A total of around 2,000 acres were listed for sale in Albany County, New York, recently, representing a combined nearly $85 million in Albany County farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale. Albany County ranks 37th in the Empire State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Of all land and rural real estate for sale in Albany County, Albany had the most land for sale. Government and state-level services are the main economic drivers in Albany County. Albany County is New York's 42nd biggest county (533 square miles). It's located in the Central New York region of the state.