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Regional center · CVRC

Central Valley Regional Center

Serves Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare counties. Figures below are reported by the California Department of Developmental Services for the whole catchment area.

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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

Monthly counts of people the center serves whose record includes an autism diagnosis. People not receiving regional center services are not included.

Autism diagnosis on record14,137Through Nov 30, 2025California Department of Developmental Services
Twelve months earlier11,087Through Nov 30, 2024California Department of Developmental Services
People served with an autism diagnosis on record, by monthCentral Valley Regional Center, Dec 2014 to Nov 2025
04,0008,00012,00016,00020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202514,137
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PeriodCVRC
20142,707
20152,724
20152,745
20152,780
20152,793
20152,830
20152,866
20152,886
20152,932
20152,970
20153,037
20153,060
20153,065
20163,116
20163,124
20163,142
20163,181
20163,213
20163,254
20163,285
20163,310
20163,331
20163,381
20163,412
20163,446
20173,462
20173,492
20173,512
20173,554
20173,581
20173,625
20173,677
20173,702
20173,721
20173,735
20173,754
20173,789
20183,843
20183,907
20183,960
20183,981
20184,028
20184,098
20184,132
20184,175
20184,243
20184,298
20184,334
20184,380
20194,420
20194,462
20194,546
20194,619
20194,689
20194,809
20194,877
20194,939
20194,970
20195,040
20195,087
20195,166
20205,190
20205,260
20205,290
20205,301
20205,387
20205,450
20205,466
20205,478
20205,482
20205,528
20205,544
20205,574
20215,632
20215,709
20215,790
20215,844
20215,941
20215,996
20216,169
20216,227
20216,245
20216,284
20216,314
20216,352
20226,423
20226,513
20226,574
20226,678
20226,756
20226,879
20226,985
20227,144
20227,331
20227,532
20227,650
20227,794
20237,858
20237,968
20238,079
20238,266
20238,453
20238,537
20238,691
20238,864
20239,026
20239,132
20239,368
20239,513
20249,603
20249,702
20249,823
20249,927
202410,094
202410,206
202410,399
202410,656
202410,793
202410,968
202411,087
202411,190
202511,394
202511,637
202511,900
202512,158
202512,562
202512,875
202513,147
202513,446
202513,729
202513,899
202514,137

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.

To ask CVRC for an evaluation, find its intake line in the DDS regional center directory. Early Start covers children under 3; regional center eligibility covers people 3 and older.

Regional centers · DDS

Caseload by status

Everyone on CVRC's caseload at the end of each month, from DDS's Monthly Consumer Caseload report. This counts people of every age and every qualifying condition, not only autism.

Early Start, under 34,393Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 6.2% from 4,137 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
In intake, age 3 and older2,286Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 9.6% from 2,085 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Provisionally eligible (under age 5)655Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 31.3% from 499 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
All people served35,814Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 11.4% from 32,137 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Early Start, intake and provisional eligibility, by monthCentral Valley Regional Center, Jun 2022 to Sep 2026
02,0004,0006,0008,0002022-062022-122023-062023-122024-062024-122025-062025-122026-062026-094,3932,286655
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PeriodEarly Start, under 3In intake, 3 and olderProvisional
2022-063,43473895
2022-073,500707102
2022-083,512736112
2022-093,524729125
2024-054,1322,614339
2024-064,2532,587332
2024-074,1822,617331
2024-083,8382,592332
2024-094,0312,707326
2024-104,0222,877318
2024-113,7082,837318
2024-123,8793,010326
2025-013,9073,008334
2025-023,8932,929350
2025-034,0262,926346
2025-044,0312,805370
2025-054,1412,287430
2025-064,1632,135457
2025-074,1482,021470
2025-084,0782,034494
2025-094,1372,085499
2025-104,1112,058510
2025-114,0892,053509
2025-124,0002,040521
2026-014,0072,042533
2026-024,0602,015538
2026-034,0522,024545
2026-044,0452,037559
2026-054,1612,079551
2026-064,1912,150567
2026-074,1972,146594
2026-084,2812,232613
2026-094,3932,286655

The line breaks where DDS has no usable report: the files DDS posted between November 2022 and April 2024 all repeat the June 2022 report, so those 19 months are left empty rather than filled in.

What this measures: Everyone on the regional center's caseload at the end of the report month, by DDS status: intake (status 0, being evaluated), Early Start (status 1, under age 3), active under the Lanterman Act (status 2), state-operated (status 8) and provisional eligibility (status U, children under 5). DDS redacts cells of 1 to 10 people and builds its totals by rounding each redacted cell to the nearest ten, so a total can differ from the true count by a few people per redacted cell. Regional centers report for their whole catchment area, never by county.

