It’s likely no surprise to most Seattleites that the biggest source of movers from other states to the city is California.
Naturally, a more populous state like California would top the list because there’s a higher number of movers overall, but King County was also the No. 3 county for California movers from 2018 to 2022. Las Vegas and Phoenix’s counties took the No. 1 and No. 2 spots respectively.
The stereotype of Californians moving to Seattle has been the subject of ridicule for decades. An LA Times article from 1989 joked “Developers are turning the Seattle suburbs into a replica of Orange County.” One former Californian even started the group The United Californians Looking for Acceptance…