California Net Migration By County in 2017

Updated on July 26, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the net migration for California was -28,235. Riverside County had the highest net migration (20,737) followed by Sacramento County (9,005), and San Joaquin County (6,114). On the other hand, Los Angeles County had the lowest net migration (-60,616), followed by Orange County (-8,515), and Santa Clara County (-8,288).

Net migration for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county. Or to put it simply, the net migration for a given county is the inbound migration minus the outbound migration for that county.

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California Net Migration By County in 2017
California Net Migration By County in 2017
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County Net Migration
Alameda -418
Alpine 68
Amador 1239
Butte 2502
Calaveras 465
Colusa -68
Contra Costa 4107
Del Norte 19
El Dorado 2709
Fresno 797
Glenn -45
Humboldt 197
Imperial -564
Inyo -12
Kern -1203
Kings -1203
Lake 377
Lassen 121
Los Angeles -60616
Madera 330
Marin -1008
Mariposa 32
Mendocino 179
Merced 1005
Modoc -73
Mono 1
Monterey -3096
Napa -962
Nevada 734
Orange -8515
Placer 5843
Plumas 19
Riverside 20737
Sacramento 9005
San Benito 532
San Bernardino 2893
San Diego -7104
San Francisco 2908
San Joaquin 6114
San Luis Obispo 594
San Mateo -3126
Santa Barbara -1380
Santa Clara -8288
Santa Cruz -481
Shasta 1218
Sierra 49
Siskiyou 428
Solano 2890
Sonoma -707
Stanislaus 2168
Sutter -7
Tehama 257
Trinity -66
Tulare -1045
Tuolumne 466
Ventura -2308
Yolo 1950
Yuba 1107