Government and public bodies in the United States

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 2,323 government and public bodies in the United States.

Government and public bodies set policy, fund programs and run the economic development work that shapes a regional innovation ecosystem.

The largest concentrations are in Washington, DC (337), Arlington, Virginia (81) and Silver Spring, Maryland (50).

The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.

See the United States on the IEPA ↗

2,323 government and public bodies

• Virginia Department of Veterans Services
  Government or public body · Richmond · dvs.virginia.gov
• Virginia Division of Geology and Mineral Resources
  Government or public body · Charlottesville · energy.virginia.gov
• Virginia Division of Mineral Mining
  Government or public body · Charlottesville · energy.virginia.gov
• Virginia Economic Development Partnership
  Government or public body · Richmond · yesvirginia.org
• Virginia Energy
  Government or public body · Richmond · energy.virginia.gov
• Virginia Information Technologies Agency
  Government or public body · Chester · vita.virginia.gov
• Virginia Marine Resources Commission
  Government or public body · Newport News · mrc.virginia.gov
• Virginia Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
  Government or public body · Washington · governor.virginia.gov
• Virginia Small Business Development Center Network
  Government or public body · virginiasbdc.org
• Virginia Spaceport Authority (Virginia Space)
  Government or public body · Norfolk · vaspace.org
• Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission
  Government or public body · Richmond · revitalizeva.org
• Virginia Transportation Research Council
  Government or public body · Charlottesville · vtrc.virginiadot.org
• Virginia Works
  Government or public body · Richmond · virginiacareerworks.com
• Virginia's Gateway Region
  Government or public body · Petersburg · gatewayregion.com
• Virginia's Innovation Crossroads Alliance
  Government or public body · Fredericksburg · fredregion.com
• Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
  Government or public body · Cambridge · volpe.dot.gov
• Waco Mammoth National Monument
  Government or public body · Waco · nps.com
• Wake County Government
  Government or public body · Raleigh · wakegov.com
• Wake County Human Services
  Government or public body · Raleigh · wakegov.com
• Wake County Public Libraries
  Government or public body · Raleigh · wakegov.com
• Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
  Government or public body · Silver Spring · wrair.health.mil
• Warren County Health Department
  Government or public body · Warrenton · warrencountyhd.com
• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
  Government or public body · Olympia · wdfw.wa.gov
• Washington Department of Natural Resources
  Government or public body · Olympia · dnr.wa.gov
• Washington Department of Social and Health Services
  Government or public body · Olympia · dshs.wa.gov
• Washington Employment Security Department
  Government or public body · Olympia · esd.wa.gov
• Washington Geological Survey
  Government or public body · Olympia · dnr.wa.gov
• Washington Military Department
  Government or public body · Tacoma · mil.wa.gov
• Washington State Board of Education
  Government or public body · Olympia · sbe.wa.gov
• Washington State Department of Agriculture
  Government or public body · Olympia · agr.wa.gov
• Washington State Department of Commerce
  Government or public body · Olympia · commerce.wa.gov
• Washington State Department of Early Learning
  Government or public body · Olympia · del.wa.gov
• Washington State Department of Ecology
  Government or public body · Olympia · ecy.wa.gov
• Washington State Department of Enterprise Services
  Government or public body · Olympia · des.wa.gov
• Washington State Department of Health
  Government or public body · Olympia · doh.wa.gov
• Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
  Government or public body · Tumwater · lni.wa.gov
• Washington State Department of Transportation
  Government or public body · Olympia · wsdot.wa.gov
• Washington State Institute for Public Policy
  Government or public body · Olympia · wsipp.wa.gov
• Washington Student Achievement Council
  Government or public body · Olympia · wsac.wa.gov
• Washington Township Fire Department
  Government or public body · Dayton · washingtontwp.org
• Watauga County Office of Economic Development
  Government or public body · Boone · wataugaedc.org
• Water Power Technologies Office
  Government or public body · Washington · energy.gov
• Weld County
  Government or public body · Greeley · weld.gov
• Weld County Workforce Center
  Government or public body · Greeley · weld.gov
• West Greeley Conservation District
  Government or public body · Greeley · wgcd.org
• West Humboldt Park Development Council
  Government or public body · Chicago · whpdevelopmentcouncil.net
• West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
  Government or public body · West Palm Beach · wpbcra.org
• West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services
  Government or public body · Charleston · wvseniorservices.gov
• West Virginia Department of Agriculture
  Government or public body · Charleston · agriculture.wv.gov
• West Virginia Department of Education
  Government or public body · Charleston · wvde.us
• West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety
  Government or public body · Charleston · dmaps.wv.gov
• West Virginia Department of Transportation
  Government or public body · Charleston · transportation.wv.gov
• West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
  Government or public body · South Charleston · wvdnr.gov
• West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
  Government or public body · Charleston · wvhepc.edu
• West Virginia Library Commission
