State Governments

State governments of the United States include the governments of the original thirteen states and the governments of the remaining thirty seven which were admitted to the United States as authorized under Article IV, Section 3, of the Constitution of the United States.

Find contact information for each state or territory.

A state government is the government of a country subdivision in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government.

Learn more about how state and local government functions in the U.S. Constitutional system.

Outlines the duties states have to each other, as well as those the federal government has to the states.

The United States has a federal government and each of the 50 states has a state government.

What Are the Duties of State Government?. States shoulder the duties to administer roads, education, public safety, justice and more, as decided by voters, state lawmakers, and the state constitution.

State and Local Governments (Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room, Library of Congress).

Founded in 1933, The Council of State Governments is our nation's only organization serving all three branches of state government. CSG is a region-based forum that fosters the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy. This offers unparalleled regional, national and international opportunities to network, develop leaders, collaborate and create problem-solving partnerships.

The State and Local Government Internet directory provides convenient one-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.