Cities in California by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Twentynine Palms, CA had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 376 cities in 2022, at 19.5%. Bell Gardens, CA had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for California was 4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Twentynine Palms, CA: 19.5 %Twentynine Palms, CA19.5Susanville, CA: 18.8 %Susanville, CA18.8Santa Cruz, CA: 17.8 %Santa Cruz, CA17.8Mountain House, CA: 17.3 %Mountain House, CA17.3Monterey, CA: 16.5 %Monterey, CA16.5San Luis Obispo, CA: 14.5 %San Luis Obispo, CA14.5Davis, CA: 14.2 %Davis, CA14.2Arcata, CA: 13.9 %Arcata, CA13.9Emeryville, CA: 13.9 %Emeryville, CA13.9Berkeley, CA: 12.7 %Berkeley, CA12.7Corcoran, CA: 12.6 %Corcoran, CA12.6Menlo Park, CA: 12.5 %Menlo Park, CA12.5Chowchilla, CA: 12 %Chowchilla, CA12Coronado, CA: 11.7 %Coronado, CA11.7Tehachapi, CA: 10.5 %Tehachapi, CA10.5Coalinga, CA: 10.2 %Coalinga, CA10.2Seaside, CA: 10.1 %Seaside, CA10.1California City, CA: 10 %California City, CA10Walnut Creek, CA: 8.9 %Walnut Creek, CA8.9Chino, CA: 8.8 %Chino, CA8.8Eureka, CA: 8.8 %Eureka, CA8.8Chico, CA: 8.8 %Chico, CA8.8Moraga, CA: 8.7 %Moraga, CA8.7Marysville, CA: 8.7 %Marysville, CA8.7Rio Vista, CA: 8.6 %Rio Vista, CA8.6Claremont, CA: 8.6 %Claremont, CA8.6Irvine, CA: 8.5 %Irvine, CA8.5Paradise, CA: 8.4 %Paradise, CA8.4Rocklin, CA: 8.3 %Rocklin, CA8.3Avenal, CA: 8.2 %Avenal, CA8.2Wasco, CA: 8.2 %Wasco, CA8.2Auburn, CA: 8.2 %Auburn, CA8.2El Cerrito, CA: 8.2 %El Cerrito, CA8.2Temecula, CA: 8.1 %Temecula, CA8.1Marina, CA: 8 %Marina, CA8Larkspur, CA: 8 %Larkspur, CA8Mill Valley, CA: 7.9 %Mill Valley, CA7.9Folsom, CA: 7.9 %Folsom, CA7.9Yuba City, CA: 7.8 %Yuba City, CA7.8Soledad, CA: 7.7 %Soledad, CA7.7Twentynine Palms, CA: 19.5 %Twentynine Palms, CA19.5Susanville, CA: 18.8 %Susanville, CA18.8Santa Cruz, CA: 17.8 %Santa Cruz, CA17.8Mountain House, CA: 17.3 %Mountain House, CA17.3Monterey, CA: 16.5 %Monterey, CA16.5San Luis Obispo, CA: 14.5 %San Luis Obispo, CA14.5Davis, CA: 14.2 %Davis, CA14.2Arcata, CA: 13.9 %Arcata, CA13.9Emeryville, CA: 13.9 %Emeryville, CA13.9Berkeley, CA: 12.7 %Berkeley, CA12.7Corcoran, CA: 12.6 %Corcoran, CA12.6Menlo Park, CA: 12.5 %Menlo Park, CA12.5Chowchilla, CA: 12 %Chowchilla, CA12Coronado, CA: 11.7 %Coronado, CA11.7Tehachapi, CA: 10.5 %Tehachapi, CA10.5Coalinga, CA: 10.2 %Coalinga, CA10.2Seaside, CA: 10.1 %Seaside, CA10.1California City, CA: 10 %California City, CA10Walnut Creek, CA: 8.9 %Walnut Creek, CA8.9Chino, CA: 8.8 %Chino, CA8.8Eureka, CA: 8.8 %Eureka, CA8.8Chico, CA: 8.8 %Chico, CA8.8Moraga, CA: 8.7 %Moraga, CA8.7Marysville, CA: 8.7 %Marysville, CA8.7Rio