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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Most transient, California counties

California counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 88.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sierra County, CA, up 35 places to #22.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020
01▲1Yolo County, CACA224,41081.5%+1.4 pts
02▲4Butte County, CACA209,21182.6%+0.4 pts
03▲4San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36782.8%+0.6 pts
04▼3Lassen County, CACA28,11784.2%+11.1 pts
05▲12San Francisco County, CACA826,07984.3%−1.1 pts
06▼2Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06584.8%+3.1 pts
07▲18Mariposa County, CACA16,91885.0%−1.4 pts
08▼5Humboldt County, CACA131,64785.3%+3.7 pts
09▲11Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39186.0%+0.4 pts
10▲6Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85286.2%+1.1 pts
11▼2Yuba County, CACA88,69186.2%+2.4 pts
12▲21Alpine County, CACA1,04386.4%−0.9 pts
13▲1Plumas County, CACA18,58386.4%+1.6 pts
14▼1Trinity County, CACA15,72086.7%+2.1 pts
15▲4Shasta County, CACA181,64887.0%+1.5 pts
16▼1San Diego County, CACA3,282,24887.2%+2.1 pts
17▲18Amador County, CACA41,87687.5%+0.2 pts
18▼8Kings County, CACA154,32787.6%+3.8 pts
19▲13Alameda County, CACA1,636,63087.9%+0.6 pts
20▼9Tuolumne County, CACA53,16087.9%+3.8 pts
21▲8Placer County, CACA442,08187.9%+1.1 pts
22▲35Sierra County, CACA3,09888.2%−2.7 pts
23▲19San Mateo County, CACA743,56888.4%+0.4 pts
24▼6Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46088.4%+3.0 pts
25▼13Siskiyou County, CACA42,01388.6%+4.0 pts
26▲26Inyo County, CACA18,15888.6%−1.0 pts
27▼1Sonoma County, CACA486,44488.7%+2.4 pts
28▼1Solano County, CACA455,37688.8%+2.3 pts
29▼6Sutter County, CACA98,78788.8%+2.6 pts
30▲7Orange County, CACA3,149,50788.9%+1.4 pts
31▲5Madera County, CACA167,92789.2%+1.9 pts
32▼27Lake County, CACA67,77289.3%+7.3 pts
33▲16Napa County, CACA132,94989.4%+0.4 pts
34▼13Del Norte County, CACA26,41089.4%+3.8 pts
35▲4San Joaquin County, CACA823,81589.4%+1.9 pts
36▼5Marin County, CACA253,69489.7%+2.5 pts
37▲7Monterey County, CACA433,72989.7%+1.5 pts
38▼4Mendocino County, CACA88,12289.7%+2.5 pts
39▼9Fresno County, CACA1,035,45689.8%+2.7 pts
40▼12Merced County, CACA297,26089.9%+3.2 pts
41▲2Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07090.0%+1.9 pts
42▼34Modoc County, CACA8,42690.0%+7.4 pts
43▼21El Dorado County, CACA192,32390.3%+4.5 pts
44▼4San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09190.4%+2.6 pts
45▼4Riverside County, CACA2,544,91690.6%+2.7 pts
46▼8Mono County, CACA12,50590.7%+3.1 pts
47Stanislaus County, CACA557,71990.8%+2.3 pts
48▲6Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93490.8%+0.7 pts
49▼3San Benito County, CACA70,08290.8%+2.3 pts
50▼26Kern County, CACA927,06891.1%+4.8 pts
51▼1Imperial County, CACA181,41191.3%+2.0 pts
52▲6Glenn County, CACA28,14191.3%+0.2 pts
53▲2Nevada County, CACA101,91191.4%+1.0 pts
54▲2Ventura County, CACA830,85191.5%+1.1 pts
55▼10Calaveras County, CACA46,60591.7%+3.2 pts
56▼5Tulare County, CACA485,14691.9%+2.4 pts
57▼4Colusa County, CACA21,83693.8%+4.2 pts
58▼10Tehama County, CACA64,66593.9%+5.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES