A total of 4,000 acres were listed for sale in Missouri's Bates County recently, representing a combined around $45 million in Bates County farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale. Bates County ranks 79th out of 115 counties in the state for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Of all farms and ranches for sale in Bates County, Butler had the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Bates County economy, with 1,169 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Bates County generate annual revenues of $18 million, most of which is from crops. Bates County is one of the ten largest counties in Missouri (851 square miles). It's located in the Southwest Missouri region of Missouri.