The West Texas region is a sprawling area that can loosely be classified as comprising the counties around the main metro areas of El Paso, Lubbock, Abilene, Midland/Odessa and San Angelo. A combined 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Bailey County, Texas, recently; the overall value of all Bailey County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale was almost $31 million. Bailey County ranks 197th out of 254 counties in the state for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Bailey County with land and rural real estate for sale, Muleshoe featured the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Bailey County economy, with 494 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Bailey County generate annual revenues of $17 million, the majority of which comes from livestock products. Bailey County is Texas's 198th largest county (827 square miles). It's located in the South Plains Texas region of Texas.