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Tri-Counties Regional Center

Serves San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura 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 record8,723Through Nov 30, 2025California Department of Developmental Services
Twelve months earlier7,828Through Nov 30, 2024California Department of Developmental Services
People served with an autism diagnosis on record, by monthTri-Counties Regional Center, Dec 2014 to Nov 2025
02,5005,0007,50010,0002014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420258,723
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PeriodTCRC
20142,866
20152,891
20152,898
20152,918
20152,951
20152,967
20152,991
20153,019
20153,063
20153,065
20153,079
20153,087
20153,093
20163,109
20163,128
20163,158
20163,176
20163,208
20163,232
20163,275
20163,301
20163,329
20163,379
20163,400
20163,438
20173,443
20173,469
20173,506
20173,535
20173,565
20173,592
20173,609
20173,633
20173,662
20173,680
20173,714
20173,761
20183,793
20183,826
20183,863
20183,887
20183,925
20183,959
20183,982
20183,999
20184,035
20184,055
20184,093
20184,139
20194,180
20194,210
20194,257
20194,297
20194,346
20194,401
20194,421
20194,459
20194,495
20194,510
20194,547
20194,590
20204,627
20204,665
20204,691
20204,720
20204,768
20204,834
20204,887
20204,917
20204,938
20204,964
20204,981
20205,033
20215,088
20215,131
20215,171
20215,205
20215,267
20215,303
20215,318
20215,351
20215,388
20215,476
20215,520
20215,588
20225,628
20225,670
20225,757
20225,809
20225,841
20225,893
20225,963
20225,999
20226,059
20226,117
20226,158
20226,306
20236,349
20236,414
20236,483
20236,563
20236,636
20236,690
20236,756
20236,795
20236,884
20236,970
20237,015
20237,177
20247,223
20247,276
20247,335
20247,408
20247,471
20247,614
20247,628
20247,682
20247,703
20247,768
20247,828
20247,870
20257,920
20258,025
20258,097
20258,193
20258,328
20258,454
20258,470
20258,544
20258,619
20258,676
20258,723

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 TCRC 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 TCRC'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 33,961Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 2.9% from 3,849 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
In intake, age 3 and older297Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Down 15.1% from 350 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Provisionally eligible (under age 5)648Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 35.8% from 477 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
All people served21,922Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 5.3% from 20,814 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Early Start, intake and provisional eligibility, by monthTri-Counties Regional Center, Jun 2022 to Sep 2026
01,0002,0003,0004,0002022-062022-122023-062023-122024-062024-122025-062025-122026-062026-093,961297648
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PeriodEarly Start, under 3In intake, 3 and olderProvisional
2022-063,059242117
2022-073,095253125
2022-083,082278134
2022-093,108286140
2024-053,774333312
2024-063,808300320
2024-073,800280324
2024-083,759278335
2024-093,759277335
2024-103,765299347
2024-113,825325360
2024-123,844369361
2025-013,777365360
2025-023,760356384
2025-033,815369395
2025-043,795378417
2025-053,908415431
2025-063,905429445
2025-073,860420471
2025-083,898385476
2025-093,849350477
2025-103,790368494
2025-113,863363521
2025-123,861350527
2026-013,852339544
2026-023,874354561
2026-033,826402571
2026-043,819389582
2026-053,966389596
2026-063,953348618
2026-073,881317626
2026-083,949327636
2026-093,961297648

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 TCRC 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 TCRC 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$528.5MFiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $430.8M

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person counted$21,159Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $18,325

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

FY 2023–24: 64.1%

California Department of Developmental Services
People with no purchased services12.9%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 14.5%

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person, by ageTri-Counties Regional Center, FY 2024–25. Statewide figures for comparison.
  • Ages 0–2 · TCRC$5,848
  • Ages 0–2 · California$6,574
  • Ages 3–21 · TCRC$7,668
  • Ages 3–21 · California$9,632
  • Ages 22 and older · TCRC$56,206
  • 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 Native35$43,024$29,522Suppressed
Asian653$23,415$23,31217.0%
Black or African American314$51,697$33,29315.9%
Hispanic12,549$13,816$16,12412.0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander22$37,006$24,565Suppressed
Other race or more than one2,360$15,986$13,66513.3%
White9,046$31,351$39,59013.7%
Preferred language, all ages, FY 2024–25
Preferred languagePeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Other114$36,082$31,90212.3%
Chinese13$34,223$30,220Suppressed
English19,281$23,659$25,11112.9%
Spanish5,552$12,149$15,89412.7%
Vietnamese19$18,888$20,317Suppressed
Qualifying condition, all ages, FY 2024–25
Qualifying conditionPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Autism8,896$17,116$18,99021.2%
Cerebral palsy1,283$50,691$50,45010.1%
Epilepsy1,288$60,712$58,5059.8%
Fifth category1,485$32,995$26,94218.5%
Intellectual disability6,893$46,521$44,45812.1%
Other8,155$4,937$5,3223.4%

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 TCRC 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 disorder8,723Nov 30, 2025
Intellectual disability6,622Nov 30, 2025
Cerebral palsy1,213Nov 30, 2025
Epilepsy1,222Nov 30, 2025
Fifth category1,421Nov 30, 2025
How to ask for an evaluation

Intake at Tri-Counties Regional Center

We have not yet checked TCRC'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

San Luis ObispoSanta BarbaraVentura

Catchment description as published by DDS: “San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura 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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