Migration to and from Madera County, California
Where Madera 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
9,500
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
8,352
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,148
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno County | California | 2,623 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 1,393 |
| Merced County | California | 393 |
| Sacramento County | California | 382 |
| Kern County | California | 310 |
| Central America | 292 | |
| San Bernardino County | California | 281 |
| San Diego County | California | 248 |
| Santa Clara County | California | 228 |
| Riverside County | California | 190 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno County | California | 2,341 |
| San Bernardino County | California | 1,578 |
| Merced County | California | 562 |
| Marin County | California | 505 |
| Kings County | California | 374 |
| Riverside County | California | 208 |
| Weld County | Colorado | 177 |
| Kern County | California | 163 |
| Sacramento County | California | 160 |
| Santa Clara County | California | 132 |
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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: 06039.