In the Boy Scouts of America, Washington DC is entirely within the National Capital Area Council, which is divided into the following districts:

• Aquia District
• Banneker District
• Bull Run District
• Chain Bridge District
• Colonial District
• Francis Scott Key District
• George Mason District
• Goose Creek District
• Horizon District
• Mattaponi District
• Occoquan District
• Old Dominion District
• Olde Mill District
• Patriot District
• Patuxent District
• Piedmont District
• Potomac District
• Powhatan District
• Seneca District
• Southern Maryland District
• Sully District
• Two Rivers District