America's biggest move: 34,872 people from Los Angeles to San Bernardino
Published 2026-11-07 · By Pushbuild · Data: US County Migration API – IRS Moves In and Out of Every County
The largest single county-to-county flow in 2022-23 was Los Angeles to San Bernardino, 34,872 people. Six of the top ten were within Texas metros, among them Harris to Fort Bend and Montgomery, Dallas to Tarrant and Collin, and Travis to Williamson.
| From | To | People | Income moved ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County, CA | San Bernardino County, CA | 34,872 | 1,152 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Orange County, CA | 31,420 | 2,039 |
| Harris County, TX | Fort Bend County, TX | 29,268 | 1,012 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Broward County, FL | 29,098 | 1,248 |
| Dallas County, TX | Tarrant County, TX | 25,211 | 945 |
| Harris County, TX | Montgomery County, TX | 25,206 | 1,110 |
| Orange County, CA | Los Angeles County, CA | 23,952 | 1,325 |
| Dallas County, TX | Collin County, TX | 23,376 | 1,182 |
| Travis County, TX | Williamson County, TX | 21,819 | 1,156 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | Harris County, TX | 21,458 | 900 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Riverside County, CA | 20,775 | 688 |
| Maricopa County, AZ | Pinal County, AZ | 20,751 | 714 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Riverside County, CA | 20,742 | 875 |
| Queens County, NY | Nassau County, NY | 20,494 | 985 |
| Kings County, NY | Queens County, NY | 19,144 | 734 |
Caveats
One year of moves (2022 to 2023 tax filings); the CSV lists the 25 largest flows.
Sources
- IRS Statistics of Income, migration data, read through the Pushbuild US County Migration API on 2026-11-07
Data as of 2026-11-07. Every figure in this post is in the table above and the CSV below.
Download the data behind this post: b3-migration-largest-county-to-county-flows-2022-23.csv
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Every number in this post comes from the US County Migration API – IRS Moves In and Out of Every County. $0.0008 per row returned; every key gets $1 of free usage each month.
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/us-county-migration/run \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"county": "Travis", "state": "TX", "maxItems": 20}'
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