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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Districts Reported
3,018
159,568
$8,255,740,524
Last Updated: 4/29/2024

Report: Special Districts by Type

Special District Type: Refers to a specific act or law which provided the authority for the formation of a special district.
Click on a special district type below to see the special districts of the type.
Special District Type Special Districts Reported Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Air Pollution Control 17 2,069 $155,831,943 $63,462,877
Airport 10 661 $41,782,509 $12,643,664
Bridge and Highway 1 981 $67,570,612 $29,157,623
Cemetery 245 1,875 $27,129,632 $8,149,622
Community Services 317 5,392 $139,021,346 $44,545,111
Drainage 20 112 $571,765 $116,754
Fire Protection 326 8,156 $387,361,653 $145,489,054
Flood Control and Water Conservation 11 226 $10,552,436 $3,020,779
Garbage Disposal 1 126 $6,894,802 $2,689,297
Harbor and Port 12 1,101 $67,794,939 $30,909,124
Health 1 33 $792,311 $184,742
Hospital and Healthcare 78 36,738 $2,041,904,880 $424,683,660
Municipal Improvement 2 18 $243,855 $47,562
Levee 11 66 $733,801 $174,413
Library 13 427 $10,829,160 $2,060,366
Maintenance 1 6 $0 $0
Memorial 27 237 $1,549,503 $137,122
Mosquito Abatement 47 1,646 $58,742,737 $19,487,678
Pest Control 2 12 $1,560 $0
Citrus Pest Control 8 49 $87,712 $11,250
Police Protection 3 28 $1,187,434 $0
Reclamation 150 1,031 $9,610,379 $1,969,724
Recreation and Park 92 9,993 $171,497,446 $48,870,504
Sanitary 61 1,556 $104,103,885 $40,683,119
County Sanitation 37 3,355 $251,534,630 $86,916,856
Sanitation and Flood Control 2 156 $13,856,591 $3,155,802
Separation of Grade 1 5 $0 $0
County Service Area 7 35 $258,123 $93,832
Sewer and Sewer Maintenance 1 78 $5,727,270 $2,585,513
Resource Conservation 86 1,060 $17,363,974 $2,736,340
Storm Water Drainage and Maintenance 4 18 $9,420 $0
Transit 13 11,757 $858,970,834 $370,651,424
Municipal Utility 5 4,356 $429,364,828 $154,108,776
Public Utility 53 1,123 $50,656,577 $17,888,867
California Water 124 2,111 $104,980,608 $34,476,857
County Water 159 4,699 $290,140,622 $99,779,792
Metropolitan Water 1 2,014 $207,718,708 $84,965,355
Municipal Water 34 2,922 $216,582,396 $78,549,131
Water Agency or Authority 22 2,332 $195,820,469 $68,334,123
Water Conservation 13 318 $16,738,780 $5,503,755
Water Replenishment 2 44 $3,694,017 $1,936,516
Water Storage 8 299 $15,084,066 $4,667,029
County Waterworks 8 60 $518,256 $116,342
Joint Powers Authority (JPA) 789 25,112 $924,975,879 $311,983,309
Irrigation 88 5,471 $356,579,523 $134,453,738
Nonprofit Corporation 67 3,844 $129,436,557 $40,656,163
Transportation Planning Agencies 38 15,860 $859,932,097 $306,234,785