Metros sending the most people to Sacramento

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June 23, 2022
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Metros sending the most people to Sacramento

compiled a list of metros that are sending the most people to Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area using data from the . Metros are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to Sacramento from the metro between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

#50. Provo-Orem, UT Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Provo in 2015-2019: 243 (#26 most common destination from Provo)
- Migration from Sacramento to Provo: 523 (#35 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 280 to Provo

#49. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Miami in 2015-2019: 245 (#97 most common destination from Miami)
- Migration from Sacramento to Miami: 139 (#76 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 106 to Sacramento

#48. Boise City, ID Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Boise City in 2015-2019: 265 (#18 most common destination from Boise City)
- Migration from Sacramento to Boise City: 700 (#28 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 435 to Boise City

#47. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Orlando in 2015-2019: 273 (#66 most common destination from Orlando)
- Migration from Sacramento to Orlando: 80 (#104 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 193 to Sacramento

#46. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from San Antonio in 2015-2019: 274 (#62 most common destination from San Antonio)
- Migration from Sacramento to San Antonio: 761 (#24 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 487 to San Antonio

#45. Mobile, AL Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Mobile in 2015-2019: 275 (#12 most common destination from Mobile)
- Migration from Sacramento to Mobile: 0 (#276 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 275 to Sacramento

#44. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Denver in 2015-2019: 288 (#69 most common destination from Denver)
- Migration from Sacramento to Denver: 528 (#33 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 240 to Denver

#43. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Baltimore in 2015-2019: 316 (#61 most common destination from Baltimore)
- Migration from Sacramento to Baltimore: 54 (#125 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 262 to Sacramento

#42. St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from St. Louis in 2015-2019: 321 (#55 most common destination from St. Louis)
- Migration from Sacramento to St. Louis: 411 (#39 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 90 to St. Louis

#41. Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Hanford in 2015-2019: 324 (#9 most common destination from Hanford)
- Migration from Sacramento to Hanford: 120 (#80 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 204 to Sacramento

#40. Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Colorado Springs in 2015-2019: 326 (#38 most common destination from Colorado Springs)
- Migration from Sacramento to Colorado Springs: 612 (#30 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 286 to Colorado Springs

#39. Tucson, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Tucson in 2015-2019: 347 (#22 most common destination from Tucson)
- Migration from Sacramento to Tucson: 401 (#40 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 54 to Tucson

#38. New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from New Orleans in 2015-2019: 410 (#23 most common destination from New Orleans)
- Migration from Sacramento to New Orleans: 16 (#198 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 394 to Sacramento

#37. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Philadelphia in 2015-2019: 433 (#78 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Migration from Sacramento to Philadelphia: 267 (#50 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 166 to Sacramento

#36. Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Salt Lake City in 2015-2019: 442 (#19 most common destination from Salt Lake City)
- Migration from Sacramento to Salt Lake City: 181 (#66 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 261 to Sacramento

#35. Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Urban Honolulu in 2015-2019: 479 (#25 most common destination from Urban Honolulu)
- Migration from Sacramento to Urban Honolulu: 207 (#62 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 272 to Sacramento

#34. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Houston in 2015-2019: 492 (#65 most common destination from Houston)
- Migration from Sacramento to Houston: 588 (#31 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 96 to Houston

#33. Visalia, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Visalia in 2015-2019: 496 (#8 most common destination from Visalia)
- Migration from Sacramento to Visalia: 480 (#36 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 16 to Sacramento

#32. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Atlanta in 2015-2019: 605 (#71 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Migration from Sacramento to Atlanta: 528 (#33 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 77 to Sacramento

#31. Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Kansas City in 2015-2019: 623 (#23 most common destination from Kansas City)
- Migration from Sacramento to Kansas City: 166 (#69 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 457 to Sacramento

#30. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Santa Maria in 2015-2019: 655 (#10 most common destination from Santa Maria)
- Migration from Sacramento to Santa Maria: 737 (#26 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 82 to Santa Maria

#29. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Dallas in 2015-2019: 664 (#60 most common destination from Dallas)
- Migration from Sacramento to Dallas: 1,050 (#20 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 386 to Dallas

#28. Napa, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Napa in 2015-2019: 731 (#4 most common destination from Napa)
- Migration from Sacramento to Napa: 708 (#27 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 23 to Sacramento

#27. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from San Luis Obispo in 2015-2019: 737 (#5 most common destination from San Luis Obispo)
- Migration from Sacramento to San Luis Obispo: 1,110 (#18 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 373 to San Luis Obispo

#26. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Chicago in 2015-2019: 764 (#74 most common destination from Chicago)
- Migration from Sacramento to Chicago: 396 (#42 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 368 to Sacramento

