In New Jersey, how many counties and municipalities are there?

• A. 21 Counties and 565 Municipalities
• B. 50 Counties and 1500 Municipalities
• C. 21 Municipalities and 565 Counties
• D. 9 Counties and 100 Municipalities

Answer: (A)

New Jersey is organized into counties as large regional units, with municipalities as the local governing towns within those counties. The state has 21 counties and 565 municipalities, a structure that includes cities, boroughs, towns, and townships. The other options don’t fit the actual counts—there aren’t 50 counties, and the numbers aren’t reversed or off by category—so the correct pairing is 21 counties and 565 municipalities.