To ask CVRC for an evaluation, find its intake line in the DDS regional center directory. Early Start covers children under 3; regional center eligibility covers people 3 and older.

Regional centers · DDS

Spending on purchased services

What CVRC paid vendors for services in FY 2024–25 (July to June), from DDS's Annual Purchase of Service Report. Staff time at the regional center itself, including intake and service coordination, is not included.

Total purchase-of-service spending$647.4MFiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $528.5M

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person counted$17,533Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $15,885

California Department of Developmental Services
Share of authorized services used74.4%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 76.2%

California Department of Developmental Services
People with no purchased services17.5%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 21.1%

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person, by ageCentral Valley Regional Center, FY 2024–25. Statewide figures for comparison.
  • Ages 0–2 · CVRC$8,573
  • Ages 0–2 · California$6,574
  • Ages 3–21 · CVRC$5,071
  • Ages 3–21 · California$9,632
  • Ages 22 and older · CVRC$47,034
  • Ages 22 and older · California$55,401
Race or ethnicity, all ages, FY 2024–25
Race or ethnicityPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
American Indian or Alaska Native161$29,639$29,52218.0%
Asian2,115$14,233$23,31219.6%
Black or African American1,772$27,989$33,29318.7%
Hispanic21,713$12,713$16,12416.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander50$20,442$24,56530.0%
Other race or more than one3,823$10,018$13,66520.7%
White7,293$33,952$39,59017.4%
Preferred language, all ages, FY 2024–25
Preferred languagePeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Other686$22,908$31,90214.6%
Chinese18$22,478$30,220Suppressed
English29,717$18,583$25,11119.7%
Spanish6,477$12,120$15,8947.5%
Vietnamese29$20,536$20,317Suppressed
Qualifying condition, all ages, FY 2024–25
Qualifying conditionPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Autism13,996$8,715$18,99026.2%
Cerebral palsy1,951$44,857$50,45012.7%
Epilepsy2,678$49,337$58,50512.0%
Fifth category2,889$18,792$26,94222.7%
Intellectual disability11,262$38,305$44,45815.1%
Other9,364$6,416$5,3226.3%

What this measures: Fiscal year July to June. People counted are those active in January of the fiscal year or with any purchased service during it; someone who moved between regional centers can be counted at both. Spending covers services the regional center bought from vendors (purchase of service), not its own staff. Per-person spending divides by everyone counted, including people with no purchases, and is not adjusted for age or need: centers serving more adults in residential care spend more per person. DDS suppresses small cells. DDS changed how race and language are recorded late in FY 2024–25 and advises caution comparing those groups across years.

Compare all 21 regional centers

To ask CVRC for an evaluation, find its intake line in the DDS regional center directory. Early Start covers children under 3; regional center eligibility covers people 3 and older.

Regional centers · DDS

Other qualifying conditions on record

A person can have more than one of these diagnoses, so the rows overlap. Adding them up would count some people twice.

Condition (DDS data dictionary)People with this diagnosis on recordThrough
Autism spectrum disorder14,137Nov 30, 2025
Intellectual disability10,968Nov 30, 2025
Cerebral palsy1,871Nov 30, 2025
Epilepsy2,573Nov 30, 2025
Fifth category2,388Nov 30, 2025
How to ask for an evaluation

Intake at Central Valley Regional Center

We have not yet checked CVRC's intake contacts ourselves. The DDS regional center directory lists its phone numbers and offices. Children under 3 can be referred to Early Start without a doctor's referral; people 3 and older can apply for regional center eligibility.

Counties in this catchment area

6 counties

FresnoKingsMaderaMariposaMercedTulare

Catchment description as published by DDS: “Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare counties”

Sources

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)
    Editions used
    ckan-2026-10-08
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    Oct 16, 2026
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  2. Regional centers · DDSDDS Monthly Consumer Caseload, Regional Center Caseloads by StatusCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, Monthly Consumer Caseload report
    Editions used
    2026-09
    Retrieved
    Oct 17, 2026
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    Public information; DDS de-identified public release
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  3. Regional centers · DDSDDS Annual Purchase of Service (POS) Reports, machine-readableCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, Annual Purchase of Service Reports (WIC 4519.5)
    Editions used
    2024-25
    Retrieved
    Oct 17, 2026
    License
    Public information; de-identified under the CalHHS De-Identification Guidelines
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