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

Lassen County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 58 counties in 2021, at 16.7%. Los Angeles County had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 5.9% and the figure for California was 4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.7Lassen County
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Map of counties, 2021

Alameda County: 5.1 %Alpine County: 9 %Amador County: 7.3 %Butte County: 6.4 %Calaveras County: 5.9 %Colusa County: 4.5 %Contra Costa County: 4.9 %Del Norte County: 8.1 %El Dorado County: 7.8 %Fresno County: 3 %Glenn County: 4.6 %Humboldt County: 6.7 %Imperial County: 2.5 %Inyo County: 6.7 %Kern County: 3.9 %Kings County: 7.6 %Lake County: 7.9 %Lassen County: 16.7 %Los Angeles County: 2 %Madera County: 6 %Marin County: 6.7 %Mariposa County: 8.3 %Mendocino County: 4.9 %Merced County: 5.2 %Modoc County: 7.4 %Mono County: 4.8 %Monterey County: 5.3 %Napa County: 4.7 %Nevada County: 5.1 %Orange County: 3.7 %Placer County: 7.1 %Plumas County: 8.2 %Riverside County: 4.9 %Sacramento County: 4.6 %San Benito County: 6.8 %San Bernardino County: 4.7 %San Diego County: 4.2 %San Francisco County: 6.1 %San Joaquin County: 4.3 %San Luis Obispo County: 7.9 %San Mateo County: 5.5 %Santa Barbara County: 6.3 %Santa Clara County: 4 %Santa Cruz County: 7.1 %Shasta County: 5 %Sierra County: 10 %Siskiyou County: 7 %Solano County: 6.1 %Sonoma County: 4.1 %Stanislaus County: 3.5 %Sutter County: 6 %Tehama County: 5.6 %Trinity County: 9 %Tulare County: 2.6 %Tuolumne County: 7.8 %Ventura County: 3.3 %Yolo County: 9.3 %Yuba County: 8 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Lassen County: 16.7 %Lassen County16.7Sierra County: 10 %Sierra County10Yolo County: 9.3 %Yolo County9.3Alpine County: 9 %Alpine County9Trinity County: 9 %Trinity County9Mariposa County: 8.3 %Mariposa County8.3Plumas County: 8.2 %Plumas County8.2Del Norte County: 8.1 %Del Norte County8.1Yuba County: 8 %Yuba County8San Luis Obispo County: 7.9 %San Luis Obispo County7.9Lake County: 7.9 %Lake County7.9El Dorado County: 7.8 %El Dorado County7.8Tuolumne County: 7.8 %Tuolumne County7.8Kings County: 7.6 %Kings County7.6Modoc County: 7.4 %Modoc County7.4Amador County: 7.3 %Amador County7.3Santa Cruz County: 7.1 %Santa Cruz County7.1Placer County: 7.1 %Placer County7.1Siskiyou County: 7 %Siskiyou County7San Benito County: 6.8 %San Benito County6.8Marin County: 6.7 %Marin County6.7Humboldt County: 6.7 %Humboldt County6.7Inyo County: 6.7 %Inyo County6.7Butte County: 6.4 %Butte County6.4Santa Barbara County: 6.3 %Santa Barbara County6.3Solano County: 6.1 %Solano County6.1San Francisco County: 6.1 %San Francisco County6.1Madera County: 6 %Madera County6Sutter County: 6 %Sutter County6Calaveras County: 5.9 %Calaveras County5.9Tehama County: 5.6 %Tehama County5.6San Mateo County: 5.5 %San Mateo County5.5Monterey County: 5.3 %Monterey County5.3Merced County: 5.2 %Merced County5.2Alameda County: 5.1 %Alameda County5.1Nevada County: 5.1 %Nevada County5.1Shasta County: 5 %Shasta County5Riverside County: 4.9 %Riverside County4.9Mendocino County: 4.9 %Mendocino County4.9Contra Costa County: 4.9 %Contra Costa County4.9Mono County: 4.8 %Mono County4.8San Bernardino County: 4.7 %San Bernardino County4.7Napa County: 4.7 %Napa County4.7Sacramento County: 4.6 %Sacramento County4.6Glenn County: 4.6 %Glenn County4.6Colusa County: 4.5 %Colusa County4.5San Joaquin County: 4.3 %San Joaquin County4.3San Diego County: 4.2 %San Diego County4.2Sonoma County: 4.1 %Sonoma County4.1Santa Clara County: 4 %Santa