A total of approximately 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Bates County, Missouri, recently, representing a total value of almost $20 million in Bates County farms and ranches for sale. Bates County ranks 68th in the Ozark State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Bates County with land for sale, Butler featured 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 the state.