Vista, CA: 8.6 %Rio Vista, CA8.6Claremont, CA: 8.6 %Claremont, CA8.6Irvine, CA: 8.5 %Irvine, CA8.5Paradise, CA: 8.4 %Paradise, CA8.4Rocklin, CA: 8.3 %Rocklin, CA8.3Avenal, CA: 8.2 %Avenal, CA8.2Wasco, CA: 8.2 %Wasco, CA8.2Auburn, CA: 8.2 %Auburn, CA8.2El Cerrito, CA: 8.2 %El Cerrito, CA8.2Temecula, CA: 8.1 %Temecula, CA8.1Marina, CA: 8 %Marina, CA8Larkspur, CA: 8 %Larkspur, CA8Mill Valley, CA: 7.9 %Mill Valley, CA7.9Folsom, CA: 7.9 %Folsom, CA7.9Yuba City, CA: 7.8 %Yuba City, CA7.8Soledad, CA: 7.7 %Soledad, CA7.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Twentynine Palms, CA19.5-0.7 pts
2Susanville, CA18.8-8.9 pts
3Santa Cruz, CA17.8+0.2 pts
4Mountain House, CA17.3+6.7 pts
5Monterey, CA16.5+0.8 pts
6San Luis Obispo, CA14.5+0.7 pts
7Davis, CA14.2-0.2 pts
8Arcata, CA13.9+0.5 pts
9Emeryville, CA13.9-2.7 pts
10Berkeley, CA12.7-0.2 pts
11Corcoran, CA12.6-3 pts
12Menlo Park, CA12.5+0.1 pts
13Chowchilla, CA12-1.3 pts
14Coronado, CA11.7+0.5 pts
15Tehachapi, CA10.5-0.9 pts
16Coalinga, CA10.2-0.8 pts
17Seaside, CA10.1+0.3 pts
18California City, CA10-4.1 pts
19Walnut Creek, CA8.9-0.1 pts
20Chino, CA8.8-1.7 pts
21Eureka, CA8.8-0.5 pts
22Chico, CA8.8-0.2 pts
23Moraga, CA8.7-0.3 pts
24Marysville, CA8.7-1.5 pts
25Rio Vista, CA8.6-0.7 pts
26Claremont, CA8.6+0.8 pts
27Irvine, CA8.5+0.4 pts
28Paradise, CA8.4+1.1 pts
29Rocklin, CA8.3-1.2 pts
30Avenal, CA8.2-0.7 pts
31Wasco, CA8.2-3.1 pts
32Auburn, CA8.2+1.1 pts
32El Cerrito, CA8.2-0.7 pts
34Temecula, CA8.1+0.3 pts
35Marina, CA8-0.7 pts
36Larkspur, CA8-1.3 pts
37Mill Valley, CA7.9-0.1 pts
38Folsom, CA7.9-0 pts
39Yuba City, CA7.8+0.6 pts
40Soledad, CA7.7-2 pts
41Norco, CA7.7-0.3 pts
42Blythe, CA7.7-4.1 pts
43Roseville, CA7.6-0.1 pts
44Chino Hills, CA7.6-0.5 pts
45Pacific Grove, CA7.6-1.4 pts
46Sonoma, CA7.6+1.2 pts
47Albany, CA7.5+0.8 pts
48San Mateo, CA7.5+0.8 pts
49Santa Clara, CA7.3-0 pts
50Palm Springs, CA7.2-0.5 pts
51Dublin, CA7.2-0.9 pts
52Mountain View, CA7.1+0.3 pts
53Rancho Mirage, CA7.1-0.2 pts
54Foster City, CA7.1+0.6 pts
55Redwood City, CA6.8+0.1 pts
56La Palma, CA6.7+1 pts
57South Lake Tahoe, CA6.7-0 pts
58Eastvale, CA6.7-0.3 pts
59Placerville, CA6.7+0.2 pts
60West Hollywood, CA6.7+0.7 pts
61San Ramon, CA6.6-0.3 pts
61Wildomar, CA6.6+0.8 pts
63Canyon Lake, CA6.6-0.5 pts
64Palm Desert, CA6.6+0.1 pts
65Belmont, CA6.60 pts
66Burlingame, CA6.5-0.3 pts
67Lincoln, CA6.5+1.2 pts
68Banning, CA6.4+1.5 pts
69Barstow, CA6.4+1.3 pts
69Los Alamitos, CA6.4+0.8 pts
71Lafayette, CA6.2+1.9 pts
72Hollister, CA6.2-2.4 pts
73Beaumont, CA6.10 pts
74Grand Terrace, CA6-0.3 pts
74Murrieta, CA6-0.6 pts
76San Francisco, CA6-0.1 pts
77Benicia, CA6-0.7 pts
78Lathrop, CA5.9+0.5 pts