  Government or public body · Charleston · librarycommission.wv.gov
• West Virginia State Department of Health and Human Resources
  Government or public body · Charleston · dhhr.wv.gov
• Westchester County Department of Health
  Government or public body · New Rochelle · health.westchestergov.com
• Westchester County Department of Public Safety
  Government or public body · Hawthorne · publicsafety.westchestergov.com
• Westchester Putnam Council
  Government or public body · Hawthorne · wpcbsa.org
• Western Human Nutrition Research Center
  Government or public body · Davis · ars.usda.gov
• Western Regional Research Center
  Government or public body · Albany · ars.usda.gov
• Westgate Belvedere Homes Community Redevelopment Agency
  Government or public body · West Palm Beach · westgatecra.org
• Whiteside County Health Department
  Government or public body · Rock Falls · whitesidehealth.org
• Wicomico County Health Department
  Government or public body · Salisbury · wicomicohealth.org
• Will County Center for Economic Development
  Government or public body · Joliet · willcountyced.com
• Wind Energy Technologies Office
  Government or public body · Washington · energy.gov
• Windsor Downtown Alliance
  Government or public body · Windsor · windsordda.com
• Wisconsin Department of Administration
  Government or public body · Madison · doa.state.wi.us
• Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection
  Government or public body · Madison · datcp.wi.gov
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services
  Government or public body · Madison · dhs.wisconsin.gov
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  Government or public body · Madison · dnr.wi.gov
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
  Government or public body · Madison · dpi.wi.gov
• Wisconsin Department of Transportation
  Government or public body · Madison · wisconsindot.gov
• Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
  Government or public body · Madison · dwd.wisconsin.gov
• Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
  Government or public body · Madison · wgnhs.wisc.edu
• Wisconsin Legislative Council
  Government or public body · Madison · lc.legis.wisconsin.gov
• Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
  Government or public body · Madison · legis.wisconsin.gov
• Wisconsin Public Service
  Government or public body · Green Bay · wisconsinpublicservice.com
• Women's Health Initiative
  Government or public body · Seattle · whi.org
• World Business Chicago
  Government or public body · Chicago · worldbusinesschicago.com
• World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas
  Government or public body · Washington · paho.org
• Wyandotte Economic Development Council
  Government or public body · Kansas City · wyedc.org
• Wyoming Department of Agriculture
  Government or public body · Cheyenne · wyagric.state.wy.us
• Wyoming Department of Education
  Government or public body · Cheyenne · edu.wyoming.gov
• Wyoming Department of Transportation
  Government or public body · Cheyenne · dot.state.wy.us
• Wyoming Game and Fish Department
  Government or public body · Cheyenne · wgfd.wyo.gov
• Wyoming Office of the Governor
  Government or public body · Cheyenne · governor.wyo.gov
• Wyoming Outdoor Council
  Government or public body · Lander · wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org
• Wyoming State Department of Health
  Government or public body · Cheyenne · health.wyo.gov
• Wyoming State Geological Survey
  Government or public body · Laramie · wsgs.wyo.gov
• Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust
  Government or public body · Cheyenne · wwnrt.wyo.gov
• York County
  Government or public body · yorkcounty.gov
• Yurok Tribe Environmental Program
  Government or public body · Eureka · yuroktribe.org
• Accomack County
  Government or public body · Accomac
• Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
  Government or public body · Juneau
• Albemarle County Economic Development Authority
  Government or public body · Charlottesville
• Arapahoe/Douglas Works!
  Government or public body · Centennial
• Athens County Port Authority
  Government or public body · Athens
• Broken Arrow Economic Development Corporation (BAEDC)
  Government or public body · Broken Arrow
• Bureau of Public Roads
  Government or public body · Dormant · Washington
• Calhoun County, Arkansas
  Government or public body · Hampton
• CDFI Fund
  Government or public body · Washington
• Center for Rural Revitalization
  Government or public body · Des Moines
• Central Coast Resource Conservation and Development
  Government or public body · Templeton
• Chaffee County
  Government or public body · Salida
• Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Council
  Government or public body · Eagle Butte
• City of Akron Office of Integrated Development
  Government or public body · Akron
• City of Aurora
  Government or public body · Aurora
• City of Boca Raton Office of Economic Development
  Government or public body · Boca Raton
• City of Charlottesville
  Government or public body · Charlottesville
• City of Charlottesville Office of Economic Development
  Government or public body · Charlottesville
• City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development
  Government or public body · Chicago
• City of Cincinnati Office of Strategic Growth
  Government or public body · Cincinnati
• City of Cleveland Department of Economic Development
  Government or public body · Cleveland
• City of Colorado Springs Economic Development
  Government or public body · Colorado Springs
• City of De Kalb
  Government or public body · De Kalb
• City of Dodge City
  Government or public body · Dodge City
• City of Geneva Economic Development Department
  Government or public body · Geneva
• City of Greeley Economic Development
  Government or public body · Greeley
• City of Hays
  Government or public body · Hays

