Ranking of California Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for California was -11.02. Among all California counties, Alpine County had the highest net migration rate (38.62), followed by San Benito County (29.34), and Sierra County (26.35).

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 2021
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Ranking of California Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Alpine County 38.62
2 San Benito County 29.34
3 Sierra County 26.35
4 Calaveras County 25.87
5 Amador County 21.92
6 Placer County 17.92
7 Nevada County 16.85
8 El Dorado County 14.85
9 Plumas County 13.64
10 Madera County 12.5
11 Riverside County 10.92
12 Lake County 9.87
13 Yuba County 8.35
14 Siskiyou County 7.99
15 San Joaquin County 6.22
16 Mariposa County 4.79
17 Trinity County 4.35
18 Shasta County 4.24
19 Kern County 2.32
20 Tuolumne County 1.52
21 Merced County 1.13
22 Mendocino County 1.05
23 Del Norte County 0.65
24 Tulare County 0.41
25 San Bernardino County 0.28
26 Modoc County -0.11
27 Fresno County -1.57
28 Sacramento County -1.81
29 Tehama County -2.04
30 Mono County -2.34
31 Colusa County -2.56
32 Inyo County -2.69
33 Stanislaus County -3.97
34 Contra Costa County -4.57
35 Ventura County -6.1
36 Imperial County -6.16
37 Sutter County -6.65
38 Solano County -6.87
39 Kings County -7.15
40 Monterey County -7.76
41 San Luis Obispo County -7.77
42 Sonoma County -7.81
43 Marin County -7.84
44 Humboldt County -7.98
45 Glenn County -8.3
46 Napa County -8.39
47 Orange County -9.64
48 San Diego County -11.13
49 Lassen County -15.2
50 Butte County -15.58
51 Los Angeles County -18.74
52 Yolo County -20.15
53 Alameda County -23.77
54 Santa Clara County -26.4
55 Santa Barbara County -26.64
56 San Mateo County -32.01
57 Santa Cruz County -38.2
58 San Francisco County -65.65