79Redding, CA5.9-0.3 pts
80Pleasant Hill, CA5.90 pts
81Calimesa, CA5.8+0.6 pts
82La Quinta, CA5.7+0.5 pts
83Pleasanton, CA5.7-0 pts
84Vacaville, CA5.6-0.8 pts
85Newport Beach, CA5.6+0.5 pts
86Seal Beach, CA5.6+0.6 pts
87Port Hueneme, CA5.6-0.1 pts
88Sacramento, CA5.6+0.1 pts
89Sunnyvale, CA5.6+0.5 pts
90La Habra, CA5.5+0.4 pts
91Palo Alto, CA5.5-0.6 pts
92Goleta, CA5.4+0.3 pts
93Rohnert Park, CA5.4-0.3 pts
94Menifee, CA5.4+0.2 pts
95Tracy, CA5.4+0.2 pts
96Dixon, CA5.4-0.1 pts
97Orinda, CA5.3-1.1 pts
98San Diego, CA5.3+0.1 pts
98Vallejo, CA5.3-1.2 pts
100Oceanside, CA5.3+0.3 pts
101Alameda, CA5.3-0.2 pts
101Manteca, CA5.3+0.5 pts
103Laguna Beach, CA5.3+0.1 pts
104Victorville, CA5.2+0.7 pts
105Lemoore, CA5.2-0.8 pts
106Santa Barbara, CA5.2-0.7 pts
107Fairfield, CA5.2-0.6 pts
108Yucca Valley, CA5.1-1.6 pts
109Hermosa Beach, CA5.1+0.2 pts
110Riverside, CA5.1-0 pts
111West Sacramento, CA5-0.3 pts
112Corona, CA4.9-0.5 pts
113Lake Elsinore, CA4.9-0.7 pts
113Los Banos, CA4.9-0.4 pts
115Danville, CA4.9+0.9 pts
116Oakland, CA4.8-0.1 pts
117San Clemente, CA4.8-0.3 pts
117San Rafael, CA4.8-0.9 pts
119Novato, CA4.8-0.1 pts
120Dana Point, CA4.80 pts
120Petaluma, CA4.80 pts
120San Bruno, CA4.8-0.4 pts
123Huntington Beach, CA4.7+0.2 pts
124Grass Valley, CA4.7-1.9 pts
124Livermore, CA4.7+0.1 pts
126Hanford, CA4.6+0.3 pts
126Oakley, CA4.6+0.6 pts
126Redlands, CA4.6-0.2 pts
129Agoura Hills, CA4.6-1.3 pts
129Napa, CA4.6+0.1 pts
131Upland, CA4.6-1.2 pts
132Merced, CA4.60 pts
133Carlsbad, CA4.5-0.5 pts
134Ridgecrest, CA4.5-0.4 pts
134San Anselmo, CA4.5+0.3 pts
136El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA4.5-0.8 pts
136Grover Beach, CA4.5-0.2 pts
138Piedmont, CA4.4-1.1 pts
139Dinuba, CA4.4-0.8 pts
139Suisun City, CA4.4+0.1 pts
139Turlock, CA4.4+0.1 pts
142Morro Bay, CA4.4+0.4 pts
143Martinez, CA4.3-0.2 pts
144Rancho Cucamonga, CA4.3-0.4 pts
145Richmond, CA4.3-0.5 pts
146Daly City, CA4.3+0.1 pts
146Truckee, CA4.3-2 pts
148Brea, CA4.3+0.1 pts
149Fremont, CA4.3+0.3 pts
149Ontario, CA4.3+0.2 pts
151San Carlos, CA4.2-0.2 pts
152Antioch, CA4.2-0.1 pts
153Campbell, CA4.2-0.8 pts
153Fullerton, CA4.2+0.1 pts
153Newark, CA4.2+0.9 pts
156Imperial Beach, CA4.2+0.1 pts
157American Canyon, CA4.2+0.2 pts
158Adelanto, CA4.1-1.1 pts
158Clearlake, CA4.1-2 pts
160Pinole, CA4.1+0.2 pts
161Concord, CA4.1+0.3 pts
162Oakdale, CA4.1-0.9 pts
163Lompoc, CA4.1+1 pts
164Elk Grove, CA4.1+0.5 pts
165Calabasas, CA4+0.3 pts
165Montclair, CA4-0.4 pts
167Laguna Niguel, CA4-0.7 pts
168Woodland, CA4+0.2 pts
169Laguna Woods, CA4-1 pts
170La Mirada, CA4+0.3 pts
171Ripon, CA3.9+1.1 pts
172Lodi, CA3.9-0.3 pts
173Perris, CA3.9+0.2 pts
173Ukiah, CA3.9-0.8 pts
