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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Districts Reported
3,112
169,565
$9,573,014,191
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 2,199 $173,860,259 $68,441,715
Airport 10 704 $44,219,800 $14,055,127
Bridge and Highway 1 996 $77,153,054 $29,698,504
Cemetery 243 1,873 $30,109,368 $9,280,339
Community Services 320 5,694 $156,007,447 $40,735,006
Drainage 20 108 $510,510 $99,898
Fire Protection 321 8,208 $468,195,166 $140,983,678
Flood Control and Water Conservation 11 234 $11,354,902 $3,155,081
Garbage Disposal 1 165 $9,910,019 $4,278,018
Harbor and Port 12 1,207 $80,680,359 $32,564,696
Health 1 37 $927,126 $174,063
Hospital and Healthcare 79 43,773 $2,513,799,846 $530,999,318
Municipal Improvement 2 17 $386,540 $166,388
Levee 11 60 $757,180 $224,406
Library 13 433 $12,241,942 $2,316,919
Maintenance 1 5 $0 $0
Memorial 27 251 $1,835,719 $487,671
Mosquito Abatement 47 1,738 $67,557,330 $20,859,678
Pest Control 3 17 $0 $0
Citrus Pest Control 8 48 $74,860 $0
Police Protection 3 38 $1,279,432 $0
Reclamation 153 1,120 $10,665,575 $2,205,576
Recreation and Park 91 10,078 $200,680,140 $45,869,038
Sanitary 61 1,582 $118,879,009 $41,906,136
County Sanitation 36 3,405 $265,066,184 $73,718,198
Sanitation and Flood Control 2 159 $14,726,803 $4,407,609
Separation of Grade 1 5 $0 $0
County Service Area 8 100 $673,715 $61,554
Sewer and Sewer Maintenance 1 72 $6,612,215 $2,232,467
Resource Conservation 87 1,110 $21,431,815 $3,233,100
Storm Water Drainage and Maintenance 4 16 $5,000 $0
Transit 12 10,313 $854,267,018 $273,972,895
Municipal Utility 5 4,731 $506,721,189 $135,549,053
Public Utility 53 1,182 $59,835,481 $16,407,276
California Water 123 2,290 $121,004,213 $33,295,421
County Water 155 4,805 $331,934,971 $86,882,412
Metropolitan Water 1 2,024 $229,430,847 $69,242,273
Municipal Water 34 2,958 $236,175,891 $71,561,461
Water Agency or Authority 22 2,341 $212,693,732 $62,682,569
Water Conservation 13 339 $19,446,323 $5,812,956
Water Replenishment 2 51 $4,561,442 $2,281,146
Water Storage 8 313 $15,583,981 $5,257,800
County Waterworks 8 59 $562,402 $84,188
Joint Powers Authority (JPA) 888 27,725 $1,158,992,366 $298,781,524
Irrigation 88 5,715 $390,841,250 $124,811,103
Nonprofit Corporation 64 3,934 $152,086,916 $35,730,173
Transportation Planning Agencies 39 15,333 $989,274,856 $345,199,215