Ranking of California Counties By Net Migration in 2021

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Migration for California was -414.83K. Among all California counties, Riverside County had the highest net migration (26.62K), followed by Placer County (7.45K), and San Joaquin County (5.20K).

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 in 2021
Riverside
26.62K
Placer
7.45K
San Joaquin
5.20K
El Dorado
2.84K
Kern
2.30K
San Bernardino
2.29K
Madera
2.02K
San Benito
1.93K
Nevada
1.75K
Calaveras
1.17K
Ranking of California Counties By Net Migration in 2021
Rank
County
Net Migration
1 Riverside County 26,624
2 Placer County 7,445
3 San Joaquin County 5,199
4 El Dorado County 2,841
5 Kern County 2,295
6 San Bernardino County 2,285
7 Madera County 2,015
8 San Benito County 1,930
9 Nevada County 1,745
10 Calaveras County 1,171
11 Merced County 1,149
12 Amador County 920
13 Yuba County 899
14 Shasta County 881
15 Lake County 692
16 Tulare County 462
17 Siskiyou County 349
18 Plumas County 275
19 Tuolumne County 111
20 Sierra County 84
21 Mariposa County 82
22 Trinity County 60
23 Alpine County 46
24 Del Norte County 35
25 Modoc County -2
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