Voters create county divisions. Certain states require a specific minimum size population or property value before a county can be created.
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There are 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the US.
Georgia, it has 159 counties
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Yes! In fact, it has 254 counties! Info from: http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-the-state-in-the-us-with-the-most-counties-in-it
In the United States, states are further subdivided into counties or county equivalents. Counties are then divided into cities, towns, or townships. Cities can have neighborhoods or districts within them. This hierarchical structure helps with governance and local administration.
See Is it true that counties in each US state have the power to supervise and maintain county roads?Note: The above question concerns counties in each State of the US. States, counties, and townships oversee roads in the US.
There are more than 200 dry counties and hundreds more partially dry counties in the U.S. Most of the nation, however is wet.
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