People from these counties are looking to buy homes in Covington County, MS

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Arina P Habich // Shutterstock

The pandemic sent Americans running for the suburbs. They sought out more space for work and personal life, less congestion and exposure to the Covid-19 virus, and lower costs of living.

A study from the nonpartisan Brookings Institute which looked at 56 major metro areas found that populous, urban counties saw their populations shrink considerably from 2020-2021.

And data tells us many of those Americans began their move with online search tools – including through video tours of new homes and rental units which became commonplace over the last several years. A 2022 report done by the National Association of Realtors showed 96% of homebuyers used online tools when searching for a home in the United States.

Stacker compiled statistics about people in counties looking to buy homes in Covington County using cross-market demand data from Realtor.com. View share is the percentage of views to Covington County from each respective municipality. Cross-market demand statistics are as of Q4 2022.

Continue reading to see where folks are searching from recently as they look to move to Covington County.

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#10. Jones County, MS

- View share: 2.4%
- Views to own county: 26.7%
- Views within own state: 45.2%
- Views to other states: 28.1%

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#9. Bucks County, PA

- View share: 2.9%
- Views to own county: 8.8%
- Views within own state: 8.1%
- Views to other states: 83.1%

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#8. Dallas County, TX

- View share: 3.0%
- Views to own county: 14.2%
- Views within own state: 50.4%
- Views to other states: 35.4%

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#7. Forrest County, MS

- View share: 3.0%
- Views to own county: 18.8%
- Views within own state: 55.6%
- Views to other states: 25.6%

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#5. Hinds County, MS

- View share: 3.7%
- Views to own county: 27.6%
- Views within own state: 50.2%
- Views to other states: 22.2%

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#4. Rankin County, MS

- View share: 4.2%
- Views to own county: 41.0%
- Views within own state: 37.1%
- Views to other states: 22.0%

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#3. Lamar County, MS

- View share: 4.2%
- Views to own county: 31.2%
- Views within own state: 42.7%
- Views to other states: 26.2%

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#2. Loudoun County, VA

- View share: 6.0%
- Views to own county: 1.0%
- Views within own state: 5.4%
- Views to other states: 93.6%