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Last Updated: 3/28/2025
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
|
2,276
|
$186,083,592
|
$76,183,581
|
|
Airport
|
10
|
703
|
$45,517,757
|
$15,228,721
|
|
Bridge and Highway
|
1
|
1,008
|
$79,689,978
|
$30,671,412
|
|
Cemetery
|
243
|
1,921
|
$31,535,276
|
$9,309,990
|
|
Community Services
|
319
|
5,875
|
$163,524,509
|
$41,778,615
|
|
Drainage
|
20
|
111
|
$454,184
|
$96,679
|
|
Fire Protection
|
321
|
8,293
|
$472,133,221
|
$147,730,375
|
|
Flood Control and Water Conservation
|
11
|
241
|
$11,863,077
|
$3,331,292
|
|
Garbage Disposal
|
1
|
170
|
$10,607,111
|
$4,446,768
|
|
Harbor and Port
|
12
|
1,219
|
$85,273,628
|
$33,831,398
|
|
Health
|
1
|
36
|
$1,079,917
|
$221,173
|
|
Hospital and Healthcare
|
78
|
41,521
|
$2,625,595,260
|
$554,199,628
|
|
Municipal Improvement
|
2
|
19
|
$390,880
|
$168,613
|
|
Levee
|
11
|
61
|
$783,659
|
$212,584
|
|
Library
|
13
|
442
|
$12,885,192
|
$2,164,300
|
|
Maintenance
|
1
|
6
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
Memorial
|
27
|
243
|
$1,885,015
|
$541,763
|
|
Mosquito Abatement
|
47
|
1,798
|
$71,656,457
|
$22,287,904
|
|
Pest Control
|
3
|
18
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
Citrus Pest Control
|
8
|
51
|
$75,358
|
$0
|
|
Police Protection
|
3
|
32
|
$1,335,454
|
$0
|
|
Reclamation
|
158
|
1,163
|
$11,452,536
|
$2,518,698
|
|
Recreation and Park
|
91
|
10,355
|
$211,924,493
|
$48,396,144
|
|
Sanitary
|
60
|
1,574
|
$126,060,570
|
$42,711,415
|
|
County Sanitation
|
36
|
3,472
|
$278,203,231
|
$75,591,556
|
|
Sanitation and Flood Control
|
2
|
167
|
$15,335,897
|
$4,842,114
|
|
Separation of Grade
|
1
|
5
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
County Service Area
|
8
|
87
|
$571,392
|
$67,768
|
|
Sewer and Sewer Maintenance
|
1
|
76
|
$6,656,598
|
$2,303,367
|
|
Resource Conservation
|
86
|
1,171
|
$23,189,045
|
$3,592,666
|
|
Storm Water Drainage and Maintenance
|
4
|
16
|
$5,000
|
$0
|
|
Transit
|
13
|
13,228
|
$1,138,182,460
|
$378,296,888
|
|
Municipal Utility
|
5
|
4,741
|
$525,749,740
|
$138,147,058
|
|
Public Utility
|
52
|
1,198
|
$62,873,837
|
$18,271,073
|
|
California Water
|
124
|
2,341
|
$130,221,190
|
$35,611,233
|
|
County Water
|
155
|
4,872
|
$348,336,759
|
$96,738,946
|
|
Metropolitan Water
|
1
|
2,084
|
$242,435,999
|
$74,034,507
|
|
Municipal Water
|
34
|
3,042
|
$250,127,929
|
$74,499,332
|
|
Water Agency or Authority
|
23
|
2,589
|
$243,471,146
|
$70,924,257
|
|
Water Conservation
|
13
|
346
|
$20,537,163
|
$5,991,625
|
|
Water Replenishment
|
2
|
70
|
$5,248,153
|
$2,323,580
|
|
Water Storage
|
8
|
306
|
$16,599,009
|
$5,395,774
|
|
County Waterworks
|
8
|
63
|
$571,496
|
$85,639
|
|
Joint Powers Authority (JPA)
|
883
|
29,127
|
$1,287,842,759
|
$333,328,845
|
|
Irrigation
|
88
|
5,763
|
$403,362,430
|
$131,157,319
|
|
Nonprofit Corporation
|
63
|
4,040
|
$167,045,904
|
$38,083,708
|
|
Transportation Planning Agencies
|
39
|
15,674
|
$1,065,971,473
|
$385,853,932
|