A total of approximately 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Chouteau County recently, representing a total value of nearly $46 million in Chouteau County ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale. Chouteau County ranks 24th out of 56 counties in Montana for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Chouteau County with farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale, Fort Benton featured the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Chouteau County economy, with 774 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Chouteau County generate annual revenues of $14 million, most of which is from crops. Chouteau County is one of the ten biggest counties in Montana (3,996 square miles). It's located in the North Central Montana region of Montana.