Migration to and from Merced County, California
Where Merced 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
15,851
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
12,821
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+3,030
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Stanislaus County | California | 2,559 |
| Santa Clara County | California | 1,892 |
| Central America | 848 | |
| Los Angeles County | California | 812 |
| Monterey County | California | 731 |
| Madera County | California | 562 |
| Riverside County | California | 562 |
| Alameda County | California | 558 |
| San Joaquin County | California | 436 |
| San Diego County | California | 424 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Stanislaus County | California | 1,807 |
| Monterey County | California | 1,265 |
| Santa Clara County | California | 719 |
| Fresno County | California | 640 |
| Orange County | California | 447 |
| Sacramento County | California | 437 |
| Madera County | California | 393 |
| Scott County | Iowa | 347 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 331 |
| Alameda County | California | 327 |
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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: 06047.