Migration to and from Sacramento County, California
Where Sacramento 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
86,072
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
70,946
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+15,126
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Placer County | California | 7,311 |
| Asia | 5,456 | |
| Yolo County | California | 4,823 |
| Alameda County | California | 4,110 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 3,467 |
| Solano County | California | 3,457 |
| Contra Costa County | California | 3,183 |
| Santa Clara County | California | 3,156 |
| San Joaquin County | California | 2,685 |
| El Dorado County | California | 2,564 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Placer County | California | 8,313 |
| El Dorado County | California | 3,786 |
| Alameda County | California | 2,933 |
| Yolo County | California | 2,904 |
| San Joaquin County | California | 2,746 |
| San Bernardino County | California | 1,914 |
| Riverside County | California | 1,828 |
| Solano County | California | 1,820 |
| San Francisco County | California | 1,545 |
| Fresno County | California | 1,405 |
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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: 06067.