The value of all farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale in Missouri's Bates County recently was around $41 million, representing a total of 3,678 acres of land for sale in Bates County. Bates County ranks 80th out of 115 counties in Missouri for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Bates County with farms, ranches, hunting land and other land 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 biggest counties in Missouri (851 square miles). It's located in the Southwest Missouri region of Missouri.