List of councils (Boy Scouts of America)

The program of the Boy Scouts of America is administered through local councils, with each council covering a geographic area that may vary from a single city to an entire state. Each council receives an annual charter from the National Council and is usually incorporated as a charitable organization. Most councils are administratively divided into districts that directly serve Scout units.

Councils previously fell into one of four regions: Western, Central, Southern, and Northeast. Each region was then subdivided into areas. The total number of councils depends on how they are counted:


 * There are individual local councils.
 * Direct Service covers units outside of local councils. Although technically not a council, it is assigned a council number.
 * Greater New York Councils has five boroughs, each with an assigned council number.
 * Each of the four regions has an assigned council number.