Real IRS tax-return address changes, not a Census population estimate -- people who
actually filed from a different county the following year. Positive means more people
left than arrived; negative means the reverse. See the
reporting-vs-reality read of this same data
for how this compares against the Census's own population-change numbers.
2019→2020: 113,890 out, 97,762 in, net +16,128
2020→2021: 119,246 out, 96,443 in, net +22,803
2021→2022: 116,164 out, 89,319 in, net +26,845
2022→2023: 102,461 out, 82,910 in, net +19,551
Where Orange County, CA's Leavers Went, 2022→2023
Each number below is people who moved specifically from Orange County, CA to that one
county, in this one year -- not that county's own total gain from every source. Select it
in the picker above to see its own totals.
Los Angeles County (CA)23,952
Riverside County (CA)16,097
San Bernardino County (CA)6,498
San Diego County (CA)5,810
Maricopa County (AZ)2,978
Clark County (NV)2,966
Santa Clara County (CA)1,340
King County (WA)1,266
Harris County (TX)947
Alameda County (CA)879
Where Orange County, CA's Arrivals Came From, 2022→2023
Each number below is people who moved specifically from that one county to Orange County, CA,
in this one year -- not that county's own total loss to everywhere else.