The listing of Nigeria States and their total number of Local Government Areas (LGAs) for each State are given below. Nigeria is made up of a total of 774 Local Government Areas (LGA). With Kano State being the top of the list with the highest numbers of Local Government Areas (LGA) that constitutes the State. Followed also by Oyo State with 32 Local Government Areas (LGA). And the least State with the lowest Local Government Areas (LGA) is Bayelsa, with just 8 Local Government Areas.
| # | State in Nigeria | Capital Cities | LGA | |
| 1. | Abia | Umuahia | 17 | |
| 2. | Adamawa | Yola | 21 | |
| 3. | Akwa-Ibom | Uyo | 31 | |
| 4. | Anambra | Awka | 21 | |
| 5. | Bauchi | Bauchi | 20 | |
| 6. | Bayelsa | Yenagoa | 8 | |
| 7. | Benue | Makurdi | 22 | |
| 8. | Borno | Maiduguri | 27 | |
| 9. | Cross River | Calabar | 18 | |
| 10. | Delta | Asaba | 25 | |
| 11. | Ebonyi | Abakiliki | 12 | |
| 12. | Edo | Benin-City | 18 | |
| 13. | Ekiti | Ado-Ekiti | 16 | |
| 14. | Enugu | Enugu | 17 | |
| 15. | Gombe | Gombe | 11 | |
| 16. | Imo | Owerri | 27 | |
| 17. | Jigawa | Dutse | 27 | |
| 18. | Kaduna | Kaduna | 23 | |
| 19. | Kano | Kano | 44 | |
| 20. | Katsina | Katsina | 34 | |
| 21. | Kebbi | Birnin-Kebbi | 22 | |
| 22. | Kogi | Lokoja | 20 | |
| 23. | Kwara | Ilorin | 16 | |
| 24. | Lagos | Ikeja | 20 | |
| 25. | Nasarawa | Lafia | 13 | |
| 26. | Niger | Minna | 25 | |
| 27. | Ogun | Abeokuta` | 19 | |
| 28. | Ondo | Akure | 18 | |
| 29. | Osun | Oshogbo | 28 | |
| 30. | Oyo | Ibadan | 32 | |
| 31. | Plateau | Jos | 17 | |
| 32. | Sokoto | Sokoto | 22 | |
| 33. | Rivers | Porth Harcourt | 22 | |
| 34. | Taraba | Jalingo | 15 | |
| 35. | Yobe | Damaturu | 17 | |
| 36. | Zamfara | Gusau | 14 | |
| Abuja | FCT | 6 | ||