What Los Angeles County does

Los Angeles County is a county-level government entity that delivers a broad portfolio of administrative, public health, public safety, and human services to the 10 million residents and businesses within its California jurisdiction. It is governed by an elected five-member Board of Supervisors (Solis, Mitchell, Horvath, Hahn, Barger) and operates through a network of departments including Public Health (4,000+ professionals, 14 Public Health Centers), Health Services (four hospitals — Los Angeles General, Harbor-UCLA, Olive View-UCLA, Rancho Los Amigos — plus ambulatory care, EMS Agency, and the LA Health Portal mobile and web patient app), Regional Planning, Youth Development (75+ community-based organization partners), the new Department of Homeless Services and Housing (launched January 1, 2026), and a jointly controlled joint-powers authority, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), shared with the City of Los Angeles.

The County's core technology footprint is a portfolio of consumer-facing and enterprise platforms rather than a unified product. Notable platforms include the LA Health Portal (iOS/Android, integrated with Apple Health Kit, supporting messaging, scheduling, records, e-prescribing, and video visits), the LAC EMS Drug Doses mobile app (pre-calculating paramedic dosing per Medical Control Guideline 1309), the Genasys-powered Alert LA County emergency notification and evacuation system, Microsoft TEAMS-based workforce training (used to train 601 Ambulatory Care Network employees in 8 days during COVID-19), the Open Data Portal (data.lacounty.gov), a Services Locator, and 211 LA County for health and human-services referrals. The County also maintains planning-grade GIS/Jurisdiction Lookup tools for unincorporated areas.

The revenue model is tax- and grant-funded public administration. The FY2026-27 Recommended Budget of $48.8 billion is sourced from property and other tax revenue (Treasurer & Tax Collector), federal and state grants for safety-net programs (Medi-Cal, CalFresh, homelessness, affordable housing — including $182M+ from the California Strategic Growth Council's $866M package), fees for permits, vital records, public health inspections, and water, and direct development financing for affordable housing (e.g., $43.8M in Board-approved loans supporting 687 units across six locations within $562M of total project cost). Go-to-market is direct-to-resident and direct-to-business; there is no commercial sales motion. Customer segments are defined by service line — residents, property owners, permit applicants, patients, homeless individuals, youth, veterans — rather than by commercial account size. The County is currently bracing for deep federal funding cuts to its largest entitlement programs, which is the dominant financial risk in the forward outlook.

Name

Los Angeles County

Legal name

County of Los Angeles

Website

https://lacounty.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1850

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Los Angeles County is a California county-level government delivering administrative, public health, public safety, and human services to 10 million residents across multiple departments under an elected Board of Supervisors and a $48.8 billion FY2026-27 budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Property and other tax revenue: Los Angeles County collects property taxes and other tax revenues to fund operations. The Treasurer & Tax Collector oversees property tax payments, overpayments, and unclaimed funds. The 2026-27 Recommended Budget is a $48.8 billion spending plan.
2. Federal and State grant funding: Los Angeles County receives significant federal and state funding for services such as homelessness ($300M in LAHSA funding cuts referenced), affordable housing (California Strategic Growth Council $866M, of which $182M+ to LA County), Medi-Cal, and CalFresh. The 2026-27 budget braces for deep federal funding cuts to these programs.
3. Affordable housing development financing: LA County Board of Supervisors approves affordable housing loans and subsidies (e.g., $43.8M in loans for 687 affordable units; $5.9M subsidy for A Community of Friends' Estrella Azul project in Boyle Heights) as a development funding mechanism.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Los Angeles County is a county-level government entity that provides administrative, public health, health services, regional planning, youth development, emergency management, and homeless services to over 10 million residents. It operates a portfolio of digital platforms, hospitals, health centers, emergency notification systems, and an Open Data Portal funded by a $48.8 billion FY2026-27 Recommended Budget sourced from property taxes, fees, and federal/state grants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LA Health Portal: Mobile and web patient portal operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services for messaging doctors, scheduling appointments, accessing medical records, ordering medications, and conducting video health visits.
• LAC EMS Drug Doses
• 211 LA County
• Alert LA County
• Ready LA County
• Clean Power Alliance

