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 nearly 3,000 acres were listed for sale in Texas's Ector County recently, representing a total value of nearly $175 million in Ector County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale. Ector County ranks 96th out of 254 counties in the state for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Ector County with farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale, Odessa featured the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Texas. Ector County is Texas's 159th biggest county (901 square miles). It's located in the South Plains Texas region of Texas.