(1) 19,429 municipalities (2) 16,504 towns or townships (3) 3,142 counties (4) 50 State governments (5) 6 territorial governments (6) 1 Federal government (7) Total of more than 39,000 jurisdictions (DHS, Target Capabilities List, 2007, p. 219) In addition to the above there are many types of regional, State and local organizations and districts such as: (1) 13, 506 School districts (2) 35,052 special districts (GAO. State and Local Governments: Growing Fiscal Challenges Will Emerge, Jan 2008