Compare California's regional centers
Caseloads and purchased-service spending for all 21 regional centers, side by side, from Department of Developmental Services reports.
Caseload and spending by regional center
Caseload at the end of Sep 2026; spending for FY 2024–25 (July to June). Per-person spending is not adjusted for age or need: a center serving more adults in residential care spends more per person, so differences are not a measure of how generous a center is.
| Regional center | All people served | Early Start, under 3 | Early Start vs a year earlier | Spending per person | Per person, ages 0–2 | Per person, ages 3–21 | Authorized services used | No purchased services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta California Regional Center | 36,605 | 2,338 | −2.9% | $21,295 | $4,629 | $6,698 | 57.2% | 14.8% |
| Central Valley Regional Center | 35,814 | 4,393 | +6.2% | $17,533 | $8,573 | $5,071 | 74.4% | 17.5% |
| Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center | 16,698 | 1,885 | +0.0% | $24,726 | $6,108 | $10,716 | 72.4% | 13.2% |
| Far Northern Regional Center | 12,050 | 866 | +50.1% | $23,745 | $6,318 | $9,053 | 55.9% | 19.3% |
| Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center | 14,873 | 1,649 | −7.1% | $26,847 | $9,578 | $13,681 | 61.8% | 16.1% |
| Golden Gate Regional Center | 11,734 | 1,310 | −10.3% | $45,511 | $9,358 | $16,141 | 74.8% | 19.1% |
| Harbor Regional Center | 20,945 | 1,644 | +0.6% | $19,591 | $3,845 | $9,475 | 62.8% | 20.5% |
| Inland Regional Center | 57,323 | 5,507 | −4.6% | $18,427 | $4,377 | $9,902 | 66.6% | 19.2% |
| Kern Regional Center | 17,233 | 1,980 | +4.6% | $17,462 | $5,391 | $8,316 | 66.1% | 19.2% |
| North Bay Regional Center | 12,788 | 1,412 | +7.4% | $37,373 | $6,228 | $8,911 | 77.9% | 14.9% |
| North Los Angeles County Regional Center | 41,917 | 4,451 | +7.1% | $22,588 | $8,556 | $12,245 | 66.1% | 23.9% |
| Redwood Coast Regional Center | 5,567 | 488 | +7.0% | $32,167 | $8,504 | $11,360 | 53.8% | 10.9% |
| Regional Center of Orange County | 29,697 | 3,445 | +6.3% | $25,239 | $6,486 | $8,090 | 64.5% | 20.0% |
| Regional Center of the East Bay | 30,489 | 2,642 | +3.7% | $31,040 | $7,758 | $10,663 | 73.3% | 25.9% |
| San Andreas Regional Center | 22,448 | 3,219 | +10.7% | $33,846 | $3,795 | $12,485 | 63.6% | 13.5% |
| San Diego Regional Center | 48,129 | 5,743 | +0.2% | $16,717 | $6,374 | $5,793 | 65.9% | 21.9% |
| San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center | 18,332 | 2,246 | −5.2% | $25,570 | $9,475 | $14,090 | 74.5% | 19.1% |
| South Central Los Angeles Regional Center | 26,454 | 3,166 | +3.0% | $21,093 | $7,283 | $9,375 | 72.4% | 9.7% |
| Tri-Counties Regional Center | 21,922 | 3,961 | +2.9% | $21,159 | $5,848 | $7,668 | 66.1% | 12.9% |
| Valley Mountain Regional Center | 24,798 | 2,776 | +3.6% | $18,902 | $6,259 | $9,437 | 76.1% | 15.2% |
| Westside Regional Center | 12,705 | 1,451 | +4.9% | $37,632 | $6,556 | $17,897 | 62.3% | 14.0% |
| California (DDS statewide figures) | 518,652 | 56,572 | +2.4% | $23,605 | $6,574 | $9,632 | 67.0% | 17.8% |
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.
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.
Each center's page links to its Early Start and regional center intake details.
Where these numbers come from
Figures are copied from public files without adjustment. Suppressed cells stay blank. Each source's own definitions apply.
Read the methodology- 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
- License
- Public information; DDS de-identified public release
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- 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
- Pipeline run
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