#25. Redding, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Redding in 2015-2019: 833 (#1 most common destination from Redding)
- Migration from Sacramento to Redding: 466 (#37 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 367 to Sacramento

#24. Merced, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Merced in 2015-2019: 846 (#3 most common destination from Merced)
- Migration from Sacramento to Merced: 662 (#29 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 184 to Sacramento

#23. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Washington in 2015-2019: 857 (#62 most common destination from Washington)
- Migration from Sacramento to Washington: 1,116 (#17 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 259 to Washington

#22. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Seattle in 2015-2019: 922 (#34 most common destination from Seattle)
- Migration from Sacramento to Seattle: 989 (#22 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 67 to Seattle

#21. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Santa Cruz in 2015-2019: 942 (#5 most common destination from Santa Cruz)
- Migration from Sacramento to Santa Cruz: 825 (#23 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 117 to Sacramento

#20. Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Bakersfield in 2015-2019: 1,002 (#5 most common destination from Bakersfield)
- Migration from Sacramento to Bakersfield: 1,072 (#19 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 70 to Bakersfield

#19. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Portland in 2015-2019: 1,023 (#18 most common destination from Portland)
- Migration from Sacramento to Portland: 1,293 (#14 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 270 to Portland

#18. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Las Vegas in 2015-2019: 1,041 (#12 most common destination from Las Vegas)
- Migration from Sacramento to Las Vegas: 1,160 (#16 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 119 to Las Vegas

#17. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Phoenix in 2015-2019: 1,105 (#27 most common destination from Phoenix)
- Migration from Sacramento to Phoenix: 1,793 (#11 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 688 to Phoenix

#16. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Oxnard in 2015-2019: 1,256 (#3 most common destination from Oxnard)
- Migration from Sacramento to Oxnard: 418 (#38 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 838 to Sacramento

#15. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from New York in 2015-2019: 1,307 (#73 most common destination from New York)
- Migration from Sacramento to New York: 1,190 (#15 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 117 to Sacramento

#14. Fresno, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Fresno in 2015-2019: 1,417 (#7 most common destination from Fresno)
- Migration from Sacramento to Fresno: 1,859 (#10 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 442 to Fresno

#13. Salinas, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Salinas in 2015-2019: 1,535 (#1 most common destination from Salinas)
- Migration from Sacramento to Salinas: 760 (#25 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 775 to Sacramento

#12. Reno, NV Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Reno in 2015-2019: 1,644 (#2 most common destination from Reno)
- Migration from Sacramento to Reno: 1,891 (#9 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 247 to Reno

#11. Yuba City, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Yuba City in 2015-2019: 1,644 (#1 most common destination from Yuba City)
- Migration from Sacramento to Yuba City: 2,436 (#6 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 792 to Yuba City

#10. Modesto, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Modesto in 2015-2019: 1,893 (#3 most common destination from Modesto)
- Migration from Sacramento to Modesto: 1,037 (#21 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 856 to Sacramento

#9. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Santa Rosa in 2015-2019: 1,937 (#2 most common destination from Santa Rosa)
- Migration from Sacramento to Santa Rosa: 1,433 (#12 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 504 to Sacramento

#8. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from San Diego in 2015-2019: 1,991 (#13 most common destination from San Diego)
- Migration from Sacramento to San Diego: 2,058 (#8 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 67 to San Diego

#7. Chico, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Chico in 2015-2019: 2,465 (#1 most common destination from Chico)
- Migration from Sacramento to Chico: 1,427 (#13 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 1,038 to Sacramento

#6. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Riverside in 2015-2019: 2,998 (#6 most common destination from Riverside)
- Migration from Sacramento to Riverside: 4,282 (#3 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 1,284 to Riverside

#5. Stockton, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Stockton in 2015-2019: 3,636 (#2 most common destination from Stockton)
- Migration from Sacramento to Stockton: 3,375 (#4 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 261 to Sacramento

#4. Vallejo, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Vallejo in 2015-2019: 4,736 (#1 most common destination from Vallejo)
- Migration from Sacramento to Vallejo: 2,435 (#7 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 2,301 to Sacramento

#3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from San Jose in 2015-2019: 6,319 (#3 most common destination from San Jose)
- Migration from Sacramento to San Jose: 2,671 (#5 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 3,648 to Sacramento

#2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from Los Angeles in 2015-2019: 10,033 (#9 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Migration from Sacramento to Los Angeles: 4,958 (#2 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 5,075 to Sacramento

#1. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area

- Migration to Sacramento from San Francisco in 2015-2019: 17,874 (#2 most common destination from San Francisco)
- Migration from Sacramento to San Francisco: 9,870 (#1 most common destination from Sacramento)
- Net migration: 8,004 to Sacramento

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