Politics of the United States
There are 89,500 local governments, including 3,033 counties, 19,492 municipalities, 16,500 townships, 13,000 school districts, and 37,000 other special districts. Unlike the federal government, a state government has inherent powers allowing it to act unless limited by a provision of the state or national constitution. About 28% of the people live in cities of 100,000 or more population.
