Migration + Wealth Flow Explorer

County

Santa Barbara County, CA

In the IRS's 2022–2023 Statistics of Income migration data, Santa Barbara County, CA recorded 5,645 households (8,691 people) moving in and 7,086 households (10,553 people) moving out — a net lost of 1,441 households and $50.23M in reported adjusted gross income.

The single largest recorded destination was Los Angeles County, CA: 990 households (1,295 people) relocated there, taking $85.56M in reported income with them.

At the state level, no destination drew more movers out of Santa Barbara County, CA than Arizona, which accounted for 292 households and $25.36M in reported AGI.

Inbound (reported)

$646.80M

5,645 households · 8,691 people

Outbound (reported)

$596.57M

7,086 households · 10,553 people

Net (reported)

$50.23M

-1,441 households · -1,862 people

States receiving movers

Shaded by reported AGI moving to each state. Hover a state for numbers. County-to-county detail below.

Top destination counties

CountyHouseholdsPeopleReported AGI
Los Angeles County, CA9901,295$85.56M
San Luis Obispo County, CA8401,471$76.71M
Ventura County, CA8751,350$70.71M
San Diego County, CA478638$36.39M
Orange County, CA284391$35.43M
Santa Clara County, CA201258$19.98M
Maricopa County, AZ192286$17.62M
San Francisco County, CA172180$14.83M
King County, WA135173$12.99M
Riverside County, CA170272$10.86M
Clark County, NV162239$10.63M
New York County, NY8695$10.11M
Alameda County, CA117154$9.90M
Kern County, CA180357$9.39M
Marin County, CA4761$9.19M
El Paso County, CO87172$8.32M
Sacramento County, CA129200$7.98M
San Mateo County, CA78101$7.21M
Denver County, CO5971$6.97M
Contra Costa County, CA74110$6.51M

Where they moved” excludes moves within Santa Barbara County, CA itself. Switch to inbound to see the other direction.