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Regional center · NLACRC

North Los Angeles County Regional Center

Serves part of Los Angeles County. Figures below are reported by the California Department of Developmental Services for the whole catchment area.

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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 record21,837Through Nov 30, 2025California Department of Developmental Services
Twelve months earlier19,052Through Nov 30, 2024California Department of Developmental Services
People served with an autism diagnosis on record, by monthNorth Los Angeles County Regional Center, Dec 2014 to Nov 2025
010,00020,00030,00040,00020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202521,837
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PeriodNLACRC
20147,516
20157,569
20157,645
20157,690
20157,744
20157,795
20157,856
20157,916
20157,982
20158,061
20158,163
20158,243
20158,318
20168,369
20168,435
20168,493
20168,613
20168,692
20168,759
20168,828
20168,907
20168,997
20169,070
20169,151
20169,206
20179,251
20179,319
20179,368
20179,456
20179,537
20179,620
20179,695
20179,751
20179,829
20179,885
20179,939
201710,068
201810,149
201810,212
201810,288
201810,350
201810,426
201810,544
201810,606
201810,647
201810,731
201810,838
201810,884
201810,943
201911,020
201911,110
201911,169
201911,257
201911,315
201911,393
201911,429
201911,471
201911,557
201911,626
201911,733
201911,784
202011,840
202011,920
202011,985
202012,051
202012,172
202012,223
202012,298
202012,420
202012,472
202012,562
202012,620
202012,673
202112,746
202112,792
202112,825
202112,873
202112,930
202112,998
202113,072
202113,132
202113,210
202113,347
202113,454
202113,553
202213,657
202213,761
202213,868
202213,973
202214,085
202214,220
202214,345
202214,459
202214,577
202214,730
202214,826
202214,984
202315,155
202315,287
202315,435
202315,637
202315,793
202315,944
202316,118
202316,260
202316,445
202316,596
202316,734
202316,891
202417,041
202417,177
202417,434
202417,614
202417,763
202418,016
202418,176
202418,416
202418,603
202418,810
202419,052
202419,231
202519,425
202519,601
202519,888
202520,078
202520,308
202520,466
202520,717
202521,058
202521,314
202521,556
202521,837

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 NLACRC 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 NLACRC'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 34,451Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 7.1% from 4,156 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
In intake, age 3 and older894Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Down 15.3% from 1,055 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Provisionally eligible (under age 5)827Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Down 10.1% from 920 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
All people served41,917Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 8.1% from 38,780 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Early Start, intake and provisional eligibility, by monthNorth Los Angeles County Regional Center, Jun 2022 to Sep 2026
02,0004,0006,0008,0002022-062022-122023-062023-122024-062024-122025-062025-122026-062026-094,451894827
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PeriodEarly Start, under 3In intake, 3 and olderProvisional
2022-063,696960325
2022-073,719980372
2022-083,7191,023389
2022-093,7411,124413
2024-054,4441,061625
2024-064,5321,130636
2024-074,4631,137664
2024-084,4761,276684
2024-094,4511,285723
2024-104,3531,201807
2024-114,3551,061869
2024-124,335999916
2025-014,230998916
2025-024,1741,052941
2025-034,236983948
2025-044,243991979
2025-054,1839811,029
2025-064,1959461,046
2025-074,1271,0691,009
2025-084,1091,144957
2025-094,1561,055920
2025-104,155942905
2025-114,246772871
2025-124,243712854
2026-014,235706859
2026-024,224683858
2026-034,305620854
2026-044,375712836
2026-054,434867823
2026-064,463924806
2026-074,466856805
2026-084,474869824
2026-094,451894827

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 NLACRC 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 NLACRC 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$998.2MFiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $791.9M

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person counted$22,588Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $19,527

California Department of Developmental Services
Share of authorized services used66.1%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 66.9%

California Department of Developmental Services
People with no purchased services23.9%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 24.7%

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person, by ageNorth Los Angeles County Regional Center, FY 2024–25. Statewide figures for comparison.
  • Ages 0–2 · NLACRC$8,556
  • Ages 0–2 · California$6,574
  • Ages 3–21 · NLACRC$12,245
  • Ages 3–21 · California$9,632
  • Ages 22 and older · NLACRC$54,669
  • 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 Native57$12,632$29,522Suppressed
Asian2,526$24,934$23,31225.0%
Black or African American4,420$23,703$33,29325.4%
Hispanic21,892$16,120$16,12426.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander26$40,916$24,565Suppressed
Other race or more than one4,241$13,771$13,66519.6%
White11,029$37,842$39,59020.1%
Preferred language, all ages, FY 2024–25
Preferred languagePeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Other968$39,063$31,90212.9%
ChineseSuppressedSuppressed$30,22022.2%
English34,138$23,593$25,11124.0%
Spanish9,030$16,958$15,89424.8%
VietnameseSuppressedSuppressed$20,31730.4%
Qualifying condition, all ages, FY 2024–25
Qualifying conditionPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Autism21,539$20,821$18,99033.5%
Cerebral palsy2,731$50,085$50,45022.2%
Epilepsy2,489$60,412$58,50520.7%
Fifth category1,966$24,515$26,94230.6%
Intellectual disability13,623$40,708$44,45824.8%
Other10,621$6,347$5,3224.4%

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 NLACRC 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 disorder21,837Nov 30, 2025
Intellectual disability13,341Nov 30, 2025
Cerebral palsy2,666Nov 30, 2025
Epilepsy2,418Nov 30, 2025
Fifth category1,892Nov 30, 2025
How to ask for an evaluation

Intake at North Los Angeles County Regional Center

We have not yet checked NLACRC'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

Los Angeles County, shared with other regional centers

Los Angeles

Catchment description as published by DDS: “The health districts of East Valley, San Fernando, and West Valley within the city of Los Angeles.”

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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    Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
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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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