Kern County Times

In 2019, 12,927 people moved to Kern County from across the U.S and other countries, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 12,111 people migrated to Kern County.

The number of people moving to Kern County is offset by the 12,668 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 11,804 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	12,019	11,960	59
2018-2019	12,111	11,804	307
2019-2020	12,927	12,668	259