Oversight Bodies

United States

National- and subnational-level institutions in United States that check the government's own power, scored on a 0–100 scale for how they are appointed, funded, protected from removal, and empowered to act.

56 jurisdictions 5 national bodies Methodology v0.1

National-Level Bodies

5 bodies
Audit Government Accountability Office GAO 83 / 100 Inspector General Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency CIGIE 62 / 100 Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General DOJ OIG 54 / 100 Inspector General U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General DHS OIG 50 / 100 Ethics Commission Office of Government Ethics OGE 51 / 100

Subnational Bodies

56 jurisdictions
Jurisdiction AuditOmbudsmanInspector GeneralEthics CommissionCivilian Review LE
Alabama 72+2 — — 63 — 63·14+1
Alaska 60 77 — 58 39 77·24+2
American Samoa 12 36 — — — 36·9+1
Arizona 69+1 69+1 11 — — 69·4+2
Pima County — — — — 7 7·23
Arkansas 60+3 — — 63 — 55·24+3
California 73+1 — 63+1 67 35+1 66·12+3
City and County of San Francisco — — — — 67 67·34
City of Los Angeles 63 — — — — —
Los Angeles County — — 65 — — 65·26
Marin County — — 65 — — 65·34
Orange County — — 34 — — 34·4
Sacramento County — — 45 — — 45·16
San Diego County — — — — 53 53·34
Santa Clara County — — 60 — — 60·21
Santa Cruz County — — 58 — — 58·9
Sonoma County — — 64 — — 64·29
Colorado 77+1 — 12 63 27 77·4+2
City and County of Denver — 50 — — — 50·26
Connecticut 65 49 75 63 30 75·32+3
Delaware 73 — 68 59 47 68·26+3
District of Columbia 69 52 63 67 59 59·34+3
Florida 65 — 26+1 63 33 65·4+3
Georgia 60+1 — 26 63 — 47·22+3
Athens-Clarke County — — — — 53 53·8
Guam 23 — — — 67 67·40+1
Hawaii 80+1 77 — 55 57 77·12+3
Idaho 60 — — — 52 52·16+1
City of Boise — — — — 22 22·28
Illinois 89 43 63 63 59+2 59·36+5
City of Chicago — — 71 53 — 71·34+1
Cook County — — 71 — — 71·21
Indiana 59 22 — 12 30+2 26·30+4
Iowa 73+1 65 — 63 57 57·20+1
Kansas 60 — — 63 59 59·26+2
Kentucky 73+2 — — 55 — 51·30+2
Louisiana 60+1 — 59 67 71+1 71·35+5
Maine 65 29 — 55 59+1 59·26+3
Maryland 60+1 — 42+1 59 39+2 30·29+6
Anne Arundel County — — — — 55 55·18
Baltimore County — — — — 53 53·18
Calvert County — — — — 53 53·18
Carroll County — — — — 48 48·18
Charles County — — — — 47 47·18
Frederick County — — — — 47 47·18
Garrett County — — — — 55 55·18
Harford County — — — — 55 55·18
Howard County — — — — 55 55·18
Montgomery County — — — — 53 53·18
Prince George's County — — — — 55 55·18
Talbot County — — — — 53 53·18
Washington County — — — — 53 53·18
Wicomico County — — — — 42 42·18
Worcester County — — — — 53 53·18
Massachusetts 73 — 79 71 71 71·40+3
Michigan 86+1 — — 45 — 86·10+2
Minnesota 69 51 22 63 32 32·26+1
Mississippi 73+2 — — 63 — 73·12+2
Missouri 73+1 — — 63 54+1 54·35+4
Montana 60+1 — — — 17 60·4+2
Nebraska 73 60 65 67 47 47·20+3
Nevada 60 22 — 63 36+1 36·29+3
Clark County — — — — 43 43·23
New Hampshire 60 — 7 46 40 40·20+1
New Jersey 77+2 63 63+1 59 — 49·26+5
New Mexico 73 — — 67 41 67·18+2
Bernalillo County — — — — 32 32·18
New York 73+1 — 36+2 71 — 36·26+4
New York City — — 48 57 — 48·26+1
North Carolina 73 — — 63 53+1 53·16+3
North Dakota 73+1 — — — — 73·4+1
Northern Mariana Islands 67 — — — — 67·10
Ohio 73+2 11 59 67 — 73·10+4
Cuyahoga County — — 59 — — 59·10
Oklahoma 73+1 — — 70 — 70·8+2
Oklahoma City — — — — 22 22·12
Oregon 73+1 41 — — 22 45·20+2
Pennsylvania 73+1 — 12 63 17 44·20+4
City of Philadelphia 63 — — 61 67 67·34+2
City of Pittsburgh — — — — 67 67·34
Puerto Rico 83 — 63+1 59 56 62·32+4
Rhode Island 69 — — 63 56+1 56·26+3
South Carolina 54+2 — — 67 — 32·32+2
South Dakota 60+2 — — — — 60·4+1
Tennessee 60+2 — — 63 — 63·8+2
Texas 63+2 — 54+1 63 — 54·20+2
U.S. Virgin Islands — — 66 — — 66·10
Utah 73+2 — 11 63 — 41·26+3
Vermont 68 37 — — 43 43·20+1
Virginia 65+2 26 26 53 36 36·40+4
Washington 73 52 63 59 33 63·28+3
King County — — 65 — — 65·21
West Virginia 60 — 42 59 52 52·20+3
Wisconsin 60 — 22 67 48+1 48·24+4
Wyoming 63+1 — — — — 63·0+1