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Last Updated: 11/21/2024
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
|