Products and services

• LA County Government Portal (lacounty.gov) Official web portal of Los Angeles County providing residents and businesses with access to services across public safety, animals and pets, older adults, libraries, parks, permits, payments, voting, and emergency information. Serves as the umbrella platform linking all county departments.
• Alert LA County Emergency Notification System County-wide emergency alerting and incident management platform powered by Genasys. Provides real-time alerts for incidents, evacuation status lookups via protect.genasys.com, and shelter and distribution information.
• LA Health Portal Mobile and web patient portal for LA County Department of Health Services. Enables patients to message their doctor, schedule appointments, access medical records, order medications, conduct video visits, and integrate Apple Health Kit data into their electronic medical record.
• LAC EMS Drug Doses Mobile App Mobile application supporting LA County's EMS Medical Control Guideline 1309 (Color Code Drug Doses). Assists paramedics and Base Station staff in providing accurate drug dosing for adult and pediatric patients via pre-calculation based on a standardized formulary.
• Health Services Los Angeles County (DHS) Integrated county health system with four hospitals (Los Angeles General, Harbor-UCLA, Olive View-UCLA, Rancho Los Amigos), numerous health centers, EMS Agency, and programs including Primary Care, Specialty Care, Mental Health, Urgent Care, and Pharmacy.
• LA County Department of Public Health Public health services platform serving 10 million LA County residents. Provides 14 Public Health Centers, illness prevention, substance use help and recovery, certificates and official records, family and youth support, emergency preparedness, violence prevention, and healthy homes and businesses programs.
• LA County Planning (Department of Regional Planning) Planning department for unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Services include long range planning, disaster recovery, climate action, coastal planning, equity, historic preservation, housing, GIS mapping, zoning enforcement, and the LA County Small Biz Permit Express program.
• LA County Department of Homeless Services and Housing County-run department launched January 1, 2026 to centralize County homeless services contracting. Replaces LAHSA for county-administered homeless services contracting following oversight failures identified by the Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness.
• Department of Youth Development (DYD) LA County department partnering with over 75 community-based organizations to connect youth and families to resources, opportunities, and care. Three core programs: Development (education, mentorship, career pathways), Diversion (second-chance options), and Youth Justice.
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency LA County EMS Agency providing ambulance and prehospital care operations, certification and accreditation, data management, disaster programs, the Emergi-Press system, the EMS Commission, Medical Alert Center, Paramedic Training Institute, and EMS training program approvals. Located in Santa Fe Springs.
• 211 LA County Free, 24/7 referral and information service operated by Los Angeles County connecting residents to health and human services.
• LA County Open Data Portal Public open data platform offering access to county datasets, geographic information, and statistical resources for residents, businesses, and researchers.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Orange County, California: Orange County, CA is an adjacent large California county offering the same mix of public health, health services, planning, and social services under California's Medi-Cal and CalFresh programs. Direct geographic and structural overlap with LA County.
• Maricopa County, Arizona: Maricopa County, AZ is the fourth-most populous US county and runs a parallel mix of public health, planning, housing, and emergency services. Its rapid population growth mirrors LA County's, and both operate integrated health and human services systems for millions of residents.
• Cook County, Illinois: Cook County, IL is the second-most populous county in the US and provides the same broad portfolio of municipal services (public health system, hospitals, planning, social services, public safety) as LA County. Both are large urban county governments with similar departmental structures and revenue models (property taxes, federal/state grants, fees).
• Miami-Dade County, Florida: Miami-Dade County, FL is the seventh-most populous US county, running a comparable portfolio of public health, transit, housing, and emergency services. Its diverse, urban population profile and tax-and-grant funding model make it a strong structural peer to LA County.
• Harris County, Texas: Harris County, TX is the third-most populous US county, operating a comparable portfolio of public health, flood control, infrastructure, and social services. Like LA County, it serves a large, diverse urban population with a tax- and grant-funded budget and an elected commissioners court.
• King County, Washington: King County, WA is a large urban county operating a comparable portfolio of public health, transit, housing, and planning services. It is widely recognized for innovative health and homelessness programs, providing a peer benchmark for LA County's restructuring efforts.
• Riverside County, California: Riverside County, CA is California's fourth-most populous county and an adjacent geographic peer to LA County, operating the same state-funded health, housing, and social service programs. Similar departmental structure and population scale.
• San Bernardino County, California: San Bernardino County, CA is California's fifth-most populous county, operating public health, behavioral health, housing, and regional planning services under the same California state framework. Geographic and structural peer to LA County.
• San Diego County, California: San Diego County is California's second-most populous county, providing public health, behavioral health, housing, and regional planning services under the same state regulatory framework as LA County. The two counties share the same federal funding channels (Medi-Cal, CalFresh, HUD) and comparable departmental structures.
• Clark County, Nevada: Clark County, NV is a large urban county providing public health, planning, and social services to a major metropolitan area. Comparable departmental structure and tax- and grant-funded operating model make it a relevant peer to LA County.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CountyofLA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/CountyofLosAngelesNewsroom
• Facebookfacebook.com/countyofla
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lacountyca
• Instagraminstagram.com/countyofla

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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