Fragmented governance

View how many government jurisdictions there are in the New York metropolitan region.

  • 1 Region
  • 3 States
  • 31 Counties
  • 783 Municipalities
  • 703 School districts
  • 175 Housing authorities
  • 459 Fire districts
  • 157 Business improvement districts
  • 36 Sewer districts (data not available for NYS)
U.S. census; New York State; New Jersey Office of Information Technology; Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Regional Plan Association

From, "Fragile Success: Taking Stock of the New York Metropolitan Region", Regional Plan Association