Ranking of California Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for California was -0.72. Among all California counties, Alpine County had the highest net migration rate (62.7), followed by Amador County (32.61), and Sierra County (16.43).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all California counties.

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Ranking of California Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2017
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Ranking of California Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2017
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Alpine County 62.7
2 Amador County 32.61
3 Sierra County 16.43
4 Placer County 15.29
5 Yuba County 14.61
6 El Dorado County 14.46
7 Butte County 11
8 Calaveras County 10.22
9 Siskiyou County 9.83
10 Yolo County 8.99
11 San Benito County 8.91
12 Riverside County 8.66
13 Tuolumne County 8.65
14 San Joaquin County 8.29
15 Nevada County 7.4
16 Shasta County 6.81
17 Solano County 6.55
18 Sacramento County 5.93
19 Lake County 5.89
20 Tehama County 4.04
21 Stanislaus County 4
22 Lassen County 3.93
23 Merced County 3.74
24 Contra Costa County 3.6
25 San Francisco County 3.33
26 Madera County 2.14
27 San Luis Obispo County 2.11
28 Mendocino County 2.05
29 Mariposa County 1.83
30 Humboldt County 1.44
31 San Bernardino County 1.35
32 Plumas County 1.02
33 Fresno County 0.81
34 Del Norte County 0.69
35 Mono County 0.07
36 Sutter County -0.07
37 Alameda County -0.25
38 Inyo County -0.67
39 Kern County -1.36
40 Sonoma County -1.41
41 Glenn County -1.62
42 Santa Cruz County -1.75
43 San Diego County -2.14
44 Tulare County -2.27
45 Orange County -2.69
46 Ventura County -2.72
47 Santa Barbara County -3.1
48 Imperial County -3.12
49 Colusa County -3.16
50 Marin County -3.87
51 San Mateo County -4.07
52 Santa Clara County -4.29
53 Trinity County -5.17
54 Los Angeles County -6
55 Napa County -6.86
56 Monterey County -7.14
57 Kings County -8.05
58 Modoc County -8.19