Which list of local government goes in order from largest division to smallest

The United States Census Bureau lists the categories of local government and it is a convenient basis for understanding local government in the United States. It organizes the categories from largest to smallest divisions as follows:

1. County Governments

2. Town or Township Governments

3. Municipal Governments

4. Special-Purpose Local Governments

The list of local government which goes from largest division to smallest is; counties, townships, municipalities.

Local government is termed as the public administration of districts, cities, towns, and counties.

In local government there is municipal and county government structures.

In counties the public administration is found in county government. The work of county government is to administer state laws since they do not make their own laws.