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California's 21 regional centers

Regional centers are nonprofit agencies that coordinate state-funded services for people with developmental disabilities, including autism. Each one serves a fixed catchment area.

Tri-Counties Regional CenterAlta California Regional CenterSan Andreas Regional CenterGolden Gate Regional CenterRedwood Coast Regional CenterKern Regional CenterSan Diego Regional CenterRegional Center of Orange CountyFar Northern Regional CenterRegional Center of the East BayInland Regional CenterCentral Valley Regional CenterValley Mountain Regional CenterNorth Bay Regional CenterHarbor Regional CenterFrank D. Lanterman Regional CenterSan Gabriel/Pomona Regional CenterWestside Regional CenterSouth Central Los Angeles Regional CenterEastern Los Angeles Regional CenterNorth Los Angeles County Regional Center
Catchment areas from the California Department of Developmental Services. Select an area to open that regional center.
Regional centers · DDS

People served with an autism diagnosis on record

Figures from the Department of Developmental Services, through Nov 30, 2025. A center's figure covers its whole catchment area. Each center is shown on its own rather than added into a statewide figure.

Regional centerCatchment areaAutism diagnosis on record
Alta California Regional CenterAlpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties16,390
Central Valley Regional CenterFresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare counties14,137
Eastern Los Angeles Regional CenterThe health districts of Alhambra, East Los Angeles, Northeast, and Whittier within the county of Los Angeles8,317
Far Northern Regional CenterButte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity counties5,273
Frank D. Lanterman Regional CenterThe Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center serves the health districts of Central, Glendale, Hollywood-Wilshire, and Pasadena within the county of Los Angeles.7,522
Golden Gate Regional CenterThe Golden Gate Regional Center serves the counties of Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo.3,651
Harbor Regional CenterThe Harbor Regional Center serves the health districts of Bellflower, Harbor, Long Beach, and Torrance within the city of Los Angeles.10,964
Inland Regional CenterThe Inland Regional Center serves the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino.18,267
Kern Regional CenterInyo, Kern, and Mono Counties7,243
North Bay Regional CenterNapa, Solano, and Sonoma counties4,935
North Los Angeles County Regional CenterThe health districts of East Valley, San Fernando, and West Valley within the city of Los Angeles.21,837
Redwood Coast Regional CenterDel Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Lake counties2,358
Regional Center of Orange CountyOrange County12,720
Regional Center of the East BayAlameda and Contra Costa counties14,192
San Andreas Regional CenterMonterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz8,473
San Diego Regional CenterImperial and San Diego counties23,260
San Gabriel/Pomona Regional CenterThe cities of El Monte, Monrovia, Pomona, and Glendora within the county of Los Angeles7,857
South Central Los Angeles Regional CenterThe health districts of Compton, San Antonio, South, Southeast, and Southwest within the county of Los Angeles11,581
Tri-Counties Regional CenterSan Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.8,723
Valley Mountain Regional CenterAmador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne counties10,639
Westside Regional CenterThe health districts of Inglewood and Santa Monica-West within the county of Los Angeles5,995

What this measures: Counts people served by a regional center, not everyone with the condition. One person can have several diagnoses, so these counts cannot be added together. Figures cover the center's whole catchment area and are not split by county.

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Where these numbers come from

Figures are copied from public files without adjustment. Suppressed cells stay blank. Each source's own definitions apply.

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  1. Regional centers · DDSDDS Consumers by Diagnosis, Early Start Consumers, and Regional CenterCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, via the California Open Data Portal (CC BY)
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