A total of almost 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Dixon County recently, representing a combined $4 million in Dixon County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale. Dixon County ranks 58th out of 93 counties in the Cornhusker State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Dixon County, Newcastle had the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Dixon County economy, with 570 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Dixon County generate annual revenues of $24 million, the majority of which comes from livestock products. Dixon County is Nebraska's 78th biggest county (482 square miles). It's located in the Northeast Nebraska region of the state.