Migration to and from Mendocino County, California
Where Mendocino 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
4,286
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
4,484
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-198
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Sonoma County | California | 452 |
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 301 |
| Alameda County | California | 282 |
| Washington County | Utah | 174 |
| Sacramento County | California | 170 |
| Travis County | Texas | 145 |
| Lake County | California | 134 |
| Rice County | Minnesota | 131 |
| Lonsdale City | Rice County, Minnesota | 131 |
| Marin County | California | 109 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lake County | California | 515 |
| Sonoma County | California | 391 |
| Deschutes County | Oregon | 299 |
| Alameda County | California | 163 |
| Sutter County | California | 126 |
| Josephine County | Oregon | 115 |
| San Bernardino County | California | 107 |
| Solano County | California | 107 |
| Walla Walla County | Washington | 92 |
| Humboldt County | California | 80 |
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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: 06045.