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Far Northern Regional Center

Serves Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity counties. Figures below are reported by the California Department of Developmental Services for the whole 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

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 record5,273Through Nov 30, 2025California Department of Developmental Services
Twelve months earlier4,576Through Nov 30, 2024California Department of Developmental Services
People served with an autism diagnosis on record, by monthFar Northern Regional Center, Dec 2014 to Nov 2025
02,0004,0006,0008,0002014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420255,273
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PeriodFNRC
20141,612
20151,637
20151,646
20151,658
20151,662
20151,680
20151,690
20151,699
20151,716
20151,729
20151,749
20151,760
20151,769
20161,789
20161,813
20161,820
20161,838
20161,849
20161,867
20161,885
20161,897
20161,899
20161,910
20161,921
20161,932
20171,954
20171,976
20171,997
20172,028
20172,045
20172,056
20172,091
20172,103
20172,117
20172,127
20172,153
20172,178
20182,188
20182,205
20182,218
20182,231
20182,237
20182,252
20182,256
20182,294
20182,308
20182,320
20182,338
20182,344
20192,363
20192,352
20192,360
20192,384
20192,409
20192,444
20192,467
20192,497
20192,503
20192,526
20192,533
20192,553
20202,580
20202,585
20202,602
20202,611
20202,631
20202,639
20202,663
20202,702
20202,714
20202,715
20202,730
20202,738
20212,760
20212,774
20212,801
20212,838
20212,875
20212,896
20212,913
20212,945
20212,972
20213,010
20213,041
20213,049
20223,081
20223,114
20223,156
20223,205
20223,214
20223,238
20223,266
20223,316
20223,343
20223,396
20223,425
20223,459
20233,497
20233,550
20233,580
20233,640
20233,690
20233,746
20233,795
20233,822
20233,887
20233,921
20233,961
20234,031
20244,050
20244,088
20244,158
20244,213
20244,259
20244,313
20244,368
20244,419
20244,468
20244,505
20244,576
20244,621
20254,634
20254,678
20254,764
20254,805
20254,876
20254,925
20255,020
20255,098
20255,148
20255,224
20255,273

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 FNRC 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 FNRC'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 3866Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 50.1% from 577 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
In intake, age 3 and older1,078Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 63.1% from 661 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Provisionally eligible (under age 5)811Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Down 19.4% from 1,006 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
All people served12,050Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 7.1% from 11,251 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Early Start, intake and provisional eligibility, by monthFar Northern Regional Center, Jun 2022 to Sep 2026
03006009001,2002022-062022-122023-062023-122024-062024-122025-062025-122026-062026-098661,078811
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PeriodEarly Start, under 3In intake, 3 and olderProvisional
2022-0677325992
2022-0777428098
2022-08834292103
2022-09829306109
2024-05814342282
2024-06810361284
2024-07826386288
2024-08829430295
2024-09841449305
2024-10840511311
2024-11847516345
2024-12784516462
2025-01732576557
2025-02667597636
2025-03613631761
2025-04573621843
2025-05531658938
2025-06510662991
2025-07526669984
2025-085416581,010
2025-095776611,006
2025-10601676992
2025-11643721979
2025-12669785981
2026-01691772959
2026-02692786928
2026-03743834945
2026-04765896910
2026-05792969893
2026-068091,001875
2026-078181,059855
2026-088401,050833
2026-098661,078811

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 FNRC 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 FNRC 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$291.6MFiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $246.1M

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person counted$23,745Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $21,675

California Department of Developmental Services
Share of authorized services used55.9%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 58.9%

California Department of Developmental Services
People with no purchased services19.3%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 20.9%

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person, by ageFar Northern Regional Center, FY 2024–25. Statewide figures for comparison.
  • Ages 0–2 · FNRC$6,318
  • Ages 0–2 · California$6,574
  • Ages 3–21 · FNRC$9,053
  • Ages 3–21 · California$9,632
  • Ages 22 and older · FNRC$50,082
  • 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 Native316$22,956$29,522Suppressed
Asian307$14,843$23,31223.1%
Black or African American271$26,237$33,29317.7%
Hispanic1,754$13,806$16,12415.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander27$7,560$24,565Suppressed
Other race or more than one1,104$14,469$13,66517.9%
White8,502$27,322$39,59020.1%
Preferred language, all ages, FY 2024–25
Preferred languagePeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Other166$24,767$31,90216.9%
ChineseSuppressedSuppressed$30,2200.0%
English11,516$24,317$25,11119.7%
Spanish594$12,318$15,89412.1%
VietnameseSuppressedSuppressed$20,3170.0%
Qualifying condition, all ages, FY 2024–25
Qualifying conditionPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Autism5,302$16,090$18,99026.0%
Cerebral palsy755$45,959$50,45015.8%
Epilepsy827$56,115$58,50514.8%
Fifth category758$32,313$26,94218.6%
Intellectual disability4,023$45,891$44,45817.2%
Other2,408$4,410$5,3229.8%

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.

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To ask FNRC 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 disorder5,273Nov 30, 2025
Intellectual disability3,899Nov 30, 2025
Cerebral palsy738Nov 30, 2025
Epilepsy790Nov 30, 2025
Fifth category734Nov 30, 2025
How to ask for an evaluation

Intake at Far Northern Regional Center

We have not yet checked FNRC'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

9 counties

ButteGlennLassenModocPlumasShastaSiskiyouTehamaTrinity

Catchment description as published by DDS: “Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity 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
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    Public information; de-identified under the CalHHS De-Identification Guidelines
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