Clara County4Kern County: 3.9 %Kern County3.9Orange County: 3.7 %Orange County3.7Stanislaus County: 3.5 %Stanislaus County3.5Ventura County: 3.3 %Ventura County3.3Fresno County: 3 %Fresno County3Tulare County: 2.6 %Tulare County2.6Imperial County: 2.5 %Imperial County2.5Los Angeles County: 2 %Los Angeles County2Lassen County: 16.7 %Lassen County16.7Sierra County: 10 %Sierra County10Yolo County: 9.3 %Yolo County9.3Alpine County: 9 %Alpine County9Trinity County: 9 %Trinity County9Mariposa County: 8.3 %Mariposa County8.3Plumas County: 8.2 %Plumas County8.2Del Norte County: 8.1 %Del Norte County8.1Yuba County: 8 %Yuba County8San Luis Obispo County: 7.9 %San Luis Obispo County7.9Lake County: 7.9 %Lake County7.9El Dorado County: 7.8 %El Dorado County7.8Tuolumne County: 7.8 %Tuolumne County7.8Kings County: 7.6 %Kings County7.6Modoc County: 7.4 %Modoc County7.4Amador County: 7.3 %Amador County7.3Santa Cruz County: 7.1 %Santa Cruz County7.1Placer County: 7.1 %Placer County7.1Siskiyou County: 7 %Siskiyou County7San Benito County: 6.8 %San Benito County6.8Marin County: 6.7 %Marin County6.7Humboldt County: 6.7 %Humboldt County6.7Inyo County: 6.7 %Inyo County6.7Butte County: 6.4 %Butte County6.4Santa Barbara County: 6.3 %Santa Barbara County6.3Solano County: 6.1 %Solano County6.1San Francisco County: 6.1 %San Francisco County6.1Madera County: 6 %Madera County6Sutter County: 6 %Sutter County6Calaveras County: 5.9 %Calaveras County5.9Tehama County: 5.6 %Tehama County5.6San Mateo County: 5.5 %San Mateo County5.5Monterey County: 5.3 %Monterey County5.3Merced County: 5.2 %Merced County5.2Alameda County: 5.1 %Alameda County5.1Nevada County: 5.1 %Nevada County5.1Shasta County: 5 %Shasta County5Riverside County: 4.9 %Riverside County4.9Mendocino County: 4.9 %Mendocino County4.9Contra Costa County: 4.9 %Contra Costa County4.9Mono County: 4.8 %Mono County4.8San Bernardino County: 4.7 %San Bernardino County4.7Napa County: 4.7 %Napa County4.7Sacramento County: 4.6 %Sacramento County4.6Glenn County: 4.6 %Glenn County4.6Colusa County: 4.5 %Colusa County4.5San Joaquin County: 4.3 %San Joaquin County4.3San Diego County: 4.2 %San Diego County4.2Sonoma County: 4.1 %Sonoma County4.1Santa Clara County: 4 %Santa Clara County4Kern County: 3.9 %Kern County3.9Orange County: 3.7 %Orange County3.7Stanislaus County: 3.5 %Stanislaus County3.5Ventura County: 3.3 %Ventura County3.3Fresno County: 3 %Fresno County3Tulare County: 2.6 %Tulare County2.6Imperial County: 2.5 %Imperial County2.5Los Angeles County: 2 %Los Angeles County2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 (Counties in California by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, Counties in California by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/california-counties?period=2021. 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. Counties in California by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/california-counties?period=2021.

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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, Counties in California by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/california-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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: Counties in California by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021}},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Lassen County, with 16.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Los Angeles County, with 2% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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