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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Districts Reported
3,068
166,957
$9,271,829,108
Last Updated: 4/26/2024

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 2,126 $165,725,439 $65,817,964
Airport 10 675 $42,194,146 $13,104,267
Bridge and Highway 1 1,038 $74,717,783 $29,615,838
Cemetery 244 1,880 $29,227,864 $8,504,674
Community Services 315 5,500 $145,187,778 $41,054,636
Drainage 20 111 $538,304 $128,603
Fire Protection 325 8,249 $436,914,278 $143,100,621
Flood Control and Water Conservation 11 229 $10,837,578 $3,066,795
Garbage Disposal 1 135 $8,356,846 $4,016,105
Harbor and Port 12 1,219 $76,854,707 $30,499,797
Health 1 31 $825,394 $127,744
Hospital and Healthcare 80 40,461 $2,375,684,821 $495,127,828
Municipal Improvement 2 18 $316,564 $108,432
Levee 11 62 $777,885 $265,980
Library 13 441 $11,812,517 $2,052,329
Maintenance 1 5 $0 $0
Memorial 27 248 $1,837,354 $517,601
Mosquito Abatement 47 1,721 $64,177,885 $20,659,130
Pest Control 3 17 $600 $0
Citrus Pest Control 8 49 $64,908 $10,034
Police Protection 3 34 $1,214,962 $0
Reclamation 151 1,109 $10,761,803 $2,225,801
Recreation and Park 91 10,360 $191,240,921 $48,537,215
Sanitary 61 1,576 $115,249,466 $42,528,011
County Sanitation 37 3,428 $258,241,498 $87,649,722
Sanitation and Flood Control 2 168 $13,783,061 $2,876,307
Separation of Grade 1 5 $5,000 $0
County Service Area 8 88 $819,538 $148,863
Sewer and Sewer Maintenance 1 71 $6,492,234 $2,108,517
Resource Conservation 84 1,080 $20,588,801 $3,069,684
Storm Water Drainage and Maintenance 4 16 $5,000 $0
Transit 13 12,414 $998,628,611 $364,609,585
Municipal Utility 5 4,596 $468,243,047 $166,174,565
Public Utility 53 1,149 $55,909,116 $16,969,989
California Water 123 2,237 $116,871,018 $34,333,759
County Water 155 4,773 $316,648,994 $101,016,147
Metropolitan Water 1 2,018 $221,918,162 $96,128,469
Municipal Water 34 2,999 $232,492,759 $79,507,508
Water Agency or Authority 22 2,449 $216,170,727 $77,515,018
Water Conservation 13 331 $18,346,988 $6,096,875
Water Replenishment 2 51 $4,171,342 $2,051,867
Water Storage 8 294 $15,494,082 $4,922,880
County Waterworks 8 59 $519,633 $84,562
Joint Powers Authority (JPA) 847 27,370 $1,110,583,408 $293,361,523
Irrigation 88 5,674 $375,533,906 $134,093,733
Nonprofit Corporation 63 2,805 $106,294,245 $25,168,545
Transportation Planning Agencies 39 15,588 $949,548,136 $360,986,320