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Last Updated: 2/7/2025
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
|
19
|
2,085
|
$159,127,273
|
$65,740,603
|
|
Airport
|
10
|
690
|
$41,300,657
|
$12,482,049
|
|
Bridge and Highway
|
1
|
995
|
$71,561,773
|
$30,602,903
|
|
Cemetery
|
245
|
1,836
|
$27,700,083
|
$8,520,679
|
|
Community Services
|
316
|
5,484
|
$143,128,065
|
$41,020,984
|
|
Drainage
|
20
|
114
|
$527,765
|
$120,054
|
|
Fire Protection
|
328
|
8,152
|
$404,801,603
|
$144,526,516
|
|
Flood Control and Water Conservation
|
11
|
229
|
$10,745,166
|
$3,038,953
|
|
Garbage Disposal
|
1
|
130
|
$7,299,748
|
$2,942,966
|
|
Harbor and Port
|
12
|
1,178
|
$73,643,750
|
$29,360,951
|
|
Health
|
1
|
32
|
$776,838
|
$126,463
|
|
Hospital and Healthcare
|
79
|
37,302
|
$2,109,442,659
|
$434,656,315
|
|
Municipal Improvement
|
2
|
19
|
$292,236
|
$59,391
|
|
Levee
|
11
|
60
|
$808,650
|
$238,926
|
|
Library
|
13
|
426
|
$11,023,130
|
$2,071,609
|
|
Maintenance
|
1
|
6
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
Memorial
|
27
|
250
|
$1,738,291
|
$513,381
|
|
Mosquito Abatement
|
47
|
1,710
|
$61,610,720
|
$20,199,712
|
|
Pest Control
|
3
|
18
|
$800
|
$0
|
|
Citrus Pest Control
|
8
|
49
|
$127,336
|
$22,482
|
|
Police Protection
|
3
|
30
|
$1,266,175
|
$0
|
|
Reclamation
|
151
|
1,019
|
$9,659,100
|
$2,228,581
|
|
Recreation and Park
|
92
|
10,243
|
$181,203,431
|
$49,860,308
|
|
Sanitary
|
62
|
1,585
|
$109,034,108
|
$40,580,181
|
|
County Sanitation
|
37
|
3,371
|
$249,735,433
|
$86,668,250
|
|
Sanitation and Flood Control
|
2
|
164
|
$13,354,135
|
$2,756,318
|
|
Separation of Grade
|
1
|
5
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
County Service Area
|
8
|
85
|
$737,935
|
$148,491
|
|
Sewer and Sewer Maintenance
|
1
|
72
|
$5,886,595
|
$2,187,606
|
|
Resource Conservation
|
85
|
1,050
|
$18,621,063
|
$2,862,011
|
|
Storm Water Drainage and Maintenance
|
4
|
17
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
Transit
|
13
|
12,189
|
$951,927,892
|
$370,450,422
|
|
Municipal Utility
|
5
|
4,521
|
$445,433,851
|
$157,534,131
|
|
Public Utility
|
53
|
1,134
|
$51,519,923
|
$17,887,857
|
|
California Water
|
123
|
2,183
|
$109,883,715
|
$36,840,923
|
|
County Water
|
156
|
4,749
|
$301,612,729
|
$92,452,015
|
|
Metropolitan Water
|
1
|
2,019
|
$218,528,241
|
$91,068,397
|
|
Municipal Water
|
34
|
2,929
|
$222,258,474
|
$81,030,250
|
|
Water Agency or Authority
|
22
|
2,381
|
$206,421,868
|
$73,449,071
|
|
Water Conservation
|
13
|
331
|
$17,632,904
|
$5,452,825
|
|
Water Replenishment
|
2
|
46
|
$3,803,015
|
$1,819,578
|
|
Water Storage
|
8
|
294
|
$15,633,435
|
$5,156,437
|
|
County Waterworks
|
8
|
62
|
$576,514
|
$133,294
|
|
Joint Powers Authority (JPA)
|
833
|
26,703
|
$997,784,437
|
$326,904,304
|
|
Irrigation
|
89
|
5,620
|
$370,477,030
|
$134,619,950
|
|
Nonprofit Corporation
|
64
|
3,551
|
$128,771,987
|
$41,495,806
|
|
Transportation Planning Agencies
|
38
|
15,641
|
$889,354,367
|
$281,416,130
|