Counties do different things in different states (and sometimes different things even within the same state, depending on the county)
In Georgia, cities often take on a lot of the tasks of a county, and counties provide a lot of city services in unincorporated areas that in some states just wouldn't have those services. It all tends to balance out
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Counties do different things in different states (and sometimes different things even within the same state, depending on the county)
In Georgia, cities often take on a lot of the tasks of a county, and counties provide a lot of city services in unincorporated areas that in some states just wouldn't have those services. It all tends to balance out