County board explained

A county board is a common form of county legislature, particular of counties in the United States.

Related forms of county government include:

• Board of Supervisors - a form of county legislature in some U.S. states
• County commission, also called a board of county commissioners - a form of county administration in some U.S. states
• County council - a form of county legislature in some countries

Forms unique to a single state include:

• Police jury - the most common form of legislature in parishes of Louisiana
• Board of Chosen Freeholders - the county legislature in each county of New Jersey
• Fiscal court — Same in Kentucky

See also

• County executive
• Local government in the United States