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.

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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 7 7·23
Arkansas 60+3 63 55·24+3
California 73+1 63+1 67 35+1 66·12+3
Los Angeles 63
Los Angeles County 65 65·26
Marin 65 65·34
Orange 34 34·4
Sacramento 45 45·16
San Diego 53 53·34
San Francisco 67 67·34
Santa Clara 60 60·21
Santa Cruz 58 58·9
Sonoma 64 64·29
Colorado 77+1 12 63 27 77·4+2
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
Clarke 53 53·8
Guam 23 67 67·40+1
Hawaii 80+1 77 55 57 77·12+3
Idaho 60 52 52·16+1
Boise 22 22·28
Illinois 89 43 63 63 59+2 59·36+5
Chicago 71 53 71·34+1
Cook 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 55 55·18
Baltimore 53 53·18
Calvert 53 53·18
Carroll 48 48·18
Charles 47 47·18
Frederick 47 47·18
Garrett 55 55·18
Harford 55 55·18
Howard 55 55·18
Montgomery 53 53·18
Prince Georges 55 55·18
Talbot 53 53·18
Washington 53 53·18
Wicomico 42 42·18
Worcester 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 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 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 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
Philadelphia 67 67·34
Philadelphia 63 61 63·4+1
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 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