East Texas is also often colloquially referred to as the "Piney Woods," an area characterized by dense pine forest that unfurls into Arkansas and Louisiana. A combined nearly 4,000 acres were listed for sale in Delta County recently; the value of all Delta County ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale was nearly $40 million. Delta County ranks 164th in Texas for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. There were three properties listed as sold in Delta County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $4,521,318. Of all locations in Delta County with farms and ranches for sale, Cooper had the most land for sale. Its economy is defined as agricultural, with 529 farms recorded in the county during the most recent U.S. Census. Farming activities in Delta County generate annual revenues of $1 million, most of which is from crops. Delta County is the 248th largest county (277 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Northeast Texas region of the state.