What is the difference between a borough and a county in reference to United States of America ?
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A county is a governmentally recognized and administered region of a state. They are the 3rd level division of the country. The USA is divided up into the USA, states, then counties. Within a county may be cities, towns, or other municipalities. Counties have legislatures, regulations, agencies, departments, collect taxes, and so on. Counties are the State’s subdivision of it’s territory. A burrough is an informally recognized urban area. The term burrough isn’t used in every area. Burroughs often have their own identity, and may even be an independent civic entity. Think of counties as how the state divides itself, and burroughs as how the city divides itself.
Counties in the USA are equivalent to French departments, German districts, or Italian provinces, if you are familiar with those.
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