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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Districts Reported
3,136
168,088
$10,804,110,922
Last Updated: 7/17/2024

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 19 2,265 $202,026,285 $83,935,423
Airport 10 630 $42,504,181 $14,114,185
Bridge and Highway 1 860 $67,538,992 $26,369,422
Cemetery 242 1,950 $33,936,668 $10,125,050
Community Services 319 5,435 $181,496,561 $47,869,014
Drainage 20 103 $439,029 $104,846
Fire Protection 316 8,267 $556,334,835 $167,901,845
Flood Control and Water Conservation 12 243 $13,157,381 $3,931,740
Garbage Disposal 1 137 $9,929,767 $3,019,878
Harbor and Port 12 1,109 $89,085,116 $23,390,860
Health 1 38 $1,516,343 $279,277
Hospital and Healthcare 75 43,778 $2,756,012,145 $581,101,866
Municipal Improvement 2 19 $441,257 $189,938
Levee 11 57 $883,494 $290,583
Library 13 382 $12,059,641 $2,212,573
Maintenance 1 5 $0 $0
Memorial 27 231 $1,801,857 $605,746
Mosquito Abatement 47 1,727 $75,263,838 $23,996,496
Pest Control 4 23 $0 $0
Citrus Pest Control 9 53 $83,781 $9,158
Police Protection 3 35 $1,561,461 $0
Reclamation 155 1,127 $11,456,964 $2,168,498
Recreation and Park 90 7,691 $206,669,324 $50,617,134
Sanitary 60 1,572 $139,368,619 $43,896,959
County Sanitation 36 3,308 $294,786,327 $79,903,887
Sanitation and Flood Control 2 165 $17,202,998 $5,260,050
Separation of Grade 1 5 $1,900 $0
County Service Area 7 77 $687,260 $61,008
Sewer and Sewer Maintenance 1 81 $7,346,082 $2,518,041
Resource Conservation 87 1,223 $28,127,628 $4,263,392
Storm Water Drainage and Maintenance 4 18 $7,600 $0
Transit 14 13,314 $1,186,007,687 $407,354,473
Municipal Utility 4 2,516 $296,686,932 $74,779,589
Public Utility 52 1,188 $62,696,689 $19,854,486
California Water 127 2,337 $141,068,987 $38,425,197
County Water 154 4,785 $371,480,086 $121,618,296
Metropolitan Water 1 2,004 $262,211,821 $85,936,599
Municipal Water 34 2,945 $273,470,910 $78,015,160
Water Agency or Authority 23 2,589 $279,328,920 $80,262,206
Water Conservation 13 357 $22,389,351 $6,767,859
Water Replenishment 4 68 $5,690,014 $2,625,224
Water Storage 8 292 $16,661,940 $5,396,869
County Waterworks 8 62 $631,778 $85,901
Joint Powers Authority (JPA) 917 28,496 $1,398,897,519 $372,363,017
Irrigation 88 5,682 $425,904,736 $137,568,055
Nonprofit Corporation 62 3,945 $209,444,813 $43,478,995
Transportation Planning Agencies 39 14,894 $1,099,811,405 $415,594,428