175Modesto, CA3.9-0 pts
175Simi Valley, CA3.9+0.5 pts
177Clovis, CA3.9+0.4 pts
178Buena Park, CA3.9+0.4 pts
179Citrus Heights, CA3.9-1.1 pts
180Oroville, CA3.8-0.2 pts
181Hemet, CA3.8+0.1 pts
182Brentwood, CA3.8+0.1 pts
182Hercules, CA3.8-0.2 pts
182Pacifica, CA3.8-1 pts
185Delano, CA3.8-3 pts
186Santa Monica, CA3.7-0.2 pts
187Cupertino, CA3.7+0.1 pts
187San Jacinto, CA3.7+1 pts
189Loma Linda, CA3.7-1.8 pts
190Anderson, CA3.7+0.6 pts
191Millbrae, CA3.6+0.6 pts
192Milpitas, CA3.6+0.5 pts
192Santa Rosa, CA3.60 pts
194Los Gatos, CA3.6+0.3 pts
194Thousand Oaks, CA3.6-0 pts
196Galt, CA3.6-0.7 pts
197El Cajon, CA3.5+0.1 pts
197Moreno Valley, CA3.5-0.3 pts
197San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA3.5-0.2 pts
200Camarillo, CA3.5-0.3 pts
201Pomona, CA3.5+0.2 pts
202Scotts Valley, CA3.5+2 pts
203Rancho Cordova, CA3.5-0.4 pts
204South San Francisco, CA3.5-0.2 pts
205Half Moon Bay, CA3.4+0.7 pts
205Red Bluff, CA3.4-2.8 pts
207Cypress, CA3.4-1 pts
208Hayward, CA3.4-0.2 pts
209Tulare, CA3.4-0.8 pts
210Anaheim, CA3.4+0.2 pts
211Stockton, CA3.4-0.2 pts
212Costa Mesa, CA3.3-0.2 pts
212Fresno, CA3.3-0 pts
212Orange, CA3.3-0.1 pts
215Pittsburg, CA3.3-0.1 pts
216Union City, CA3.3+0.3 pts
217Long Beach, CA3.3-0.1 pts
218San Bernardino, CA3.3-0.3 pts
219Vista, CA3.20 pts
220El Segundo, CA3.2+0.5 pts
221Diamond Bar, CA3.2+0.2 pts
221San Jose, CA3.2+0.1 pts
221Tustin, CA3.2-0.3 pts
224Cathedral City, CA3.2-0.1 pts
224Fontana, CA3.2-0.1 pts
226Yucaipa, CA3.1+0.2 pts
227La Mesa, CA3.1-0.3 pts
227Redondo Beach, CA3.1-0.2 pts
229San Leandro, CA3.1+0.3 pts
230La Verne, CA3.1+0.4 pts
231Madera, CA3.1-1 pts
232Beverly Hills, CA3.1+0.2 pts
232East Palo Alto, CA3.1+0.1 pts
234Colton, CA3-0 pts
235Apple Valley, CA3+0.1 pts
236Aliso Viejo, CA2.90 pts
237Azusa, CA2.9-0.3 pts
238Pasadena, CA2.9+0.2 pts
238Yorba Linda, CA2.9+0.3 pts
240San Pablo, CA2.8+0.4 pts
241Encinitas, CA2.8-0.6 pts
241San Marcos, CA2.8+0.8 pts
243San Marino, CA2.8+0.2 pts
244Solana Beach, CA2.8+0.1 pts
244Visalia, CA2.8-0.3 pts
246Newman, CA2.8-2.7 pts
247Carpinteria, CA2.8-0.9 pts
248Lake Forest, CA2.7-0 pts
249Glendora, CA2.7+0.3 pts
249South Pasadena, CA2.7+0.3 pts

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People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in California by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/california-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/california-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Twentynine Palms, CA, with 19.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bell Gardens, CA, with 0% in 2022.

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