West OC Times

In 2019, 42,506 people moved to Orange County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 39,291 people migrated to Orange County from elsewhere in the state.

The number of people moving to Orange County is offset by the 69,468 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 64,183 people who left the year before.

Migration data for the U.S. is based on year-to-year address changes reported on individual income tax returns filed with the IRS.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, most U.S. regions saw their numbers shrink.

The Northeast region of the U.S. suffered the greatest losses, while the Midwest saw population growth.

The U.S. Census Bureau found migration within the country mainly flows to the South, with many people moving to areas of Florida and Texas.

Years	Inflow	Outflow	Domestic Migration
2017-2018	39,526	66,496	-26,970
2018-2019	39,291	64,183	-24,892
2019-2020	42,506	69,468	-26,962