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Last Updated: 4/14/2025
Special District Activity: The type of public service provided by a special district (such as water, sewer or health services). A special district may perform one or more activities.
Click on an activity below to see the special districts that perform the activity.
| Activity |
Special Districts Reported |
Employees |
Total Wages |
Total Retirement & Health Contribution |
|
Air Pollution Control
|
16
|
2,044
|
$150,936,098
|
$54,628,997
|
|
Cemetery
|
242
|
1,813
|
$24,750,309
|
$7,130,262
|
|
Lighting and Lighting Maintenance
|
96
|
3,011
|
$85,873,898
|
$30,663,592
|
|
Memorial
|
26
|
226
|
$1,460,328
|
$251,261
|
|
Weed Abatement
|
2
|
32
|
$1,616,811
|
$586,816
|
|
Parking
|
7
|
812
|
$5,979,907
|
$1,196,517
|
|
Police Protection and Personal Safety
|
30
|
1,582
|
$66,904,025
|
$25,728,464
|
|
Water Enterprise
|
725
|
26,399
|
$1,624,769,298
|
$579,408,801
|
|
Ambulance Service
|
64
|
4,138
|
$244,517,709
|
$105,019,262
|
|
Library Services
|
36
|
1,079
|
$24,358,691
|
$6,488,236
|
|
Underground Electric and Communication Facilities
|
4
|
40
|
$652,488
|
$276,105
|
|
Electric Enterprise
|
72
|
11,801
|
$925,911,234
|
$347,231,800
|
|
Conduit Financing
|
5
|
57
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
Fire Protection
|
435
|
15,244
|
$805,507,028
|
$337,344,777
|
|
Flood Control and Water Conservation
|
60
|
4,176
|
$337,113,804
|
$139,247,816
|
|
Governmental Services
|
85
|
4,401
|
$124,336,111
|
$29,508,990
|
|
Financing or Constructing Facilities
|
170
|
1,167
|
$17,395,418
|
$5,293,508
|
|
Transportation Planning
|
74
|
12,432
|
$683,462,152
|
$193,564,045
|
|
Transit Operators
|
62
|
17,780
|
$1,025,538,908
|
$375,026,049
|
|
Health
|
18
|
521
|
$19,315,601
|
$3,370,717
|
|
Land Reclamation and Levee Maintenance
|
136
|
861
|
$5,431,543
|
$712,784
|
|
Solid Waste
|
21
|
524
|
$23,438,669
|
$8,308,986
|
|
Animal Control
|
5
|
155
|
$4,665,577
|
$1,175,912
|
|
Self Insurance
|
127
|
2,334
|
$46,823,507
|
$12,078,489
|
|
Drainage and Drainage Maintenance
|
55
|
1,128
|
$48,463,821
|
$25,009,316
|
|
Local and Regional Planning or Development
|
32
|
595
|
$10,757,311
|
$3,164,657
|
|
Streets and Roads - Construction and Maintenance
|
94
|
997
|
$15,586,679
|
$4,341,381
|
|
Hospital Enterprise
|
60
|
33,093
|
$1,731,092,978
|
$315,023,164
|
|
Pest Control
|
72
|
1,927
|
$60,130,370
|
$18,786,269
|
|
Recreation and Park
|
218
|
18,428
|
$608,640,888
|
$241,190,445
|
|
Solid Waste Enterprise
|
393
|
16,803
|
$1,057,710,390
|
$392,758,002
|
|
Resource Conservation
|
102
|
1,279
|
$18,573,020
|
$3,104,173
|
|
Television Translator Station Facilities
|
5
|
87
|
$1,289,607
|
$338,578
|
|
Airport Enterprise
|
24
|
1,542
|
$91,650,791
|
$35,668,561
|
|
Harbor and Port Enterprise
|
13
|
1,127
|
$67,857,294
|
$27,355,369
|