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Cities

• Government and public bodies in Washington, DC 337
• Government and public bodies in Arlington, Virginia 81
• Government and public bodies in Silver Spring, Maryland 50
• Government and public bodies in Denver, Colorado 39
• Government and public bodies in Richmond, Virginia 38
• Government and public bodies in Sacramento, California 33
• Government and public bodies in Columbus, Ohio 29
• Government and public bodies in Austin, Texas 28
• Government and public bodies in New York, New York 27
• Government and public bodies in Albany, New York 25
• Government and public bodies in Des Moines, Iowa 25
• Government and public bodies in Boston, Massachusetts 23
• Government and public bodies in Atlanta, Georgia 21
• Government and public bodies in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 21
• Government and public bodies in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 21
• Government and public bodies in Topeka, Kansas 21
• Government and public bodies in Bethesda, Maryland 19
• Government and public bodies in Olympia, Washington 19
• Government and public bodies in Hartford, Connecticut 18
• Government and public bodies in Raleigh, North Carolina 18
• Government and public bodies in Saint Paul, Minnesota 18
• Government and public bodies in Alexandria, Virginia 17
• Government and public bodies in Chicago, Illinois 17
• Government and public bodies in Seattle, Washington 17
• Government and public bodies in Trenton, New Jersey 17
• Government and public bodies in Little Rock, Arkansas 16
• Government and public bodies in Tallahassee, Florida 16
• Government and public bodies in West Palm Beach, Florida 16
• Government and public bodies in Indianapolis, Indiana 14
• Government and public bodies in Lansing, Michigan 14
• Government and public bodies in Montgomery, Alabama 14
• Government and public bodies in Baltimore, Maryland 13
• Government and public bodies in Boulder, Colorado 13
• Government and public bodies in Madison, Wisconsin 13
• Government and public bodies in Columbia, South Carolina 12
• Government and public bodies in Frankfort, Kentucky 12
• Government and public bodies in Honolulu, Hawaii 12
• Government and public bodies in Boise, Idaho 11
• Government and public bodies in Greenbelt, Maryland 11
• Government and public bodies in Jackson, Mississippi 11
• Government and public bodies in Phoenix, Arizona 11
• Government and public bodies in Rockville, Maryland 11
• Government and public bodies in Salem, Oregon 11
• Government and public bodies in San Francisco, California 11
• Government and public bodies in Springfield, Illinois 11
• Government and public bodies in Anchorage, Alaska 10
• Government and public bodies in Charlottesville, Virginia 10
• Government and public bodies in Greeley, Colorado 10
• Government and public bodies in Helena, Montana 10
• Government and public bodies in Providence, Rhode Island 10
• Government and public bodies in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 10
• Government and public bodies in Bismarck, North Dakota 9
• Government and public bodies in Cleveland, Ohio 9
• Government and public bodies in College Park, Maryland 9
• Government and public bodies in Concord, New Hampshire 9
• Government and public bodies in Jefferson City, Missouri 9
• Government and public bodies in Juneau, Alaska 9
• Government and public bodies in Nashville, Tennessee 9
• Government and public bodies in Salt Lake City, Utah 9
• Government and public bodies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 8
• Government and public bodies in Gaithersburg, Maryland 8
• Government and public bodies in Lincoln, Nebraska 8
• Government and public bodies in Santa Fe, New Mexico 8
• Government and public bodies in Charleston, West Virginia 7
• Government and public bodies in Cheyenne, Wyoming 7
• Government and public bodies in Colorado Springs, Colorado 7
