Migration to and from Monterey County, California
Where Monterey 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
26,915
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
23,761
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+3,154
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara County | California | 1,585 |
| Central America | 1,439 | |
| Santa Cruz County | California | 1,424 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 1,402 |
| Merced County | California | 1,265 |
| Asia | 1,227 | |
| Riverside County | California | 1,116 |
| San Diego County | California | 730 |
| Europe | 707 | |
| Kern County | California | 608 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara County | California | 1,205 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 900 |
| Santa Cruz County | California | 899 |
| Orange County | California | 813 |
| Merced County | California | 731 |
| Fresno County | California | 694 |
| San Diego County | California | 650 |
| Napa County | California | 640 |
| Yuma County | Arizona | 618 |
| Sacramento County | California | 603 |
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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: 06053.