Ranking of California Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2022

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for California was -2.6. Among all California counties, Yolo County had the highest net migration rate (39.82), followed by Merced County (18.64), and Santa Cruz County (16.06).

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 2022
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Ranking of California Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2022
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Yolo County 39.82
2 Merced County 18.64
3 Santa Cruz County 16.06
4 Placer County 14
5 Santa Barbara County 13
6 Amador County 11.77
7 San Luis Obispo County 11.21
8 Calaveras County 10.82
9 Yuba County 10.01
10 San Benito County 8.87
11 Butte County 7.69
12 Riverside County 7.68
13 San Joaquin County 6.56
14 Madera County 5.65
15 Mariposa County 3.86
16 Humboldt County 3.31
17 Modoc County 1.97
18 Kern County 0.8
19 Tehama County 0.25
20 Fresno County -0.13
21 San Diego County -0.19
22 Lake County -0.76
23 San Bernardino County -0.87
24 Shasta County -1.01
25 Siskiyou County -1.48
26 Santa Clara County -1.57
27 Sonoma County -1.6
28 El Dorado County -1.73
29 Tulare County -2.38
30 Orange County -2.39
30 San Francisco County -2.39
31 Sacramento County -2.41
32 Colusa County -2.69
33 Imperial County -3.21
34 Solano County -4.29
35 Stanislaus County -4.31
36 Kings County -5.09
37 Contra Costa County -5.62
38 Sutter County -6.45
39 Nevada County -7.18
40 Inyo County -7.38
41 Los Angeles County -8.42
42 Ventura County -8.49
43 Alameda County -8.94
44 Marin County -9.6
45 Napa County -11.75
46 Mendocino County -12.08
47 Monterey County -13.33
48 Glenn County -13.49
49 San Mateo County -13.59
50 Trinity County -13.93
51 Tuolumne County -14.17
52 Sierra County -19.96
53 Mono County -22.34
54 Plumas County -25.33
55 Del Norte County -28.52
56 Alpine County -29.51
57 Lassen County -52.98