Where people in Orange County, CA are moving to most

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September 20, 2022
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Where people in Orange County, CA are moving to most

To learn more about migration patterns in the U.S., Stacker compiled a list of where people in Orange County, California are moving to the most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties and county equivalents are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to the county from Orange County, CA between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

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#30. Boulder County, Colorado

- Migration to Boulder County, Colorado in 2015-2019: 532
- Migration from Boulder County, Colorado to Orange County, California: 212
- Net migration: 320 to Boulder County, Colorado

#29. Kootenai County, Idaho

- Migration to Kootenai County, Idaho in 2015-2019: 575
- Migration from Kootenai County, Idaho to Orange County, California: 141
- Net migration: 434 to Kootenai County, Idaho

#28. Yolo County, California

- Migration to Yolo County, California in 2015-2019: 598
- Migration from Yolo County, California to Orange County, California: 428
- Net migration: 170 to Yolo County, California

#27. New York County, New York

- Migration to New York County, New York in 2015-2019: 611
- Migration from New York County, New York to Orange County, California: 817
- Net migration: 206 to Orange County, California

#26. San Mateo County, California

- Migration to San Mateo County, California in 2015-2019: 657
- Migration from San Mateo County, California to Orange County, California: 509
- Net migration: 148 to San Mateo County, California
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#25. Dallas County, Texas

- Migration to Dallas County, Texas in 2015-2019: 675
- Migration from Dallas County, Texas to Orange County, California: 427
- Net migration: 248 to Dallas County, Texas

#24. Ventura County, California

- Migration to Ventura County, California in 2015-2019: 690
- Migration from Ventura County, California to Orange County, California: 1,016
- Net migration: 326 to Orange County, California

#23. Denton County, Texas

- Migration to Denton County, Texas in 2015-2019: 742
- Migration from Denton County, Texas to Orange County, California: 150
- Net migration: 592 to Denton County, Texas

#22. Contra Costa County, California

- Migration to Contra Costa County, California in 2015-2019: 744
- Migration from Contra Costa County, California to Orange County, California: 686
- Net migration: 58 to Contra Costa County, California

#21. Tarrant County, Texas

- Migration to Tarrant County, Texas in 2015-2019: 804
- Migration from Tarrant County, Texas to Orange County, California: 435
- Net migration: 369 to Tarrant County, Texas
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#20. San Francisco County, California

- Migration to San Francisco County, California in 2015-2019: 854
- Migration from San Francisco County, California to Orange County, California: 1,089
- Net migration: 235 to Orange County, California

#19. Pima County, Arizona

- Migration to Pima County, Arizona in 2015-2019: 860
- Migration from Pima County, Arizona to Orange County, California: 317
- Net migration: 543 to Pima County, Arizona

#18. Yavapai County, Arizona

- Migration to Yavapai County, Arizona in 2015-2019: 863
- Migration from Yavapai County, Arizona to Orange County, California: 65
- Net migration: 798 to Yavapai County, Arizona

#17. Santa Barbara County, California

- Migration to Santa Barbara County, California in 2015-2019: 988
- Migration from Santa Barbara County, California to Orange County, California: 799
- Net migration: 189 to Santa Barbara County, California

#16. Collin County, Texas

- Migration to Collin County, Texas in 2015-2019: 1,008
- Migration from Collin County, Texas to Orange County, California: 95
- Net migration: 913 to Collin County, Texas
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#15. Ada County, Idaho

- Migration to Ada County, Idaho in 2015-2019: 1,108
- Migration from Ada County, Idaho to Orange County, California: 138
- Net migration: 970 to Ada County, Idaho

#14. Placer County, California

- Migration to Placer County, California in 2015-2019: 1,168
- Migration from Placer County, California to Orange County, California: 443
- Net migration: 725 to Placer County, California

#13. Kern County, California

- Migration to Kern County, California in 2015-2019: 1,187
- Migration from Kern County, California to Orange County, California: 911
- Net migration: 276 to Kern County, California

#12. King County, Washington

- Migration to King County, Washington in 2015-2019: 1,201
- Migration from King County, Washington to Orange County, California: 1,467
- Net migration: 266 to Orange County, California

#11. Honolulu County, Hawaii

- Migration to Honolulu County, Hawaii in 2015-2019: 1,297
- Migration from Honolulu County, Hawaii to Orange County, California: 612
- Net migration: 685 to Honolulu County, Hawaii
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#10. San Luis Obispo County, California

- Migration to San Luis Obispo County, California in 2015-2019: 1,339
- Migration from San Luis Obispo County, California to Orange County, California: 428
- Net migration: 911 to San Luis Obispo County, California

#9. Santa Clara County, California

- Migration to Santa Clara County, California in 2015-2019: 1,472
- Migration from Santa Clara County, California to Orange County, California: 2,565
- Net migration: 1,093 to Orange County, California

#8. Sacramento County, California

- Migration to Sacramento County, California in 2015-2019: 1,545
- Migration from Sacramento County, California to Orange County, California: 826
- Net migration: 719 to Sacramento County, California

#7. Alameda County, California

- Migration to Alameda County, California in 2015-2019: 1,969
- Migration from Alameda County, California to Orange County, California: 953
- Net migration: 1,016 to Alameda County, California

#6. Clark County, Nevada

- Migration to Clark County, Nevada in 2015-2019: 2,374
- Migration from Clark County, Nevada to Orange County, California: 1,476
- Net migration: 898 to Clark County, Nevada
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#5. Maricopa County, Arizona

- Migration to Maricopa County, Arizona in 2015-2019: 5,210
- Migration from Maricopa County, Arizona to Orange County, California: 1,663
- Net migration: 3,547 to Maricopa County, Arizona

#4. San Bernardino County, California

- Migration to San Bernardino County, California in 2015-2019: 7,106
- Migration from San Bernardino County, California to Orange County, California: 4,633
- Net migration: 2,473 to San Bernardino County, California

#3. San Diego County, California

- Migration to San Diego County, California in 2015-2019: 7,328
- Migration from San Diego County, California to Orange County, California: 6,409
- Net migration: 919 to San Diego County, California

#2. Riverside County, California

- Migration to Riverside County, California in 2015-2019: 17,254
- Migration from Riverside County, California to Orange County, California: 8,972
- Net migration: 8,282 to Riverside County, California

#1. Los Angeles County, California

- Migration to Los Angeles County, California in 2015-2019: 25,557
- Migration from Los Angeles County, California to Orange County, California: 37,436
- Net migration: 11,879 to Orange County, California
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