There was a total of almost $45 million of land for sale in Bates County, Missouri, recently on Land.com. The total acreage of all Bates County land and rural real estate for sale was approximately 4,000 acres. Bates County ranks 74th in the Ozark State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. 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.