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Regional center · NBRC

North Bay Regional Center

Serves Napa, Solano, and Sonoma 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 record4,935Through Nov 30, 2025California Department of Developmental Services
Twelve months earlier4,323Through Nov 30, 2024California Department of Developmental Services
People served with an autism diagnosis on record, by monthNorth Bay Regional Center, Dec 2014 to Nov 2025
02,0004,0006,0008,0002014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420254,935
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PeriodNBRC
20141,700
20151,710
20151,716
20151,725
20151,728
20151,736
20151,739
20151,737
20151,744
20151,756
20151,768
20151,780
20151,789
20161,814
20161,842
20161,845
20161,859
20161,871
20161,877
20161,895
20161,907
20161,910
20161,943
20161,955
20161,976
20171,988
20171,998
20172,015
20172,018
20172,036
20172,060
20172,078
20172,103
20172,118
20172,126
20172,141
20172,154
20182,161
20182,186
20182,215
20182,232
20182,253
20182,285
20182,301
20182,326
20182,353
20182,382
20182,401
20182,417
20192,447
20192,466
20192,484
20192,513
20192,524
20192,547
20192,561
20192,582
20192,600
20192,624
20192,640
20192,659
20202,676
20202,698
20202,722
20202,728
20202,761
20202,769
20202,776
20202,792
20202,808
20202,821
20202,833
20202,847
20212,861
20212,880
20212,899
20212,914
20212,928
20212,954
20212,963
20212,986
20212,998
20213,018
20213,040
20213,056
20223,072
20223,084
20223,098
20223,136
20223,153
20223,184
20223,217
20223,237
20223,259
20223,293
20223,319
20223,350
20233,374
20233,418
20233,464
20233,510
20233,540
20233,592
20233,644
20233,674
20233,708
20233,745
20233,781
20233,846
20243,886
20243,918
20243,959
20244,014
20244,052
20244,116
20244,160
20244,218
20244,243
20244,276
20244,323
20244,364
20254,397
20254,449
20254,514
20254,555
20254,598
20254,650
20254,694
20254,744
20254,802
20254,853
20254,935

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 NBRC 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 NBRC'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 31,412Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 7.4% from 1,315 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
In intake, age 3 and older334Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Down 41.6% from 572 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Provisionally eligible (under age 5)596Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 56.4% from 381 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
All people served12,788Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 8.3% from 11,810 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Early Start, intake and provisional eligibility, by monthNorth Bay Regional Center, Jun 2022 to Sep 2026
04008001,2001,6002022-062022-122023-062023-122024-062024-122025-062025-122026-062026-091,412334596
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PeriodEarly Start, under 3In intake, 3 and olderProvisional
2022-061,15125770
2022-071,13625685
2022-081,15127094
2022-091,14728399
2024-051,269577213
2024-061,274581219
2024-071,283616222
2024-081,267625227
2024-091,237652226
2024-101,262705235
2024-111,235721239
2024-121,220743242
2025-011,224778251
2025-021,229793249
2025-031,270811292
2025-041,265810318
2025-051,306757355
2025-061,348691360
2025-071,333651360
2025-081,314605378
2025-091,315572381
2025-101,307525383
2025-111,313453406
2025-121,303393433
2026-011,322330466
2026-021,309333481
2026-031,286273515
2026-041,277277521
2026-051,284268533
2026-061,272277538
2026-071,327303561
2026-081,379311591
2026-091,412334596

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 NBRC 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 NBRC 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$511.6MFiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $432.4M

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person counted$37,373Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $33,669

California Department of Developmental Services
Share of authorized services used77.9%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 77.9%

California Department of Developmental Services
People with no purchased services14.9%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 16.0%

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person, by ageNorth Bay Regional Center, FY 2024–25. Statewide figures for comparison.
  • Ages 0–2 · NBRC$6,228
  • Ages 0–2 · California$6,574
  • Ages 3–21 · NBRC$8,911
  • Ages 3–21 · California$9,632
  • Ages 22 and older · NBRC$86,296
  • 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 Native71$50,373$29,522Suppressed
Asian779$35,564$23,31216.6%
Black or African American1,089$50,511$33,29316.1%
Hispanic4,020$15,746$16,12414.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander35$25,822$24,565Suppressed
Other race or more than one2,802$16,936$13,66515.2%
White4,894$64,097$39,59014.1%
Preferred language, all ages, FY 2024–25
Preferred languagePeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Other170$65,383$31,90210.6%
Chinese12$79,772$30,220Suppressed
English11,106$42,249$25,11115.2%
Spanish2,384$12,648$15,89413.6%
Vietnamese18$11,003$20,317Suppressed
Qualifying condition, all ages, FY 2024–25
Qualifying conditionPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Autism5,153$25,736$18,99022.4%
Cerebral palsy941$91,776$50,45010.4%
Epilepsy1,064$93,136$58,50510.3%
Fifth category942$61,254$26,94214.2%
Intellectual disability4,732$75,809$44,45813.6%
Other3,391$5,054$5,3225.4%

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 NBRC 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 disorder4,935Nov 30, 2025
Intellectual disability4,633Nov 30, 2025
Cerebral palsy903Nov 30, 2025
Epilepsy1,046Nov 30, 2025
Fifth category911Nov 30, 2025
How to ask for an evaluation

Intake at North Bay Regional Center

We have not yet checked NBRC'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

3 counties

NapaSolanoSonoma

Catchment description as published by DDS: “Napa, Solano, and Sonoma counties”

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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
    Retrieved
    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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