A survey by the County Council Network (CCN) found that all 36 county council and county unitary authorities will be making cuts, totalling an estimated £918m - an average of £25.5m each - when they set their budgets next February.
Rising demand for children's services and adult social care are among key factors in the increasing financial difficulties county councils are facing, the organisation said.
Of the total cuts, £685m will be to balance the books in the face of rising demand, with a further £233m of unplanned cuts to frontline services needed.
The CCN also asked councils in a separate survey to identify which services are likely to see moderate to severe cuts over the next three years.
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