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Where are people moving in California?

Placer County (16.0 per 1,000 residents), San Benito County (9.7 per 1,000 residents) and Yuba County (9.7 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from other U.S. counties for their size in California in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 58 ranked California counties

California counties ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Placer County16.0+7,074442,081
2San Benito County9.7+68070,082
3Yuba County9.7+85688,691
4Trinity County6.2+9715,720
5Calaveras County6.2+28746,605
6Madera County5.1+863167,927
7Riverside County3.0+7,7582,544,916
8Lake County3.0+20567,772
9Shasta County3.0+544181,648
10Butte County2.4+504209,211
11Amador County1.9+8141,876
12Sierra County1.3+43,098
13Nevada County1.1+110101,911
14Sonoma County1.1+514486,444
15San Luis Obispo County1.0+281282,367
16El Dorado County0.7+140192,323
17San Joaquin County0.5+441823,815
18Mariposa County0.4+716,918
19San Francisco County−0.2−137826,079
20Tehama County−0.8−5464,665
21Napa County−1.6−213132,949
22Sacramento County−2.2−3,4971,618,460
23San Bernardino County−2.2−4,9612,224,091
24Humboldt County−2.2−296131,647
25Solano County−2.8−1,264455,376
26Kern County−2.8−2,628927,068
27Yolo County−2.9−657224,410
28Inyo County−3.0−5418,158
29Tulare County−3.6−1,748485,146
30Plumas County−4.2−7818,583
31Stanislaus County−4.3−2,425557,719
32Fresno County−4.4−4,5481,035,456
33Merced County−4.4−1,310297,260
34Siskiyou County−5.2−21742,013
35San Mateo County−5.5−4,110743,568
36Contra Costa County−5.7−6,7211,170,070
37Modoc County−5.8−498,426
38Ventura County−6.0−4,991830,851
39Monterey County−6.2−2,697433,729
40Kings County−7.0−1,082154,327
41San Diego County−7.3−23,8763,282,248
42Glenn County−7.5−21228,141
43Sutter County−7.6−75498,787
44Orange County−8.1−25,3573,149,507
45Mendocino County−8.4−74188,122
46Colusa County−8.6−18721,836
47Santa Barbara County−8.7−3,844442,065
48Alameda County−9.8−15,9601,636,630
49Santa Clara County−10.3−19,7751,914,391
50Santa Cruz County−10.4−2,701258,852
51Los Angeles County−10.9−105,4719,694,934
52Marin County−10.9−2,764253,694
53Imperial County−12.3−2,228181,411
54Del Norte County−14.0−37026,410
55Tuolumne County−14.6−77553,160
56Lassen County−17.9−50228,117
57Mono County−18.9−23612,505
58Alpine County−31.6−331,043

See also: counties with the most out-migration in California.

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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Which county in California gains the most people from other counties?

Placer County: 16.0 per 1,000 residents, ahead of San Benito County (9.7 per 1,000 residents) and Yuba County (9.7 per 1,000 residents), of 58 California counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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