Cass County celebrates National County Government Month (NCGM) during the month of April to showcase the services and programs that the county provides to residents to achieve a vibrant and safe community.

Explore the links below to learn more about the role counties play, our county's history, and what counties look like throughout our country. 

Counties Matter. Counties are diverse in structure and how we deliver services to our residents, yet we all share the vision of achieving health, safe and vibrant counties across America. 

Counties are responsible for maintaining roads and bridges, caring for our physical and mental health, administering elections, ensuring public safety, strengthening environmental stewardship, and so much more.

America’s County Governments: A Short Primer on History, Definitions, Structures & Authorities (PDF)

Counties are so present in our everyday lives that we sometimes overlook the many ways we help our communities thrive. Often behind the scenes, 40,000 county elected officials and 3.6 million county employees are indispensable partners in our nation's intergovernmental system, which balances and shares roles and responsibilities among all levels of government. Counties collaborate with federal, state, local and tribal governments to deliver on-to-ground services and meet our residents' needs.