North Texas generally refers to the counties in the north-central part of the state, excluding those in the Texas Panhandle. It covers the metro areas of Dallas-Fort Worth and Wichita Falls and their surrounding counties. It is the state's most populous region. The overall value of farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale in Cottle County recently on Land.com was almost $9 million. This represents nearly 4,000 acres of farms and ranches for sale in Cottle County. Cottle County ranks 228th out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Paducah had the most land for sale. Its economy is defined as agricultural, with 264 farms recorded in the county during the most recent U.S. Census. Farming activities in Cottle County generate annual revenues of $5 million, the majority of which comes from livestock products. Cottle County is the 162nd largest county (901 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Rolling Plains North Texas region of the state.