2017 Census Of Governments, Individual State Descriptions: 2017," accessed December 3, 2019
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