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Eligible Units of Local Government

The 171 counties and cities/towns listed below had a population of more than 500,000 people in 

2019 according to the Census Bureau. Consolidated cities and counties and city-counties may be

twice listed. Note, while the Census Bureau considers the boroughs of New York City counties 

and the District of Columbia a county and a city, these entries are excluded from the list below.

Jefferson County Alabama

Maricopa County Arizona

Mesa city Arizona

Phoenix city Arizona

Pima County Arizona

Tucson city Arizona

Alameda County California

Contra Costa County California

Fresno County California

Fresno city California

Kern County California

Los Angeles County California

Los Angeles city California

Orange County California

Riverside County California

Sacramento County California

Sacramento city California

San Bernardino County California

San Diego County California

San Diego city California

San Francisco County California

San Francisco city California

San Joaquin County California

San Jose city California

San Mateo County California

Santa Clara County California

Stanislaus County California

Ventura County California

Adams County Colorado

Arapahoe County Colorado

Denver County Colorado

Denver city Colorado

El Paso County Colorado

Jefferson County Colorado

Fairfield County Connecticut
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Hartford County Connecticut

New Haven County Connecticut

New Castle County Delaware

Brevard County Florida

Broward County Florida

Duval County Florida

Hillsborough County Florida

Jacksonville city Florida

Lee County Florida

Miami-Dade County Florida

Orange County Florida

Palm Beach County Florida

Pasco County Florida

Pinellas County Florida

Polk County Florida

Volusia County Florida

Atlanta city Georgia

Cobb County Georgia

DeKalb County Georgia

Fulton County Georgia

Gwinnett County Georgia

Honolulu County Hawaii

Chicago city Illinois

Cook County Illinois

DuPage County Illinois

Kane County Illinois

Lake County Illinois

Will County Illinois

Indianapolis city Indiana

Marion County Indiana

Johnson County Kansas

Sedgwick County Kansas

Jefferson County Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government Kentucky

Anne Arundel County Maryland

Baltimore County Maryland

Baltimore city Maryland

Montgomery County Maryland

Prince George's County Maryland

Boston city Massachusetts

Bristol County Massachusetts
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Essex County Massachusetts

Middlesex County Massachusetts

Norfolk County Massachusetts

Plymouth County Massachusetts

Suffolk County Massachusetts

Worcester County Massachusetts

Detroit city Michigan

Kent County Michigan

Macomb County Michigan

Oakland County Michigan

Wayne County Michigan

Hennepin County Minnesota

Ramsey County Minnesota

Jackson County Missouri

St. Louis County Missouri

Douglas County Nebraska

Clark County Nevada

Las Vegas city Nevada

Bergen County New Jersey

Camden County New Jersey

Essex County New Jersey

Hudson County New Jersey

Middlesex County New Jersey

Monmouth County New Jersey

Ocean County New Jersey

Passaic County New Jersey

Union County New Jersey

Albuquerque city New Mexico

Bernalillo County New Mexico

Erie County New York

Hempstead town New York

Monroe County New York

Nassau County New York

New York city New York

Suffolk County New York

Westchester County New York

Charlotte city North Carolina

Guilford County North Carolina

Mecklenburg County North Carolina

Wake County North Carolina

Columbus city Ohio
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Cuyahoga County Ohio

Franklin County Ohio

Hamilton County Ohio

Montgomery County Ohio

Summit County Ohio

Oklahoma City city Oklahoma

Oklahoma County Oklahoma

Tulsa County Oklahoma

Multnomah County Oregon

Portland city Oregon

Washington County Oregon

Allegheny County Pennsylvania

Bucks County Pennsylvania

Chester County Pennsylvania

Delaware County Pennsylvania

Lancaster County Pennsylvania

Montgomery County Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County Pennsylvania

Philadelphia city Pennsylvania

Providence County Rhode Island

Greenville County South Carolina

Davidson County Tennessee

Memphis city Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government Tennessee

Shelby County Tennessee

Austin city Texas

Bexar County Texas

Collin County Texas

Dallas County Texas

Dallas city Texas

Denton County Texas

El Paso County Texas

El Paso city Texas

Fort Bend County Texas

Fort Worth city Texas

Harris County Texas

Hidalgo County Texas

Houston city Texas

Montgomery County Texas

San Antonio city Texas

Tarrant County Texas
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Travis County Texas

Williamson County Texas

Salt Lake County Utah

Utah County Utah

Fairfax County Virginia

King County Washington

Pierce County Washington

Seattle city Washington

Snohomish County Washington

Spokane County Washington

Dane County Wisconsin

Milwaukee County Wisconsin

Milwaukee city Wisconsin