Migration to and from Imperial County, California
Where Imperial County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
6,052
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
7,237
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-1,185
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Central America | 1,301 | |
| Fresno County | California | 638 |
| Riverside County | California | 637 |
| San Diego County | California | 447 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 388 |
| Yuma County | Arizona | 255 |
| Asia | 227 | |
| Santa Barbara County | California | 165 |
| Pima County | Arizona | 145 |
| Kern County | California | 123 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kern County | California | 1,127 |
| San Diego County | California | 1,078 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 413 |
| Riverside County | California | 399 |
| San Bernardino County | California | 368 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 366 |
| Yuma County | Arizona | 336 |
| Oklahoma County | Oklahoma | 304 |
| Kings County | California | 165 |
| El Paso County | Texas | 133 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 06025.