The Texas Panhandle gets its name for its proximity to the handle-shaped portion of its neighbor, Oklahoma. It is the state's least populated region. There was a total of around $30 million of farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale in Childress County recently on Land.com. The total acreage of all Childress County ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale was almost 10,000 acres. Childress County ranks 209th out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Childress featured the most land for sale. From an economic perspective, government and state-level services contribute most to Childress County's overall GDP. Childress County is Texas's 218th biggest county (713 square miles). It's located in the Rolling Plains North Texas region of Texas.