The West Texas region is a sprawling area that can loosely be classified as comprising the counties around the main metro areas of El Paso, Lubbock, Abilene, Midland/Odessa and San Angelo. A total of approximately 5,000 acres were listed for sale in Dickens County, Texas, recently; the value of all Dickens County farms and ranches for sale was around $18 million. Dickens County ranks 221st in the Lone Star State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Dickens County with land for sale, Afton featured the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Dickens County economy, with 437 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Dickens County generate annual revenues of $5 million, the majority of which comes from livestock products. Dickens County is the 151st biggest county (905 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Rolling Plains North Texas region of the state.