• Government and public bodies in Norfolk, Virginia 7
• Government and public bodies in Peterson SFB, Colorado 7
• Government and public bodies in Pierre, South Dakota 7
• Government and public bodies in Portland, Oregon 7
• Government and public bodies in San Antonio, Texas 7
• Government and public bodies in Texarkana, Texas 7
• Government and public bodies in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 6
• Government and public bodies in Annapolis, Maryland 6
• Government and public bodies in Augusta, Maine 6
• Government and public bodies in Cincinnati, Ohio 6
• Government and public bodies in Dover, Delaware 6
• Government and public bodies in Fairfax, Virginia 6
• Government and public bodies in Fort Pierce, Florida 6
• Government and public bodies in Montpelier, Vermont 6
• Government and public bodies in Oakland, California 6
• Government and public bodies in Reno, Nevada 6
• Government and public bodies in Virginia Beach, Virginia 6
• Government and public bodies in Carson City, Nevada 5
• Government and public bodies in Dayton, Ohio 5
• Government and public bodies in Fort Belvoir, Virginia 5
• Government and public bodies in Lawrence, Kansas 5
• Government and public bodies in Los Angeles, California 5
• Government and public bodies in Miami, Florida 5
• Government and public bodies in Peoria, Illinois 5
• Government and public bodies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5
• Government and public bodies in Texarkana, Arkansas 5
• Government and public bodies in Akron, Ohio 4
• Government and public bodies in Albany, California 4
• Government and public bodies in Dodge City, Kansas 4
• Government and public bodies in Fort Collins, Colorado 4
• Government and public bodies in Fort Meade, Maryland 4
• Government and public bodies in Fredericksburg, Virginia 4
• Government and public bodies in Hays, Kansas 4
• Government and public bodies in Houston, Texas 4
• Government and public bodies in Knoxville, Tennessee 4
• Government and public bodies in Minneapolis, Minnesota 4
• Government and public bodies in New Orleans, Louisiana 4
• Government and public bodies in Norman, Oklahoma 4
• Government and public bodies in San Jose, California 4
• Government and public bodies in Stuart, Florida 4
• Government and public bodies in Tulsa, Oklahoma 4
• Government and public bodies in Wichita, Kansas 4
• Government and public bodies in Ann Arbor, Michigan 3
• Government and public bodies in Boca Raton, Florida 3
• Government and public bodies in Champaign, Illinois 3
• Government and public bodies in Charlotte, North Carolina 3
• Government and public bodies in Danville, Virginia 3
• Government and public bodies in Dubuque, Iowa 3
• Government and public bodies in Durham, North Carolina 3
• Government and public bodies in Fort Sam Houston Joint Base San Antonio, Texas 3
• Government and public bodies in Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 3
• Government and public bodies in New Boston, Texas 3
• Government and public bodies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 3
• Government and public bodies in Riviera Beach, Florida 3
• Government and public bodies in Roanoke, Virginia 3
• Government and public bodies in San Diego, California 3
• Government and public bodies in San Luis Obispo, California 3
• Government and public bodies in Schriever SFB, Colorado 3
• Government and public bodies in Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 3
• Government and public bodies in St Louis, Missouri 3
• Government and public bodies in Suitland, Maryland 3
• Government and public bodies in Toledo, Ohio 3
• Government and public bodies in Tucson, Arizona 3
• Government and public bodies in Washington, Illinois 3
• Government and public bodies in Waterloo, Iowa 3
• Government and public bodies in Wilmington, Delaware 3
• Government and public bodies in Windsor, Colorado 3
• Government and public bodies in Youngstown, Ohio 3